Money quotes are one of my favorite ways to learn knowledge from the personal finance experts of the world. You get instant inspiration and motivation to help you move further toward your money goals. 

At the end of this post, I share helpful steps to take to get started building your wealth, so make sure to read the entire post!

Here are 50 of my favorite money and wealth-building quotes to help inspire all of us. 

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1. “An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.” – Benjamin Franklin

2. “Every time you borrow money, you’re robbing your future self.” – Nathan W.Morris

3. “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

4. “Before you speak, listen. Before you write, think. Before you spend, earn. Before you invest, investigate. Before you criticize, wait. Before you pray, forgive. Before you quit, try. Before you retire, save. Before you die, give.” – William A. Ward

5. “It’s good to have money and the things that money can buy, but it’s good, too, to check up once in a while and make sure that you haven’t lost the things that money can’t buy.” – George Lorimer

6. “You can only become truly accomplished at something you love. Don’t make money your goal. Instead, pursue the things you love doing, and then do them so well that people can’t take their eyes off you.” – Maya Angelou

7. “Formal education will make you a living; self-education will make you a fortune.” – Jim Rohn

8. “The individual investor should act consistently as an investor and not as a speculator.” – Ben Graham

9. “Money is good for nothing unless you know the value of it by experience.” – P.T Barnum

10. “Too many people spend money they earned..to buy things they don’t want..to impress people that they don’t like.” – Will Rogers

11. “It’s not how much money you make, but how much money you keep, how hard it works for you, and how many generations you keep it for.” – Robert Kiyosaki

12. “Money is only a tool. It will take you wherever you wish, but it will not replace you as the driver.” – Ayn Rand

13. “Finance is not merely about making money. It’s about achieving our deep goals and protecting the fruits of our labor. It’s about stewardship and, therefore, about achieving the good society.” – Robert J. Shiller

14. “Don’t let the fear of losing be greater than the excitement of winning.” – Robert Kiyosaki

15. “Wealth is the ability to fully experience life.” – Henry David Thoreau

16. “Never spend your money before you have it.” – Thomas Jefferson

17. “You can be young without money, but you can’t be old without it.” – Tennessee Williams

18. “I’m only rich because I know when I’m wrong…I basically have survived by recognizing my mistakes.” – George Soros

19. “Wealth is not about having a lot of money; it’s about having a lot of options.” – Chris Rock

20. “Don’t tell me what you value, show me your budget, and I’ll tell you what you value.” – Joe Biden

21. “We make a living by what we get, but we make a life by what we give.” – Winston Churchill

22. “Money can’t buy happiness, but it will certainly get you a better class of memories.”– Ronald Reagan

23. “The habit of saving is itself an education; it fosters every virtue, teaches self-denial, cultivates the sense of order, trains to forethought, and so broadens the mind.” – T.T. Munger

What to do next

Take the following steps:

• Check and increase your credit score
• Get an online saving account with a higher APY than a traditional bank
• Start saving money in a Roth IRA with Betterment
• Get a side hustle to make extra money
• Lower your monthly bills with Billshark
• Get a family emergency binder to be prepared at all times

Read the following articles

• How To Create A Budget In 8 Steps
• 5-Step Guide To Starting An Emergency Fund
• 7-Step Guide To Paying Off Credit Card Debt
• 6 Ways To Build Wealth And Get Richer
• 11 Free Courses To Learn A New Side Hustle
• 10 Things To Do Today To Transform Your Relationship With Money

Read the following books

• Broke Millennial: Stop Scraping By And Get Your Financial Life Together
• Broke Millennial Takes On Investing: A Beginner’s Guide To Leveling Up Your Money
• Work Optional: Retire Early The Non-Penny-Pinching Way

Listen to the following podcasts

• D.I.Y. Money
• Money Girl: Quick And Dirty Tips
• The Money Nerds

Final note

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