Barbara Corcoran Quotes

There are no shortcuts when it comes to getting out of debt.

You need some quick wins in order to stay pumped enough to get out of debt completely.

If you're trying to get out of debt, you have to be willing to treat everything as expendable.

Get rid of debt now.

Homeowners refinance their loans when interest rates go down. Businesses refinance their loans.

If you're one of the millions of people who have student debt right now, I'll help you refinance your loans at better rates.

You want 21 percent risk free? Pay off your credit cards.

Greece will not manage to get back on its feet without restructuring its debt. There is no way around it. The country's creditors will have to reduce a portion of its debts by extending maturity dates, lowering interest rates or giving them what's called a 'haircut' in financial jargon.

To bring down your credit card balances, write down the benefits of reducing your debt. No more gnawing feeling that you're throwing money away, perhaps. More money flowing to other financial objectives. Then consult the list when you have doubts.

I often say that paying off your debt is like dieting. There are no miracle cures; it takes discipline and hard work.

We need to have a goal of becoming debt-free as soon as possible.

The more comprehensive and convincing a debt reduction program is, the less likely it is to fail. And remember, just as Germany is grateful to America for the Marshall Plan, Italy would be grateful to Germany for helping it lower its refinancing costs.

Get out of debt. In a world of stagnant incomes and rising core expenses like mortgage and health care costs, that's a lot easier said than done. The middle class is under enormous pressure. But families can stop the bleeding by reducing their reliance on debt wherever they can. They can also start fighting back by taking a hard look at whom they do business with and rethinking whether they want tricks-and-traps banks to hold their money. They can also demand that public officials take the side of families over the side of banks.

Let us avoid debt as we would avoid a plague; where we are now in debt, let us get out of debt; if not today...tomorrow.

Absolutely pay off credit card debt. If you're not getting a match in your 401(k) and you've got credit card debt, you've got to get yourself out of credit card debt. When you get out of credit card debt, your credit score goes up and interest starts to go down.

Rolling all of your debts into a single loan is a good idea - in theory. In fact, it can be a great idea.

Bankruptcy laws allow companies to smoothly reorganize, but not college graduates burdened by student loans.

When it comes to tackling your financial goals, whatever they might be, there's no time like the present.

I believe that through knowledge and discipline, financial peace is possible for all of us.

Let every man, every corporation, and especially let every village, town, and city, every county and State, get out of debt and keep out of debt. It is the debtor that is ruined by hard times.

I don't believe we are supposed to go through life defeated and not having enough money to pay our bills or send our kids to college.

The most important thing is to not waste your money.

I used to have to beg and borrow £25 to hire some French windows. I started producing in 1967, and I was in debt until 1981. Having a think about whether you can afford 'this' or 'that' is a good discipline to have, to maximise what you can achieve to the highest standard.

The answer to too much debt is not more debt; it is less debt.

There are but two ways of paying debt—increase of industry in raising income. increase of thrift in laying out.