Jean Chatzky Quotes

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

Any sensible family has a budget that lays out how much will be spent for household and other purposes. Without such planning, things would quickly go awry.

You spend a billion here and a billion there. Sooner of later it adds up to real money.

Tell a woman it's going to rain, and she'll get out the umbrellas. Well, in the matter of money, there's always the chance of rain ahead.

Save for your goals. Take note of what's coming your way - vacations, the holidays, what ever is going to cost you money - and start saving ahead of time so that you have a stash when the time comes.

A budget is a moral document of a nation’s priorities.

I have now the Treasurer’s head in a bag.

The necessities of a nation in every stage of its existence will be found at least equal to its resources.

The best scheme of finance is, to spend as little as possible; and the best tax is always the lightest.

I spent more money on one robe than guys spend in five years.

Tough times call for tough choices and pinching every penny.

I've been very sensible with the money I made, and I did make good money.

Budgets are matters of priority and prioritizing. It's a high priority.

If there's not enough money in the bank account, you don't spend it.

I'm used to always having struggles getting finances together and keeping precarious budgets alive in the independent film world.

Until we have comprehensive financial education, we'll never see the end of our booms and busts.

Paying for disasters and being fiscally responsible are not mutually exclusive.

The idea of recklessly spending money - even though it sounds like it's lots of fun, it's fashion - isn't interesting to me. It is a business.

All of us in Canada have to be better at making a dollar count, because we have fewer dollars.

Don't overspend. Have budget days and splurge days.

Nobody is more capable of detecting eventual economic fluctuation than women, since they monitor the increases and decreases of their home's budgets.

You have to spend a lot of money to build strong sides.

You want all the money inside football. We do not have a bottomless pit of money. There are constraints. That's why some deals I have said no to because of the finances of them.

Fiscal prudence is very important.

You can't spend your way to prosperity.