Comments on: Introverts and Extroverts Spend Money Differently, According to a New Study

By: GabrielaCasineanu

GabrielaCasineanu — Tue, 17 Oct 2017 23:51:00 +0000

Interesting information. I once asked in a Facebook group for introverts how many don’t like when a sales person approaches them in a store. Over 130 answered within one hour mentioning they don’t like that sales approach, and prefer to be left alone. I wonder how much of the survey results are affected by this behaviour.

By: Kitti

Kitti — Thu, 07 Sep 2017 22:30:00 +0000

In reply to Kitti. actually after we all got together to have a discussion we concluded that they each were spending the same amount on "extra" goodies, they just tended to time them differently. my husband spends money on lots of little inexpensive things throughout the month, and my brother is more prone to saving for a while then spending the same amount on a single item once a month or so.

By: Kitti

Kitti — Thu, 07 Sep 2017 22:28:00 +0000

isn’t there some correlation between extroversion and dopamine that makes extroverts more likely to seek out “rewards” or whatever? maybe spending money on more “shiny” things feeds the dopamine in an extrovert’s mind or something.

that being said, my highly introverted brother got really upset about my highly extroverted husband spending around $25 on gifts for me one weekend at the flea market because he thought our household couldn’t afford to “blow money” everywhere (after my husband had already paid his share of the bills). same introverted brother dropped $160 on a light saber for himself two months later. 😉

By: Chad Baldwin

Chad Baldwin — Thu, 07 Sep 2017 16:43:00 +0000

I’m curious that if low-income introverts don’t spend their money more frequently on luxury items, do they eventually spend it all on one big item? For example, would an low-income introvert save bunch of money for a car rather than take out a loan? What do they spend the savings on?

I doubt they’re just hording it. Having money and not using it is kind of pointless. So, what are the big purchases does a low-income introvert make? Are they investing?

That’s my biggest question about this.

By: Candace Nicholson

Candace Nicholson — Thu, 07 Sep 2017 16:16:00 +0000

In reply to Ron W.

But that wasn’t what the study found to be true.

“Interestingly, the researchers found that personality-related differences in spending diminished as a person’s income increased. In other words, higher-income extroverts spent about the same amount on luxury goods as higher-income introverts.”

Extroverts and introverts with higher incomes tended to spend the same amount on luxury items. So far, the distinction seems to point to the lower incomes being a primary factor in how introverts express themselves financially, not the introversion by itself.

By: njguy54

njguy54 — Thu, 07 Sep 2017 16:14:00 +0000

The older I get, the less compelled I feel to buy the hottest new gadget. For one thing, I’m overwhelmed with stuff as it is. Secondly, what I have works. I spend far more time shipping stuff off to Goodwill or giving things to folks who really need them than buying new. My phone and computer get the job done, and I hope to have them in service for many more years. My car gets me from A to B. And none of it is for show.

By: Rupali G

Rupali G — Thu, 07 Sep 2017 15:58:00 +0000

Great article. One interesting thing to look would be how some introverts feel pressured by other extroverts to spend money. Whenever I wanted to save money, I was told “You should go out more to nightclubs and bars”, “Go and buy some more sexy clothes”, or “You should decorate your place and buy more furniture.” All of that costs money. That stuff doesn’t interest some introverts either. 🙂

By: Ron W

Ron W — Thu, 07 Sep 2017 14:44:00 +0000

Seems kinda obvious to me, regardless or rich or poor, extroverts will spend more money on “look at me” things than introverts that generally don’t want to stand out.