Alexa Von Tobel Quotes

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• When you have a lot of money, there's so many places you can go to manage your money. But when you don't have money, mathematically you actually need a financial plan more. You can't really afford to make mistakes. So why is this such a luxury product?

  

  Alexa Von Tobel
  • Money
  • Why
  • Financial

• I think of all my time as existing in 15-minute blocks. Most people think in terms of 30-minute chunks, but I've found that when I free up more time, I waste it.

  

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  • People
  • Up
  • Time

• It's important to have a really clear strategy so when you are in business, you only have to make micro-strategy changes.

  

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  • Important
  • Business

• Bring your kids along next time you go to the grocery store and ask them to help find the price per unit for the general grocery items. By comparing brands and looking for the best prices, kids will get in the habit of looking for deals and understand the value of the dollar.

  

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  • Time
  • Kids
  • Help

• For many, graduation marks the end of formal student life - the end of long spring breaks and of thinking that a 10 A.M. class is far too early.

  

  Alexa Von Tobel
  • Life
  • Thinking
  • Long

• I don't want to tell you what to buy. I just want to help you think about why you're buying it.

  

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  • Why
  • Help

• This isn't like cancer, where we don't know the solution. Financial planning is math. We have the answers, yet it's this huge cause of stress.

  

  Alexa Von Tobel
  • Financial
  • Cancer
  • Stress

• The fact is, women don't like to talk about money, let alone deal with it. Though we're killing it at work, earning more than ever, running our households, and making big-ticket decisions, too many women still worry they'll be judged by what they earn and how they spend it.

  

  Alexa Von Tobel
  • Work
  • Women
  • Money

• At LearnVest, we're working to make financial planning both accessible and affordable so that everyone has the opportunity to get on track financially.

  

  Alexa Von Tobel
  • Opportunity
  • Financial
  • Planning

• A good financial plan is a road map that shows us exactly how the choices we make today will affect our future.

  

  Alexa Von Tobel
  • Good
  • Future
  • Today

• I started LearnVest with a tiny savings account where I paid designers, technologists, and even bartered... Because I started with paying for things myself with my own savings, it sharpened my focus of how to spend money.

  

  Alexa Von Tobel
  • Money
  • Focus

• We never intend to lose our jobs, break up with our live-in loves, or face any number of the curveballs life throws our way. But they happen all the same, so have a bailout plan just in case. Sounds corny, but I call this the 'freedom fund' because it gives you the freedom to get out of a jam without climbing into debt.

  

  Alexa Von Tobel
  • Life
  • Up
  • Live

• As a wife, daughter, friend, and the founder and CEO of LearnVest, my schedule is anything but simple. But I learned early on how meticulously manage my time.

  

  Alexa Von Tobel
  • Time
  • Friend
  • Simple

• I am so organized that it's dysfunctional. Everything has a place. I am a very visual person, so my environment is important to me. If my environment is messy, I can't think clearly. I don't like clutter. A clean desk is a clean mind for me.

  

  Alexa Von Tobel
  • Important
  • Mind
  • Environment

• As a new entrepreneur, you need a stake in the game, but you can't risk it all.

  

  Alexa Von Tobel
  • Game
  • Risk
  • Entrepreneur

• There is no denying that auto-bill pay is easier and more convenient than keeping track of and remembering to pay all of your bills each month, so it makes sense to use it for fixed expenses that you have approved and that you're 100% comfortable with.

  

  Alexa Von Tobel
  • Auto

• What's the point of creating a budget if it's not possible to follow through?

  

  Alexa Von Tobel

• When I was younger, I used to play mind games in which I'd try to finish tasks in minutes. My favorite was when I would shower, lay out my school clothes, then devour my dinner - in 15 minutes flat.

  

  Alexa Von Tobel
  • Mind
  • School

• Automating some of your finances can be incredibly convenient and is a great way to save time, but automating everything makes it too easy to go on autopilot and forget to pay attention to your personal finances.

  

  Alexa Von Tobel
  • Time
  • Great
  • Attention

• Without any formal personal finance instruction in our high school or college curricula, many college seniors who graduate in the red will continue to make common financial mistakes that only exacerbate their debt burdens.

  

  Alexa Von Tobel
  • School
  • High
  • College

• While I strongly encourage my readers to take advantage of the Internet and social networking platforms to gain a greater understanding of their personal finances, it is extremely important to be safe, smart, and responsible when it comes to sharing, discussing, and managing your finances online.

  

  Alexa Von Tobel
  • Important
  • Understanding
  • Smart

• Without any formal personal finance education or trustworthy resources to tell them otherwise, the majority of people in the 18-to-24-year-old age bracket do not know how to use credit effectively, tackle debt or make wise decisions when it comes to spending.

  

  Alexa Von Tobel
  • People
  • Age
  • Education

• Investing in renter's insurance is hugely worthwhile. It protects you from a whole load of financial pitfalls around your home. Your home should be the center of your sense of security - not the cause of you losing financial security.

  

  Alexa Von Tobel
  • Home
  • Financial
  • Insurance

• Your credit report should be 100% accurate, so make sure everything is entirely correct. If something doesn't look right, dispute it.

  

  Alexa Von Tobel