Donald Trump Quotes

Unfortunately we were living beyond our means. I didn't do the bills, I didn't have any idea what our financial situation was. We had the cars, the boat, the motorcycles and the houses. I didn't even know. And then when we got a divorce there wasn't a lot of money to split up and what there was, was spent on the divorce. It was really difficult.

Debt means you had more fun than you were supposed to.

A man in debt is so far a slave.

Anybody who has ever been in business, anybody who has ever paid bills, anybody who has ever lived in a serious adult life knows that indebtedness is a killer.

There is an attitude that we should be able to have everything. No, you shouldn't be able to have anything. I'd like a helicopter, but I can't afford a helicopter, so I don't buy one. People are buying stuff they can't afford on credit. I bought my Ford hybrid with cash.

It wasn't until I stood in my truth and told everybody that I had $250,000 in credit card debt. At that point, everything turned around for me. I had to reveal the truth about what I didn't have, more than pretend about what I did. That was interesting.

There are lots of families who - who make irresponsible purchases. There are also a lot of families who have debt on credit cards because they use those credit cards to pay for medical bills.

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

I'm the king of debt.

Remember this: debt is a form of bondage. It is a financial termite.

I have too many debts with the wrong people.

I watched my own father, he went bankrupt and had problems with the IRS. He was living beyond his means, and I guess I was doing the same thing and not even realizing it.

The only excuse for being broke is being in Jail.

You must be sure - and I mean absolutely positive - that you have the willpower to pay off those credit cards and not use them again.

I don't mean to sugarcoat the figure on restatements, but I think it is positive - it shows a healthy system. The general impression of the public is that accounting rules are black and white. They are often anything but that, and in many instances the changes in earnings came after new interpretations by the chief accountant of the SEC.

Everything of real value is in my financial disclosure form.

Debt has become a part of who we are.

We are an indebted family going out for an expensive meal to celebrate getting approved foe a new credit card. It might feel good (at the time), but we're still simply delaying the inevitable.

If you live beyond your means and have to restructure as a result, you pay a price.

The man who avoids debt doesn't have to worry about avoiding his creditors.

Be truthful... and pay attention. I would also recommend the avoidance of credit cards.

You can pretty much trace when the big individual indebtedness kicked in, and it was when the credit card became generally available.

A lower interest rate doesn't make a debt go away.

Congratulations on your job at the bank! Yes. You work for the bank. After taxes, your largest expense is your mortgage and credit-card debt.

Lying rides upon debt's back.