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Money is such an amazing teacher: What you choose to do with your money shows whether you are truly powerful or powerless.

Suze Orman

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Suze Orman
Age: 73
Born: 1951
Born: June 5
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I have always advocated doing everything possible to pay off credit card balances it's good financial management and the ticket to a strong FICO credit score.
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Live below your means but within your needs.
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I have never been a fan of bond funds. Unlike a direct investment in an individual bond that you can hold to maturity and be assured you will get your principal back (assuming no default), a fund has no finite maturity date and most funds are actively traded.
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After you marry, every asset either of you acquires is jointly held. That's why you both need to be in sync on your long-term financial goals, from paying off the mortgage to putting away for retirement. Ideally, you should talk about all this before you wed. If you don't, you can end up deeply frustrated and financially spent.
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A cash advance on a credit card is one of the worst types of borrowing because the interest rate is typically 21 percent or more.
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If a child, a spouse, a life partner, or a parent depends on you and your income, you need life insurance.
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America has a broken spirit, that the people that are saying, Please help me, please let me keep my home, please let me keep my car, please recognize me as a vital human being, they are falling on deaf ears.
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If there is anyone dependent on your income - parents, children, relatives - you need life insurance.
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I am a big believer that orderliness begets wealth.
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Women need to turn their attention from saving their spouse, their mothers, their this, their that, their kids, to putting that financial oxygen mask on their face first. When they're solid, they can pick up the whole world.
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I love, love, love that you want to use your debit card. But to keep your credit score solid, you still need to keep a few credit cards and use them at least once every few months.
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Your goal should be to pay off your credit card bills in full at the end of each month and set aside money toward your emergency savings.
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I grew up thinking that because I couldn't read, I was stupid and would never amount to anything. I worked my way through college as a waitress and thought I wasn't capable of doing anything else. My grades in English were horrible, and I barely got through.
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Like your home's closets, your financial clutter needs an overhaul every now and again, and the payoff will go far beyond the psychic satisfaction of neatening up.
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Absolutely pay off credit card debt. If you're not getting a match in your 401(k) and you've got credit card debt, you've got to get yourself out of credit card debt. When you get out of credit card debt, your credit score goes up and interest starts to go down.
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The truth is women in the workplace don't have to fight nearly as hard for opportunities, or to dispel stereotypes, as they did before.
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We tend to focus on assets and forget about debts. Financial security requires facing up to the big picture: assets minus debts.
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Owning a home is a keystone of wealth - both financial affluence and emotional security.
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True generosity must benefit both parties. No woman can control her destiny if she doesn't give to herself as much as she gives of herself.
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If the only way you can build an emergency fund is to pay the minimum due on your credit card, that is what you need to do.
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