Timothy Noah Quotes

The thing I have discovered about working with personal finance is that the good news is that it is not rocket science. Personal finance is about 80 percent behavior. It is only about 20 percent head knowledge.

By working toward a financial objective, you'll start to see the money add up for retirement or the credit card balance go down. But it doesn't have an immediate impact on your day-to-day life, and when it does - like when you're pinching pennies to save more - the immediate impact could feel negative.

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

I have earned hundreds of thousands of pounds, but I can't seem to get to grips with money.

My business life is really simple. It's like, get check. Put check in bank. Pay rent. I've never bought a stock in my life. I never got caught up in that trip. And the truth is, I don't obsess about money ever.

Anything that gets people to think harder about their financial security and take some responsibility is a good thing.

I've looked after my money. As I started working around my third birthday, my first check went straight to the bank.

It's not surprising so many people end up with credit-card debts. Saving for your retirement and buying a house are difficult things, and we don't educate people about them at all.

A financial plan is a way to take all of the money advice you come across and figure out how it applies to your specific financial situation.

I have observed that money left without special guidance is sometimes used well and sometimes not.

I like putting my money into things like food and shelter. I'm probably a bad example of an investor.

I gotta make money - it all tends to disappear in this field.

Time well spent results in more money to spend, more money to save, and more time to vacation.

What counts is what you do with your money, not where it came from.

It's easier for me to get three times the amount of money I really want.

When I was a kid, I was big into saving up my money.

I've made a lot of money, and more importantly, I've saved a lot of money.

You want to make sure you're aware of who's dealing with your money, what it's doing, and how you can save.

I've been on the telly for a long while. I've never saved any money or anything. I'm not one of those people.

If you save your money right, you can have what you want.

I must know every aspect of my personal finances. Managing your money will help you make your money work for you.

Money brings a lot of responsibility as to what you're going to do with it, and I've given quite a bit of thought to that.

Money isn't everything, but it is when you start thinking about putting money away for your retirement days.

I have enough money to last me the rest of my life unless I buy something.

I'd go stupid collecting and counting my money.