Financial Identity Quotes

Debt has become a part of who we are.

I feel despised there, for having so little money; also for once having had so much. I never actually had it, of course. Father had it, and then Richard. But money was imputed to me, the same way crimes are imputed to those who've simply been present at them.

No one anticipates divorce when they're exchanging vows, and it can be devastating emotionally and financially. To ease the financial side of the blow, you need to maintain your financial identity in your relationship. That means having your own credit history - you need your own credit card - and your own savings and retirement accounts.

No, I never thought about my father's money as my money.

We are a challenger bank; let me say that once, twice, and three times if necessary because people still sometimes think of us as being very big.

I found that my name signed to a check was even more welcome than when signed to a letter.

If you call yourself Money, you better show up money.

I'm not a billionaire, and I'm not a mogul.

I create my social existence by earning and spending.

I worry that every time I lay down my credit card of choice, it says something about me. About my social standing or how I see myself. The very colour of your card is an indication of where you stand in the wealth stakes.

It is funny about money. And it is funny about identity. You are you because your little dog knows you, but when your public knows you and does not want to pay for you and when your public knows you and does want to pay for you, you are not the same you.