Smart Finance Quotes

All sensible investing is value investing

You really don't need leverage in this world much. If you're smart, you're going to make a lot of money without borrowing. I've never borrowed a significant amount of money in my life. Never. Never will. I've got no interest in it.

Money can make money if you're intelligent about it and don't waste it the wrong way.

I'm running for controller to ensure our government reflects the values of the people of California and increases prosperity by managing our finances smartly, efficiently and effectively.

Earning money has a way of increasing financial intelligence quickly.

He who is surety is never sure himself. Take advice, and never be security for more than you are quite willing to lose. Remember the word of the wise man: He that is surety for a stranger shall smart for it; and he that hateth suretyship is sure.

Never run into debt, not if you can find anything else to run into.

My philosophy, in a nutshell, is to wipe out the greatest amount of risk with the least amount of money.

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

A fool and his money are soon parted. It takes creative tax laws for the rest.

Just because someone will lend money to you doesn't mean you should borrow it.

Certain money is not always good money. It could be just being at the wrong place at the wrong time. I mean, if you have your priorities in check then for the most part it's easy.

No matter how much money you have, it's just smart to use coupons. It's like free money in your pocket.

While I strongly encourage my readers to take advantage of the Internet and social networking platforms to gain a greater understanding of their personal finances, it is extremely important to be safe, smart, and responsible when it comes to sharing, discussing, and managing your finances online.

If you're smart enough to go to college, you should be smart and creative enough to pay for it.

In this day and age it's really stupid to be stupid about financial matters. It doesn't do you any good to make money if you don't know what to do with it other than spend it.

I've taken advantage of the laws. And frankly, so has everybody else in my position.

If your company matches your 401(k) contribution, then no matter what, contribute to your 401(k) first. You put in a dollar, they put in 50 cents. It's an automatic 50 percent return on your money. You can't pass that up. I'd rather have the 50 percent than pay 32 percent interest on a credit card.