When people get scared, they quit giving.
The same prudence which in private life would forbid our paying our own money for unexplained projects, forbids it in the dispensation of public moneys.
I've been really frugal with money since way back, so I can't buy something if it's too expensive. I'm not that brave.
Anyone who lives within their means suffers from a lack of imagination.
I'm a very safe saver. I save everything. I save all my money and my parents raised me like that.
Caution, not exuberance, should be our fiscal motto.
My accountant worships me because I'm so cautious with my money.
My family wasn't rich, so when it comes to money, I tend to think, 'Err on the side of caution.'
That's why I be so careful with my money and always try to invest. I see people who have it all and then lose it.
Other than that one year, Salon has been very cautious about the way it spends money. For instance, since last year, we've had virtually no marketing budget. It's just word of mouth. And our circulation continues to grow that way by breaking news stories.
I am naturally cautious so I guess I am a saver. I'm a firm believer in not borrowing money, which is a lesson passed down to me from my parents and grandparents.
I think people are much more concerned about money now. There aren't the big advances of the past. You feel the sense of nervousness about the book industry. It's not like before. Not that I knew very much about what it was like because I was a newcomer to it, but I get that feeling that people are more conservative in their book choices and what they are going to publish and what's a sure sell. As opposed to - just like in the economy - a sense of luxury and sense of risk taking ten years ago.
It takes me a long time to make a big purchase.
I never really had an itch for gambling. I work hard for my money, so I don't like going out and giving it away like that.
I'm very careful with the money I have, I pay myself the living wage, and I try to save the rest, because if life has taught me one thing it's that you never know what is around the corner.
I'm very frugal, so I don't like to shop because I'm afraid everything is going away.
Every time there is a recession, consumers will typically be more cautious, more conservative, take more time, and make more serious price-performance trade-offs.
