Staying on top of our finances has always been the goal, but the road to financial security is paved with difficulties, great risks, and poor decisions. While there may be failures and regrets, don’t let that bring you down – there’s always a way to turn things around.
Usually, it starts with getting a better understanding of your personal finances. From there, you can slowly learn how to manage your money wisely. By being wise about your finances today, you can find yourself a step closer to achieving financial freedom in the future.
To motivate you to take charge of your financial life, here are 20 finance quotes that can inspire you to set your priorities straight and change the way you think about money.
Watch your finances like a hawk. – H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants. – Epictetus
Beware of little expenses. A small leak will sink a great ship. – Benjamin Franklin
A budget tells us what we can’t afford, but it doesn’t keep us from buying it. -William Feather
Rule No. 1 : Never lose money. Rule No. 2 : Never forget Rule No. 1. – Warren Buffett
Financial freedom is a mental, emotional and educational process. – Robert Kiyosaki
I believe that through knowledge and discipline, financial peace is possible for all of us. -Dave Ramsey
Stay on top of your finances. Don’t leave that up to others. – Leif Garrett
Here’s my gift-giving rule: Respect your current financial situation. – Suze Orman
No one’s ever achieved financial fitness with a January resolution that’s abandoned by February. – Suze Orman
Hope is not a financial plan. – Ric Edelman
Finance without strategy is just numbers, and strategy without finance is just dreaming. – E. Faber, CEO Danone
It’s not your salary that makes you rich, it’s your spending habits. – Charles A. Jaffe
Do not leave yourself or your family unprotected against financial storms… Build up savings. – Ezra Taft Benson
Don’t gamble; take all your savings and buy some good stock and hold it till it goes up, then sell it. If it don’t go up, don’t buy it. – Will Rogers
If you are born poor its not your mistake, but if you die poor its your mistake. – Bill Gates
Do not save what is left after spending; instead, spend what is left after saving. – Warren Buffett
If you want to reap financial blessings, you have to sow financially. – Joel Osteen
The way to become rich is to put all your eggs in one basket and then watch that basket. -Andrew Carnegie
Finance is not merely about making money. It’s about achieving our deep goals and protecting the fruits of our labor. It’s about stewardship and, therefore, about achieving the good society. –Robert J. Shiller
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