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Emergency Fund


401k, Emergency Fund, Investing, Roth IRA, Saving, Stock Market

Podcast Episode - Ask Suze (and KT) Anything

On this podcast of Ask Suze (and KT) Anything, Suze answers questions from Women & Money listeners Victoria, Larry, Jessica, Debbie, and Rodney selected and read by KT. 

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Emergency Fund, Financial Security, Savings

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.

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Credit Score, Debt, Emergency Fund, IRA, Retirement, Roth IRA, Savings

Podcast Episode - Ask Suze (and KT) Anything

On this podcast of Ask Suze (and KT) Anything, Suze answers questions from Women & Money listeners Karen, Liam, Gigi, Gayle, Iona and Davida selected and read by KT.  

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Bill Paying, Bills, Emergency Fund, Health Insurance, Saving

The Emergency You Really Need to Plan For

You know I wish all of you great health. And a life free of injury. And you also know that one of my most important pieces of advice is to “hope for the best and plan for the worst.”

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Credit Card, Debt, Emergency Fund, Student Loans, Taxes

Podcast Episode - The Gift Of Time

On this podcast, Suze reviews some of the new Executive Orders signed by President Biden, and how they relate to your finances, with special attention to those of you affected by COVID-19.

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Credit Cards, Emergency Fund, Goals, Retirement, Saving

What’s Your Post-Covid Spending Plan?

Now that coronavirus vaccinations have begun, I know that we are all eager to be able to get out more, get together more, and maybe even get-away (travel) more.

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Emergency Fund, ETFs, IRA, Life Insurance, Savings Account, Stock Market, Trusts

Podcast Episode - Suze's Financial Solutions For You Webinar

On this podcast, Suze presents the webinar she gave last week, which is a 2021 Action Plan designed to teach you how to be a Financial Warrior.

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Credit Union, Emergency Fund, Financial Security, Saving, Saving Money

Your Ultimate Savings Opportunity Starts Now

Finally, 2021 has arrived and I can only hope that it is a far better year for all of us than 2020.

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Bill Paying, Credit Cards, Emergency Fund, Finacial Planning, Financial Security, Saving

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

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Emergency Fund, Investing, IRA, Retirement, Roth IRA, Stock Market, Stocks

Podcast Episode - Suze's 2021 Financial Predictions

On this podcast, Suze gives us her 2021 financial predictions, focusing on the Stock Market and real estate.

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Emergency Fund, Saving, Saving Money

Podcast Episode - Day By Day

On this podcast, Suze talks to us about ending the year during very uncertain financial times.

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Emergency Fund, Saving

A New Savings Goal for 2021

Those of you who joined my free Financial Solutions for You webinar last month got a jump on an important new piece of advice.

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401k, Emergency Fund, Retirement, Roth IRA, Student Loans

Podcast Episode - Ask Suze (and KT) Anything

On this podcast of Ask Suze (and KT) Anything, Suze answers questions from Women & Money listeners selected and read by KT.

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Emergency Fund, Investing, Retirement, Roth IRA

Can Your Roth IRA be a Backup Emergency Fund?

I know many of you are working on building your emergency savings fund, and that it will take time to reach that goal. I am thrilled you are committed to this essential foundation of financial

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Emergency Fund, Financial Planning, Life Insurance, Roth IRA

Podcast Episode - Ask Suze Anything

On this podcast of Ask Suze Anything, Suze answers questions from Women & Money listeners (as read by KT) Marcella, Mahala, Kelly Jo, Christi & Steve, the Boyers, Alana, Lori, Amy, and Nicole.

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Budgeting, Children, Emergency Fund, Family, Kids, Money Management

What Are You Teaching Your Kids About Money Right Now?

A recent survey conducted by Schwab asked Americans what they think are the most important “lessons” parents should teach their kids.

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Emergency Fund, Stocks, Student Loans

Podcast Episode - Ask Suze Anything

On this podcast of Ask Suze Anything, Suze gives us a quick update on the economy and the stock market. Then, she answers questions from Women & Money listeners June, Sally, James, Sissy, and more.

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Emergency Fund, Saving

This Trend Among My App Users Makes Me So Happy

I have never been accused of following the crowd. One of the ways I have always “stuck out” is my advice for how big your emergency fund should be.

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Emergency Fund

Being Prepared for the Next Time

I hope you, your family and all those you hold dear are healthy, both physically and emotionally. And that you reach out, at a social distance, to connect to as many people as you have the energy for.

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Bill Paying, Bills, Credit Cards, Emergency Fund, Motgage, Saving Money, Student Loans

How to Reduce Your Expenses During the Crisis

I know some of you have already lost your jobs as the economy reels from the impact of the coronavirus crisis. And many more of you are worried about a job loss or sharply reduced hours.

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Debt, Emergency Fund, Financial Advisor, Retirement, Tax Refund, Taxes

Getting a Tax Refund? Don’t Blow It.

Over the next few weeks plenty of you will receive a refund on your federal tax return, and for those of you in states that charge income tax, you may get money back from your state treasurer as well.

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Credit Cards, Debt, Emergency Fund, Long Term Care Insurance, Mortgage, Roth IRA

Top Priorities for Funding your Ultimate Retirement

Previously, I made the case for how you can refine your spending choices today so you have more money to put toward retirement goals.

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Bill Paying, Emergency Fund, Retirement, Saving

Your 2020 Financial Road Map

The New Year has just started, and that’s the riskiest time of year as far as I am concerned.

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Credit Cards, Emergency Fund, Retirement, Saving, Work

What Will You Do with your 2020 Raise?

A recent survey of employers says they expect the typical raise next year to be around 3%. I hope you are the rock star who lands an even bigger pay increase. But, 3% is good when you consider that th

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401k, Bill Paying, College, Emergency Fund, Saving, Student Loans

What Every 2019 College Grad Needs to Do…Right Now

If you are a recent college grad, or love one, please listen up on the must-do financial moves you need to tackle right now. Not next year. Right now. The choices you make today will make all the diff

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Bills, Disaster Relief, Do's And Don’ts., Emergency Fund, Natural Disasters

Financial Do’s and Don'ts After Disaster Strikes

Hurricanes and tropical storms have been devastating for so many. And heart wrenching for all of us. You know I have always said, People First. Then Money. Then Things.

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Credit, Credit Cards, Credit Score, Emergency Fund, Financial Security, Money Management, Saving, Security, Stocks, Work

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

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Credit Score, Emergency Fund, Financial Planning, Retirement

Are You Really Making the Grade in Managing Your Finances?

More than 50% of Americans gave themselves a personal finance grade of A or B in a recent survey. I sure hope you are making the grade, but in the same Equifax survey there were some disturbing facts.

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Emergency Fund, Financial Planning, Investing, Stock Market

How to Handle a Rocky Stock Market

The stock markets delivered a lump of coal at the end of 2018. December was one of the worst months for investors in years, and when you take a glance at your year-end statements, you will likely...

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Credit Cards, Emergency Fund, Natural Disasters

A Credit Card Strategy for Dealing with Natural Disasters

Digging out from the losses incurred when a natural disaster strikes can take time. Waiting for insurance claims to be processed, or emergency aid to be disbursed can take weeks, or longer. Meanwhile households have bills to pay, and the financial strain of needing to replace so much right now just to get back to functioning.

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Emergency Fund, Rates, Saving

Time to Cash in on Rising Savings Rates

You know I believe there is no substitute for keeping an emergency fund in a federally insured bank or credit union account. That is the best—the only way—to ensure your “what if” money is always safe and will always be there for you. Yet I know how frustrating it has been to follow my safe—not—sorry advice since late 2008. That’s when the Federal Reserve pushed safe savings rates down to zero. The Fed’s move was focused to help the economy pull out of recession and then regain some positive momentum. But that was done at the cost of savers earning pretty much nothing.

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Credit Cards, Emergency Fund, Life Insurance, Natural Disasters, Retirement, Saving

Why I Hate Guaranteed Acceptance Whole Life Insurance

I was glued to the TV recently watching the news when an advertisement for Guaranteed Acceptance Life Insurance came on. Whoo boy, did my blood pressure rise. I am not a fan of this type of life insurance.

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Emergency Fund, Home Buying, Home Loans, Mortgage, Mortgage Rates, Rates, Saving

Step 3: Get to the Point: When It Pays to Buy Down Your Mortgage

Lenders like to give home borrowers choices when it comes to their mortgage rate. You’ll always be presented with a standard rate: what you qualify for based on how the lender sizes up your financial profile (credit score, income, debts etc.) And then you will also be presented with some options to “buy down” or reduce that interest rate.

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Bills, Budgeting, Children, Children And Money, Emergency Fund, Family, Personal Growth, Saving, Teens

Emergency Fund 101

It makes me so sad to read reports that many households don’t have even $1,000 set aside to cover an unexpected expense. What’s so sad is that I know that must cause such stress.

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About Suze, Emergency Fund, Personal Growth, Saving

The Three Communication Skills That Make Suze Orman An Influential Celebrity

More than 300,000 financial advisors in the United States provide saving, investing and retirement advice, but only one made the top ten of the Forbes 2013 list of the most influential celebrities: Suze Orman.

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People First | Then Money | Then Things
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