More Money

The personal finance blog of MONEY magazine

How your financial values have changed: An exclusive MONEY poll

September 29, 2011: 8:14 AM ET

Come back in a few days for more extras from our financial values survey: A reader gallery, a video exploring people's shifting attitudes, and a quiz for you to take!

Since 2008, the worst economic downturn since the Great Depression has dramatically changed the way millions of families manage their money and their lives.

Now, more than three years after the collapse of financial institutions, stock prices, and home values, enough time has passed to ask a critical question: Which of our newfound habits and values will really stick, lasting even after the economy rebounds — and which won't?

To help define the new normal, MONEY and Time magazines collaborated on a pair of wide-ranging surveys in late summer to explore Americans' changing financial values.

MONEY survey results

Many surveyed families reported that they are relenting on knee-jerk resolutions made at the height of the crisis. But many also have stuck with big behavioral shifts such as quality time with family and saving more for retirement — two areas where the readings today are even higher than they were at the deepest point of the pullback.

MONEY will publish a full report from these surveys — including commentary from different families who embody changing financial values — in our November issue, which will arrive on newsstands October 14th. In the meantime, here are key takeaways and statistics from our research (http://www.m-rr.com/money_financial_values_poll.pdf).

And for additional survey coverage from TIME, visit TIME's Moneyland blog.

Find MONEY on Facebook; follow MONEY on Twitter.

Join the Conversation
Most Popular
AT&T CEO pay docked $2 million for T-Mobile debacle
 
PC slump kills HP and Dell's bottom lines
 
The spectrum war's winners and losers
 
Chris Christie to Warren Buffett: Just 'shut up'
 
Home prices at lowest point in more than 10 years
 
Market indexes are shown in real time, except for the DJIA, which is delayed by two minutes. All times are ET. Disclaimer LIBOR Warning: Neither BBA Enterprises Limited, nor the BBA LIBOR Contributor Banks, nor Reuters, can be held liable for any irregularity or inaccuracy of BBA LIBOR. Disclaimer. Morningstar: © 2012 Morningstar, Inc. All Rights Reserved. Disclaimer The Dow Jones IndexesSM are proprietary to and distributed by Dow Jones & Company, Inc. and have been licensed for use. All content of the Dow Jones IndexesSM © 2012 is proprietary to Dow Jones & Company, Inc. Chicago Mercantile Association. The market data is the property of Chicago Mercantile Exchange Inc. and its licensors. All rights reserved. FactSet Research Systems Inc. 2012. All rights reserved. Most stock quote data provided by BATS.
Powered by WordPress.com VIP.