Norm MacDonald Quotes

I used to get my money at the end of the week, buy my mum something, or buy a record, and that was it.

My relationship with money is that it's a tool to be self-sufficient, but it's not something that is a part of who I am.

Unless you have financial resources of your own, you can't be free.

I'm more of a debit card person, and I live in the 'now'. I don't like credit cards anymore. I try to live with whatever I can afford and don't try to put myself in an awkward position. I've done that before.

I lead a simple life. I get residuals. I have a family; we're doing alright.

My feeling is that maintaining financial independence is also a healthy way to keep my feet on the ground.

There is no dignity quite so impressive, and no one independence quite so important, as living within your means.

I don't have to be a 'gazillionaire;' what's important to me is to just being able to work.

Live and think like a poor man and you'll always be OK.

It is great wealth to a soul to live frugally with a contented mind.

In order to make money the first thing is to have no need of it.

For women especially, it's important to be financially independent.

I'm lucky because my dad taught me to be frugal and save. And that's important because I want to know that I don't have to take an acting job for two or three years if I don't want to and that I'll still be able to make my house and car payments and buy food for my dogs.

I don't have luxurious tastes or great needs, but my independence is worth a lot to me.

Save money; never rely on other people to lend you money. We call it having 'walking the streets' money - money in your back pocket or bank account that belongs to you.

Understanding money is part of being independent. You can't be self-sufficient if you're relying on someone else.

I've always felt that if you pay your bills and can take care of yourself without too much stress, then it's a pretty damn good life.

I wasn't afraid of being poor. I didn't want to live in a big house. I'm the perfect size for poetry. I can move around.

Freedom is not having a big budget.

I think that the sweetest freedom for a man on earth consists in being able to live, if he likes, without having the need to work.

I don't have a telephone. If I had a lot of money, I wouldn't have one.

Economy, prudence, and a simple life are the sure masters of need, and will often accomplish that which, their opposites, with a fortune at hand, will fail to do.

We can live frugally. The less you work, the less you spend and the more time you have for loafing about. But when I put forward this simple notion, I was greeted with a volley of resentment.

Money gives you the power to do whatever you want to do. I like the idea of being in complete control of my life.

I live a fairly simple life, and that didn't change much after I sold TechCrunch in 2010. I didn't buy a new house or even a new car. The one thing I did splurge on was a boat. Nothing too fancy or large.