Why is getting out of credit card debt so important?  Because this kind of debt, in which you are paying for your present-day desires at the cost of your future needs, is really a form of bondage to the past.
— Suze Orman, The Laws of Money, The Lessons of Life

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, […]

Money itself is a teacher.  You learn the lessons that tell you who you are in many ways — through relationships, through school and work, through what gives you pleasure and pain, by trying to make your dreams come true.  But one of the primary ways you learn who you are is through your money: […]

Some people prosper when times are challenging, and some people never do, even in good times.  Some people endure serious personal financial storms and come out stronger than ever before; others get swept away.  The difference is this:  Those who do well in both good times and bad times manage their money from a position […]

You must learn to listen to the language of money around you and the words you choose to express your thoughts.  When you begin to do this — and it isn’t very hard, it’s like listening for a song, or a chord, or a word you just learned — you can read your financial future […]

You must turn your fear into action, your self-pity into resolve.  You can no longer grant yourself permission barely to get by, to float the debt from month to month and year to year, or to ignore your situation.  Getting out of debt is without a doubt the single most important action you can take […]

If you proceed with your financial life the way it is now, you are settling.  You are doing absolutely nothing to change your situation.  In order to live a life of richness, a life free of the bondage, weight, and burden of debt, you have to summon from the deepest recesses of your soul every […]

The reason I want you to have this “safe and sound” money [e.g., Emergency Fund]?  Because when you feel safe, you feel powerful, and power, remember, attracts money.  The safer you feel, the more powerful you are, and the more money will come your way.
— Suze Orman, The Courage to Be Rich

If it is your intention to be the master of your financial destiny, you must begin paying more attention to your money.  Not all financial advertisements or advisors have your best interests at heart, so you must learn the difference between the myths that you are being told and sold, and the reality of how […]

The power of positive thinking is not a new idea, but when it comes to money it is, because we’re still so afraid.  We’re a culture of slogans — in ads, on bumper stickers, on T-shirts, needle-pointed onto pillows.  Call it what you like — a financial mantra, a new truth, a new belief in […]