Quotes About Budgeting

Save a little money each month and at the end of the year you'll be surprised at how little you have.

In Congress, I was a relentless advocate for fiscal responsibility.

I'm really sensible with my money. So I would like to own my own house rather than rent.

The financial report makes it very clear that if we got into honest budgeting today, that in fact we would find ourselves with a much larger deficit than we have today.

I don't want to spend all the money I've made and then have to hustle fight to fight.

If I could only have cash, I know that I would spend very little.

When it comes to finances, immigrants are far savvier than native-born Americans. They keep their expenses low. They save their money.

Financial literacy is just as important in life as the other basics.

For the poor, learning to manage money well is central to improving their lives.

We are absolutely going to have to provide fiscal security to people; in other words, we are going to have to show the country and the world that the country can live within its means.

Expenditures rise to meet income.

I'm just trying to get used to living on a fixed income. Now, it's going to get unfixed.

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So no matter how much you earn, you'll have little left over at the end of the day. You won't be the first to observe this phenomenon. You won't be the last, either. But

Rather than saying, 'My checking account is a wreck,' change it to 'I will learn how to track my spending and balance my checkbook.'

I couldn't enjoy 'A Dance With Dragons,' unfortunately. Of course, I enjoyed it, but it was the first of the books I read as a writer on 'Game of Thrones,' so all I could do is think, 'We're going to have to shift that,' 'We won't be able to afford that,' or 'That's a great scene.'

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There are virtually no major life decisions you make that are not in some way based on your finances.

The American people, in their own families, they understand that you have to do that. You have to make the tough decisions. You have to get your budget. You have got to put it in order. And they expect their elected officials and their leaders to do likewise.

Your goal should be to pay off your credit card bills in full at the end of each month and set aside money toward your emergency savings.

I pay my rent and my bills and I buy food and toys for my dog and that's it.

You need a very good financial person to keep you honest, and to keep track of income and outgo.

Early education is the type of issue politicians nod their heads at, and then when it comes time to make a tough decision, a financial trade-off, inevitably it's about the first item tossed from the table.

The art of living easily as to money is to pitch your scale of living one degree below your means.