Christian Siriano Quotes

I'm pretty conservative. I believe that buying good quality is a good investment. I buy fewer things but of better quality.

I'm smart with my money, I invest conservatively. I don't mind paying top-dollar, but I don't want to get ripped off.

I am selective. If I do splash out, it's an investment, and I wear things for years.

It's easy to just go out and buy a $200 piece of clothing. The real challenge is finding it for half that.

There's a whole generation of women who never really heard the word investment before, when it came to fashion. They've been buying things because they were cheap.

A dollar saved is a quarter earned.

I've saved every dime I've made in my life.

My philosophy is to save, spend minimally, and buy things as much as you can on sale, never pay full price, and just don't spend a lot of money at the end of the day.

Don't identify yourself with labels and brands and have to buy every cute thing you see. Invest in the things that will grow in equity.

I saved my money.

No matter how much money you have, it's just smart to use coupons. It's like free money in your pocket.

I'm a relatively cheap person who, to me, it's not cool to overspend; it's cool to get a great deal.

If I can afford a $1,000 apartment, I'm going to try to find a $600 apartment and save the $400 towards something I want to invest in.

I'm not a fool with my money. I've known what it's like to be poor and I don't splash it around stupidly.

One valuable lesson I learned is that buying cheap is very important. Buying without debt is also very important. Leverage is your enemy.

I was quite canny when I was doing 'EastEnders,' so the money went into property. I made sure that I didn't blow it all.

I was never stupid with my money, because I grew up without it. So when I started to make some, I was like, 'Okay, first rule of thumb, I'm not buying it unless I've got the money to buy it,' so I have no debt.

My mum and dad were always careful with money.

I have always had a reputation for being frugal - less kind people might call me cheap. But my interest in building up a nest egg goes back to those days in Arnhem when I learned that money can grow, just like trees.

I'll never pay above the odds for something if there's a more cost-effective alternative, so I guess that's where the saver in me shines through.

If saving money is wrong, I don't want to be right!

Economy does not lie in sparing money, but in spending it wisely.

It pays to be a fee fiend.

When the Fugees were big, we made a whole lot of money, and what happened was that I saved my money and never spent it.

I'm very careful. I think about everything. Some people go, 'Oh, I went out and bought something and didn't realise how much it was,' but there's no such thing with me. I always think about the future because I never want to go backwards.