Risk Taking Or Cautious? What kind of person are you?

@Rintis (646)
India
August 24, 2008 12:13am CST
I am a very cautious person by nature. I mean I would think twice before investing money somewhere or calculate my risks before doing any job. I guess motherhood has made me like this because I was a very carefree and risk taking person before marriage and a kid. What about you do you calculate your risks or just go for it?
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@lazeebee (5461)
• Malaysia
24 Aug 08
Hi Rintis, I'm a cautious person too, rather conservative when it comes to investing money and stuff like that. Somehow I'd still believe in keeping my money with the conventional institutions like banks; slow but safer - than trying it out with ventures, shares or others with higher payouts and also higher risks!
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@Rintis (646)
• India
25 Aug 08
you are right, We need to think 10 times before investing our hard earned money.
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@anita27 (90)
• India
24 Aug 08
hi rintis!!!i'm also like you. when my hubby is here then i dont mind in taking any risk but now when he's on ship then the whole responsibility of house & my kid come on me. i've to be really vey careful.i cant even afford to fall sick.then the problem whose going to look after my son?when i was single i was also a very carefree person.now things are changed.before me i've to think about my son & hubby.
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@Rintis (646)
• India
25 Aug 08
we are very much in the same boat :)
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• United States
24 Aug 08
Both, because I am a person who uses common sense for some things, and just leaps for other things. It depends on the situation. I can be cautious sometimes, and I can be very risky sometimes.
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@Rintis (646)
• India
25 Aug 08
It is good that you can balance between both.
@ReenaDKL (206)
• Mauritius
25 Aug 08
Actually it depends a lot on my state of mind at that specific moment. There are times when i just go for it because am in a carefree state of mind. However there are certain times when am very scared to do something and i just can't make up my mind. But most of the times am all 'GO FOR IT' state of mind.
@Rintis (646)
• India
25 Aug 08
You must me having a good Sixth sense.
@ReenaDKL (206)
• Mauritius
25 Aug 08
Lol! Oh how i wish that was true! But i just go with what my heart says...sometimes i bump into something and fall, sometimes i just jump over it :)
• Malaysia
25 Aug 08
hi rintis i am extreamly coutious now people have cheated me, they even have cheated my husband we have lost lots of money .. we are not rich but in hope that we can improve our life we have taken some risks ... we are still taking some risks hoping that we can make some changes in our life ... Maybe because we still do not have children yet ... cheers
@Rintis (646)
• India
25 Aug 08
I understand your situation. Its really bad you have been cheated. Something like this makes us cautious and difficult to ever trust a person again.
@lira23 (208)
• United States
25 Aug 08
I am cautious, I don't take to many risks, I think it's because I fear a lot of things like what my future may hold or something, but I do try to use common sense in deciding things.
@Rintis (646)
• India
25 Aug 08
Thanks for your response Lira. I think you are doing the right thing. it is better to be safe than sorry.