Previous Polls


Everyone needs a little pick-me-up in the morning, but at what expense? How much are you spending on coffee each week?

  • More than $20.
    (3%)
  • $11 - $20.
    (7%)
  • $1 - $10
    (49%)
  • Coffee? Gross.
    (41%)

 


Ouch. The average gas price in the US is around $3.34. How much are you spending on gas each month?

  • Lean and green.
    (31%)
  • Too ashamed to say.
    (6%)
  • Somewhere less than rent, more than electric bill.
    (37%)
  • The equivalent of a car payment.
    (26%)

 


So we ask you Saver, where do you fall?

  • D. Holiday shopping’s overrated and way out of control. A little egg nog and quality time around the fire with family’s all I need.
    (75%)
  • C. I’m staying far, far away from the Black Thursday/Friday madness. I’ll do my holiday shopping from the comfort of my couch on Cyber Monday. Better yet, I’ll wait a week before I hit the stores.
    (25%)
  • B. Hey, I’m always up for a bargain, but Thanksgiving Day family time is priceless. I’ll wake up at 5 AM Friday to shop.
    (0%)
  • A. I’ll do anything for a deal, even if it means leaving the family dinner and heading to the mall before the pumpkin pie’s even served.
    (0%)

 


If I could rewind time, I would start saving for retirement:

  • I'm all set—I wouldn't change a thing.
    (17%)
  • When I got my first full-time job.
    (45%)
  • When I got my first baby-sitting/lawn-mowing gig.
    (15%)
  • When I got my first piggy bank.
    (23%)

 


What's your take on the conventional 30-year fixed mortgage?

  • Mortgage? I'm a renter for life!
    (12%)
  • 'Ahhh, this mortgage is just right.'
    (33%)
  • It's too short - bring on the 60 year mortgage!
    (5%)
  • It's too long - I don't know what I'm doing tomorrow, let alone in 30 years.
    (50%)

 


Would you rather:

  • Or have the magical powers of a leprechaun?
    (51%)
  • Slide down a rainbow into a pot of gold...
    (49%)

 


Would you rather:

  • ...or never have an allergy again?
    (41%)
  • ...have three months of flawlessly sunny and beautiful weather
    (59%)