Michael Bloomberg Quotes

My accountant worships me because I'm so cautious with my money.

Pray a little more, work a little harder, save, wait, be patient and, most of all, live within our means. That's the American way. It's not spending ourselves into prosperity or taxing ourselves into prosperity.

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

Building a rainy-day fund during good times may not be politically popular, but it can pay off during the bad times.

… taking money from the thrifty to keep the improvident

Back home in Maine people tend to think that there should be a balance between money coming in and money going out in their own lives, in their businesses and the Federal government.

We have become 99 percent money mad. The method of living at home modestly and within our income, laying a little by systematically for the proverbial rainy day which is due to come, can almost be listed among the lost arts.

More generally, I strongly believe in the importance of fiscal responsibility.

Find $50 a month for savings. No excuses!

People know that you can't spend more than you have.

Cut back your spending now.

I know that you've got to watch how you spend all the dollars. That's not the easiest thing to do. That's not what people think is the most fun thing to do, but it's the right thing to do.

Borrowing and spending is not the way to prosperity.

The way to build your savings is by spending less each month.

I am quite a spendthrift but just being careful because my family was not rich, was not a rich family.

I have a nest egg, and I don't buy above my means.

I'm not ridiculously wealthy, but I don't squander money either.

Never spend your money before you have earned it.

Every year of my working life, I have been fortunate enough to earn more money than I have spent.

I've always saved. I believe in keeping money back for a rainy day and living within my means. I don't buy expensive clothes; I have a 10-year-old car I'm hoping to replace when a big job comes in. I suppose when we do go on family holidays, I am quite happy to spend when we are there.

The safe way to double your money is to fold it over once and put it in your pocket.

A billion saved is a billion earned.

I believe in practicing prudence at least once every two or three years.

Everybody has to look after their own economy and follow the rules.

I've always been sensible with my money. I can't say I'm a business genius.