Ernst Fischer Quotes

I was never stupid with my money, because I grew up without it. So when I started to make some, I was like, 'Okay, first rule of thumb, I'm not buying it unless I've got the money to buy it,' so I have no debt.

I'm more of a debit card person, and I live in the 'now'. I don't like credit cards anymore. I try to live with whatever I can afford and don't try to put myself in an awkward position. I've done that before.

My philosophy is to live below your means.

One valuable lesson I learned is that buying cheap is very important. Buying without debt is also very important. Leverage is your enemy.

When the Fugees were big, we made a whole lot of money, and what happened was that I saved my money and never spent it.

The thing I have discovered about working with personal finance is that the good news is that it is not rocket science. Personal finance is about 80 percent behavior. It is only about 20 percent head knowledge.

The best money advice ever given me was from my father. When I was a little girl, he told me, 'Don't spend anything unless you have to.'

Never spend your money before you have earned it.

I've always saved. I believe in keeping money back for a rainy day and living within my means. I don't buy expensive clothes; I have a 10-year-old car I'm hoping to replace when a big job comes in. I suppose when we do go on family holidays, I am quite happy to spend when we are there.

I fear debt. I don't like being indebted to banks. I have a rule in life that I will get it when I can afford it.

I have never had personal debt and never will.

The most important thing is to not waste your money.

I don't like having debts. I don't like buying anything that I can't buy in cash.

I am not frugal - I'm quite a big spender - but not on credit.

I just save my money, man. I don't even try to enjoy it like these other rappers; they having fun and they lit, but they gon' be broke later on. I be savin', I be chillin'. It feels good to know I got it, but it feel better to know I'ma keep it too.

Don't go into debt and don't spend a lot. It's not how much money you make, it's how much you spend.

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.

If saving money is wrong, I don't want to be right!

I don't like being in debt, and I wouldn't borrow money for anything.

It pays to be a fee fiend.

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 know that you've got to watch how you spend all the dollars. That's not the easiest thing to do. That's not what people think is the most fun thing to do, but it's the right thing to do.

Those who spend too fast never grow rich.

I was very fortunate that I saved my money and I still do.

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.