Suze Orman Quotes - Page 7

I think they've been baby bummers.

Credit card companies are jacking up interest rates, lowering credit limits, and closing accounts - and people who have made timely payments are not exempt. So even if you pay off your balance - and that's tough when interest rates are insanely high - there's a good chance your credit limit will be slashed, and that will hurt your FICO score.

Cut back your spending now.

People often panic when the markets go down and sell off their stocks - but then they aren't in the game when the markets are doing well.

I am a financial planner, not a psychiatrist, but I do know that your net worth will rise to meet your self-worth only if your self-worth rises to accept what can be yours.

Just because one of you earns the paycheck doesn't mean that person should lord over how the money is handled.

The foundation of a financial fresh start actually has nothing to do with money or specific financial dos and don'ts.

If the relationship between you and your money is harmonious, regardless of how much you have, your financial transactions will be harmonious as well.

If you're going to live in the house make it your goal to just pay off your mortgage.

For all your long-term investments, such as retirement accounts that you won't touch for at least ten years, you need a mix of stocks and bonds. Stocks offer the best shot at inflation-beating gains. But stocks don't always go up. That's where bonds come into play: They have less upside potential, but they also do not pack the same risk.

I'm probably the only bestselling author you know who's written more books than she's read.

They got married, they got divorced, and half their money goes out the window.

Opposites may attract, but I wouldn't put my money on a relationship of financial opposites.

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.

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.

There's nothing wrong with saying, "I want to have more," "I want to be more," "I did this for money."

Once your kids are grown and you know that you're completely healthy, consider canceling your life insurance policy.

Cash - in savings accounts, short-term CDs or money market deposits - is great for an emergency fund. But to fulfill a long-term investment goal like funding your retirement, consider buying stocks. The more distant your financial target, the longer inflation will gnaw at the purchasing power of your money.

Make it a priority to have at least eight months of living costs set aside in a federally insured bank or credit union account.

Money is a living entity, and it responds to energy exactly the same way you do. It is drawn to those who welcome it, those who respect it. Wouldn't you rather be with people who respect you and who don't want you to be something you're not? Your money feels the same way.

Messages about money are passed down from generation to generation, worn and chipped like the family dishes.

If you wait until your children are high school seniors to spring it on them that there's not a whole lot of money for school, they won't have too many options.

There isn't a part of our lives that money doesn't touch - it affects our relationships, the way we go about our everyday activities, our ability to make dreams reality, everything.

Everybody in America started to define themselves by all these things they had around them. And all of a sudden it came tumbling down. So the old American dream has died, and that is a good thing.

Money is the only thing you can use even if you don't have any. ... There's always a credit card.