Don't feel bad about cashing in on your happiness!
By The Money Couple — Written on Mar 22, 2016
Do you LOVE to spend money? We do, too!
There are a gazillion great reasons to fork over some cash, swipe that card, and otherwise spend money on memories and things you cherish. What would charities, the internet, and the world economy look like if no one spent their hard-earned money?
As financial planners, we, of course, encourage couples to save and plan for their future. But we also encourage clients to enjoy the fruits of their labor. Money causes so many people stress and worry, but sometimes you just have to lighten up and remember ... like with anything in life ... a change in perspective helps making money (and spending money) seem so much more fun.
So, if people shame you for spending your money on things and experiences that delight you, just rattle off a few of these pro-spending quotes and shut them all up.
The 15 best money quotes to remind you to enjoy every dollar you spend:
1. "Anyone who lives within their means suffers from a lack of imagination." — Oscar Wilde
2. "Money is like muck—not good unless it be spread." — Francis Bacon
3. "I’ve got all the money I’ll ever need; if I die by four O’clock." — Henry Youngman
4. "Always live within your income, even if you have to borrow money to do so." — Josh Billings
5. "Never ask of money spent, where the spender thinks it went. Nobody was ever meant to remember or invent what he did with every cent." — Robert Frost
6. "I pity that man who wants a coat so cheap that the man or woman who produces the cloth shall starve in the process." — Benjamin Harrison
7. "Empty pockets never held anyone back. Only empty heads and empty hearts can do that." — Norman Vincent Peale
8. "Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do." — Mark Twain
9. "How many millionaires do you know who have become wealthy by investing in savings accounts? I rest my case." — Robert G. Allen
10. "If you lend someone $20, and never see that person again, it was probably worth it." — Unknown
11. "Money is a guarantee that we may have what we want in the future. Though we need nothing at the moment it insures the possibility of satisfying a new desire when it arises." — Aristotle
12. "I love money. I love everything about it. I bought some pretty good stuff. Got me a $300 pair of socks. Got a fur sink. An electric dog polisher. A gasoline powered turtleneck sweater. And, of course, I bought some dumb stuff, too." — Steve Martin
13. "Expect the best. Prepare for the worst. Capitalize on what comes." — Zig Ziglar
14. "Wealth is not his that has it, but his that enjoys it." — Benjamin Franklin
15. "If we command our wealth, we shall be rich and free. If our wealth commands us, we are poor indeed." — Edmund Burke
So, save wisely. But, also, spend joyfully! Don’t let anyone shame you about your natural desire to spend the money you earned! Aristotle, Benjamin Franklin, and Steve Martin can’t all be wrong!
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