Financial Security
3 Easy Financial Housekeeping Tasks with a Big Payoff
The slowed-down pace of summer for many of us makes it an ideal time to tackle some important financial housekeeping tasks. No heavy lifting, but rather, some quick check-ins
How to Declare Your Financial Independence
Today being July 4th has me thinking not only about our national Independence Day, but also the personal financial independence that I want each and every one of you to create for yourself.
How to Help Your Kids Without Hurting Yourself Financially
According to a new survey from the Pew Research Center, many young adults are still reliant on a parent for financial help. Just 45% of young adults between the ages of 18-34 say they are complete
Podcast Episode - Ask KT & Suze Anything: Why Don’t I Feel Empowered By My Money?
For this episode of Ask KT and Suze Anything, Suze answers questions about feeling secure in financial decisions, homes in trusts, leasing a car and so much more.
How You Can Make 2024 Less Stressful
The recent economic news that inflation has now slowed down is indeed great news, but it doesn’t erase all the pain that sharply rising prices in 2021 and 2022 have caused.
Podcast Episode - Ask KT & Suze Anything: Did I Give The Wrong Advice?
For this episode of Ask KT and Suze Anything, Suze answers questions about HSAs, 401(k)s, life insurance and more.
Keep Your Retirement Secure When Changing Jobs
More than 80% of Gen Z workers recently surveyed said changing jobs is central to their career strategy.
Podcast Episode - Suze School: Are You Attracted or Repelled by Your Money?
In this Suze School, Suze teaches about the key to attaining financial independence. Two important questions for you to ask yourself about how you feel about money is the first step.
Podcast Episode - Ask Suze & KT Anything: Is This Financial Abuse?
On this special episode Suze and KT review an email sent to Suze and discuss if the writer is being financially abused.
Podcast Episode - Suze School: Preparing For A Financial Winter
On today’s Suze School, we get an update on the markets, what’s happening with how we are saving, and the current state of the economy. Plus, why you should not go beyond a 2 year treasury and an upd
Podcast Episode - Ask Suze & KT Anything: Owning The Power To Control Your Destiny
On this episode of Ask Suze & KT Anything, Suze answers questions from you all about claiming inherited Series I Bonds, mortgages, moving financial advisors, Social Security being affected by a recess
Podcast Episode - Ask Suze & KT Anything: A Story of Hope, A Mini Suze School on Mutual Funds, Callable CDs, and Bad Advisors
On this episode of Ask Suze & KT Anything, Suze answers questions from you all, about closing a loaded mutual fund, bad financial advisors, IRAs in bankruptcy, callable CDs and more.
Podcast Episode - When It Happens… How Will You React?
In this Suze School episode, Suze reviews this past week in the markets and gives you the guidance for the next year or two and why bonds are coming back in favor.
Podcast Episode - Ask Suze Anything: March 28, 2019
In this week’s Ask Suze Anything, Suze answers questions from Mary Jane, Kari, Linda, Donna, Ann, and a very special listener in need.
How to Create a Four-Part Financial Plan
According to a recent survey by Northwestern Mutual, people who invest time in financial planning are happier than those who don’t.
Podcast Episode - Ask Suze Anything : May 9, 2019
In this episode of Ask Suze Anything, we hear updates from two Women & Money listeners, plus Suze offers advice to Julia, Judy, Terry, and Chris.
Podcast Episode - Don’t Turn Your Back on Yourself
On today’s episode, Suze discusses why our negative thoughts, fears and actions limit our potential and prevent us from being safe, strong and secure.
Podcast Episode - Highlights from: Making Peace With The Enemies of Wealth
While Suze and KT’s podcast studio is being repaired, we're playing highlights from an episode where Suze outlines the three enemies of wealth: fear, desire, and greed.
Are You Saving or Spending This Summer?
In a recent survey, more than 80% of people said they have plans to travel this summer.
How To Stay Safe When Making Your Next Investments
I bet your investing nerves are a bit on edge these days. That’s totally natural. As I write this, stocks are down more than 18% in 2022.
Podcast Episode - Suze School: Mini-Master Class on Treasury Bills, Notes & Bonds
Suze starts today's podcast reflecting on Memorial Day and gives us a brief recap of where real estate, energy and food prices are.
Podcast Episode - Suze School: Conserve, Conserve, Conserve
For this Suze School, Suze details the current economic conditions and explains why it is so important for us to buckle down and save more so we can weather the coming financial storms to be safe, str
Podcast Episode - Ask Suze & KT Anything: Help! I Left My Job.
On this edition of Ask Suze & KT Anything, Suze answers questions about trusts, non-working spousal IRAs, medical deductions, unused credit cards, being a trader and so much more!
How to Teach Your Children About Financial Independence
In a recent survey, nearly every teen and parent agreed that teens need financial knowledge to achieve their life goals.
Podcast Episode - Suze School: What To Do in 2022
On this podcast, Suze walks us through her forecasts for the rest of the year in regards to: inflation, recession, the stock market, gold, bitcoin and more.
Podcast Episode - Suze School: Own The Power To Control Your Destiny
In today’s podcast, Suze explains all the steps we need to follow, during these turbulent markets, plus what we can do now with our retirement accounts, so we can control our own financial destiny.
Build Your Financial Security Before It Is Too Late
When you’re busy raising kids, it’s all too common to fall into a financial trap. While everyone knows it is best to prioritize saving for retirement, many parents struggle with that strategy.
Podcast Episode - Three Steps To A Super Life
In this podcast, Suze outlines three important steps you need to take, so that you can have a personal, professional and financial Super Life.
Podcast Episode - What You Need to Do in 2022
Suze is back and takes us to Suze School. Learn what’s happening with the market, stocks you might want to buy when the time is right. crypto and an economic lesson.
Trust vs. Will - The Difference Between a Will and Trust
When it comes to protecting your loved ones, having both a will and a trust is essential. The difference between a will and a trust is when they kick into action.
Your Ultimate Savings Opportunity Starts Now
As we approach the coming months, it is vital that you take whatever steps you can to make sure that you are getting the most out of every single penny that you earn.
Podcast Episode - Don't Panic Yet
On this podcast, Suze explains why the Stock Market dropped this past Friday and what the impacts of the new variants might mean to the economy.
Downsizing Your Mortgage for Retirement
If you own a home and your kids are fully launched, I hope you will give serious thought to downsizing to a smaller home. It can be a great way to plug a hole in your retirement savings plan.
Podcast Episode - Revisiting The Biggest Little Farm
Suze and KT are still experiencing some weather related issues, so we’re going to revisit part of an episode from July of 2020.
Podcast Episode - Financial Danger Signs
On this podcast, Suze shares some lessons on why we should not make emotional financial decisions. Then, Suze walks us through investing in crypto and planning your retirement.
Now is a Great Time to Sell a Car
If your household can function with one less car, there has never been a better time to sell.
The Retirement Risk You Must Stop Overlooking
After last year’s wild ride in the stock market, I know all of you who are near retirement or in retirement don’t need to be reminded that market risk can create problems for your long-term security.
More Stimulus? Put People First If You Can
Many of you recently received another $600 check from the federal government to help weather the financial hardship of the pandemic.
Podcast Episode - Ask Suze (and KT) Anything
On this podcast of Ask Suze (and KT) Anything, Suze answers questions from Women & Money listeners Cindy, Anonymous, Chris, Name Withheld, Antoinetta, and Tom selected and read by KT.
Podcast Episode - Make The Right Choice
On this podcast, Suze talks about why making the right choices with your money will help you be safe and secure, especially in these uncertain times.
Do You Have a Plan for Your Money from Washington?
In the coming weeks many households will likely be getting some financial help from Washington. A new round of stimulus checks and a supplemental federal unemployment benefit was finalized in late Dec
Top Way to Financially Help Adult Children
I have been hearing from so many of you who are worried about how your adult kids are faring, and will fare, in our current economy. Some of those kids have moved home. Some are struggling to make end
Let’s Talk About Holiday Spending…Right Now
Yes, I know the calendar says it’s only Halloween. But this is the perfect time that you and I have a serious chat about your spending budget for the upcoming holiday season.
Portfolio Advice Many of You Need to Hear
Retirement should be a time to relax and live your life on your terms. But I know for many of you it can be stressful to figure out a strategy for how to invest and how much you can safely withdraw fr
Podcast Episode - Ask Suze Anything
On this podcast of Ask Suze Anything, Suze answers questions from Women & Money listeners (as read by KT) Amy, Kim, Cat, Marissa, Chris, Tim, Leigh, and Fran.
Driving Towards Financial Security
I can learn so much about a household’s commitment to building financial security by asking them about their car.
Podcast Episode - Best Of: There Is No Shame Or Blame Big Enough
There is no shame or blame big enough to keep you from being who you are meant to be. Very powerful words, and in this podcast of Women and Money, Suze talks about how you can start over.
Step 1 to Make Your Money Last
I hear from so many of you who are at least 50 that you are worried you won’t be able to have a great retirement. And those of you who are retired are anxious if your money will last.
Podcast Episode - Are You In A Financially Abusive Relationship? The Warning Signs
In this podcast, Suze shares an email from a Women & Money listener about how seeing Suze at an event in New York helped her get out of her financially abusive relationship.
Indulge in Giving Thanks, Not Black Friday Deals
Thanksgiving has become the start of a season of overindulgence for many people. This year, I want you to take a different path.
Podcast Episode - Survivors of Financial Abuse: A Conversation With Ayanna
One of the focuses of the Women & Money podcast is shining the light on financial abuse. In 2018, The National Domestic Abuse Hotline teamed up with Avon & asked Suze to speak with several survivors.
Podcast Episode - Survivors of Financial Abuse: A Conversation With Vicky May
The Women and Money Podcast is shining the light on financial abuse. In 2018, The National Domestic Abuse Hotline teamed up with Avon and asked Suze to speak with several survivors.
Podcast Episode - Ask Suze Anything
Suze shakes things up a little bit on this podcast of Ask Suze Anything. Today, she shares four emails from Women and Money listeners that she found profound.
Podcast Episode - Words Of Wealth
True words of wealth are honest words. Suze explains why, by sharing an email from a Women & Money listener who at 46 years old has started to save for retirement, has debt and started a business.
Yes, There Will be a Recession. Here’s How to Prepare.
It’s been more than a decade since the U.S. economy fell into a recession. That’s a long time ago. But I know for many of you, far from forgotten, as the Great Recession that lasted from late 2007 to
Podcast Episode - Ask Suze Anything: July 18, 2019
In this episode of Ask Suze Anything, Suze answers questions from Women & Money listeners Katie, Toni, Rose, Donna, Terry, and Edie.
Podcast Episode - Suze School: Investing for Retirement
In this episode, Suze School is in session and the lesson plan includes what you need to know about planning for retirement.
Podcast Episode - Join the FIFF Movement: Part 2
Suze goes further to explore the power of finding the combination of financial independence and financial freedom by answering listener questions.
Podcast Episode - There Is No Shame or Blame Big Enough
There is no shame or blame big enough to keep you from being who you are meant to be. Very powerful words, and in this episode of Women and Money, Suze talks about how you can start over after bei
Podcast Episode - Ask Suze Anything: June 13, 2019
In this Ask Suze Anything episode, we get questions from Shelly, Jackie, Martha, Frannie, Jane, and Alestra. These Women & Money listeners ask about: maintaining financial independence in marriage.
Podcast Episode - Changing The World, One Woman At A Time
In this episode of Women & Money, Suze shares an email from podcast listener Natalie, who describes her heartbreaking experience with financial abuse.
Podcast Episode - Ask Suze Anything: May 30, 2019
In this Ask Suze Anything episode, we get questions from Sharon, Jennifer, Regina, Sherry, and Diane.
Podcast Episode - The Hardest Thing In Life To Remember…
In this episode, Suze shares a story from a woman who suffered a brain aneurism and woke up thinking her life was great.
Podcast Episode - Ask Suze Anything: May 2, 2019
Suze mixes it up today and lets you in on why she is so passionate about the advice she gives you.
Podcast Episode - Ask Suze Anything: No Regret
In this episode of Ask Suze Anything, we hear from Cali, Crystal, Rene, Jodie, and Robin.
Is Your Financial Optimism Smart?
According to a recent Gallup poll, Americans’ optimism about their finances is near a record high. The poll shows 69% of people surveyed said they expect their financial situation to improve...
Podcast Episode - Ask Suze Anything: Questions From The Apollo
For today’s Ask Suze Anything, we present the question and answer part of Suze’s appearance at the legendary Apollo Theater in Harlem, NY, as part of the Women of The World Festival on March 16, 2019.
The Most Important Personal Account You Must Have
There is new research that says couples that only have a joint bank account are happier than couples that keep some, or all of their money separate.
When a PLUS is a Big Minus: The Biggest Mistake Parents Can Make
We’re heading into that whirlwind time of year when high school seniors receive their college acceptance letters and the decision-making begins.
How to Protect Yourself from the Financial Risk of Turning 50
A new study that looked at the employment and pay patterns for people once they turn 50 should be a wake-up call for anyone approaching or in their 50s. About half of the people in the study suffe
Podcast Episode - Financial Abuse: Part 3
Over the last two episodes, Suze explored financial abuse. In this very special episode, you’ll hear a very candid and emotional conversation between Suze and her friend, Sarah.
Podcast Episode - Your Future Is In Your Hands
In this episode, Suze tells a fascinating real-life story about choosing death over life and how your life is really in your owns hands.
Podcast Episode - Financial Abuse: Part 2
In this episode, Suze shares correspondence she had with two financially abused women.
Podcast Episode - Financial Abuse: Part 1
In this episode, Suze tells a powerful and heartbreaking story of a women she met on vacation and how this woman lost everything as a result of financial abuse.
Podcast Episode - Join the FIFF Movement: The Key To Your Financial Security
While wahoo fishing a few weeks back, Suze had a revelation. What she realized is that financial freedom can no longer be the only goal.
Podcast Episode - Broke No More: Part 2
For Part Two of Broke No More, Suze takes her signature, straight-forward approach to answer questions and unpacks the bag on what it takes to stop being broken and start getting right with yourself,
Podcast Episode - Broke No More
This episode explores the true reasons you feel broke regardless of how much money you make.
Podcast Episode - What Is Financial Abuse
Suze delves into a form of abuse that often goes unnoticed: financial abuse.
Can You Pass My Financial Strength Test?
A recent Gallup poll found that Americans are the most positive about their financial situation in a long time. Fifty two percent reported that they feel good about their finances. That’s a big jump from the 41 percent who felt the same five years ago.
Suze’s Mortgage Tip #1: Shop Around
It amazes me that so many homebuyers who spent weeks, if not months, hunting around for the best home, don’t shop around as diligently for the best mortgage. According to the Consumer Financial
