“I’m not against people having new cars. I’m against them having you. We’re doing a huge job of impressing someone at a stoplight that we’ll never meet. It makes you broke and keeps you broke.”
“Consumers woke up to wake up and just say no.”
“This is not a game… Debt has become part of who we are. It can be like a spoiled child in the grocery store with stuck to his lips: “I want. Well, now this steep climbs into our culture, Access to go and say, “Hey, we’re adults here.
“I can’t tell you about the average amount of money that went off the island yesterday.”
I’m not talking about Hitler’s boot camp or anything for kids. But they need to learn, … Graduate from high school with something more than ability. open a bag of Doritos and play Nintendo. It’s a bad idea. Work creates money. I have met 55 year olds who don’t have that one down.
“I call this a big mistake? the we give ideas that our church needs money.
“You must tell your spouse everything about your debt, income, financial strengths and weaknesses. No secrets allowed.”
“This forces you to turn your ‘his books’ and ‘his books’ into ‘our books’ and foster unity and communication in your marriage.” I know very few financially successful people who have a separate life and checking accounts. If you want your life, you don’t have to get married.”
“Financial peace is not a matter of comparison. It’s learning to live less than you do, so you can give money and invest money. Until you do that, you can’t win.”
“We don’t need money, we don’t have to impress people we don’t like.”
“If you live like no one else, then live like no one else.”
“Do the favor.”
“Your money tells the budget where to go instead of wondering where it was going.”
“If you’ve stopped people from making fun of your financial plan, you’re on track.”
“An important part of financial health is knowing where you are weak and taking steps to ensure that you do not fall into weakness. And we are all weak.”
“My financial life began to turn around when I took responsibility.”
“I don’t want to go through the hot plums because it’s fun, but if I can show you how a short, painful walk removes a life of anxiety, vanity, stress, and fear, which constantly breaks me, then brings it into the hot coals.”
“Don’t take financial advice from broke people.”
“If the Red-Faced Kid (“I want it, and I want it now!”) rules your life, you’re going to be broke.”
“Winning money is 80 percent behavior and 20 percent knowledge. Most people know what to do, but they just don’t do it.”
Resources:
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