Alison Moyet Quotes

The only way you will ever permanently take control of your financial life is to dig deep and fix the root problem.

When I found this opportunity to answer the ad, I got the job and I've been there ever since.

I am not one of these guys who works job after job after job.

The great thing about being on a television show is that it usually provides you with fairly steady income so you can go and do things.

You've gotta have a healthy balance of keeping your eye on how much money is in your account and making sure that it can sustain a healthy, happy life.

But I was going to be a teacher my entire life, so I wasn't counting on money to much.

Smart financial planning - such as budgeting, saving for emergencies, and preparing for retirement - can help households enjoy better lives while weathering financial shocks. Financial education can play a key role in getting to these outcomes.

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

I've always been salaried; I've never owned anything. I've done very well, lived very well.

We all have pretty much similar dreams, and at the root of all those dreams is being able to be in control of your money.

We're going to do tax reform to let people keep more of what they earn, grow an economy, and be able to save for your children's future and buy a new house.

Go out and interview people to find a partner whom you can trust. Find somebody who subscribes to the same view that you do. I'm happy to tell you that I practice what I preach. I would have never thought I'd end up in financial services. I'm happy to tell you that my debt is retired. That happened because I got a good financial adviser.

You can't be in debt and win. It doesn't work.

My parents are relieved as much as anything that I'm getting some work.

It's not surprising so many people end up with credit-card debts. Saving for your retirement and buying a house are difficult things, and we don't educate people about them at all.

Financial security is crucial for your family, and I have a large family. Money does matter when you don't have it. When you need it, you realise the value of it. In that sense, money will always have value.

Stars didn't have to worry as they were on long term contracts and were able to enjoy their vacations without worrying about tomorrow. Few had financial worries due to large incomes and little taxes.

I didn't care about being the 'star.' I just wanted to make a living and have a consistent career.

I'd always assumed that by 40 I'd have at least a modicum of stability - a steady income, an established career, a bountiful fullness, like a pillow into which I could sink as I entered the second half of my life.

I just want real creative freedom without worrying about, you know, car payments.

I realize what it means to be financially comfortable, and I want to be that. But I'm lucky enough to be in that position. And I'm also careful. I save 38 percent of my earnings after expenses, before taxes.

I learned early on what debt means, how vulnerable it makes people, what the security of owning a home means.

The idea of having a steady job is appealing.

Home ownership really starts with a job.

Middle-class people worry a lot about money. They worry a lot about job security, and they do a lot of nine-to-five stuff.