Morgan Housel, The Psychology of Money

  1. “ Spending money to show people how much money you have is the fastest way to have less money. ”
  2. “ Planning is important, but the most important part of every plan is to plan on the (plan not going according to plan). ”
  3. “ Controlling your time is the highest dividend money pays. ”
  4. “ Doing something you love on a schedule you can’t control can feel the same as doing something you hate. ”
  5. “ Progress happens too slowly to notice, but setbacks happen too quickly to ignore. ”
  6. “ Saving is the gap between your ego and your income. ”
  7. “ Doing well with money has a little to do with how smart you are and a lot to do with how you behave. ”
  8. “ We all think we know how the world works, But we’ve all only experienced a tiny sliver of it. ”
  9. “ Getting money and keeping money are two different skills. ”
  10. “ Only saving for a specific goal makes sense in a predictable world. ”
  11. “ Risk is what’s left over when you think you’ve thought of everything. ”
  12. “ Money is everywhere, it affects all of us, and confuses most of us. ”
  13. “ Everything has a price, but not all prices appear on labels. ”
  14. “ Money’s greatest intrinsic value—and this can’t be overstated—is its ability to give you control over your time.”
  15. “ One of the most powerful ways to increase your savings isn’t to raise your income. It’s to raise your humility.”