Alice Temperley Quotes

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

I believe entertainers should know what's going on and do their own banking.

At LearnVest, we're working to make financial planning both accessible and affordable so that everyone has the opportunity to get on track financially.

The foundation of a financial fresh start actually has nothing to do with money or specific financial dos and don'ts.

I wanted a personal-finance tool for people who didn't want to be accountants: something you could set up in ten minutes and spend less than five minutes a week on. Mint is now that tool.

As much as I want to help people, I had to accept the fact long ago that being stupid with money isn't illegal.

I was desperate to understand money. Not to make it, to understand it. I wanted to know how it worked, and I wanted to know so that I would have enough and would be able to make good financial decisions. That led me to Ariel.

When it comes to money, I can earn it.

At base, financial literacy is inextricably connected to control over one's future.

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.

My grandmother Izzy taught me to balance her checkbook when I was 6 years old. She would sign the checks after I paid the bills. I had a chuckle with my grandmother recently on how 'unbalanced' her checkbook must have been years ago.

You can do the same thing with $20 million that you would do with $50 million. So at a certain point in your life and in your career, you realise that it's not about the money.

Living is more a question of what one spends than what one makes.

If you're comfortable with what you have and who you are, you'll automatically be more comfortable talking about your finances.

I know I'm in the exceptional position of having money, but I didn't have it for many decades. I'm always trying to get shows put on for 25 per cent less production costs.

It's not what you make, but how you feel about what you make and what you spend.

I'd go stupid collecting and counting my money.

I don't know if the money I've earned is going to need to last me for the next few weeks or the rest of my life.

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 have earned hundreds of thousands of pounds, but I can't seem to get to grips with money.

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

When I was younger, I liked money - the feel of it. I would sit with my dad and count his coins and be like, 'Yeah.' I'd saved £700 by the age of 10. I thought: 'What the hell am I hoarding this for?' So I bought a drum kit.

My dad was a baggage handler at Heathrow and careful with money. He worked hard and had three jobs when I was young. I wish I'd inherited his care for money. Sadly, I've grown up to be rather scatty when it comes to finances.

Part of the problem I find with money books is that there's this whole set of money books that make you feel almost guilty to spend a dollar.

I've never really seen other people spend other people's money wisely.