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Alexa Von Tobel Quotes

We all have pretty much similar dreams, and at the root of all those dreams is being able to be in control of your money.

– Alexa Von Tobel

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

Personally, I am obsessed with my mom, and I would do literally anything for her.

– Alexa Von Tobel

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

Even if you feel like your debt is just never going to go away, think long and hard before declaring bankruptcy. Declaring bankruptcy means that getting a loan for anything will be next to impossible for the next 10 years.

– Alexa Von Tobel

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

The best advice that I can offer is that being proactive and a careful planner is key. Think about the major things that could shake up your financial life, and I’ll bet there are some great ways to protect yourself.

– Alexa Von Tobel

If you fail to pay your minimums for any debt on time, your credit score will take a major hit and you run the risk of seeing the interest rate on all of your cards go up. An easy way to remind yourself to pay, is to sign up to receive your statements via e-mail.

– Alexa Von Tobel

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

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

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

– Alexa Von Tobel

Since the beginning of LearnVest, I’ve never left the office for food.

– Alexa Von Tobel

My ultimate goal is to create operating systems for myself that allow me to think as little as possible about the silly decisions you can make all day long – like what to eat or where we should meet – so I can focus on making real decisions. Because mental energy is a finite quantity.

– Alexa Von Tobel

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

– Alexa Von Tobel

The time to save for the future is now. Thanks to compounding interest, the earlier you start putting money away for the future, the more you will save.

– Alexa Von Tobel

When you’re at work, it’s about being present and getting as much done as humanly possible.

– Alexa Von Tobel

I always have Moleskine notebooks on my desk. I am a big journaler. Every day I write down where I went, who I spoke to and what it was all about. Richard Branson told me to do that.

– Alexa Von Tobel

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

I always encourage people to pay themselves first, so I really advocate setting up direct deposit for your paycheck and establishing an automatic transfer so that part of each paycheck goes straight into your savings account.

– Alexa Von Tobel

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

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.

– Alexa Von Tobel

Tax time is the perfect opportunity to jumpstart your spring-cleaning by tackling your financial to-do list.

– Alexa Von Tobel

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