Molly Ivins Quotes

Spend not on hopes.

I have not thrown my money away on unnecessary things in my life, so I'm okay.

I try to be very modest with what I do. I'm not a frivolous spender.

A dash of frugality is a good thing for everyone.

My Mum brought me up to believe that if you look after the pennies then the pounds look after themselves, and I could never do it.

Never spend your money before you have earned it.

Pray a little more, work a little harder, save, wait, be patient and, most of all, live within our means. That's the American way. It's not spending ourselves into prosperity or taxing ourselves into prosperity.

The city has to do what any citizen or family does, when you have a dream. You tighten your belt. You sacrifice some luxuries. Above all, you don't waste a dime.

My philosophy is to live below your means.

I'm quite careful. I like to buy nice things for myself, but I like to also be reasonable. I think I'm pretty careful.

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'm very careful. I think about everything. Some people go, 'Oh, I went out and bought something and didn't realise how much it was,' but there's no such thing with me. I always think about the future because I never want to go backwards.

By definition, saving - for anything - requires us to not get things now so that we can get bigger ones later. That's hard. Our brains are hard wired to prefer the here and now.

I am quite a spendthrift but just being careful because my family was not rich, was not a rich family.

Whatever you have, spend less.

It's a wise thing to hold back.

I'm not ridiculously wealthy, but I don't squander money either.

My dad was fiscally conservative, and I was influenced by that. He didn't believe in spending more than you had because it gets you into trouble.

You know, there's times when you should play and there's times when you gotta hold back.

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.

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

My parents taught me the value of money and working hard. And I kind of got that in me intuitively.

It takes no imagination to live within your means.

I've always been down-to-earth about money.

Abstaining is favorable both to the head and the pocket.