John Mason Brown Quotes

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.

A simple fact that is hard to learn is that the time to save money is when you have some.

Think of your pension and start saving. Like my father, I have been a spendthrift, and I regret that.

I was always the frugal kid growing up because I was saving for college. Or I was always that kid that was like, 'I'm going to save my babysitting money so I can eat an expensive dinner when I go to Europe.'

I'm not a fool with my money. I've known what it's like to be poor and I don't splash it around stupidly.

I used to, in the summertime, spend so much money doing a lot of fun stuff. Now, I'm actually consciously trying to save so we can live how we want to live after basketball. I've even sold a few things.

My philosophy is to live below your means.

Economy I consider a virtue & should be practiced by all; there is certainly no way in which money can be laid out than in the education of children.

Is there any way to safeguard and acquire wealth? Yes, there is one sure way: namely, never to covet the wealth of another.

I've taken a lot of risks as far as turning down money to do something I guess I thought was more meaningful. But I don't know if that's the best piece of advice, because I've also struggled with money, when I could have had a little more if I'd just taken the damn job.

Don't identify yourself with labels and brands and have to buy every cute thing you see. Invest in the things that will grow in equity.

When it comes to an everyday situation, I am like an ant. I keep putting money aside because I know that if I want to splurge, there is a big mountain of money that I can use.

My family wasn't rich, so when it comes to money, I tend to think, 'Err on the side of caution.'

The older I get, the more I'm saving the day.

I haven't gone hillbilly rich, where you spend everything you have.

I don't spoil myself on extravagant cars or spending money on jewelry. So I save a lot of the money I have.

The important thing in investing is to be true to your compass.

The big message I give to all of our clients, and anyone we lecture to, is you have to be smart with your money.

When I came to the U.S., I tried to take shortcuts to make money - but everything crashed.

Once you're a saver, you're always a saver. At the end of the day, it's more money in your pocket.

I wouldn't advise anyone to blow their money on cars.

I was smart or lucky or both. I saved my money. I was on TV for 10 years, and then I spent eight more years on the road. Working on the road is where you really can save money if you put your mind to it.

There is no sure-fire way to get rich quickly. In fact, the pursuit of that usually leads to ruin.

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.

I'm very smart with my paper! I stopped buying things for myself a long time ago - now I just buy things for my kids or my wife.