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10 need-to-know quotes about money in 2020
Saving, investing, budgeting and planning can be hard work, so we’ve collected together some of our favourite quotes about money for those times when the motivation might be lacking.
10 need-to-know quotes about money in 2020
Saving, investing, budgeting and planning can be hard work, so we’ve collected together some of our favourite quotes about money for those times when the motivation might be lacking.
Whether you are a new investor, trying to get your finances on track or saving up for a big purchase, check out the pearls of wisdom coming from some of the biggest names in the finance (and wider) world.
- If stock market experts were so expert, they would be buying stock, not selling advice.
Norman Ralph Augustine
2. Never work just for money or for power. They won’t save your soul or help you sleep at night.
Marian Wright Edelman
3. The more you learn, the more you earn.
Warren Buffett
4. Investing should be more like watching paint dry or watching grass grow. If you want excitement, take $800 and go to Las Vegas.
Paul Samuelson
5. If you invest nothing, the reward is worth little.
Richelle E. Goodrich
6. A budget is telling your money where to go instead of wondering where it went.
John C. Maxwell
7. Although it’s easy to forget sometimes, a share is not a lottery ticket. It’s part ownership of a business.
Peter Lynch
8. I had no idea that being my authentic self could make me as rich as I’ve become. If I had, I would have done it a lot earlier.
Oprah Winfrey
9. Opportunities always look bigger after they have passed.
Unknown
10. Formal education will make you a living. Self-education will make you a fortune.
Jim Rohn
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