VALS test results

     I took the VALS exam online to find out which categories I would be associated with.  After the test I found out that my primary category is an experiencer and the second category is an innovator.

     My primary category being an experiencer does not surprise me since my professor had let the class know that we would all most likely be one.  An experiencer is a young adult, roughly around 25 years old, that are full of energy and into social activities.  Spending a lot of money on clothes, fast food, and music is also very common.  This fits me perfectly because even though I am younger then the average age, I am a high energy, big spender.  I love to go shopping and to spend the money that I make because it makes me happy.

      I would say that being an experiencer would fit into my present life goals but not my future life goals because I am only young once.  It is okay to want to spend money carelessly when I am younger at an age when I don't really have any major financial responsibilities but in the future when I have to worry about paying off loans, paying rent, buying groceries, etc. I will not be able to spend my money as freely as I do now.  I am going to need to save my money to focus on the more important things in life rather than buying things that make me happy for a short time. 


        The secondary category that VALS placed me is was being an innovator, which means that I am big on change.  Innovators like to have the "finer things in life" that show my independence and taste.  Also it says that I like to parade things about me because it shows their high self esteem and also a high income.  Although I was put into this category with the VALS test, I would not associate myself with it.  There are some things in my life that I would say that I like the "finer things in life" but it really is not a necessity with the way I function.  I do not have to show everyone my lifestyle or the way I spend my time.  I am actually not a huge fan of change, I sort of like things the way that they are because it makes me feel comfortable.  

     For the future, looking at my life goals, I think my opinion about being an innovator might change.  With my lifestyle now, wanting the "finer things in life" is not at the top of my priorities but when I am older and more established financially, I could want to show all of my hard work through possessions.  Hopefully I will be in the mid-high class with my income so I can have the luxury of obtaining such high quality items.  But I will not know how I will see things later on in life, I guess I will just have to wait and see.  

     So although the first category of being an experiencer was spot on, also placing me in the innovator category was completely off.  But who knows, maybe later on in the future my view about being an innovator will change and associating myself as an experiencer would be far from the truth.