How you end something as profound and important as a marriage is a reflection of how you live your life--financially, emotionally, and spiritually. Suze Orman More Quotes by Suze Orman More Quotes From Suze Orman Choosing wealth as a goal requires facing everything about your money bravely, honestly, with courage -- which is a very, very hard thing for most of us to do. Suze Orman honestly wealth goal If you have credit card debt and credit card companies continue to close down the cards, what are you going to do? What are you going to do if they raise your interest rates to 32 percent? That's five times higher than what your kid is going to pay in interest on a student loan. Get rid of your credit card debt. Suze Orman credit cards kids Although money alone won't make us happy, the lack of money surely will make us miserable. Suze Orman miserable Never, ever invest money that you will need prior to three to five years - minimum. Suze Orman three years needs 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. Suze Orman everyday practice steps Rather than saying, 'My checking account is a wreck,' change it to 'I will learn how to track my spending and balance my checkbook.' Suze Orman wrecks track balance I have a million dollars in the stock market, because if I lose a million dollars, I don't personally care. Suze Orman dollars care money At the end of your life, you cannot take a penny with you. So what is the object of money if you can't take it with you? Suze Orman economy pennies ends One has to ask what is the goal of life? What is the goal of life? My interpretation of it for myself, a very wise teacher once taught me this, is to meet the needs of the people, places and the times around you and offering those services to God. Suze Orman offering wise teacher 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. Suze Orman oxygen mother kids If you do not have at least an eight-month emergency fund, and you think there's a probability you could loose your job - and it's not just losing your job; you could be in a car accident, get sick - continue to pay the minimum on your credit card every month. Everything beyond that needs to go to establish an emergency fund. And if you have an emergency fund saved, then fund your retirement account before paying down credit card debt. Suze Orman retirement jobs thinking No well-planned retirement should be without long term care insurance. It is the very cornerstone of retirement security. Suze Orman care retirement long Make this the year you tackle that credit card debt once and for all. Suze Orman credit cards years 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. Suze Orman race successful sex 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. Suze Orman play retirement years 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. Suze Orman cash credit cards Opposites may attract, but I wouldn't put my money on a relationship of financial opposites. Suze Orman opposites may relationship What's keeping you from being rich? In most cases it's simply a lack of belief. In order to become rich, you must believe you can do it, and you must take the actions necessary to achieve your goal. Suze Orman money order believe 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? Suze Orman focus doe feelings I'm probably the only bestselling author you know who's written more books than she's read. Suze Orman written knows book