spending habits quotes

It is not how much one makes but to what purpose one spends.

I spend my money on my props and my creations. I’m an inventor.

You can examine the whole 19th century from the point of view of who would have maxed out their credit cards. Emma Bovary would have maxed hers out. No question. Mr. Scrooge would not have. He would have snipped his up.

My dad was fiscally conservative, and I was influenced by that. He didn’t believe in spending more than you had because it gets you into trouble.

Americans are in a cycle of fear which leads to people not wanting to spend and not wanting to make investments, and that leads to more fear. We’ll break out of it. It takes time.

Taxpayers have long memories, especially when it comes to how their hard-earned money is spent.