Tim Ferriss Quotes

Time well spent results in more money to spend, more money to save, and more time to vacation.

I want to be financially secure by the time I have kids.

People used to ask me for advice, and I'd say, 'Please, don't ask me!' Yes, I did economics at Oxford, but that's not the same as having a broad knowledge of personal finance.

I never dreamed I would want to be or become a financial advisor.

I've seen so many people in this business that made a fortune. They get old and broke and can't make any money. I tell you something... no one's going to play a benefit for Jimmy Dean.

I'm no economist. I don't even play one on TV. I'm just a husband, a father, a taxpayer.

My business life is really simple. It's like, get check. Put check in bank. Pay rent. I've never bought a stock in my life. I never got caught up in that trip. And the truth is, I don't obsess about money ever.

Maximising my wealth was never my chief thing.

A financial plan is a way to take all of the money advice you come across and figure out how it applies to your specific financial situation.

I was a writer for 'New York' magazine. I had been to business school, but what did I know? Still, everybody from the receptionists on up to the editor would ask me what they should do with their money.

I don't really consider myself to be a personal finance expert compared with some others. There are quite a few that know a lot more than I do.

The people who know personal finance hide the money very carefully.

A good financial plan is a road map that shows us exactly how the choices we make today will affect our future.

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 don’t know anything about money.

I don't want to outlive my money.

When it comes to money, I can earn it.

Because of what I've saved, I don't really have a lot of worries about money.

I have millions of dollars, and I don't know finance. I've had some bad things happen in my career. I've got to educate myself. I sit down with my finance guy once a month and go over everything, line by line.

I've made a lot of money, and more importantly, I've saved a lot of money.

Investing isn't a game to be won. At the end of the day, it's a way to achieve your big goals, like buying that home, starting that business, and retiring on your own terms.

You want to make sure you're aware of who's dealing with your money, what it's doing, and how you can save.

Money brings a lot of responsibility as to what you're going to do with it, and I've given quite a bit of thought to that.

If financial assets no longer work for you at a rate far and above the rate of true wealth creation, then you must work longer for your money.

I bought an insurance policy covering the inheritance tax my kids will have to pay when we die, which I thought was a good bit of forward thinking. And I always know I'm going to have enough for tax because I make sure I keep it back in my business account.