Saying "I'll start managing my money as soon as I get caught up" is like an overweight person saying "I'll start exercising and dieting as soon as I lose twenty pounds."

My definition of financial freedom is simple: it is the ability to live the lifestyle you desire without having to work or rely on anyone else for money.

If you want to make a permanent change, stop focusing on the size of your problems and start focusing on the size of you!

You must acquire the habits and skills of managing a small amount of money before you can have a large amount.

Never have a ceiling on your income.

If you have a big problem in your life, all that means is that you are being a small person!

Let me put it bluntly: anyone who says that money isn't important doesn't have any! Rich people understand the importance of money and the place it has in our society. On the other hand, poor people validate their financial ineptitude by using irrelevant comparisons. They'll argue, "Well, money isn't important as love." Now, is that comparison dumb or what? What's more important, your arm or your leg? Maybe they're both important.