Marlee Matlin Quotes

You don't want to have so much money going toward your mortgage every month that you can't enjoy life or take care of your other financial responsibilities.

If you're not staying on top of your money, you are putting your financial well-being at risk.

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.

Don't take risk, and don't get into debt.

If you have debt, you have to worry about it. I would challenge each of you to try to be debt-free.

I'd say it's been my biggest problem all my life... it's money. It takes a lot of money to make these dreams come true.

There can be no freedom or beauty about a home life that depends on borrowing and debt.

It's money. I remember it from when I was single

Those carrying a credit card balance should scale back to making the minimum payment each month so they have more money to put into savings.

I don't like being in debt, and I wouldn't borrow money for anything.

If you are worried about job security and do not have an adequate emergency fund (ideally eight months' worth of living expenses stashed away in a federally insured bank or credit union), you need to focus more on saving money than paying down the balance on your credit cards.

Home life ceases to be free and beautiful as soon as it is founded on borrowing and debt.

Let us all be happy, and live within our means, even if we have to borrow the money to do it with.

The only way you will ever permanently take control of your financial life is to dig deep and fix the root problem.

We tend to focus on assets and forget about debts. Financial security requires facing up to the big picture: assets minus debts.

I had my electricity turned off three times because I never had time to pay my bills. It was a joke. I'm making a ton of money, and I'm walking around my apartment with flashlights.

Make this the year you tackle that credit card debt once and for all.

If you would know the value of money, go and try to borrow some.

If you're trying to get out of debt, you have to be willing to treat everything as expendable.

You can't be in debt and win. It doesn't work.

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.

I've always had an aversion to debt.

Money looks better in the bank than on your feet.

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

I have never had personal debt and never will.