Jean Chatzky Quotes

I've always been salaried; I've never owned anything. I've done very well, lived very well.

Understand and accept the cycles of money. The setbacks you may have today or next year will not keep you from financial freedom. If you hold on to your goals and dreams, you will get there.

I was never money conscious. I would never have succeeded if I thought I was going to be a millionaire.

But I don't begrudge anybody, because I know how hard it is to have that dream and to make it happen, whether or not it's just to put a roof over your head and food on the table.

People who don't get rich are lazy or just have other priorities.

You can do the same thing with $20 million that you would do with $50 million. So at a certain point in your life and in your career, you realise that it's not about the money.

I believe that God's dream is that we be successful in our careers, and that we be able to send our kids to college. I don't mean that everyone is going to be rich, and I preach a lot on blooming where you're planted. But I don't have the mindset that money is a bad thing.

I wasn't raised with money, so I had to get used to having it. I think I've adjusted to it pretty well.

Don't expect anyone else to support you. Maybe you'll have a trust fund. Maybe you'll have a wealthy spouse. But you never know when either of them might run out.

If you're planning only to make money and nothing else, you'll be broke.

The only way to permanently change the temperature in the room is to reset the thermostat. In the same way, the only way to change your level of financial success 'permanently' is to reset your financial thermostat. But it is your choice whether you choose to change.

I've always been terrified about not having money. I've been a big saver and a big earner. When I've been out of work, I've always found another job. I never wanted to get into debt, because money was very tight when I was growing up. I never felt deprived, but I couldn't have the things I wanted.

Bottom line is, I didn't return to Apple to make a fortune. I've been very lucky in my life and already have one. When I was 25, my net worth was $100 million or so. I decided then that I wasn't going to let it ruin my life. There's no way you could ever spend it all, and I don't view wealth as something that validates my intelligence.

The use of money is all the advantage there is in having it.

Money is misunderstood. The fact is if you want to be successful - the money will follow you. If you are a doctor, something else will follow you. If you are successful, there is an accompaniment. If your goal is just to make money, you won't succeed. Money is a commodity to use, not to be dictated by.

Certainly, it's very easy to fall in love with cash. If you're going to make all your decisions based on cash, you're going to have a pretty naffy career.

Even though I made $800 million, I am still grounded.

When it comes to money, I can earn it.

In my view, if you want to get ahead and build wealth, you have to get over your delusion that something only has value if you can measure it.

I lived job-to-job before 'Magic Mike.' It certainly has meant a lot to me from a financial standpoint.

I've made some investments during my career that I'm happy with, so my life, talking financially, is definitely OK.

I don't count no one else's money. I want everyone to be taken care of and be able to take care of their families and be successful.

It's nice, being brought up with no money at all. It's just not how I measure success, so that makes it a bunch easier.

I want money; I just don't want that money lying around.

Today's youth are told to get rich or die trying and they really shouldn't take that attitude forward with them.