Markus Persson Quotes

When the Fugees were big, we made a whole lot of money, and what happened was that I saved my money and never spent it.

I have enough money to last me the rest of my life unless I buy something.

I'm not ridiculously wealthy, but I don't squander money either.

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

When you're rich you don't write checks.

The less you have to think about how to spend every dollar, the more likely you are to spend wisely.

You hear a lot of rap songs about spending money. I thought, wouldn't it be funny to make a song about saving money because it's ironic, but beyond irony, I genuinely have pride in saving money.

It's better to spend money like there's no tomorrow than to spend tonight like there's no money.

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

What's my motto when it comes to money? Don't put so much emphasis on it!

Since having kids, I am more careful about saving rather than splurging. I used to spend all my money on trainers and high heels that I couldn't walk in.

I used to buy nice clothes and drive a nice car when I couldn't afford it. But I spent all my money doing it, and now I don't have to. I like nice things. I like to travel in a certain style. I like to live in a nice place.

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

I don't take money seriously, so I can't keep any.

Anytime I hear that somebody's really rich, the first question is, 'Do you do anything with it? Or do you, like, chill? You just sit on it?'

I try to do the right thing with money. Save a dollar here and there, clip some coupons. Buy ten gold chains instead of 20. Four summer homes instead of eight.

When money was plentiful, I was the first one who told you to stack it. Live your life with it. Now that money slowed up, I'ma be the one telling you to save it like they ain't gon' make it no more.

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.

Part of the problem I find with money books is that there's this whole set of money books that make you feel almost guilty to spend a dollar.

You've got to tell your money what to do or it will leave.

More men are ruined by underestimating the value of money than by overestimating it. Let us, then, abandon the affectation of despising money, and frankly own its value.

I got good advice once. Someone said to me: 'Live in your money rather than look at it.'

'Billionaire' is basically about, you know, like 'Brewster's Millions.' It's me talking about what would happen if I would somehow manage to become a billionaire. What would I do with the money? Don't get it wrong, I'm far from a billionaire. I think I just made it out the 'thousandaire' category.

I think about how I'm spending my money, and I like to spend on my family.

A penny saved is a penny earned.