Alexa Von Tobel

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

“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.”

“It is critical that kids start to learn the value of money, short-term and long-term saving and budgeting at an early age.”

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

“Make the most of online banking to make your life easier and keep your finances organized. Online banking is great because it offers quick, easy, 24-hour access to your checking and savings accounts.”

“The most common reason new mothers return to work sooner than they'd like to is because they can't afford to go without their salaries any longer.”

“I do my workouts in the morning, and often I'll take someone from my team. The person I'm meeting with can pick the class, whether it's a spin or barre class, or going for a power walk. It's hard to run and talk - I haven't mastered that yet.”

“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.”

“Growing up in a family of doctors, I wanted to be a brain surgeon for a while. But ultimately, I get most excited about creating things, which is why I decided to become an entrepreneur.”

“Since the beginning of LearnVest, I've never left the office for food.”

“LearnVest provides women with the necessary tools and resources to manage their personal finances; its core mission, to positively contribute to society through education and, ultimately, the promotion of self-sufficient and financially aware women.”

“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.”

“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.”

“I go to bed at 2 A.M. and get up at 7 A.M. - I've never been a sleeper. But I definitely get sick every month-and-a-half.”

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

“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.”

“A financial plan is a way to take all of the money advice you come across and figure out how it applies to your specific financial situation.”

“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.”

“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.”

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