Economy does not lie in sparing money, but in spending it wisely.

She planted that terror of debt so deeply in her children that even now, in a changed economic pattern where indebtedness is a part of living, I become restless when a bill is two days overdue. Olive never accepted the time-payment plan when it became popular. A thing bought on time was a thing you did not own and for which you were in debt. She saved for things she wanted, and this meant that the neighbours had new gadgets as much as two years before we did.

An unexciting truth may be eclipsed by a thrilling lie.

Katrina has sharpened everyone's focus on spending the taxpayers' dollars wisely.

We're not playing hardball here, ... We've got to make sure that we're spending our dollars wisely. If we come in with too little, too late, and they look at the agreement that we're drafting and that's unacceptable to them, then we'll have to cross that bridge when we get to it.

Wealthy individuals are known for spending their money wisely. This means living below their means by skipping the McMansion and impractical luxury vehicles.