Whitney Tilson Quotes

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

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.

Remember, either you control your money or it will control you.

The very first step to building wealth is to spend less than you make.

Time is key to building your financial security.

I'm too careful with money - comes out of being poor for several years while growing up.

There are many ways you can make money. Certain ways will make you happy, certain other ways will make other people happy. But if you go in because there's money in there, you're bound to fail, bound to fail!

My opinion is just be very careful when you're young and making the money.

Sometimes people start making a change with without making sure the first the first source of income sticks.

Don't take risk, and don't get into debt.

Money has no grey areas. You either make it or you lose it.

Those who spend too fast never grow rich.

If you want to do well in life financially, then you have to start with dollars and cents. Those are details. So every penny means something. People who are successful tend to take care of those little things very well. And then they also accumulate credit, resources and do whatever it is that you need in life - that's a preparation for success.

The key to wealth is that it doesn't matter. Once you've had it, you don't think anything of it; you can wear cheap watches.

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

I was very fortunate that I saved my money and I still do.

In all realms of life it takes courage to stretch your limits, express your power, and fulfill your potential... it's no different in the financial realm.

I don't really invest too much in the future.

Money is my military, each dollar a soldier. I never send my money into battle unprepared and undefended. I send it to conquer and take currency prisoner and bring it back to me.

It's time to start thinking differently about money and debt and start the healing process - and the process toward wealth and freedom. 'Freedom from Bad Debt' can get you started.

The person who does not know how to live while they are making a living is a poorer person after their wealth is won than when they started.

Riches do not consist in the possession of treasures, but in the use made of them.

If we command our wealth, we shall be rich and free; if our wealth commands us, we are poor indeed.

Rule No.1: Never lose money. Rule No.2: Never forget rule No.1.

I always encourage people to pay themselves first, so I really advocate setting up direct deposit for your paycheck and establishing an automatic transfer so that part of each paycheck goes straight into your savings account.