Suze Orman Quotes

A budget is simply telling your money where to go instead of wondering where it went.

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

The amount of money currently in your bank account is a fact. The amount you spend today is a choice. And the way you reconcile both is through clarity.

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'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.

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

I'm not great with money. I'd go crazy if I were left to my own devices. My mum and girlfriend sort it out. I'm not driven by it, but I love to be generous.

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.

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

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 a person gets his attitude toward money straight, it will help straighten out almost every other area in his life.

Money is of no value; it cannot spend itself. All depends on the skill of the spender.

Spending money is much more difficult than making money.

I'm completely irresponsible, I'm afraid. I'm ignorant about money as a commodity - I have never really understood it.

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.

Most people aren't honest with themselves about money.

Since having kids, I am more careful about saving rather than splurging. I used to spend all my money on trainers and high heels that I couldn't walk in.

I'm very careful with money - both my parents were very sensible with it and I grew up to become an obsessive saver.

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

A simple fact that is hard to learn is that the time to save money is when you have some.

I give out similar advice all the time: Take a month to write down where your money is going. By the end, you'll have a road map that tells you where you can cut back.

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

If you're not staying on top of your money, you are putting your financial well-being at risk.

I find money some way or other goes very fast. But I think I can reflect it has been spent with satisfaction and to my own honour.