Quotes about "Personal Finance & Financial Independence"

Americans generally associate boats with leisure. Vastly less prosperous, Egyptians associate them with nothing but labour. Rowing a boat is something a fisherman is forced to do to make a living; how could such an activity bring me - a woman no less - pleasure? ”

I felt trapped and fabricated in the fifties living up to other people's expectations. ”

In Europe, it's common to hear about young professionals living with their parents. With the continent's high rents and taxes and its population density, it makes sense. ”

Nobody wanted the 'Roseanne' show. I heard from agents that there was no interest in a show about a fat woman and her family. ”

Writing is definitely something that interests me a lot. ”

First and foremost, Scotland is my home, and I do consider myself Scottish, but I also feel very British, and I hope that Scotland stays within the Union. I have a real concern about independence. ”

Shipping is so cheap that it makes more financial sense for Scottish cod to be sent 10,000 miles to China to be filleted, then sent back to Scottish shops and restaurants, than to pay Scottish filleters. ”

I am most supportive of organizations whose goal is to increase the living situation of those less fortunate than myself. ”

Business requires understanding financial matters, but management is different from running the financial aspects of the business - it requires understanding complex systems, how they operate, the nature of organisations, what happens when people interact in groups and how to motivate and guide people. ”

In the Imperialist Era, the foreign loan played an outstanding part as a means for young capitalist countries to acquire independence. ”