Carmen Busquets Quotes

I say all the time I think there should be some courses in the regular schooling system that isn't, even like about credit, things that matter later in life. I learned the harder way: 'Look, I got a $500 credit card in the mail, let's go shopping!'

I don't believe in spending money lavishly, now that I'm making money.

If you don't have the money management skills yet, using a debit card will ensure you don't overspend and rack up debt on a credit card.

I'm really not good with money, and I don't pay attention.

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

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.

I've never really seen other people spend other people's money wisely.

I've got my eye on a few things to spend my money on. I've got my own bank card but I am really good with money. I don't spend too much at all.

After two decades of personal finance reporting, I've heard every excuse in the book for not saving money. That said, none of them really hold up - at least over the long term.

It's real difficult to save when you don't have any money.

Spending money is much more difficult than making money.

I was never stupid with my money, because I grew up without it. So when I started to make some, I was like, 'Okay, first rule of thumb, I'm not buying it unless I've got the money to buy it,' so I have no debt.

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

If saving money is wrong, I don't want to be right!

And a musician has to learn to be frugal and to carefully manage financial affairs.

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

I started out from a pretty modest background, so I always had a pretty good sense of money. I always had to work for my money, save my own money, I always bought my own stuff with my money... trying not to waste money unnecessarily.

I can inspire people on how to use money, how to get economically powerful.

When the Fugees were big, we made a whole lot of money, and what happened was that I saved my money and never spent it.

Since having kids, I am more careful about saving rather than splurging. I used to spend all my money on trainers and high heels that I couldn't walk in.

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 had my electricity turned off three times because I never had time to pay my bills. It was a joke. I'm making a ton of money, and I'm walking around my apartment with flashlights.

The best money advice ever given me was from my father. When I was a little girl, he told me, 'Don't spend anything unless you have to.'

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

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