Budgeting Quotes

“Budgeting has only one rule: Do not go over budget.”

“Don't tell me what you value, show me your budget, and I'll tell you what you value.”

“A budget tells us what we can't afford, but it doesn't keep us from buying it.”

“As we understand it, everything is in the Bible for one reason – to teach us a lesson. Thus, in the beginning of the Bible, we see how God budgets His time for labor, and He saves the seventh day for rest, or retirement. The concept of budgeting was created by God to give us a life of prosperity in the world He created for us, so we should learn to budget as a way to emulate God in our financial life.”

“A Debt Problem Is, At Its Core, a Budgeting Problem.”

“Besides great climates and lovely beaches, California and Greece share a fondness for dysfunctional politics and feckless budgeting.”

“It is critical that kids start to learn the value of money, short-term and long-term saving and budgeting at an early age.”

“I think we have to notice that the business processes we use right now for thinking and planning and budgeting and strategy are all delivered on very tight agendas.”

“A cardinal rule in budgeting and saving is to pay yourself first. Once your paycheck hits your account, wisdom has it that you should move some amount to savings even before you pay the bills.”

“Smart financial planning - such as budgeting, saving for emergencies, and preparing for retirement - can help households enjoy better lives while weathering financial shocks. Financial education can play a key role in getting to these outcomes.”