Amy Childs Quotes

I'm frugal. I've always been this way. When I was young, my mom would give me my allowance, and I'd peel off a little each week and have some to spare.

I'm very careful with money - both my parents were very sensible with it and I grew up to become an obsessive saver.

My Mum brought me up to believe that if you look after the pennies then the pounds look after themselves, and I could never do it.

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

If I can afford a $1,000 apartment, I'm going to try to find a $600 apartment and save the $400 towards something I want to invest in.

I don't overspend. I believe in always living within my means.

Try to save something while your salary is small; it's impossible to save after you begin to earn more.

If saving money is wrong, I don't want to be right!

I started out from a pretty modest background, so I always had a pretty good sense of money. I always had to work for my money, save my own money, I always bought my own stuff with my money... trying not to waste money unnecessarily.

Some people call themselves fiscal conservatives; my wife says I'm just cheap.

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

My mother, she had a very good attitude toward money. I'm very grateful for the fact that we had to learn to save. I used to get like 50 pence a week, and I'd save it for like five months. And then I'd spend it on Christmas presents. I'd save up like eight pounds. It's nothing, but we did that.

My dad was a baggage handler at Heathrow and careful with money. He worked hard and had three jobs when I was young. I wish I'd inherited his care for money. Sadly, I've grown up to be rather scatty when it comes to finances.

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

I like to keep my money at the end of the day.

I'm very serious; I don't waste my earnings.

I've got my eye on a few things to spend my money on. I've got my own bank card but I am really good with money. I don't spend too much at all.

After two decades of personal finance reporting, I've heard every excuse in the book for not saving money. That said, none of them really hold up - at least over the long term.

It was instilled in me that the money I was given was not to be lost or spent on any other purpose.

I've saved every dime I've made in my life.

I'm very thoughtful and disciplined with my money.

I don't really shop a lot, just cause I'd rather not spend my money on clothes.

As soon as I get it, I spend it. I need to start saving it.

We were spoiled in many ways, but we were always taught to understand the value of the dollar. If there was something we wanted, we had to earn it. Even in college, we were very fiscally responsible. I had 300 bucks a month; anything I wanted beyond that, I had to work for.

I saved my money.