Eleanor Mondale Quotes

I've never sold widely enough to be able to relax about money. I had two kids and their mother to support and my own life. So there was never an option of cutting out.

When you have a family, or even when you're just seeing a girl, it's difficult to be skint.

My dad worked several jobs to pay for my expense in skating.

Money stress is what used to remind me of my Dad most.

No kidding. That's really true. You're paying your own bills through this. It's not a pleasant experience.

I just want real creative freedom without worrying about, you know, car payments.

I'm concerned a little bit with the culture of celebrating the fundraise. My dad taught me that when you borrow money it's the worst day of your life.

We were far from rich, but I never remember my parents worrying about money.

You have to pay the bills when you're a single mum.

Our men and women in uniform make enough sacrifices for our country. Their credit rating should not be one of those sacrifices.

While growing up, I saw how finances can play havoc in anybody's life. While we were comfortable, money didn't come easy.

It always seems to me that my life would look completely different if I didn't have to take care of the rent.

I didn't take the money route because I saw my parents struggle for survival.

I thought it'd be different. Kind of like, a lot of weight lifted off of my shoulders, as I don't have to worry about finances for the rest of my life, or my family's. But it wasn't like that. It was more - there's things I need to get done.

Daddy pays for the water, daddy pays for the gas, daddy pays for the electricity, and if daddy didn't pay for the electricity, he'd pay for the candle on your nightstand, so you can study for the big test tomorrow.

The decision to go into debt alters the course and condition of your life. You no longer own it. You are owned.

Pay off your student loan. Even if you don't have a job...Because when you finally get a job you're going to be one of us.

When you get in debt you become a slave.

Believe it or not, when we were first married, our combined monthly student loan bills were actually higher than our mortgage.

In my twenties, my dad was paying half my rent and my ex boyfriend was paying the other half. I wasn't in a good place!

Who goeth a borrowing. Goeth a sorrowing.

My kids don't have a trust fund, they have a debt fund. And when I die, they're $4 million in the hole.

You can pretty much trace when the big individual indebtedness kicked in, and it was when the credit card became generally available.

Be modest in your wants...There is nothing that will cause greater tensions in marriage than grinding debt, which will make of you a slave to your creditors.

Children do not really need money. After all, they don't have to pay rent or send mailgrams.