Alexa Von Tobel Quotes

I give out similar advice all the time: Take a month to write down where your money is going. By the end, you'll have a road map that tells you where you can cut back.

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

I don't overspend. I believe in always living within my means.

Since having kids, I am more careful about saving rather than splurging. I used to spend all my money on trainers and high heels that I couldn't walk in.

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.

How many people out there really set a budget?

Look everywhere you can to cut a little bit from your expenses. It will all add up to a meaningful sum.

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

If you don't have the money management skills yet, using a debit card will ensure you don't overspend and rack up debt on a credit card.

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.

A pile of bills and statements - whether paid or not - is a sign that someone is clueless about what's coming in and going out.

Part of the budget should be used to purchase the items that you really need, such as a new coat or boots. Part of the budget should then be set aside to buy things you fall in love with and can't live without.

A budget is simply telling your money where to go instead of wondering where it went.

As soon as I get it, I spend it. I need to start saving it.

If I can afford a $1,000 apartment, I'm going to try to find a $600 apartment and save the $400 towards something I want to invest in.

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.

More people should learn to tell their dollars where to go instead of asking them where they went.

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.

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

If you're not clipping coupons before going to the grocery store, you're overspending. If you're ordering in or going out to dinner because you don't feel like cooking, you're overspending. If you're not tracking where your money is going, you're very likely overspending.

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

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 can only spend $140 a month in here. I'm saving, like, $10,000 a day.

Everyone is always in favour of general economy and particular expenditure.

Living is more a question of what one spends than what one makes.