Alek Wek Quotes

I no longer have a style to maintain. I rent a little flat in Los Angeles, I don't take holidays, I don't dine out and I take cheap flights.

My philosophy is to live below your means.

I don't really shop a lot, just cause I'd rather not spend my money on clothes.

I shop once in six months. My friends often point at my shoes to tell me that they've worn out. It's embarrassing, but it doesn't affect me too much. I shop when I have to.

I don't feel comfortable with luxury, and I try to stay fairly normal.

I'm not a frugal person, but I find it difficult to be extravagant materially.

I used to have Lamborghinis, Ferraris parked up outside the house - just parked there with no one driving them! Now I'm much wiser, and I only have one car that I drive. What's the point of having three cars just parked up when you don't need them?

Whatever you have, spend less.

I don't take fancy vacations. I buy all my jewelry at Claire's. I can't remember the last time I went out to a fancy dinner. My family lives in a modest two-bedroom apartment, and my kids share a bedroom. But I do have one extravagant vice: shoes.

I don't spend on expensive brands. I don't need foreign holidays.

A dash of frugality is a good thing for everyone.

I live way below my means.

I've always saved. I believe in keeping money back for a rainy day and living within my means. I don't buy expensive clothes; I have a 10-year-old car I'm hoping to replace when a big job comes in. I suppose when we do go on family holidays, I am quite happy to spend when we are there.

My first rule of consumerism is never to buy anything you can't make your children carry.

I don't really spend money like crazy. I buy what I need and what I really want, and if I'm buying expensive things I do think about the purchase many times before I buy it.

I'm not a big spender. I don't get into all the jewelry and all that.

If you don't need it, don't buy it.

I am pro live below your means.

I wouldn't deliberately go and buy something that one would categorise as an extravagant thing.

Avoid the philosophy and excuse that yesterday's luxuries have become today's necessities. They aren't necessities unless we ourselves make them such. . . . It is essential for us to live within our means.

Some people call themselves fiscal conservatives; my wife says I'm just cheap.

My customer isn't wrapped up in labels and money.

Just because you can afford it doesn't mean you should buy it.

I try to do the right thing with money. Save a dollar here and there, clip some coupons. Buy ten gold chains instead of 20. Four summer homes instead of eight.

I don't like expensive things... I just can't help looking in a magazine for the splurge and the save.