RadioBDC Logo
Sex | The 1975 Listen Live

Does birth order affect your finances?

Firstborns The bad: Perfectionism and drive can backfire 'More often than not, being a perfectionist leads to burnout and giving up or setting unrealistic financial goals,' said Derrick Kinney, an Ameriprise financial adviser at Derrick Kinney & Associates in Arlington, Texas. 'That may sabotage your finances.' Temper your traits: Instead of setting an unrealistic long-term goal like tripling the what you put into your 401(k) every month, Kinney suggests setting attainable short-term goals.
iStockPhoto.com
  • E-mail

    • E-mail this article

    Invalid E-mail address
    Invalid E-mail address

    Sending your article

    Your article has been sent.

By Gina Roberts-Grey, Bankrate.com

Firstborns

The bad: Perfectionism and drive can backfire

"More often than not, being a perfectionist leads to burnout and giving up or setting unrealistic financial goals," said Derrick Kinney, an Ameriprise financial adviser at Derrick Kinney & Associates in Arlington, Texas. "That may sabotage your finances."

Temper your traits: Instead of setting an unrealistic long-term goal like tripling the what you put into your 401(k) every month, Kinney suggests setting attainable short-term goals.