21 Real-Life Quotes on Money, Saving, and Investment

Money is one of the essential things in everyone’s life, whether you agree or not. It is the driving force to a lot of decisions you make. You settle in life or live your life because of it. It is not superficial to actually be thoughtful of money, because at the end of the day if you don’t have the money, you don’t have control over your own life and the way you live.

As you grow up, it becomes important to realize that saving and investing is a huge part of managing your finances. Living from hand to mouth isn’t exactly feasible. To have money, you need to know how to invest it. While this is considered a pain by many, it is still something that you have to do.

Here are some quotes from people who can inspire you. These quotes might help you see how important it is to be mindful about your finance management.

1. “Money is multiplied in practical value depending on the number of W’s you control in your life: what you do, when you do it, where you do it, and with whom you do it.” -Timothy Ferriss

2. “Savings, remember, is the prerequisite of investment.” -Campbell McConnell

3. “Many people take no care of their money till they come nearly to the end of it, and others do just the same with their time.” -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

4. “Do not save what is left after spending; instead spend what is left after saving.” -Warren Buffett

5. “A simple fact that is hard to learn is that the time to save money is when you have some.” -Joe Moore

6. “Money is only a tool. It will take you wherever you wish, but it will not replace you as the driver.” -Ayn Rand

7. “Don’t tell me where your priorities are. Show me where you spend your money and I’ll tell you what they are.” -James W. Frick

8. “The habit of saving is itself an education; it fosters every virtue, teaches self-denial, cultivates the sense of order, trains to forethought, and so broadens the mind.” -T.T. Munger

9. “Many folks think they aren’t good at earning money, when what they don’t know is how to use it.” -Frank A. Clark

10. “The principles of wealth are true regarding large amounts and small amounts. It all begins with the smallest unit of currency.” -Hendrith Smith

11. “When money realizes that it is in good hands, it wants to stay and multiply in those hands.” -Idowu Koyenikan

12. “Money is always eager and ready to work for anyone who is ready to employ it.” -Idowu Koyenikan

13. “It’s nice to have a lot of money, but you know, you don’t want to keep it around forever. I prefer buying things. Otherwise, it’s a little like saving sex for your old age.” -Warren Buffett

14. “How many millionaires do you know who have become wealthy by investing in savings accounts? I rest my case”. -Robert G. Allen

15. “Investing money is the process of committing resources in a strategic way to accomplish a specific objective.” -Alan Gotthardt

16. “The greater the passive income you can build, the freer you will become.” -Todd M. Fleming

17. “Those who invest the most, get the greatest success.” -Jeanette Coron

18. “Our primary objective in every mortgage transaction should be to borrow in a way that reduces debt, improves financial stability, and helps us get debt free in as short a time as possible!” -Dale Vermillion

19. “Buy when everyone else is selling and hold until everyone else is buying. That’s not just a catchy slogan. It’s the very essence of successful investing.” -J. Paul Getty

20. “Wealth is the ability to fully experience life.” -Henry David Thoreau

21. “Every time you borrow money, you’re robbing your future self.” -Nathan W. Morris