Money exposes the differences in our personalities, the ways we were brought up, our money beliefs, and goals. The way we think about money and what we do with it reflects what we believe about it. But money issues are buried so deeply in our emotions, it is often difficult to know what we believe [...]

So, if you’re angry, one of the best things you could ask yourself is, “How can I learn from this problem so that this never happens again?”  This is an example of a quality question, in that it will lead you from your current challenge to finding resources that can keep you from having this [...]

If you’re not powerful with your money, you are not powerful.
— Suze Orman, Interview on Larry King Live, 2007-02-27

The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes.
— Marcel Proust

I know that who I am today is the sum total of all I’ve been in the past, all the things I’ve done, and the experiences I’ve had.  Every day I acknowledge how easily I could go back to my old ways, that my dignity and self-worth do not come from possessions, and that my [...]

Teach yourself to compare down, not up.  It makes complete sense that you’ll be disappointed if you’re constantly comparing your wardrobe to that of your boss (who earns twice as much as you do) or your colleague (whose spouse created the latest reality-TV smash).  Instead, if you need to compare at all — and most [...]

Discipline comes through self-control. This means that one must control all negative qualities. Before you can control conditions, you must first control yourself. Self-mastery is the hardest job you will ever tackle. If you do not conquer self, you will be conquered by self. By stepping in front of a mirror, you may see at [...]

If we did all the things we are capable of doing, we would literally astound ourselves.
— Thomas A. Edison

Beliefs have the awesome potential to create or destroy.  … Learn to choose the beliefs that empower you; create convictions that drive you in the direction of the destiny that calls to the highest within you.  Your family, your business, your community, and your country deserve no less.
— Anthony Robbins, Awaken the Giant Within

The beginning of a habit is like an invisible thread, but every time we repeat the act we strengthen the strand, add to it another filament, until it becomes a great cable and binds us irrevocably, thought and act.
— Orison Swett Marden

We have all experienced loaning someone money and finding an immediate distancing in the relationship. … We don’t control how debt affects relationships; debt does that independently of what we want.  The borrower is servant to the lender, and you change the spiritual dynamic of relationships when you loan loved ones money.
— Dave Ramsey, Total Money [...]

Knowing what to do is not enough.  You must also do what you know.
— Anthony Robbins, Awaken the Giant Within

Perform some action from your financial recovery plan every day, even if it’s just balancing your checkbook to keep your finances in order. This will build positive momentum. You won’t always have the awareness to think about your plan consciously, so it’s important to habitualize the routine actions, so you learn to do them automatically. [...]

Always remember that, no matter how good any financial situation may look at the moment, if it is not grounded in the truth, the foundation it has been built upon will eventually crumble.  Lies destroy money, and truth creates it. … If you lie about who you are with your money, you will tend to [...]

When lies are woven into the fabric of your financial life, that fabric will inevitably fray.
 
Over the years I have come to learn that, to one extent or another, most people tend to lie about who they are when it comes to their money.  I have learned the hard way that financial lies destroy lives, [...]