Gloria Steinem Quotes

Don’t tell me what you value. Show me your budget.

To understand someone, find out how he spends his money.

Don't tell me what you value. Show me your budget and I'll tell you what you value.

Living is more a question of what one spends than what one makes.

I think about how I'm spending my money, and I like to spend on my family.

You have to teach children about money intentionally - create teachable moments.

Having a think about whether you can afford 'this' or 'that' is a good discipline to have, to maximise what you can achieve to the highest standard.

A budget is simply telling your money where to go instead of wondering where it went.

As soon as I get it, I spend it. I need to start saving it.

You must respect people, and you must respect money. My father said to me: 'When you respect money, money will respect you.'

Rather than saying, 'My checking account is a wreck,' change it to 'I will learn how to track my spending and balance my checkbook.'

If I could only have cash, I know that I would spend very little.

Most people don't know what they spend in every single area, but they know they have a problem in particular areas.

Thoughtful financial planning can easily take a backseat to daily life.

A budget tells us what we can't afford, but it doesn't keep us from buying it.

What's the point of creating a budget if it's not possible to follow through?

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

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.

Overall, I'm quite good with how I spend my cashola.

I've never met a budget that I couldn't coax a few extra dollars from - and I'll bet that you can do the same. For instance, you're probably buying more minutes and more cable channels than you use. Oh, and how many black skinny jeans do I count in your closet? You have enough money, just the wrong priorities.

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

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.

Money is always on its way somewhere. What you do with it while it is in your keeping and the direction you send it in say much about you. Your treatment of and respect for money, how you make it, and how you spend it, reflect your character.

Each time you go to the grocery store with your kids, it is a potential learning opportunity. In order not to overemphasize materialism, focus on other things to do with money. In 'Beyond the Lemonade Stand,' I try to emphasize the importance of saving money, and of using it to help other people.

You've got to tell your money what to do or it will leave.