Posts Tagged ‘thrift’
Amy Dacyczyn: Expense of Others
on Saturday, January 7, 2023Meaning of Amy Dacyczyn Money Quote: saying saving money should never come at the expense of someone else. Amy Dacyczyn said:
“The relationship between ethics and thrift can be summed up in one sentence. It is wrong to save money at the expense of others. Period” — Amy Dacyczyn
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William J. H. Boetcker: You Cannot
on Tuesday, November 17, 2020William J. H. Boetcker Money Quote saying you cannot accomplish anything by focusing on its’ opposite action or quality. William J. H. Boetcker said:
“You cannot bring prosperity by discouraging thrift. You cannot help small men by tearing down big men. You cannot strengthen the weak by weakening the strong. You cannot lift the wage earner by pulling down the wage payer. You cannot help the poor man by destroying the rich. You cannot keep out of trouble by spending more than your income. You cannot further brotherhood of men by inciting class hatred. You cannot establish security on borrowed money. You cannot build character and courage by taking away man’s initiative and independence. You cannot help men permanently by doing for them what they could and should do for themselves” — William J. H. Boetcker
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Hetty Green: Fortune Making Thrift
on Thursday, November 21, 2019Hetty Green Money Quote saying the only prerequisite to building a financial fortune is being smart and responsible. Hetty Green said:
“There is no great secret in fortune making. All you do is buy cheap and sell dear, act with thrift and shrewdness and be persistent” — Hetty Green
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Lorde: Ten Things Three Dollars
on Thursday, November 7, 2019Lorde Money Quote saying shopping at thrift stores can feel like a bargain hunter’s paradise. Lorde said:
“I love thrift shopping. You can get ten things because everything costs, like, three dollars” — Lorde
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Phyllis McGinley: Economy Thrift
on Friday, March 22, 2019Phyllis McGinley Money Quote saying one can imagine frugality in it’s many forms through behavior toward a single asset. Phyllis McGinley said:
“Meanness inherits a set of silverware and keeps it in the bank. Economy uses it only on important occasions, for fear of loss. Thrift sets the table with it every night for pure pleasure, but counts the butter spreaders before they are put away” — Phyllis McGinley
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Thomas Carlyle: Paying Debt, Income, Thrift
on Thursday, June 14, 2018Thomas Carlyle Money Quote saying either increase income or reduce outgo to meet debt payments. Thomas Carlyle said:
“There are but two ways of paying debt: Increase of industry in raising income, increase of thrift in laying out” — Thomas Carlyle
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Amy Dacyczyn: Tightwaddery Deprivation
on Tuesday, November 21, 2017Amy Dacyczyn Money Quote saying it’s possible to be creative about how to enjoy things without spending money if resourceful enough. Amy Dacyczyn said:
“Tightwaddery without creativity is deprivation. When there is a lack of resourcefulness, inventiveness, and innovation, thrift means doing without. When creativity combines with thrift you may be doing it without money, but you are not doing without” — Amy Dacyczyn
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