William Shenstone Quotes

I live below my means. I think that's a good discipline because you never can tell.

I have a nest egg, and I don't buy above my means.

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.

If you live below your means, you can turn down stuff all the time.

I live way below my means.

I haven't gone hillbilly rich, where you spend everything you have.

I don't spoil myself on extravagant cars or spending money on jewelry. So I save a lot of the money I have.

Those who know the true use of money, and regulate the measure of wealth according to their needs, live contented with few things.

The remedy against want is to moderate your desires.

The practice of thrift is not outdated. We must discipline ourselves to live within our incomes even if it means going without or making do. The wise person can distinguish...between basic needs and extravagant wants. Some find budgeting extremely painful, but I promise you, it is never fatal.

Contentment may be the most powerful Financial Principle. You can give more, avoid debt, and live better.

The best money advice ever given me was from my father. When I was a little girl, he told me, 'Don't spend anything unless you have to.'

I was very fortunate that I saved my money and I still do.

Just because you can afford it doesn't mean you should buy it.

There is no dignity quite so impressive, and no one independence quite so important, as living within your means.

Security depends not so much upon how much you have, as upon how much you can do without.

I'm not that lazy, but I don't need that much money. I lead a fairly simple life.

Every year of my working life, I have been fortunate enough to earn more money than I have spent.

I've always saved. I believe in keeping money back for a rainy day and living within my means. I don't buy expensive clothes; I have a 10-year-old car I'm hoping to replace when a big job comes in. I suppose when we do go on family holidays, I am quite happy to spend when we are there.

I don't believe in spending money lavishly, now that I'm making money.

I am not a multimillionaire. I don't own a yacht or a Ferrari. I live in a 60-square- metre flat. My needs are simple.

The greatest wealth is to live content with little.

My grandmother told me: 'Never be in debt to anyone or anything.' Which is probably why I've never been financially extravagant - I still go to Costco. I'm always conscious of living within my means.

I'm lucky because my dad taught me to be frugal and save. And that's important because I want to know that I don't have to take an acting job for two or three years if I don't want to and that I'll still be able to make my house and car payments and buy food for my dogs.