George Washington Quotes

It takes some discipline and hard work, but relying on credit when things go wrong is a trap.

Borrowing for expansion is one thing; borrowing to make up for mismanagement and waste is quite another.

[S]ound policy condemns the practice of accumulating debts.

If you are, consolidating at a lower interest rate can help you pay off your debt faster. But if there's even a small chance that you'll spiral back into debt, it's not for you.

I can get no remedy against this consumption of the purse: borrowing only lingers and lingers it out, but the disease is incurable.

Don't go into debt and don't spend a lot. It's not how much money you make, it's how much you spend.

If you owe money, you can't pay them out. You just pay for everything, you do smart things, you eventually get very rich.

You should always live within your income, even if you have to borrow to do so.

Think What You Do When You Run in Debt: You Give to Another Power over Your Liberty

Debt means you had more fun than you were supposed to.

I borrow to pay my honest debts and not to squander foolishly. What's more, I confine my borrowing to those who can well afford it. I don't go around sponging on widows and orphans unless they have plenty.

[Avoid] likewise the accumulation of debt.

I don't like being in debt, and I wouldn't borrow money for anything.

Borrowing and spending is not the way to prosperity.

I'm more of a debit card person, and I live in the 'now'. I don't like credit cards anymore. I try to live with whatever I can afford and don't try to put myself in an awkward position. I've done that before.

When you borrow money, you should always think how you're going to pay it back.

If you can't pay for a thing, don't buy it. If you can't get paid for it, don't sell it. Do this, and you will have calm and drowsy nights, with all of the good business you have now and none of the bad. If you have time, don't wait for time.

Never spend your money before you have earned it.

My dad was fiscally conservative, and I was influenced by that. He didn't believe in spending more than you had because it gets you into trouble.

I've always had an aversion to debt.

A man is usually more careful of his money than of his principles.

We believed it was better to pay as you go than it was to pay your bills by borrowing and laying up debts for another day. To pay as you go, that policy is a safer business policy and a saner business policy, and we thought it was a saner national policy.

When you owe money to people, you're always going to owe money to people, so you should take care of it as soon as possible. It doesn't go away just because you ignore it.

We need to stop spending money we don't have.

I have never had personal debt and never will.