Tony Cardenas Quotes

After two decades of personal finance reporting, I've heard every excuse in the book for not saving money. That said, none of them really hold up - at least over the long term.

I started out from a pretty modest background, so I always had a pretty good sense of money. I always had to work for my money, save my own money, I always bought my own stuff with my money... trying not to waste money unnecessarily.

I'm very careful with money - both my parents were very sensible with it and I grew up to become an obsessive saver.

I never saved my money. Whenever I worked in the past, I would spend it on my family or my husbands.

My dad was a baggage handler at Heathrow and careful with money. He worked hard and had three jobs when I was young. I wish I'd inherited his care for money. Sadly, I've grown up to be rather scatty when it comes to finances.

My Mum brought me up to believe that if you look after the pennies then the pounds look after themselves, and I could never do it.

Every year of my working life, I have been fortunate enough to earn more money than I have spent.

I don't believe in spending money lavishly, now that I'm making money.

When it comes to an everyday situation, I am like an ant. I keep putting money aside because I know that if I want to splurge, there is a big mountain of money that I can use.

When I was a kid, I was big into saving up my money.

I spend a lot of money on the little things that make me happy, like 3 falafels from M&S to eat on the train on the way up to Edinburgh, but I do keep a close eye on the bigger picture. I don't flash the cash ridiculously on expensive things.

I wasn't really taught about the value of money. I just learnt it as I grew up, but I do remember my dad telling me that it was important to always have some savings, and that stuck with me. I've always believed that putting money aside is a good thing.

I always encourage our people and young business people that I meet to have a respect for cash, keeping some in their pockets and purses at all times. To me, that's essential.

I find money some way or other goes very fast. But I think I can reflect it has been spent with satisfaction and to my own honour.

My grandmother always said, 'when you receive a paycheck, you always have to put a certain amount to your savings, and 10 percent right away to charity.'

I'm not great with money. I'd go crazy if I were left to my own devices. My mum and girlfriend sort it out. I'm not driven by it, but I love to be generous.

I think about how I'm spending my money, and I like to spend on my family.

I'm frugal. I've always been this way. When I was young, my mom would give me my allowance, and I'd peel off a little each week and have some to spare.

I like to keep my money at the end of the day.

Wealth can only be accumulated by the earnings of industry and the savings of frugality.

Luckily I have a brother who looks after my administration and my money, because I'm a total spendthrift.

I'm too careful with money - comes out of being poor for several years while growing up.

I've got my eye on a few things to spend my money on. I've got my own bank card but I am really good with money. I don't spend too much at all.

I believe that thrift is essential to well-ordered living.

My parents opened a bank account for me when I was really little, and I think I paid for some of my university education with my savings. I've always been a bit of a saver.