Jean Chatzky Quotes

I refuse to feel guilty. I feel guilty about too much in my life but not about money. I went through periods when I had nothing, so somebody in my family has to get stinkin' wealthy.

It's not what you make, but how you feel about what you make and what you spend.

The foundation of a financial fresh start actually has nothing to do with money or specific financial dos and don'ts.

For my scale, how I grew up and live my life, I'm making plenty of money.

I always look at money not as a motivating factor but as an element in the composition. You can't ignore it, but you've got to be very careful that it's not motivating you.

I used to have insecurity about my finances, then I announced that I had debt, and now I don't have any insecurities.

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

Don't judge me. I made a lot of money.

To me, money is a commodity that a person must have to function, not a goal in itself.

I wasn't raised with money, so I had to get used to having it. I think I've adjusted to it pretty well.

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.

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.

Our incomes should be like our shoes; if too small, they will gall and pinch us; but if too large, they will cause us to stumble and to trip.

I don't dislike money, but there's only so much money you can use.

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.

What's money? A man is a success if he gets up in the morning and goes to bed at night and in between does what he wants to do.

Wealth can only be accumulated by the earnings of industry and the savings of frugality.

It's nice, being brought up with no money at all. It's just not how I measure success, so that makes it a bunch easier.

I care about my quality of life and money.

It's nice to be financially secure. Apart from that, I really don't care too much about money.

I don't care about money.

I'm not financially insecure anymore either so I don't have to sit there and get on the latest Poison tour just to make money, which is what a lot of them are doing.

For me, money is a tool.

I do not think that you can spend yourself rich.