Jean Chatzky

There are but two ways of paying debt-increase of industry in raising income, increase of thrift in laying out.

A habit of debt is very injurious to the memory.

Before borrowing money from a friend, decide which you need most.

Debt is the slavery of the free.

Do not accustom yourself to consider debt only as an inconvenience; you will find it a calamity.

You loan your friend money. You see them again, they don’t say nothin’ ’bout the money. ‘Hi, how ya doin’? How’s ya mama doing?’ Man, how’s my money doin’?

If I owe you a pound, I have a problem; but if I owe you a million, the problem is yours.

Small debts are like small shot; they are rattling on every side, and can scarcely be escaped without a wound.

If you have debt I’m willing to bet that general clutter is a problem for you too.

The debt we owe to the play of imagination is incalculable.

Debt on anything that depreciates is disastrous.

Youth is in danger until it learns to look upon debts as furies.

Debt is a mistake between lender and borrower, and both should suffer.

I took my power back, like, ‘Man, my financial situation don’t make me.’ I’m in debt – now what? And I’m still Ye.- Kanye West

It is the debtor that is ruined by hard times.