Louis XIV Quotes

Not only am I a spender, I have had a couple of business people in the past who have been spending my money quite happily.

Show people tend to treat their finances like their dentistry. They assume the people who handle it know what they are doing.

All workers, whether they are employed in the private or public sector, should avoid living 'paycheck to paycheck.' Studies show that every household wastes 10% or more of its salary or income on unnecessary expenditures or by not taking the time to shop for better prices. It's all a matter of proper budgeting.

I look at my bank account every day. I constantly think about what is going in and out, and I will always try to save money on something if I can.

Rather than saying, 'My checking account is a wreck,' change it to 'I will learn how to track my spending and balance my checkbook.'

If I could only have cash, I know that I would spend very little.

People know that you can't spend more than you have.

Look everywhere you can to cut a little bit from your expenses. It will all add up to a meaningful sum.

The key to wealth is not what we earn. It is in what is spent on us.

The first rule of personal finance is that it's not personal and it's not financial. It's about your ability to make ten changes and not get too depressed over it.

Everyone can get a little sloppy with cash and it's smart to notice. But what's squeezing you is the big stuff you ladle onto your credit cards.

I like putting my money into things like food and shelter. I'm probably a bad example of an investor.

Stay on top of your finances. Don't leave that up to others.

My dad was rubbish at all other aspects of his financial life, but he's pretty good at paying the rent.

Some folks can have all the money in the world, and still not know what to do with it.

Hard work, careful planning, and realistic financial advice will be required by many to regain solvency.

There's a great lack of financial literacy and understanding in this nation, even among college-educated people.

For the poor, learning to manage money well is central to improving their lives.

The most important thing that I did was to actually take the time to sit down every month and do a review of what I spent and look at it objectively.

I'm very weird with my money.

I don't think I'm particularly good with money, but I have made some.

When people say to me, 'You're so prolific!' it's, like, no, I'm just hopeless with money.

Somebody said, 'Roger doesn't know how to spend money.' And I thought, 'I don't spend money because I don't have it!' If I had it, I could spend money! That's about the only time I was told that!

Those who earn money know best how to spend it.

I was just shitty, shitty, shitty with money and I finally, when I really started making money, I had to get somebody to sit down with me and learn how to manage my money.