Morgan Wootten Quotes

The goal was to work enough to pay my bills and stop going through the couch looking for change. Going way beyond that isn't something I really factored in.

As long as I'm living decent, then I'm cool.

Money makes life easier but I don't want to be rich, not at all.

If there is any one thing that will bring peace and contentment into the human heart, and into the family, it is to live within our means.

I am fortunate to have enough money not to have to worry about the necessities of life. Beyond that, I try to think about money as little as possible.

I really live a simple life and don't need very much to feel good and happy. Don't get me wrong; I believe you should get what you earn. Sometimes you have to fight for it.

Money is like gasoline during a road trip. You don't want to run out of gas on your trip, but you're not doing a tour of gas stations. You have to pay attention to money, but it shouldn't be about the money.

I mean, I do think at a certain point you've made enough money.

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

The person who does not know how to live while they are making a living is a poorer person after their wealth is won than when they started.

Always make sure you have your rent. At the end of the month, if you have to eat Ramen for a week because you won't have your rent money, just do it but make sure your rent is all there so you're not stressing about that. As long as you have your rent at least you have somewhere to live.

I just like to keep working and being able to pay my bills.

There's something very soothing about the simplicity of doing what's right in front of you: paying the rent, buying groceries, and when there's a little extra for a treat like cinnamon rolls, whoopee! When you live paycheck to paycheck, you only have so much to lose.

I prefer to stay poor.

Now more than ever is the time to really work on learning a money management system that can work, no matter how low things seem right now.

If I have enough money to eat I'm good.

For the past ten years I have had no financial problems.

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.

The richest people are those who have life arranged so they have food for the family and the rent or mortgage paid. After that, at least in my case, it can become a pretty boring existence if wealth is the only objective.

Money will not give you happiness; it's part of the key.

I don't think happiness comes with money, but if you are hungry, you can't be as happy as if you aren't hungry.

I don't care whether something makes one dollar or a trillion because guess what? I don't know many happy rich people. And I know a lot of rich people.

From a personal point of view, I wouldn't have been happy with one cap but would always have been happy with two. I never counted on getting to 80.

I'm glad to have a couple a quid in my pocket to be able to enjoy life.