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Money is the currency of life because it is the external measurement system that all of us have as to how we judge where we are in our own lives.

Suze Orman

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Suze Orman
Age: 73
Born: 1951
Born: June 5
Author
Businessperson
Financial Adviser
Motivational Speaker
Restaurateur
Screenwriter
Television Presenter
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Chicago
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Life
Measurement
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Judging
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Money

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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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Once your kids are grown and you know that you're completely healthy, consider canceling your life insurance policy.
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The truth is that you are nothing more than the custodian of your inner and outer wealth while you are on this planet. All you have to decide is what kind of custodian do you want to be? Do you want to be a good custodian of your inner and outer wealth? Or a bad custodian?
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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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I've learned an encyclopedia version of life from Oprah Winfrey.
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... true financial freedom doesn't depend on how much money you have. Financial freedom is when you have power over your fears and anxieties instead of the other way around.
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Money is a topic that touches all races, all religions, all sexes, all ages, all tax brackets. It's a universal language that truly has been held up to us in society as a thing that determines whether we are successful, worthy, whether we have contributed something to life or not.
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Rather than saying, 'My checking account is a wreck,' change it to 'I will learn how to track my spending and balance my checkbook.'
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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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I think Oprah's [winfrey] learned from me that it's OK to be harsh on people because in one's harshness you can see transformation happen right before your very eyes.
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We each focus on what we're going to buy, but that's an incorrect focus. Focus instead on why you want to spend the money on this or that. What feeling in you does it satisfy?
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Remember to remember your power - everything you've learned with these steps to financial freedom - and put it all into practice everyday, because in the grand scheme of life, you'll never really know how things are meant to turn out until they turn out.
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Ignore the annual percentage rate when shopping for a mortgage.
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Stop buying things you don't need, to impress people you don't even like.
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When you're happy you find pure joy in your life. There are no regrets in this state of happiness - and that's a goal worth striving for in all areas of your life.
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The less money you owe, the less income you'll need and the less you'll have to save for tomorrow.
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No well-planned retirement should be without long term care insurance. It is the very cornerstone of retirement security.
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Each cent you apply toward diminishing your debt replenishes you.
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Just because one of you earns the paycheck doesn't mean that person should lord over how the money is handled.
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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.
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