William Christopher Handy Quotes

Every year of my working life, I have been fortunate enough to earn more money than I have spent.

The first rule of personal finance is that it's not personal and it's not financial. It's about your ability to make ten changes and not get too depressed over it.

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

Joining finances can be tricky. Money has long topped the list of topics couples fight about.

It hath been observed in the nature of Arithmetick, that like other parts of the Mathematicks, it doth not only improve the Rational Faculties, but inclines those that are expert in it to thrifiness and good Husbandry, and prevents both Husbands and Wives in some measure from running out of their Estates, when they have it always ready in their Heads what their expences do amount to, and how soon by that course their ruine must overtake them.

When I was a kid, I was big into saving up my money.

Saving nickels, saving dimes, working 'til the sun don't shine, looking forward to happier times.

Bring your desires down to your present means. Increase them only when your increased means permit.

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.

So many financial dreams are thwarted by the failure to act upon good intentions.

The money I saved during baseball was probably all gone. I'm tapped out.

Automating some of your finances can be incredibly convenient and is a great way to save time, but automating everything makes it too easy to go on autopilot and forget to pay attention to your personal finances.

By working toward a financial objective, you'll start to see the money add up for retirement or the credit card balance go down. But it doesn't have an immediate impact on your day-to-day life, and when it does - like when you're pinching pennies to save more - the immediate impact could feel negative.

It is easy at any moment to surrender a large fortune; to build one up is a difficult and an arduous task.

I try to treat all the money I'm making like it's the last time I'm going to make it.

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

Put all of your savings on autopilot, and you won't likely notice the missing cash.

Web banking lets you monitor your spending, tweak your budget, schedule payments, and more, particularly if you marry your online bank with the personal-finance management tools available online.

You have to go broke three times to learn how to make a living.

Money? How did I lose it? I never did lose it. I just never knew where it went.

I have a personal prosperity plan. I know where my money goes, and how I can spend it more fruitfully. A prosperity plan is something fluid that may alter month to month.

How many people out there really set a budget?

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.

Look everywhere you can to cut a little bit from your expenses. It will all add up to a meaningful sum.