Back on the quote theme this week. I find them great for a bit of kick-up-the-bum motivation, soul-searching reflection, and oh go on then, please guide me to make zillions. Are you listening Universe? So without further ado, here are my favourite money wisdom quotes aka money quotes. Get them there pom poms at the ready.
MONEY QUOTES
1. ‘Wealth is not about having a lot of money, it’s about having a lot of options’. – Chris Rock
2. ‘The best investment you can make is in yourself ‘ – Warren Buffett
3. ‘Formal education will make you a living; self-education will make you a fortune’. – Jim Rohn
4. ‘Wealth is the ability to fully experience life’. Henry David Thoreau
5. ‘The key to making money is to stay invested’. – Suze Orman
6. ‘Wealth is the ability to give back’. – Anonymous
7. ‘Money is only a tool. It will take you wherever you wish, but it will not replace you as the driver’. – Ayn Rand
8. ‘The money you make is a symbol of the value you create’. – Idowu Koyenikan
9. ‘Wealth is the ability to say yes to the things that matter most and no to the things that don’t’. – Anonymous
10. ‘It’s not about the money you make; it’s about the difference you make in people’s lives’. – Michelle Obama
11. ‘Beware of little expenses. A small leak will sink a great ship’. – Benjamin Franklin
12. ‘Don’t wait for opportunity. Create it’. – George Bernard Shaw
13. ‘The more you learn, the more you earn’. – Warren Buffett
14. ‘Your income is directly related to your philosophy, not the economy’. – Jim Rohn
15. ‘Everyone wants to ride with you in the limo, but what you want is someone who will take the bus with you when the limo breaks down’. – Oprah Winfrey
16. ‘Your wealth is determined by how much you can give, not how much you can get’. – Bob Proctor
17. ‘A lack of money is never a problem. A lack of ideas is the real problem’. – Ken Hakuta
18. ‘Financial freedom is available to those who learn about it and work for it’. – Robert Kiyosaki
19. ‘There are people who have money, and there are people who are rich’. – Coco Chanel
20. ‘You must gain control over your money or the lack of it will forever control you’. – Dave Ramsey
21. ‘Money is power, and women need more of both’. – Diane Von Furstenberg
22. ‘Money is a terrible master but an excellent servant’. – P. T. Barnum
23. ‘If you don’t find a way to make money while you sleep, you will work until you die’. – Warren Buffett
24. ‘The price of anything is the amount of life you exchange for it’. – Henry David Thoreau
25. ‘Financial peace isn’t the acquisition of stuff. It’s learning to live on less than you make, so you can give money back and have money to invest. You can’t win until you do this’. – Dave Ramsey
26. ‘Empty pockets never held anyone back. Only empty heads and empty hearts can do that’. – Norman Vincent Peale
27. ‘The first rule of investment is don’t lose money. The second rule is don’t forget the first rule’. – Warren Buffett
28. ‘Financial freedom is not just about having money; it’s about having control over your money’. – Anonymous
29. ‘When money realises it is in good hands, it wants to stay and multiply in those hands’. – Idowu Koyenikan
30. ‘A budget is telling your money where to go instead of wondering where it went’. – Dave Ramsey
31. ‘In investing, what is comfortable is rarely profitable’. – Robert Arnott
32. ‘Money can’t buy happiness, but it can make you awfully comfortable while you’re being miserable’. – Clare Boothe Luce
33. ‘Financial freedom is available to those who are willing to live differently’. – Dave Ramsey
34. ‘Investing should be more like watching paint dry or watching grass grow. If you want excitement, take $800 and go to Las Vegas’. – Paul Samuelson
35. ‘The four most dangerous words in investing are: ‘This time it’s different’. – Sir John Templeton
36. ‘If you buy things you don’t need, soon you will have to sell things you need’. – Warren Buffett
37. ‘Do not save what is left after spending; instead, spend what is left after saving’. – Warren Buffett
38. ‘Money gives you the power to change things for yourself and for others. Use it wisely’. – Melinda Gates
39. ‘Don’t let the fear of losing be greater than the excitement of winning’. – Robert Kiyosaki
40. ‘The question isn’t whether you have the money; it’s whether you have the hustle’. – Nicki Minaj
41. ‘How many millionaires do you know who have become wealthy by investing in savings accounts? I rest my case’. – Robert G. Allen
42. ‘Money is a blank slate that gets its value from the energy and meaning we give it’. – Jen Sincero
43. ‘I will tell you how to become rich. Close the doors. Be fearful when others are greedy. Be greedy when others are fearful’. – Warren Buffet
44. ‘Success isn’t just about making money. It’s about making a difference’. – Anonymous
45. ‘Money is fun to make, fun to spend and fun to give away’. – Sara Blakely
46. ‘Wealth consists not in having great possessions, but in having few wants’. – Epictetus
47. ‘Don’t think money does everything or you are going to end up doing everything for money’. – Voltaire
So that’s my 47 money wisdom quotes. Fess up that number 32 made me chuckle. To help you along with number 30, wondering where your money went, head over to 5 Reasons Why You Need A Money Management Worksheet. Back to money quotes, let us know your favourite in the comments!