Andrew Tobias Quotes

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.

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.

When I come to work each day, whether as a commentator for TheStreet.com or a host of Mad Money With Jim Cramer, I have only one thought in mind: helping people with their money.

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 don’t know anything about money.

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

I have plenty of money, unlike other Hollywood celebrities or athletes that have not invested well.

I understand that finance can be very complex.

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

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

I have good people around me who guide me, tell me where I should put my money.

It's staggering how many players, even with the sums of money they make, don't do a great job of saving it.

I must know every aspect of my personal finances. Managing your money will help you make your money work for you.

I can inspire people on how to use money, how to get economically powerful.

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.

Show people tend to treat their finances like their dentistry. They assume the man handling it knows what he is doing.

Anything that gets people to think harder about their financial security and take some responsibility is a good thing.

We all need to save money to send our kids to college, to buy our first house, and to retire. But the truth is that most of us don't save very much.

When you grow up in life and you're poor, and because you're an athlete or you got rich overnight in music, unless you have access to financial advice or for the transition or matriculation of that process, then of course, you're going to go broke.

I'm a big advocate of financial intelligence.

I have observed that money left without special guidance is sometimes used well and sometimes not.

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.

If I was a billionaire, I'd be smart with my money.

I tend to split my activities into fun, income and legacy. The number of things in that finance bucket is pretty few and far between and doesn't consume much time at all.

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.