Dave Ramsey Quotes

You've got to tell your money what to do or it will leave.

Remember, either you control your money or it will control you.

More men are ruined by underestimating the value of money than by overestimating it. Let us, then, abandon the affectation of despising money, and frankly own its value.

The key to wealth is not what we earn. It is in what is spent on us.

I don't believe in spending money lavishly, now that I'm making money.

My mom taught me not to talk about money.

You should be able to do anything you can afford as an adult.

It is critical that kids start to learn the value of money, short-term and long-term saving and budgeting at an early age.

After two decades of personal finance reporting, I've heard every excuse in the book for not saving money. That said, none of them really hold up - at least over the long term.

If you're financially responsible, your children have a much better chance to grow up financially responsible.

The gratification of wealth is not found in mere possession or in lavish expenditure, but in its wise application.

You know for years, I've heard financial experts stress the importance of teaching your kids about money, but it wasn't until I saw my own son's perspective change that I became a true believer.

I'm very thoughtful and disciplined with my money.

I think that I know the value of a dollar.

As parents, we teach our kids about things we feel competent in. That's why so many parents don't teach their kids about money.

My mom laid the foundation that in order for you to be successful, you have to take care of the books first. That's one thing she preached about, because at any point, other stuff can be taken away.

You hear a lot of rap songs about spending money. I thought, wouldn't it be funny to make a song about saving money because it's ironic, but beyond irony, I genuinely have pride in saving money.

Your life shouldn't necessarily cost exactly how much money you make.

I am damn good with money.

Money definitely doesn't stress me out. I really don't care about money... I probably should a little more.

Unfortunately, money is very important in this world we live in, but it is up to every individual to deal with it.

I always encourage our people and young business people that I meet to have a respect for cash, keeping some in their pockets and purses at all times. To me, that's essential.

You must respect people, and you must respect money. My father said to me: 'When you respect money, money will respect you.'

I started out from a pretty modest background, so I always had a pretty good sense of money. I always had to work for my money, save my own money, I always bought my own stuff with my money... trying not to waste money unnecessarily.

I've discovered that I've never had much respect for money, and that has meant that money has ended up ruling me a little bit more than it should have. So I'm trying to learn - at this late stage in life! - to actually control that.