Robert Kiyosaki Quotes

Musicians burn through more cash than the Federal Reserve.

You have to manage money. Particularly with market economies. You may have a great product, but if your bottom line goes bust, then that's it.

Everyone can get a little sloppy with cash and it's smart to notice. But what's squeezing you is the big stuff you ladle onto your credit cards.

O money, money, money. I'm not necessarily one of those who think thee holy, but I often stop to wonder how thou canst go out so fast when thou comest in so slowly.

I always encourage our people and young business people that I meet to have a respect for cash, keeping some in their pockets and purses at all times. To me, that's essential.

And a musician has to learn to be frugal and to carefully manage financial affairs.

I'm smart with my money, I invest conservatively. I don't mind paying top-dollar, but I don't want to get ripped off.

When I had money, I felt pressure, whether it was to invest it or do good with it, and I couldn't let it fizzle out. It was like I needed to prove to myself that I could look after it, only I did the opposite, but you have to take a chance in life.

Couples that do save have stronger, more stable, less stressful unions. In other words, you don't want to be fighting about saving; you just want to be saving, period.

Most people don't know what they spend in every single area, but they know they have a problem in particular areas.

I'm more of a debit card person, and I live in the 'now'. I don't like credit cards anymore. I try to live with whatever I can afford and don't try to put myself in an awkward position. I've done that before.

Thoughtful financial planning can easily take a backseat to daily life.

Another is, if you take money out of your left pocket and put it in your right pocket, you're no richer.

All around as a person, on right decisions, on holding your money, on doing your trade, a good education is a must. I don't think I would've done as good without an education.

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.

No one is rich whose expenditures exceed his means, and no one is poor whose incomings exceed his outgoings.

I think for any small business that's bootstrapped, the overwhelming challenge initially is getting to positive cash flow.

I can tell you that when you're counting every penny, knowing that you are a single bad decision away from bankruptcy, you inevitably lose focus on what really matters for your business.

I'm proud that LearnVest is creating content that helps expectant moms tackle their finances. As much as possible, we hope to lessen the stress during what is said to be such a life-changing time.

The key to wealth is not what we earn. It is in what is spent on us.

My problem lies in reconciling my gross habits with my net income.

This isn't like cancer, where we don't know the solution. Financial planning is math. We have the answers, yet it's this huge cause of stress.

The time making money should be greater than the time that you are spending money.

You have to pretend that your life is a financial pleasure even when your autographs are bouncing.

Nobody was ever meant, To remember or invent, What he did with every cent.