Alexa Von Tobel Quotes

I have a personal prosperity plan. I know where my money goes, and how I can spend it more fruitfully. A prosperity plan is something fluid that may alter month to month.

I was a writer for 'New York' magazine. I had been to business school, but what did I know? Still, everybody from the receptionists on up to the editor would ask me what they should do with their money.

I like putting my money into things like food and shelter. I'm probably a bad example of an investor.

People used to ask me for advice, and I'd say, 'Please, don't ask me!' Yes, I did economics at Oxford, but that's not the same as having a broad knowledge of personal finance.

We all need to save money to send our kids to college, to buy our first house, and to retire. But the truth is that most of us don't save very much.

The people who know personal finance hide the money very carefully.

I've made a lot of money, and more importantly, I've saved a lot of money.

Most financial questions don't have one right answer - just an answer that's right for you.

When you're setting up a budget, a general rule is to start with your fixed expenses - your housing and insurance payments, and car payment, if you own one.

I have earned hundreds of thousands of pounds, but I can't seem to get to grips with money.

Anything that gets people to think harder about their financial security and take some responsibility is a good thing.

When I come to work each day, whether as a commentator for TheStreet.com or a host of Mad Money With Jim Cramer, I have only one thought in mind: helping people with their money.

I don't really consider myself to be a personal finance expert compared with some others. There are quite a few that know a lot more than I do.

A good financial plan is a road map that shows us exactly how the choices we make today will affect our future.

If I was a billionaire, I'd be smart with my money.

I tend to split my activities into fun, income and legacy. The number of things in that finance bucket is pretty few and far between and doesn't consume much time at all.

I don’t know anything about money.

I want to be financially secure by the time I have kids.

I made money in my 20s, became sober in my 30s, looked around, and didn't know who I could trust for money advice.

I have millions of dollars, and I don't know finance. I've had some bad things happen in my career. I've got to educate myself. I sit down with my finance guy once a month and go over everything, line by line.

When you grow up in America today, most schools don't teach you about money and investing. You could literally take a class in woodshop or auto in high school and not take a class on money.

I have good people around me who guide me, tell me where I should put my money.

You want to make sure you're aware of who's dealing with your money, what it's doing, and how you can save.

It's staggering how many players, even with the sums of money they make, don't do a great job of saving it.

Personally, I had made a good amount of dough for a 30-year-old guy, but I didn't know a thing about money. I'm not a dumb guy, but I couldn't figure them out.