The Uncomfortable Truth About Money Quotes

“Office politics isn’t a distraction; it’s a central work function in any job where performance is subjective.”
― Paul Podolsky, The Uncomfortable Truth About Money: How to live with uncertainty and learn to think for yourself

“Is all this asceticism a drag? Some days it is, but at the same time I find living within limits opens up more possibilities than it closes. I once saw an interview with a top marathoner. He said his secret was “Vitamin N.” The interviewer had a quizzical look. Then the athlete explained—vitamin “N” is the ability to say “no.” It’s hard to refuse things, but living inside those limits actually helps you feel things, like a healthy old age, you would not otherwise feel.”
― Paul Podolsky, The Uncomfortable Truth About Money: How to live with uncertainty and learn to think for yourself

“Emergencies come in many different types—some slow the money coming in; others accelerate the money going out. The scary ones do both.”
― Paul Podolsky, The Uncomfortable Truth About Money: How to live with uncertainty and learn to think for yourself

“Your assets are today’s prices on tomorrow’s savings.”
― Paul Podolsky, The Uncomfortable Truth About Money: How to live with uncertainty and learn to think for yourself

“Miraculously, over this time my income rose, but it was only because I was jumping from one iceberg to the next before it melted into the sea.”
― Paul Podolsky, The Uncomfortable Truth About Money: How to live with uncertainty and learn to think for yourself

“These are the natural forces at work. They can’t be undone or willed away, they can only be negotiated and studied. As you understand them, you will have more control because you are likely to make better choices on average, if not every time.”
― Paul Podolsky, The Uncomfortable Truth About Money: How to live with uncertainty and learn to think for yourself