Quotes About Budgeting

A farm is like a man—however great the income, if there is extravagance but little is left.

Thrift is of great revenue.

I think we have to notice that the business processes we use right now for thinking and planning and budgeting and strategy are all delivered on very tight agendas.

If you can't afford it, you can't have it.

expenditure on food does not increase in the same ratio as income, but becomes relatively lower. People learn to expect that food will be cheap; money is for spending on other things.

the average U.S. woman will spend $ 55,000 on her hair in her lifetime.

If you or me go to the gas station to fill up our car and it costs us much more than we expected, it will zap our discretionary income. We won't have the extra money to buy that washing machine or new winter coat-all big ticket items that are important to economic growth.

In this day and age it's really stupid to be stupid about financial matters. It doesn't do you any good to make money if you don't know what to do with it other than spend it.

The most productive system of finance will always be the least burdensome.

Managing university finances is very tricky business. We're nonprofits. We're not supposed to accumulate large surpluses.

I just spend my money on the essentials. Just basically food and shelter.

I'm living so far beyond my income that we may almost be said to be living apart.

How we spend our money, however little we have, still reveals what we value.

Government does not have a revenue problem government has a spending problem. Government does not have a revenue problem government has a priority problem. It is time that we begin to fine tune our focus and decide what the priority of government ought to be.

It is a tragic mix-up when the United States spends $500,000 for every enemy soldier killed, and only $53 annually on the victims of poverty.

Look after the pennies, and the pounds always looked after themselves.

The practice of thrift is not outdated. We must discipline ourselves to live within our incomes even if it means going without or making do. The wise person can distinguish...between basic needs and extravagant wants. Some find budgeting extremely painful, but I promise you, it is never fatal.

Another ingredient in a happy marriage: Budget the luxuries first! Notebooks of Lazarus Long, Robert A

Saving money is the best antidote for fear.

To understand someone, find out how he spends his money.

Clearly this is a tough economic time, and a lot of families are hurting. So when we talk to parents, we talk about small changes for kids and things that don't cost extra money. Like adding water and eliminating sugary drinks and sodas. That's going to save money right there. Or adding a few more vegetables.

I spend my money...I don't know on what.

There is no free lunch.

Basic stewardship of resources for married couples who are believers centers around understanding and practicing two fundamental financial principles: tithing and budgeting. Herein lie the seeds of dominion—the secrets of fruitfulness, increase, and filling. Tithing recognizes God as the source of our resources while budgeting recognizes our responsibility