Badges - For Fun & Motivation (maybe?)
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DannyB
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Not sure how long the Achievements section has been part of the forum but just discovered it myself and since there are no discussions here, thought I'd change that with a post about my Achievement Badges.
Last year when I first started using Simplifi I remember getting a notification that I had received an Achievement badge. I clicked on the notification and was taken to the Achievement modal where I found I had received a Prepped for Prosperity badge for adding an account to Simplifi. Soon after that I received my second Prepped for Prosperity badge - the "Setup Spending Plan" badge. The second day of using Simplifi I set up a Savings Goal and was awarded the "Created a Savings Goal" badge. I was feeling pretty proud of myself with those shinny badges to my name and then on my fourth day of using Simplifi I received the "Created a Watchlist" badge!
I've seen some comments by some that they think these badges are silly and don't have a place in something as serious minded as financial management and that budgeting should be a sober minded endeavor with no room for playful and childish things like these achievement badges. I really don't know what to say about that. But I can say that I get a kick out of collecting these badges. It is a PLAYFUL way to celebrate financial achievements and I for one appreciate these small tokens of a job well done.
In fact I hope the team will keep coming up with other Achievement categories to award badges for like the Prompt payer category added in May 2022.
Anyway...
Last year when I first started using Simplifi I remember getting a notification that I had received an Achievement badge. I clicked on the notification and was taken to the Achievement modal where I found I had received a Prepped for Prosperity badge for adding an account to Simplifi. Soon after that I received my second Prepped for Prosperity badge - the "Setup Spending Plan" badge. The second day of using Simplifi I set up a Savings Goal and was awarded the "Created a Savings Goal" badge. I was feeling pretty proud of myself with those shinny badges to my name and then on my fourth day of using Simplifi I received the "Created a Watchlist" badge!
I've seen some comments by some that they think these badges are silly and don't have a place in something as serious minded as financial management and that budgeting should be a sober minded endeavor with no room for playful and childish things like these achievement badges. I really don't know what to say about that. But I can say that I get a kick out of collecting these badges. It is a PLAYFUL way to celebrate financial achievements and I for one appreciate these small tokens of a job well done.
In fact I hope the team will keep coming up with other Achievement categories to award badges for like the Prompt payer category added in May 2022.
Anyway...
- Two weeks away from receiving my fourth Calm and in Control badge
- I'm a few months away from earning my final Savvy Spender badge (had a set back with this one but on track now)
- Still "working" on my first Prompt Payer badge - have no idea what's going on with that
- Maxed out on Prepped for Prosperity, Sensation Saver and Asset Accumulator
Danny
Simplifi user since 01/22
”Budget: a mathematical confirmation of your suspicions.” ~A.A. Latimer
Simplifi user since 01/22
”Budget: a mathematical confirmation of your suspicions.” ~A.A. Latimer
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