Money Quotes and Messages

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Don’t tell me what you value, show me your budget, and I’ll tell you what you value.

Don’t tell me what you value, show me your budget, and I’ll tell you what you value.

I make myself rich by making my wants few.

I make myself rich by making my wants few.

Both poverty and riches are the offspring of thought.

Both poverty and riches are the offspring of thought.

Don’t just make money, make a difference.

Don’t just make money, make a difference.

Put all good eggs in one basket and then watch that basket.

Put all good eggs in one basket and then watch that basket.

Money moves from those who do not manage it to those who do.

Money moves from those who do not manage it to those who do.

It is not the man who has too little, but the man who craves more, that is poor.

It is not the man who has too little, but the man who craves more, that is poor.

Wealth is not about having a lot of money; it’s about having a lot of options.

Wealth is not about having a lot of money; it’s about having a lot of options.

Money does not buy you happiness, but lack of money certainly buys you misery.

Money does not buy you happiness, but lack of money certainly buys you misery.

Expect the best. Prepare for the worst. Capitalize on what comes.

Expect the best. Prepare for the worst. Capitalize on what comes.

People say ‘I want to be rich.’ The question is, ‘Are you willing to do what it takes?

People say ‘I want to be rich.’ The question is, ‘Are you willing to do what it takes?

Never depend on single income. Make investments to create a second source.

Never depend on single income. Make investments to create a second source.

That man is richest whose pleasures are cheapest.

That man is richest whose pleasures are cheapest.

The money you have gives you freedom; the money you pursue enslaves you.

The money you have gives you freedom; the money you pursue enslaves you.

Don’t let making a living prevent you from making a life.

Don’t let making a living prevent you from making a life.

Wealth is the ability to fully experience life.

Wealth is the ability to fully experience life.

Broke is a temporary condition; poor is a state of mind.

Broke is a temporary condition; poor is a state of mind.

Spend your money on the things money can buy. Spend your time on the things money can’t buy.

Spend your money on the things money can buy. Spend your time on the things money can’t buy.

Money is like muck—not good unless it be spread.

Money is like muck—not good unless it be spread.

Every day is a bank account, and time is our currency. No one is rich, no one is poor, we’ve got 24 hours each.

Every day is a bank account, and time is our currency. No one is rich, no one is poor, we’ve got 24 hours each.

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

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

Don’t let money run your life, let money help you run your life better.

Don’t let money run your life, let money help you run your life better.

I made my money the old-fashioned way. I was very nice to a wealthy relative right before he died.

I made my money the old-fashioned way. I was very nice to a wealthy relative right before he died.

The best way to become a billionaire is to help a billion people.

The best way to become a billionaire is to help a billion people.

When a fellow says it ain't the money but the principle of the thing, it's the money.

When a fellow says it ain't the money but the principle of the thing, it's the money.

The rich invest their money and spend what is left; the poor spend their money and invest what is left.

The rich invest their money and spend what is left; the poor spend their money and invest what is left.

To acquire money requires valor, to keep money requires prudence, and to spend money well is an art.

To acquire money requires valor, to keep money requires prudence, and to spend money well is an art.

The only difference between a rich person and a poor person is how they use their time.

The only difference between a rich person and a poor person is how they use their time.

If you want to know what a man is really like, take notice of how he acts when he loses money.

If you want to know what a man is really like, take notice of how he acts when he loses money.

Never spend your money before you have earned it.

Never spend your money before you have earned it.

Money is good for nothing unless you know the value of it by experience.

Money is good for nothing unless you know the value of it by experience.

Not he who has much is rich, but he who gives much.

Not he who has much is rich, but he who gives much.