The Great Male Survey results are in and there are several insights into what men think about various aspects of money management. Some examples:
- 30% value how people perceive their car and want them to be impressed by it. Another 29% are aware of how people perceive their car and don't want to be embarrassed by it.
- 39% pay with cash because they want to limit credit usage. 25% pay with credit because they don't like to carry cash.
- 55% will marry a woman who they trust enough to not need a prenup. 22% want a prenup but won't risk jeopardizing the relationship by asking her to sign one.
- 84% say men get screwed in divorce courts.
- 44% say the man should pay for the majority of dates until the relationship is established.
- 82% say it wouldn't bother them to be in a relationship with someone who made more money than them.
- 37% say the potential for career growth is the most important factor when considering a new job. 31% say it's the salary.
- 45% say women put too much value on a man's financial worth but men put a lot of value on women's looks so it balances out. 27% say women put too much value on a man's financial worth and it bothers them that women are so shallow.
- 61% say they wake up on a work day feeling not terribly excited, but bound to fulfill their workplace responsibilities.
- 46% have a retirement plan and are putting money toward it.
- 32% think a lump sum of $1 million would allow them to retire comfortably. 28% need a lump sum of $2 million.
- 31% would not stop working if they were financially able to, but they would use the opportunity to find the job they really want. 31% would start their own business.
- 30% say that what they hate the most about their job is that they are underpaid.
- 36% have no debt at all.
- 30% have one credit card. 25% have none.
- 41% rent because they can't afford to own.
- 59% measure their own financial success against their own goals.
Lots of interesting stuff here -- this is just the tip of the iceberg. Stop by if you're interested to read more.
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