Cameron Mackintosh Quotes

Automating some of your finances can be incredibly convenient and is a great way to save time, but automating everything makes it too easy to go on autopilot and forget to pay attention to your personal finances.

I'm very thoughtful and disciplined with my money.

Spending money is much more difficult than making money.

Don't overspend. Have budget days and splurge days.

I wasn't really taught about the value of money. I just learnt it as I grew up, but I do remember my dad telling me that it was important to always have some savings, and that stuck with me. I've always believed that putting money aside is a good thing.

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

When I had money, I felt pressure, whether it was to invest it or do good with it, and I couldn't let it fizzle out. It was like I needed to prove to myself that I could look after it, only I did the opposite, but you have to take a chance in life.

I'm all over the place, and I consider myself a bit of a scrounger: 'What will I do next, so I'm not broke?'

I know that you've got to watch how you spend all the dollars. That's not the easiest thing to do. That's not what people think is the most fun thing to do, but it's the right thing to do.

I was very fortunate that I saved my money and I still do.

What's the point of creating a budget if it's not possible to follow through?

I'm a good businessman. I pay my bills. Growing up in a situation where everything counted helps.

I don't take money seriously, so I can't keep any.

Money is like gasoline during a road trip. You don't want to run out of gas on your trip, but you're not doing a tour of gas stations. You have to pay attention to money, but it shouldn't be about the money.

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

Some couples go over their budgets very carefully every month. Others just go over them.

How many people out there really set a budget?

If you don't educate yourself, you'll never get out of the starting block because you'll spend all your money making foolish decisions.

The time making money should be greater than the time that you are spending money.

Show your kids that needs and wants are two different things. The best way to teach our kids to be smart consumers - and savvy savers - is to model good behavior for them.

I've got my eye on a few things to spend my money on. I've got my own bank card but I am really good with money. I don't spend too much at all.

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.

The less you have to think about how to spend every dollar, the more likely you are to spend wisely.

The most important thing is to not waste your money.

If you make time each month to give your money some attention, you'll start the next year in fabulous financial shape.