John William McCormack Quotes

I always feel like there is some dude out there with money that I could fall back on if I needed to.

In times of crisis, cash is king.

The shortest period of time lies between the minute you put some money away for a rainy day and the unexpected arrival of rain.

We never intend to lose our jobs, break up with our live-in loves, or face any number of the curveballs life throws our way. But they happen all the same, so have a bailout plan just in case. Sounds corny, but I call this the 'freedom fund' because it gives you the freedom to get out of a jam without climbing into debt.

I have a backup plan. Everybody should have a backup plan. I am a banker. The day you all get bored of me and don't want to watch my films, I will go back to banking.

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

Your goal should be to pay off your credit card bills in full at the end of each month and set aside money toward your emergency savings.

I need something to fall back on if fame doesn't work. I'll have to become an economist or something.

Individuals should think about the worst-case scenarios and plan for them. The world will be crazier than you think it will be. Put money away, and then you can live with much more freedom.

I'd made enough money by the time I was 12 to never have to work again.

Everything we earn we need as a reserve.

Make sure to save for the future and keep making money!

Time is money says the proverb, but turn it around and you get a precious truth. Money is time.

Hollywood is fickle; your career can end pretty fast. If the acting jobs dry up, you have to have something to fall back on. In fact, that would be my advice to kids interested in acting - make sure you get an education too.

And I also serve on a caucus that addresses financial literacy for young people in this country. And it is so hypocritical that we want to talk to these kids about how to better manage their money when we are not doing a good job with our Nation's resources.

I get so frustrated when people tell me it's unrealistic to create an eight-month emergency savings fund, or have money saved for a home down payment, or pay off their $5,000 credit card balance.

If I finance a bank and I know if the bank will get in trouble, I will be hit and I will lose money, I will put a price on that.

I have not cared for money, and I enjoy working. Money comes my way. People work hard so they get enough money. Or they work hard so they don't have to work hard later in life. But though I don't need money, I still work hard because I like what I am doing.

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.

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.

The use of money is all the advantage there is in having it.

Career-driven millennials are strategic about working obsessively while they are single and earning enough money to afford advanced education. Most are patient enough to wait until 30 or later to develop their dream.

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.

My mother was a very wonderful woman. When she and my dad divorced, she moved to California and worked two jobs in the cannery at night and as a waitress during the day. But she saved enough money to establish a restaurant.

Knowing where you stand in your quest to accumulate enough money for retirement is an incredibly important part of the planning process.