Duff McKagan Quotes

It's staggering how many players, even with the sums of money they make, don't do a great job of saving it.

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.

Show people tend to treat their finances like their dentistry. They assume the man handling it knows what he is doing.

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

Show people tend to treat their finances like their dentistry. They assume the people who handle it know what they are doing.

I understand that finance can be very complex.

When you grow up in life and you're poor, and because you're an athlete or you got rich overnight in music, unless you have access to financial advice or for the transition or matriculation of that process, then of course, you're going to go broke.

A financial plan is a way to take all of the money advice you come across and figure out how it applies to your specific financial situation.

I was a writer for 'New York' magazine. I had been to business school, but what did I know? Still, everybody from the receptionists on up to the editor would ask me what they should do with their money.

I don’t know anything about money.

Do you know how many athletes go broke three years after they stop playing? I want to help them hold on to their money. I mean, I know about budgets.

When you first come in the NBA, you have a lot of conversations about saving your money, financially educating yourself, not just trusting whoever it is handling your money, not just having those meetings once a year, and not really putting the effort into learning the same way you learn your craft on the court.

I've made a lot of money, and more importantly, I've saved a lot of money.

You want to make sure you're aware of who's dealing with your money, what it's doing, and how you can save.

I must know every aspect of my personal finances. Managing your money will help you make your money work for you.

I have no interest in managing my financial affairs.

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

Youth should be a savings bank.

Anybody with a reasonable income can become financially independent in a lifetime.

I have plenty of money, unlike other Hollywood celebrities or athletes that have not invested well.

We all need to save money to send our kids to college, to buy our first house, and to retire. But the truth is that most of us don't save very much.

A good financial plan is a road map that shows us exactly how the choices we make today will affect our future.

If I was a billionaire, I'd be smart with my money.

I like putting my money into things like food and shelter. I'm probably a bad example of an investor.

It is never too early to encourage long-term savings.