Elizabeth Warren Quotes

Not teaching your kids about money is like not caring whether they eat. If they enter the world without financial knowledge, they will have a much harder go of it.

In terms of my profession, I'm passionate about financial literacy. I want to live in a financially literate society. I want kids to understand the importance of savings and investing. I want to try to replicate the great savers who came out of the Depression, the best savers the country has ever seen. It's crucial that people understand the importance of financial literacy, because it's actually life saving.

I very much support financial education in schools.

The junior high schools and high schools of America have forgotten to teach one of the most important courses of all. Investing.

I'm a big advocate of financial intelligence.

We were not taught financial literacy in school. It takes a lot of work and time to change your thinking and to become financially literate.

As a young kid, I wasn't really interested at that stage - getting financial advice was far from my mind. I was focused on playing football. But I got onboard with this financial adviser and I heeded his advice, and that was my smartest money decision.

I don't think there are any students who should not be exposed to a basic financial literacy course.

LearnVest provides women with the necessary tools and resources to manage their personal finances; its core mission, to positively contribute to society through education and, ultimately, the promotion of self-sufficient and financially aware women.

The people who don't know personal finance have TV shows about it.

My parents manage my money, though growing up I was very hands on with investments and made all the decisions, even on behalf of my parents.

You will either learn to manage money, or the lack of it will manage you.

I love the idea of women taking control of their money. It's something that many women are not familiar with, but it's crucial.

The surest way to ruin a man who doesn't know how to handle money is to give him some.

Because students leave school without financial skills, millions of educated people pursue their profession successfully, but later find themselves, struggling financially.

People used to ask me for advice, and I'd say, 'Please, don't ask me!' Yes, I did economics at Oxford, but that's not the same as having a broad knowledge of personal finance.

The thing I have discovered about working with personal finance is that the good news is that it is not rocket science. Personal finance is about 80 percent behavior. It is only about 20 percent head knowledge.

Many folks think they aren't good at earning money, when what they don't know is how to use it.

Many people are in the dark when it comes to money, and I'm going to turn on the lights.

Anything that gets people to think harder about their financial security and take some responsibility is a good thing.

Teaching money management is a practical tool that will help shape kids' futures.

I want parents to teach that academic intelligence is essential, but so is financial intelligence.

I'm so not a financial person.

If you don't educate yourself, you'll never get out of the starting block because you'll spend all your money making foolish decisions.

Financial literacy is just as important in life as the other basics.