“Money does not change the sickness, only the symptoms.” – John Steinbeck   Despite what a lot of people think, money can change a lot – the conditions under which certain people live, access to better services, a person’s social standing – but it doesn’t change the fundamental state of the person in question. It […]

“Put all good eggs in one basket and then watch that basket.”  – Andrew Carnegie If there’s anyone in history who could impart some valuable advice on how to make it as a millionaire, it’s the Gilded Age steel magnate and philanthropist Andrew Carnegie. Born to a poor family, he began his career as a […]

“It’s easy to say you don’t care about money when you have plenty of it.” – Ransom Riggs The problem with being on the other side of the income gap is that it’s hard to be convinced that there are fundamental flaws with the financial system. It’s hard, if you’re from a certain, widely acceptable […]

“Every time you borrow money, you’re robbing your future self.” – Nathan W. Morris Not only do you have to pay back every last dollar if whatever you borrow, getting into the habit of borrowing money is passing into dangerous territory, like how people open credit cards compulsively, thinking it will buy them more time […]

“To be clever enough to get all that money, one must be stupid to want it.” – G.K Chesterton We would all like more money. Some of us need it, desperately. Some of us treat it like a game. There are stupid reasons to want money, and those who want it stupidly are driven to […]

“Money spent on good-quality gear is always money well spent.” – Tahir Shah This quote by Afghan author, journalist, and documentary filmmaker, calls back another popular adage now well-known to most people: “You have to spend money to make money.” It is true that you need a certain quality of equipment (particularly in the world […]

“Your money myth affects your gain and luck. In economics, illusion of money affects wealth.” – Toba Beta Toba Beta Takeaway How you perceive money will always affect how you earn it, and how you treat it. If you come from a privileged upbringing and have a fairly nonchalant attachment of money, you’ll probably continue […]

“Getting money is not all a man’s business: to cultivate kindness is a valuable part of the business of life.” – Samuel Johnson Money without generosity is greed, and therefore meaningless. Money as a sole motivation is an indication of an empty, passionless product, and therefore meaningless. A man who finds happiness in money has […]

“Money bought freedom; without it one could never be free.” – Jacqueline Susann In a sense, it is very hard in this day and age to get around and do the things we want without a certain amount of money. The system that we as a society have built rewards people who can always balance […]