Favorite quote or money motivator?

[LuxLiving]

“Consumption does not fill the void.” -sticker seen on subway

[LuxLiving]

"There's no substitute for saving money. Next time you crack open your wallet, think on this: The dollars you spend today ARE delaying your retirement." ~~Jonathan Clements

[LuxLiving]

"You can't get rich by spending money. The folks with the big house, fancy cars and designer clothes are, no doubt, loaded. But they may be loaded with debt." ~~Jonathan Clements

[sweeps]

“Somebody said to me, ‘But the Beatles were anti-materialistic.’ That’s a huge myth. John and I literally used to sit down and say, ‘Now, let’s write a swimming pool.’” -- Paul McCartney (hat tip)

[osadg]

Whoops-dublicated the post!

[LuxLiving]

"The rampant greed that threatens to overwhelm our financial system and corporate world runs deeper than money. Not knowing what enough is subverts our professional values. It makes salespersons of those who should be fiduciaries of the investments entrusted to them." -John C. Bogle

[adam_c]

Ecclesiates 5:19
"Moreover, when God gives any man wealth and possessions, and enables him to enjoy them, to accept his lot and be happy in his work, this is a gift from God. He seldom reflects on the days of his life, because God keeps him occupied with gladness of heart.

[uncle_ank]

I cant remember, but I like Pink Floyd's song "money"

[Adrien]

Quotes

These are from my side-----------
When money is seen as a solution for every problem, money itself becomes the problem.
Richard Needham

Time will take your money, but money won't buy time.
James Taylor

An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.
Benjamin Franklin

[LuxLiving]

Lucien Hooper, a Wall Street legend:

“What always impresses me, is how much better the relaxed, long-term owners of stock do with their portfolios than the traders do with their switching of inventory. The relaxed investor is usually better informed and more understanding of essential values; he is more patient and less emotional; he pays smaller capital gains taxes; he does not incur unnecessary brokerage commissions; and he avoids behaving like Cassius by ‘thinking too much.’”

[LuxLiving]

"A man builds a fine house; and now he has a master, and a task for life is to furnish, watch, show it, and keep it in repair the rest of his life." ~~ Ralph Waldo Emerson

[Snodog]

Always pay yourself last.

[LuxLiving]

Okay Snodog, I've got to ask -

Pay yourself LAST? I'd always heard "Pay Yourself FIRST."

What gives?

[Snodog]

Okay Snodog, I've got to ask -

Pay yourself LAST? I'd always heard "Pay Yourself FIRST."

What gives?

The key is to have so few wants that you can comfortably live and have plenty of money left over to save. I know all the experts say the reverse but we save 38% of our gross (on a modest salary) by paying ourselves last. Paying yourself first is just too restrictive for me but YMMV.

[BillK]

It is not always about how much money you make, but how you spend it.