Acquires

Well then if you are neither a miser nor a spender, what are you? Do you like to spend all your time acquiring money? Even at the cost of house and home? Do you get the feeling that what you have is never enough? Find out if you fit the bill.

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I often take a flyer to try to get ahead financially.

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I'm very focused on increasing my net worth.

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I love having lots of money at my disposal.

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I feel in greater control when I have more money.

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I often compare the amount of assets I have with others.

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People who have less than me are lazy or stupid.

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I spend a great deal of my time working.

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Money is power.

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Time is money.

While a healthy attitude toward money means you will use it to experience life and to enrich the lives of those around you, an Acquirer relates to money as if the acquisition is the ultimate goal. She believes it's not what you do with your money, it's how much you have. And since greed makes people vulnerable to dubious get-rich-quick schemes, the desire to acquire doesn't always translate into wealth.

The desire does however, translate into effort. Acquirers are notorious workaholics. Their motto is "time is money." Spouses and children are ignored, and evenings and weekends are spent on the phone completing deals or managing projects. And their perception of money becomes distorted: no amount is ever enough.

Hard-core Acquirers will go to any lengths to increase their net worth. They will take from others. They will cheat, steal, or involve themselves in shady schemes. The end justifies the means. The goal is to get as much as possible, in any way possible. All that matters is money.