Alan Greenspan Quotes

With our national savings rate well below one-percent, it is imperative that the government embrace innovative and cost-effective means of boosting personal savings.

Financial security is crucial for your family, and I have a large family. Money does matter when you don't have it. When you need it, you realise the value of it. In that sense, money will always have value.

I'd like Americans to save their money, and not get taxed on their savings.

I'm happy to tell you that my debt is retired. That happened because I got a good financial adviser.

We promote domestic savings by also things like the personal accounts associated with the president's Social Security initiative, which over time would generate more savings.

Smart financial planning - such as budgeting, saving for emergencies, and preparing for retirement - can help households enjoy better lives while weathering financial shocks. Financial education can play a key role in getting to these outcomes.

Anybody with a reasonable income can become financially independent in a lifetime.

Show people tend to treat their finances like their dentistry. They assume the people who handle it know what they are doing.

I realize what it means to be financially comfortable, and I want to be that. But I'm lucky enough to be in that position. And I'm also careful. I save 38 percent of my earnings after expenses, before taxes.

It is never too early to encourage long-term savings.

Stay on top of your finances. Don't leave that up to others.

I have developed a life which seems to need a relatively high income.

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

One of my key issues is economic empowerment.

If the cash runs out, it's like a heart attack for you and your business. Keep that front and centre of your mind, and you will have financial security and not be struggling to pay the bills.

Financial freedom is very important to me because when that kind of stuff is taken care of, I can just focus on fighting.

At base, financial literacy is inextricably connected to control over one's future.

I must know every aspect of my personal finances. Managing your money will help you make your money work for you.

And a musician has to learn to be frugal and to carefully manage financial affairs.

I can only spend $140 a month in here. I'm saving, like, $10,000 a day.

Couples that do save have stronger, more stable, less stressful unions. In other words, you don't want to be fighting about saving; you just want to be saving, period.

Money isn't everything, but it is when you start thinking about putting money away for your retirement days.

I have enough money to last me the rest of my life unless I buy something.

The only way you will ever permanently take control of your financial life is to dig deep and fix the root problem.

Never underestimate the value of cold cash.