Financial First Aid Quotes

“Many of us have a twisted and confused sense of our relationship with money. We cannot decide whether we need it, want it, hate it, love it, or know why it affects us every single day of our lives. So acknowledging every dollar I receive, spend, and gift to others has given me a sense of gratitude I never thought possible.”
― Alyssa Davies, Financial First Aid: Essential Tools for Confident, Secure Money Management

“You are not a bad person for having debt that you needed to put food on the table, protect your health, and provide for your family.”
― Alyssa Davies, Financial First Aid: Essential Tools for Confident, Secure Money Management

“You're allowed to be frugal and still buy yourself a new bathing suit. You're allowed to be frugal and still pick up a coffee on the way to work. No one can say you're not good at saving just because you spend lavishly in other ways. We have the freedom to live our financial lives however the hell we want to and that's the way it should be.”
― Alyssa Davies, Financial First Aid: Essential Tools for Confident, Secure Money Management

“The phrase "It will all work out okay" is never going to protect you from suddenly experiencing suicidal thoughts or a workplace incident. In fact, assuming you will never have to throw money at some sort of health issue is a bigger financial pipe dream than thinking you'll be able to support yourself in retirement by only investing in meme stocks.”
― Alyssa Davies, Financial First Aid: Essential Tools for Confident, Secure Money Management

“The longer you wait to start something or prepare for something that could somehow impact your earning potential or ability to provide for someone you love, the worse the problem is likely to get. And that decision will turn into a lesson.”
― Alyssa Davies, Financial First Aid: Essential Tools for Confident, Secure Money Management