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title: "10 Money Tight Quotes by 10 authors"
description: "Browse 10 Money Tight quotes by 10 authors. Discover the best Money Tight sayings and thoughts."
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> [Money was tight and Mum used to do two jobs to support us.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/holly-valance/money-was-tight-and-mum-used-to-do-two-jobs-to-support-us/)

[Holly Valance](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/holly-valance/)

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> [Both my parents were entrepreneurs and built a nice leisure business. But money was tight when I was growing up.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/deborah-meaden/both-my-parents-were-entrepreneurs-and-built-a-nice-leisure-business/)

[Deborah Meaden](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/deborah-meaden/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3ba/deborah-meaden-5916_business_both-my-parents-were-entrepreneurs-and-b_2646506.png)

> [I'm a big toy collector. I've been slowing down because my money's been tight, but I collect toys, too.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/jason-mewes/i-m-a-big-toy-collector-i-ve-been-slowing-down-because-my-money-s/)

[Jason Mewes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/jason-mewes/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/032/jason-mewes-23079_bigs_i-m-a-big-toy-collector-i-ve-been-slowin_1676602.png)

> [Money's tight. Times are hard. Here's you friggin birthday card.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/anonymous/money-s-tight-times-are-hard-here-s-you-friggin-birthday-card/)

[Anonymous](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/anonymous/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c87/anonymous-1_birthday_money-s-tight-times-are-hard-here-s-you_1613864.jpg)

> [Being born not long after the war meant that money was tight. I grew up in a rural corner of Lincolnshire and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/geoff-capes/being-born-not-long-after-the-war-meant-that-money-was-tight-i-grew/)

[Geoff Capes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/geoff-capes/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/77e/geoff-capes-34973_born_being-born-not-long-after-the-war-meant_3027006.jpg)

> [When money's tight and is hard to get And your horse has also ran, When all you have is a heap of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/flann-o-brien/when-money-s-tight-and-is-hard-to-get-and-your-horse-has-also-ran/)

[Flann O'Brien](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/flann-o-brien/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/82d/flann-o-brien-6916_debt_when-money-s-tight-and-is-hard-to-get-an_362134.png)

> [I've always been terrified about not having money. I've been a big saver and a big earner. When I've been out of…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cherie-lunghi/i-ve-always-been-terrified-about-not-having-money-i-ve-been-a-big/)

[Cherie Lunghi](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cherie-lunghi/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d82/cherie-lunghi-13791_about_i-ve-always-been-terrified-about-not-hav_85230.jpg)

> [There were many low points and times I doubted myself at work. I've heard no many more times than I've heard yes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/melanie-nicholls-king/there-were-many-low-points-and-times-i-doubted-myself-at-work-i-ve/)

[Melanie Nicholls-King](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/melanie-nicholls-king/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/fc6/melanie-nicholls-king-56543_doubted_there-were-many-low-points-and-times-i-d_2087205.jpg)

> [My father was a self-employed, commission-only salesman. He sold double-glazing and fitted kitchens, amongst other things. As he never declared himself unemployed,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/neil-oliver/my-father-was-a-self-employed-commission-only-salesman-he-sold-double/)

[Neil Oliver](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/neil-oliver/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6dc/neil-oliver-28285_benefits_my-father-was-a-self-employed-commission_2228456.jpg)

> [When something doesn't go exactly to plan, money is tight or a business is struggling - see it as a challenge rather…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/richard-branson/when-something-doesn-t-go-exactly-to-plan-money-is-tight-or-a/)

[Richard Branson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/richard-branson/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2e9/richard-branson-256_arise_when-something-doesn-t-go-exactly-to-pla_459864.jpg)

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