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2 | MBTI Personality Types of PF Bloggers | Number of PF bloggers surveyed | |||||
3 | 110 | ||||||
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5 | (1) | INTJ | Frequency amoung finance bloggers | 30% | |||
6 | Frequency in general population | 2% | |||||
7 | Famous INTJs: Vladimir Putin, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Karl Marx, Elon Musk, Ayn Rand, Friedrich Nietzsche, Gandalf from LOTR | ||||||
8 | INTJs are imaginative and strategic masterminds, with a plan for everything. They are the architechs of optimal outcomes. They prefer to craft and execute brilliant plans within their field rather than get involved in uninteresting distractions like gossip. INTJ women are especially rare, making up only 0.8% of the global population, and men, slightly higher at 1.3% but still considerably infrequent. However, INTJ is the most common personality type in the PF blogging world, with roughly 3 out of 10 bloggers identifying as one. INTJ bloggers tend to be strategical thinkers and often write about their goals and aspirations, future plans, the economy, and investing. Many of them also track their progression and enjoy working with spreadsheets and financial models. Nearly all INTJ bloggers have high net worths and significant investments in the financial markets. | ||||||
9 | INTJ Bloggers | ||||||
10 | Name | Sex | Website | Country | |||
11 | Miranda Marquit | F | http://mirandamarquit.com/ | U.S.A | |||
12 | Karen | F | http://makinthebacon.com/ | Canada | |||
13 | Leslie | F | http://www.lesliebeslie.com/ | U.S.A | |||
14 | Emily | F | http://evolvingpf.com/ | U.S.A | |||
15 | Catherine | F | http://plungedindebt.com/ | Canada | |||
16 | Krystal Yee | F | http://www.givemebackmyfivebucks.com/ | Canada | |||
17 | Lynx | F | http://www.locationfi.com/ | U.S.A | |||
18 | Jessica Moorhouse | F | http://momoneymohouses.com/ | Canada | |||
19 | Gail Vaz-Oxlade | F | http://gailvazoxlade.com/ | Canada | |||
20 | Jordann Brown | F | http://my-alternate-life.com/ | Canada | |||
21 | Mrs. PoP | F | http://www.plantingourpennies.com/ | U.S.A | |||
22 | Alexa Mason | F | http://singlemomsincome.com | U.S.A | |||
23 | Shane | M | http://www.beatingbroke.com/ | U.S.A | |||
24 | John | M | http://www.frugalrules.com/ | U.S.A | |||
25 | Mr Money Design | M | http://www.mymoneydesign.com/ | U.S.A | |||
26 | Investmentroadtofreedom | M | http://investmentroadtofreedom.com/ | U.S.A | |||
27 | Tawcan | M | http://www.tawcan.com/ | Canada | |||
28 | Steve Reed | M | http://www.steveonomics.com/ | U.S.A | |||
29 | Jonathan Ping | M | http://www.mymoneyblog.com/ | U.S.A | |||
30 | Be Smart Rich | M | http://besmartrich.com/ | Canada | |||
31 | 1500 | M | http://www.1500days.com/ | U.S.A | |||
32 | Jason Fieber | M | http://www.dividendmantra.com/ | U.S.A | |||
33 | Kapitalust | M | http://www.kapitalust.com/ | Canada | |||
34 | Keith Park | M | http://divhut.com/ | U.S.A | |||
35 | Elroy | M | http://moiandmoney.com/ | U.S.A | |||
36 | Lance | M | http://www.moneymanifesto.com/ | U.S.A | |||
37 | Jacob | M | http://cashcowcouple.com/ | U.S.A | |||
38 | Mad Fientist | M | http://www.madfientist.com/ | U.S.A | |||
39 | Dominic | M | http://www.genyfinanceguy.com/ | U.S.A | |||
40 | blerghhh | M | http://thestarvingartistcanada.blogspot.com/ | Canada | |||
41 | Ryan Fraser | M | http://kingston-trader.blogspot.ca/ | Canada | |||
42 | Dividend Growth Investor | M | http://www.dividendgrowthinvestor.com/ | U.S.A | |||
43 | Liquid Independence | M | http://www.freedomthirtyfiveblog.com/ | Canada | |||
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46 | Total INTJs | 33 | |||||
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48 | (2) | ENTJ | Frequency amoung finance bloggers | 15% | |||
49 | Frequency in general population | 2% | |||||
50 | Famous ENTJs: Julius Caesar, Steve Jobs, Harrison Ford, Jim Carrey, Bernie Sanders, Nancy Pelosi, Magneto from X-Men | ||||||
51 | ENTJs are efficient, energetic, self-confident, and strong-willed. They embody charisma and confidence, and project authority. If there's anyone ENTJs respect, it's someone who is able to stand up to them intellectually. ENTJs are the most satisfied with their marriage/intimate relationship of all Intuitive (N) types. They also have the highest job satisfaction of all types, not to mention the second highest annual incomes. ENTJs on average earn $76,000 / year. They are most likely to own their own businesses. Their intelligence, strong will and logical reasoning skills makes them natural born leaders. Although rare in the world, ENTJ is the second most common personality type amoung finance bloggers. ENTJ bloggers tend to write about careers, taking control, success, investing in themselves and their stock portfolios. They believe that happiness lies in the joy of personal achievement. Most ENTJ bloggers have significant investments and relatively high incomes as well as net worths, for their age. | ||||||
52 | ENTJ Bloggers | ||||||
53 | Name | Sex | Website | Country | |||
54 | Anne | F | http://moneypropeller.com/ | Canada | |||
55 | Bridget Eastgaard | F | http://www.moneyaftergraduation.com/ | Canada | |||
56 | Crystal | F | http://incomejourney.blogspot.com/ | Canada | |||
57 | Vivianne | F | http://wellroundedinvestor.com/ | U.S.A | |||
58 | Maria Nedeva | F | http://www.themoneyprinciple.co.uk/ | United Kingdom | |||
59 | Monsieur Dividende | M | http://www.monsieurdividende.com/ | Canada | |||
60 | GenXinvestor | M | http://www.myroadtowealthandfreedom.com/ | Canada | |||
61 | Dividend Wisp | M | http://dividendwisp.blogspot.com/ | Canada | |||
62 | No More Waffles | M | http://www.nomorewaffles.com/ | Belgium | |||
63 | Joshua Kennon | M | http://www.joshuakennon.com/ | U.S.A | |||
64 | Jay | M | http://www.thinkingwealthy.com/ | U.S.A | |||
65 | Eric | M | http://www.nononsenselandlord.com/ | U.S.A | |||
66 | Stephen | M | http://mywordsandstuff.com/ | Canada | |||
67 | Glen Stephenson | M | http://www.monsterpiggybank.com/ | Australia | |||
68 | Evan | M | http://www.myjourneytomillions.com/ | U.S.A | |||
69 | Dan | M | http://www.ourbigfatwallet.com/ | Canada | |||
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72 | Total ENTJs | 16 | |||||
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74 | (3) | ISTJ | Frequency amoung finance bloggers | 15% | |||
75 | Frequency in general population | 12% | |||||
76 | Famous ISTJs: George Washington, Angela Merkel, Natalie Portman, Warren Buffett, Sigmund Freud, Darth Vader from Star Wars | ||||||
77 | ISTJs are quiet, serious, dedicated, and earn success by thoroughness and dependability. They seek stability and security, considering it their duty to maintain a smooth operation of things. ISTJ + ENFP couples tend to seek therapy more often than other personality combinations. ISTJ bloggers are often very frugal and write about practical, matter-of-fact, and realistic goals. A handful of them have already become self-made millionaires. Male ISTJ bloggers outnumber females by almost 3 to 1. All ISTJs appear to enjoy making their finances, their homes, and their lives more orderly and organized. | ||||||
78 | ISTJ Bloggers | ||||||
79 | Name | Sex | Website | Country | |||
80 | The Asian Pear | F | http://theasianpear.blogspot.com/ | Canada | |||
81 | Christine Nguyen | F | http://www.thewalletdiet.com/ | Canada | |||
82 | Tania | F | http://www.buyingourfreedom.com/ | Australia | |||
83 | allroundbetterme | F | https://allroundbetterme.wordpress.com/ | Canada | |||
84 | Kim Parr | F | http://eyesonthedollar.com/ | U.S.A | |||
85 | Frugal Trader | M | http://www.milliondollarjourney.com/ | Canada | |||
86 | Mario | M | http://debtblag.com/ | U.S.A | |||
87 | Pretired Nick | M | http://pretired.org/ | U.S.A | |||
88 | Dividend Hawk | M | http://dividendhawk.blogspot.com/ | Finland | |||
89 | Professor Tightwad | M | http://www.professortightwad.com/ | Canada | |||
90 | Asset-Grinder | M | http://asset-grinder.blogspot.com/ | Canada | |||
91 | Financial Underdog | M | http://moneyramblings.com/ | Canada | |||
92 | Tom Drake | M | http://canadianfinanceblog.com/ | Canada | |||
93 | Investing Pursuits | M | http://investingpursuits.blogspot.com/ | Canada | |||
94 | JC | M | http://www.passive-income-pursuit.com/ | U.S.A | |||
95 | Tyler Tran | M | http://dividendhustler.com/ | Canada | |||
96 | Josh | M | http://moneybuffalo.com/ | U.S.A | |||
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99 | Total ISTJs | 17 | |||||
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101 | (4) | ESTJ | Frequency amoung finance bloggers | 6% | |||
102 | Frequency in general population | 9% | |||||
103 | Famous ESTJs: George W. Bush, John D. Rockefeller, Megyn Kelly, Alec Baldwin, Henry Ford, Martha Stewart, James Bond | ||||||
104 | ESTJs are practical, realisitc, and they move quickly to implement decisions. They focus on getting results in the most efficient way possible. Strong believers in the rule of law and authority that must be earned, ESTJ personalities lead by example. ESTJs are most romantically compatible with INTJs, ENTJs, ISTJs, or other ESTJs. The average ESTJ earns about $77,000 per year, the highest of all personality types. Most ESTJ bloggers are frugal which means they often have high savings rates. They tend to blog about personal growth, organization, household finances, and budgets and spending. The typical ESTJ blogger has an above average net worth, but it is surprisingly not higher considering how much money they earn and save. | ||||||
105 | ESTJ Bloggers | ||||||
106 | Name | Sex | Website | Country | |||
107 | Vanessa Pagé | F | http://www.vanessasmoney.com/ | Canada | |||
108 | Sarah | F | http://suburbanfinance.com/ | Canada | |||
109 | Erika | F | http://www.fromshoppingtosaving.com/ | U.S.A | |||
110 | Writing2reality | M | http://www.writeyourownreality.com/ | U.S.A | |||
111 | Retiredat50 | M | http://retiredat50.me/ | Switzerland | |||
112 | Bert | M | http://www.dividenddiplomats.com/ | U.S.A | |||
113 | Stephen Weyman | M | http://www.howtosavemoney.ca/ | Canada | |||
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117 | Total ESTJs | 7 | |||||
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119 | (5) | INFJ | Frequency amoung finance bloggers | 7% | |||
120 | Frequency in general population | 1.5% | |||||
121 | Famous INFJs: Martin Luther King, Mother Teresa, Thomas Jefferson, Agatha Christie, Lisa Simpson from The Simpson | ||||||
122 | INFJs are selfless in their pursuit to help others. They have a natural sense of idealism and morality, a clear vision about how best to serve the common good. Although soft-spoken, they have very strong opinions and will fight tirelessly for an idea they believe in. INTJ is the rarest personality type, making up only 1.5% of the global population. However, a disproportionately high number of them, mostly female, are personal finance bloggers. Many INFJs are part of a writer's group. Common themes and topics for INFJ bloggers include budgeting, minimalism, and personal development. | ||||||
123 | INFJ Bloggers | ||||||
124 | Name | Sex | Website | Country | |||
125 | Michelle | F | http://www.budgetbloggess.com/ | Canada | |||
126 | Renée | F | http://www.nickelbynickel.com/ | Canada | |||
127 | MW | F | http://earlyretirementmiddleway.blogspot.com/ | Canada | |||
128 | Stephanie | F | https://graduatedlearning.wordpress.com/ | U.S.A | |||
129 | Michelle | F | (redacted) | U.S.A | |||
130 | Stephanie | F | http://fundingmyway.com/ | U.S.A | |||
131 | Catherine Alford | F | http://www.budgetblonde.com/ | U.S.A | |||
132 | David | M | https://thegoblinchief.wordpress.com/ | U.S.A | |||
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135 | Total INFJs | 8 | |||||
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137 | (6) | ISFJ | Frequency amoung finance bloggers | 6% | |||
138 | Frequency in general population | 14% | |||||
139 | Famous ISFJs: Jimmy Carter, Rosa Parks, Queen Elizabeth II, Halle Berry, Robert E. Lee, Winnie the Pooh | ||||||
140 | ISFJs are friendly, responsible, supportive, and conscientious. Known for their reliability and altruism, ISFJs strive to create an orderly and harmonious environment at work and at home. They are found in lines of work with a sense of history behind them, such as medicine, academics and charitable social work. ISFJs usually have long job length; i.e. they stay working at the same place for the longest time of all personality types. ISFJ finance bloggers tend to be predominantly female. They like to write about a variety of topics including money, work, travel, frugality, relationships, shopping, savings, and lifestyle. | ||||||
141 | ISFJ Bloggers | ||||||
142 | Name | Sex | Website | Country | |||
143 | Alicia | F | http://www.financialdiffraction.com/ | Canada | |||
144 | Amanda | F | http://mylifeiguess.com/ | Canada | |||
145 | Young | F | http://youngandthrifty.ca/ | Canada | |||
146 | eemusings | F | http://nzmuse.com/ | New Zealand | |||
147 | Onefrugalgirl | F | http://www.onefrugalgirl.com/ | U.S.A | |||
148 | Erin | F | http://journeytosaving.com/ | U.S.A | |||
149 | Fig | F | http://www.figuringmoneyout.com/ | U.S.A | |||
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152 | Total ISFJs | 7 | |||||
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154 | (7) | ENFJ | Frequency amoung finance bloggers | 4% | |||
155 | Frequency in general population | 3% | |||||
156 | Famous ENFJs: Sheryl Sandberg, Neil deGrasse Tyson, Oprah Winfrey, Daenerys Targaryen from Game of Thrones | ||||||
157 | ENFJs are highly attuned to the emotions, needs, and motivations of others. They take pride and joy in guiding others to work together to improve themselves and their community. They find potential in everyone, want to help others fulfill their potential. ENFJs often act as catalysts for individual and group growth. When it comes to personal finance, most ENFJ bloggers are female and tend to cover topics relating to family budgets, minimalism, savings, and debt. | ||||||
158 | ENFJ Bloggers | ||||||
159 | Name | Sex | Website | Country | |||
160 | Melanie Lockert | F | http://deardebt.com/ | U.S.A | |||
161 | Cait Flanders | F | http://blondeonabudget.ca/ | Canada | |||
162 | Laurie | F | http://www.thefrugalfarmer.net/ | U.S.A | |||
163 | Mr. Canadian Budget Binder | M | http://canadianbudgetbinder.com/ | Canada | |||
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166 | Total ENFJs | 4 | |||||
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168 | (08) | ENFP | Frequency amoung finance bloggers | 4% | |||
169 | Frequency in general population | 8% | |||||
170 | Famous ENFPs: Mark Twain, Oscar Wilde, Walt Disney, Anne Frank, Will Smith from the Fresh Prince of Bel-Air | ||||||
171 | ENFPs are charming, energetic and compassionate. They are enthusiastic, creative and sociable free spirits, who see life as full of possibilities. They thrive on creativity and freedom rather than stability and security. One study found that males (any type) married to female ENFPs had a very high satisfaction rate (about 90% were satisfied with their female partner.) ENFP finance bloggers write about careers, goals, and their personal financial progress. | ||||||
172 | ENFP Bloggers | ||||||
173 | Name | Sex | Website | Country | |||
174 | Danielle | F | http://househippo.org/ | Canada | |||
175 | Anum Yoon | F | http://www.currentoncurrency.com/ | U.S.A | |||
176 | Joy | F | http://hereverycentcounts.com/ | U.S.A | |||
177 | J. Money | M | http://www.budgetsaresexy.com/ | U.S.A | |||
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180 | Total ENFPs | 4 | |||||
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182 | (9) | ESFJ | Frequency amoung finance bloggers | 3% | |||
183 | Frequency in general population | 12% | |||||
184 | Famous ESFJs: Pope Francis, Andrew Carnegie, Jennifer Anniston, Donald Duck | ||||||
185 | ESFJs are cooperative, determined, loyal, and patient. They are caring, social and popular people who are always eager to lend a hand. They thrive on being engaged with others and staying up to date with what their friends are doing. It's common for ESFJs to pursue nursing, teaching, or accounting and they have a relatively high amount of job satisfaction. They are also unique for having the highest marital/intimate relationship satisfaction of all personality types. ESFJ bloggers tend to write about financial planning, as well as consumer products. | ||||||
186 | ESFJ Bloggers | ||||||
187 | Name | Sex | Website | Country | |||
188 | Save Spend Splurge | F | http://www.savespendsplurge.com/ | Canada | |||
189 | Aleksandra Sagan | F | http://aleksagan.com/ | Canada | |||
190 | Mark Seed | M | http://www.myownadvisor.ca/ | Canada | |||
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193 | Total ESFJs | 3 | |||||
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195 | (10) | INTP | Frequency amoung finance bloggers | 3% | |||
196 | Frequency in general population | 3% | |||||
197 | Famous INTPs: Albert Einstein, Charles Darwin, Adam Smith, Jane Austen, Isaac Newton, Socrates, Snoopy and Linus from Peanuts | ||||||
198 | INTPs are objective, flexible, analytical, and straightforward. They are independent intellectuals who seek to develop logical explanations for everything that interests them. 16% of Star Trek fans are INTPs. These are the engineers of the finance blogging community. INTP bloggers are good at independent thinking and spotting patterns and inconsistencies. They like to analyze investments, and write about stocks, retirement, long term goals, and how to build wealth, rather than paying down debt. All INTP bloggers in the survey have high net worths. | ||||||
199 | INTP Bloggers | ||||||
200 | Name | Sex | Website | Country | |||
201 | May | F | http://messymoney.com/ | U.S.A | |||
202 | Nelson Smith | M | http://financialuproar.com/ | Canada | |||
203 | Sabeel | M | http://roadmap2retire.com/ | Canada | |||
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206 | Total INTPs | 3 | |||||
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208 | (11) | ENTP | Frequency amoung finance bloggers | 2% | |||
209 | Frequency in general population | 3% | |||||
210 | Famous ENTPs: Leonardo da Vinci, Benjamin Franklin, Barack Obama, Celine Dion, Nikola Tesla, Bugs Bunny from Looney Tunes | ||||||
211 | ENTPs are smart and curious thinkers who cannot resist an intellectual challenge. They are quick thinkers who excel at brainstorming ideas and analyzing problems from every angel to find the best solution. | ||||||
212 | ENTP Bloggers | ||||||
213 | Name | Sex | Website | Country | |||
214 | Paula Pan | F | http://affordanything.com/blog/ | U.S.A | |||
215 | Preet Banerjee | M | http://wheredoesallmymoneygo.com/ | Canada | |||
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218 | Total ENTPs | 2 | |||||
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220 | (12) | INFP | Frequency amoung finance bloggers | 2% | |||
221 | Frequency in general population | 4% | |||||
222 | Famous INFPs: William Shakespeare, Tom Hiddleston, J.R.R. Tolkien, Julia Roberts, Calvin from Calvin and Hobbes | ||||||
223 | INPFs are idealisitc, curious, and often seek to understand other people. INFPs are guided by their principles, rather than by logic or practicality. INFP bloggers tend to write about investing, lifestyle, and financial independence. | ||||||
224 | INFP Bloggers | ||||||
225 | Name | Sex | Website | Country | |||
226 | Pauline | F | http://reachfinancialindependence.com/ | Guatemala | |||
227 | Innerscorecard | M | http://www.innerscorecard.co/ | U.S.A | |||
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230 | Total INFPs | 2 | |||||
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232 | (13) | ISFP | Frequency amoung finance bloggers | 2% | |||
233 | Frequency in general population | 9% | |||||
234 | Famous ISFPs: Marie Antoinette, Steven Spielberg, Bob Dylan, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Michael Jackson, Rachel from Friends | ||||||
235 | ISFPs are harmonious, kind and sensitive to the feelings of others. They live in a colorful, sensual world, inspired by connections with people and ideas. They value the freedom to create and express themselves. They are charming artists, who are always ready to explore and experience new things. ISFPs represent 9% of the general population, but only 2% of PF bloggers have this personality. | ||||||
236 | ISFP Bloggers | ||||||
237 | Name | Sex | Website | Country | |||
238 | PC | F | http://penniesatplay.blogspot.com/ | Canada | |||
239 | Finance Journey | M | http://www.financejourney.com/ | Canada | |||
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242 | Total ISFPs | 2 | |||||
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244 | (14) | ISTP | Frequency amoung finance bloggers | 1% | |||
245 | Frequency in general population | 5% | |||||
246 | Famous ISTPs: Steve Jobs, Tom Cruise, Bruce Lee, Frank Zappa, Indiana Jones | ||||||
247 | ISTPs are bold and practical experimenters. They are spontaneous, yet rational and understand how to prioritize. This makes them naturals in crisis situations. ISTPs aren't afraid to get their hands dirty when the situation calls for it. They also tend to get easily bored. | ||||||
248 | ISTP Bloggers | ||||||
249 | Name | Sex | Website | Country | |||
250 | Glen Craig | M | http://freefrombroke.com/ | U.S.A | |||
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253 | Total ISTPs | 1 | |||||
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255 | (15) | ESFP | Frequency amoung finance bloggers | 1% | |||
256 | Frequency in general population | 9% | |||||
257 | Famous ESFPs: Ronald Reagan, Richard Branson, Marilyn Monroe, Pablo Picasso, Homer Simpson from The Simpsons | ||||||
258 | ESFPs are spontaneous, energetic, outgoing and enthusiastic. They are natural entertainers. They bring to the table laughter and playfulness – and there's no greater joy for ESFP personalities than to bring everyone else along for the ride. They learn best by trying a new skill with other people. | ||||||
259 | ESFP Bloggers | ||||||
260 | Name | Sex | Website | Country | |||
261 | Chantal Marr | F | http://lsminsurance.ca/ | Canada | |||
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264 | Total ESFPs | 1 | |||||
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266 | (16) | ESTP | Frequency amoung finance bloggers | 0% | |||
267 | Frequency in general population | 4% | |||||
268 | Famous ESTPs: Madonna, Ernest Hemingway, Chuck Norris, Donald Trump, Mae West, Spike Spiegel from Cowboy Bebop | ||||||
269 | ESTPs are flexible, smart, energetic, and perceptive people who enjoy living on the edge. They take the pragmatic aproach focused on immediate results. They tend to live in the moment, dive into action, and are the likeliest personality type to make risky lifestyle behaviors. ESTPs enjoy drama, passion, and pleasure. Their passion and energy makes them great leaders, bringing life and excitement to groups. ESTPs make up about 4.3% of the general population, but no personal finance bloggers appear to identify as one. | ||||||
270 | ESTP Bloggers (none so far) | ||||||
271 | Name | Sex | Website | Country | |||
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274 | Total ESTPs | 0 | |||||
275 |