Jen Kirkman Quotes

Money is of no value; it cannot spend itself. All depends on the skill of the spender.

I find money some way or other goes very fast. But I think I can reflect it has been spent with satisfaction and to my own honour.

I was never sloppy with other people's money. Only my own. Because I figure, well, you can be.

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.

I never saved my money. Whenever I worked in the past, I would spend it on my family or my husbands.

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.

There are a lot of guys who are successful, they make a lot of big money, I mean millions overnight with a contract, and they don't understand the evaporation. It evaporates. You're always back to square one. I found that out, so integrity is how I do business. That's my main asset.

The secrecy surrounding wealth and the anxiety of talking about money is absurd. If you are rich and you live well and you spend money and it is an essential part of your lifestyle, then you shouldn't be ashamed of talking about it. You shouldn't be ashamed of it. And I think you should accept it and be honest and open about it.

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.

A woman of fortune being used the handling of money, spends it judiciously; but a woman who gets the command of money for the first time upon her marriage, has such a gust in spending it, that she throws it away with great profusion.

I started out from a pretty modest background, so I always had a pretty good sense of money. I always had to work for my money, save my own money, I always bought my own stuff with my money... trying not to waste money unnecessarily.

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.

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.

The way I grew up, I was always taught that it's uncouth to talk about money, and that's not what should inspire you.

I do not give money for just mere hopes.

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

My parents had no money, but they had strong values that I've carried throughout my life - things like not going into debt, never borrowing money, never leveraging, paying your bills on time, keeping your agreements, selling customers the right things, treating employees right, and growing things.

If a man has money, it is usually a sign, too, that he knows how to take care of it; don't imagine his money is easy to get simply because he has plenty of it.

People value and spend their money more wisely when they acquire it by their own efforts - also known as work.

My dad is often horrified by what I've spent my money on.

I've never really seen other people spend other people's money wisely.

I just felt like I couldn't deal with the everyday responsibilities of life, paying bills and all of that. I'm terrible at all of that. So I knew I had to make enough money to pay someone else to deal with all of that.

A wise person should have money in their head, but not in their heart.