Quotes About Savings

We say that anytime budgets are balanced and an ample savings account has been set aside, government should just stop collecting taxes. Better to leave that money in the pockets of those who earned it, than to let it burn a hole, as it always does, in the pockets of government.

I realize what it means to be financially comfortable, and I want to be that. But I'm lucky enough to be in that position. And I'm also careful. I save 38 percent of my earnings after expenses, before taxes.

You know, you cut taxes for the rich sometimes and it sits in a bank account. You cut taxes for the middle class, they will spend the money.

Every American, I think, should be able to fill out their taxes on a postcard.

We want to go back to a tax system where Americans sit down at their kitchen table, and they do their taxes on a single sheet of paper. That's what we should have in this America.

Taking a shuttle or even paying for a taxi to a rental office that's a few miles away from the airport can mean a lower rate - 50 percent lower is common - for the same car, from the same company, for the same length of time. Many companies run free shuttles from some of the major airports.

While there are no easy solutions to this problem, the Deficit Reduction Act gets us started in the right direction by beginning with the most obvious, commonsense reforms to save taxpayer dollars.

We want taxpayers, not tax wasters.

I know I've saved the taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars.

For those of us learning the way to financial serenity and solvency, the envelope system teaches prudence, patience, and perseverance. You can only spend what you have.

Now's the time to teach your 5-year-old kid about financing. If they can add, I suggest that you start teaching them about saving that money. And how their money can add up in the future. I think the more you prepare your children for the future, the better off they'll be.

Buying something on sale is a very special feeling. In fact, the less I pay for something, the more it is worth to me. I have a dress that I paid so little for that I am afraid to wear it. I could spill something on it, and then how would I replace it for that amount of money?

The richest 5 percent of Americans spend only about half of what they earn, which isn't surprising. Being rich means you've got just about everything you want and need.

Whole Foods announced it would be cutting medical benefits for its entire part-time workforce—at a total annual savings of what Bezos himself made in two hours.

Penny wise, pound foolish.

It's not how much money you make. It's how much money you keep.

American people, always in search of a bargain in the name of saving money, send the money they earn to countries that produce these low-cost bargains. That money costs them their jobs and as well as our country's wealth.

Rich dad said that financial intelligence determined, not so much how much money you make, but how much money you keep, how hard that money works for you, and how many generations you can keep it.

It's not how much money you make, but how much money you keep, how hard it works for you, and how many generations you keep it for.

Loss of education. Too often, people count their house and savings and retirement plans as all they have in their asset column. Because they have no money to invest, they simply don't invest. This costs them investment experience. Most never become what the investment world calls "a sophisticated investor." And the best investments are usually first sold to sophisticated investors, who then turn around and sell them to the people playing it safe.

You're taxed when you earn. You're taxed when you spend. You're taxed when you save. You're taxed when you die.

How do you afford a good education for your children and provide for your own retirement? It requires using financial intelligence instead of hard work.

Most people fail to realize that in life, it's not how much money you make. It's how much money you keep.

Rule number one in paying yourself first is: Don't get into consumer debt in the rst place.