Favorite quote or money motivator?

[LuxLiving]

“The real measure of our wealth is how much we’d be worth, if we lost all our money.” ~John Henry Jowett

[LuxLiving]

"Industry, perseverance, and frugality make fortune yield." ~Benjamin Franklin

[LuxLiving]

"The miracle of compounding returns is overwhelmed by the tyranny of compounding costs." - John C. Bogle, The Little Book of Common Sense Investing

[LuxLiving]

"Failure is more frequently from want of energy than want of capital." ~Daniel Webster

[dotcom]

Every Problem Is An Oppurtunity In Disguise - Franklin

[LuxLiving]

"Investing without research is like playing stud poker and never looking at the cards." ~Peter Lynch

[LuxLiving]

It is well that the people of the nation do not understand our banking and monetary system, for if they did, I believe there would be a revolution before tomorrow morning. ~ Henry Ford

[Exile]

I have to credit this gem to my wife: "Where you stand depends on where you sit."

[MoneyMonster]

"My pokets have holes, good thing i don't put money in there."

[LuxLiving]

(on sticking to a budget...you'll) "become more confident in not throwing money at a problem. Its like exercise - feel the frugal burn!" -baselle

[WhiteAl]

"All I ask is the chance to prove that money can't make me happy."

"Whoever said money can't buy happiness simply didn't know where to go shopping."

[Exile]

No good deed goes unpunished.

[alexjc]

If you can count your money, you don't have a billion dollars. - Jackie Mason

[alexjc]

When I was young I used to think that money was the most important thing in life; now that I am old, I know it is. - Oscar Wilde

With money in you pocket, you are wise and you are handsome and you sing well, too. - Jewish Proverb


Lack of money is the root of all evil. - George Bernard Shaw


Money frees you from doing things you dislike. Since I dislike doing nearly everything, money is handy. - Groucho Marx

[LuxLiving]

'I did it with good old-fashioned nickels and dimes. My mother taught me how to budget, which made me appreciate how a little money can grow. I saved what I could from odd jobs, such as lawn cutting and window washing, that I did in addition to my day job. " ~Ed Crawley, 69, better known as Mr. Earl, earns $20,000 a year as a parking lot attendant. But he has amassed a stock portfolio worth more than $500,000.

How did he do this? He simply CONSISTENTLY spent less than he earned and invested the surplus.

[LuxLiving]

“It's real hard to come up with $1000, but it’s easy to find 1000 ways to save a dollar or two!” ~~Tightwad Kitty, SavingAdvice.com blogger, Finding those 1000 ways to save a dollar & stretching my pension as far as it can go.Tightwad Kitty's $$$ Stretching Blog

[LuxLiving]

"If ones purpose, goal and fiscal responsibility are measured routinely, there will be no short fall." ~~Project 60, NetWorthIQ blogger

[simple987]

'You don't get rich by giving it all away'

---When asked why I am so frugal when I have plenty of money in the bank.

[LuxLiving]

"Drink Water, Put the Money in your Pocket, and leave the Dry-bellyach in the Punchbowl." ~~Poor Richard, a/k/a Benjamin Franklin

[bishop]

"Money only changes people in one way...it amplifies them. If you were a jerk while you were poor, you'll just be a bigger jerk when your wealthy...if you were a nice person when you were poor, you'll be a nicer person when you're wealthy..." - anonymous