long-term financial goals Quotes

Don’t buy luxuries until you’ve built the assets to afford them

You seem to think that everyone can save money if they have the character to do it. As a matter of fact, there are innumerable people who have a wide choice between saving and giving their children the best possible opportunities. The decision is usually in favor of the children.

I went to the bank and reviewed my savings, I found out I have all the money I'll ever need. If I die tomorrow.

There are people who are not wealthy because they want to be comfortable.

We can guarantee cash benefits as far out and at whatever size you like, but we cannot guarantee their purchasing power.

All our lives we are putting pennies — our most golden pennies — into penny-in-the-slot machines that are almost always empty.

If you would be wealthy, think of saving as well as getting.

After you marry, every asset either of you acquires is jointly held. That's why you both need to be in sync on your long-term financial goals, from paying off the mortgage to putting away for retirement. Ideally, you should talk about all this before you wed. If you don't, you can end up deeply frustrated and financially spent.