Virginia Postrel Quotes

I've always had an aversion to debt.

If you have debt, you have to worry about it. I would challenge each of you to try to be debt-free.

I don't like being in debt, and I wouldn't borrow money for anything.

Some debts are fun when you are acquiring them, but none are fun when you set about retiring them.

Anybody who has ever been in business, anybody who has ever paid bills, anybody who has ever lived in a serious adult life knows that indebtedness is a killer.

Get rid of debt now.

Remember this: debt is a form of bondage. It is a financial termite.

Loans are a different experience for everyone, but the mentality you have to have is not to feel relaxed. You have to have a mindset that you're going to try harder and work harder than anyone.

A man in debt is so far a slave.

My eye muscles hurt now when I read our MasterCard bill.

If you're trying to get out of debt, you have to be willing to treat everything as expendable.

You can't be in debt and win. It doesn't work.

I'm not broke. Like everybody else, I owe money.

You don't want to have so much money going toward your mortgage every month that you can't enjoy life or take care of your other financial responsibilities.

I have never had personal debt and never will.

Some people are just stuck in their ways and have been brainwashed into believing that credit cards and debt are an unavoidable part of life.

I'm the king of debt.

I often say that paying off your debt is like dieting. There are no miracle cures; it takes discipline and hard work.

When you have a debt that's strangling you, you're not growing.

Borrowing isn't inherently bad; it depends a lot on what the debt is financing.

Whether we are working to pay off student loans, credit card debt, paying for elder or childcare, or even trying to save for retirement, the idea of the American dream still remains just that - a dream.

Once you get into debt, it’s hell to get out. Don’t let credit card debt carry over. You can’t get ahead paying eighteen percent.

Home life ceases to be free and beautiful as soon as it is founded on borrowing and debt.

There are no shortcuts when it comes to getting out of debt.

I have always advocated doing everything possible to pay off credit card balances; it's good financial management and the ticket to a strong FICO credit score.