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Personal Growth


Do's And Don’ts., Goals, Personal Growth

Don’t You Dare Give Up on Your Resolutions

February is a rough month for good intentions. Surveys show that this is the month when many of us lose the momentum to stick to our New Year’s resolutions.

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Goals, Personal Growth

A New Year Begins

A new year begins. May it bring you and your loved ones new bursts of happiness. And health. That is all that matters. Right?

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About Suze, Personal Growth

Truth and Consequences

I'm back! And I have to tell you, I've learned a lot these past six weeks. I've learned a lot about me and I've learned a lot about how I was making the mistake that I often tell all of you not to mak

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Family, Personal Growth, Relationships, Women And Money

3 Signs Your Generosity is Costing You Way Too Much

One of the most harmful blind spots women have is a tendency to be too generous.

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About Suze, Financial Independence, Personal Growth, Relationships

Podcast Episode - Best Of: Have Faith, Everything Happens For The Best

Where did your faith go? In this podcast of Women & Money, Suze talks about the costs of losing faith in yourself, in your strength, and in your wisdom. Listen as Suze shares her story.

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Goals, Personal Growth

The Most Overlooked Financial Tip

For all the time and effort and worry we put into our financial health, we often overlook how our emotional and physical health interacts with our financial security.

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Cutting Costs, Donations, Personal Growth, Spending, Waste

The Financial Upside of Decluttering

Marie Kondo’s Tidying Up series was a popular choice on Netflix in January. It seemed to inspire so many people to get more serious about de-cluttering their homes.

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Personal Growth, Women And Money

Women & Money: Are You Truly Financially Empowered?

A year ago, I had the honor of speaking to a large gathering of seriously successful professional women. I enjoy every opportunity to meet with women, field their questions, and hear their stories

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About Suze, Investing, Personal Growth, Retirement, Saving

**SOLD OUT** See Suze LIVE at the APOLLO!

**SOLD OUT**The time has never been more right for women to finally take control of their finances.

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Career, Family, Personal Growth, Work

Vacations are an Important Career Move

According to a national survey, more than half of Americans don’t use all their vacation days. I think that’s a bad career move. Vacations aren’t an indulgence, they are a necessity.

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Career, Personal Growth, Work

You Can’t Afford to Stay in a Job You Dislike

Given the looooong hours I know you put into your work, it seems obvious that you should get plenty of satisfaction from all that work. Yet according to Gallup less than one-third of workers are “involved in, enthusiastic about and committed to their work and workplace.”

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Financial Security, Personal Growth

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.

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Career, Personal Growth, Travel, Work

The Big Mistake Half of Workers Make

A recent survey reports that 52% of workers who were eligible for paid vacation last year, didn’t use all their available time off.

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Charity, Children, Family, Gift Giving, Personal Growth

What to Do With an Unused Gift Card

I hope your friends and family hit the bull’s eye with your gifts this holiday season. But I bet there are many of you who received a gift card (or two, or three) that you don’t have a burning desire to use. As much as you love the sentiment of the gift giver, perhaps you just don’t need-or want-anything from the particular retailer your gift-giver chose.

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Goals, Personal Growth, Saving

Financial Resolutions for 2017? Just Do This One Thing

If you have been making a long list of resolutions for the New Year, my advice is to rip it up.

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Career, Investing, Personal Growth, Work

Leaving a Job? Don’t Make These 4 Huge Mistakes.

If you have recently moved to a new job, or one of your 2017 resolutions is to make a move, I want you to be super smart with how you handle your retirement savings account you built at your old job.

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About Suze, Charity, Children, Family, Gift Giving, Personal Growth, Scam, Scam Alert

Give Your Kids the Gift of Giving

The run up to the holidays at the end of the month is an especially great time to teach young children some money and life lessons.

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Gift Giving, Homeowners Insurance, Insurance, Personal Growth, Saving, Underinsured

My Holiday Challenge: How Much Can You Save While Shopping?

You know that I have often stated that one of the keys to financial freedom is to feel as much pleasure from saving, as you get from spending.

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Car Buying, Investing, Personal Growth, Retirement, Saving

The Stealth Retirement Move That Can Save You a Bundle

When it comes to planning for a secure retirement I bet you have the major strategies covered: -Invest in your 401(k) or 403(b) up to point of the match? Check -Save in a Roth IRA? Check -Aim to have your mortgage paid off before you retire? Check -Commit to getting plenty of exercise?

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Career, Children, Children And Money, Credit Cards, Family, Fico Score, Personal Growth, Teens, Work

Teach your Children Well-Part 3: Give Your Kid’s Credit

Young adults are making a big mistake with their finances. Survey after survey reports that most millennials do not have a credit card. I am wholeheartedly on board with preferring a debit card. But everyone needs to also have a credit card and use it responsibly.

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Financial Security, Home Buying, Home Loans, Mortgage, Mortgage Rates, Personal Growth

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

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Ageing, Debt, Insurance, Long Term Care Insurance, Personal Growth, Retirement

Are You Fluent in the Language of Wealth?

I spend a lot of time helping people work out a plan for overcoming a financial challenge. Quite often the bulk of my work is in getting them into the right frame of mind. Financial problems are so stressful it is completely reasonable to feel anxious or depressed. But the first step in working your way out of a financial fix is to convince yourself you control your future and you have the ability to make it a great future.

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Estate Planning, Must Have Documents, Personal Growth, Retirement, Saving, Trust, Will

Are You Making This Dangerous Retirement Planning Mistake?

I am concerned that many of you are banking on a retirement strategy that may not work out. According to a national survey, more than four in 10 Americans say they plan to keep working past the age of 65.

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Career, Personal Growth, Saving, Tax Refund, Tax Return, Taxes, Travel, Work

The Most Important Tax Tip: File ASAP!

I know you probably can compile a very long list of things you’d rather do than tackle your 2015 tax returns. But please listen to me: procrastination could cost you big time this year, if you anticipate you will be receiving a refund.

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Debt, Goals, Personal Growth, Saving

Conquer Your Fear of Debt: 3 Crucial Steps

When it comes to financial fears, debt is the ultimate four letter word. Whether you have credit card debt, or student loan debt, or want to buy a home or a car that you will finance, you’re dealing with debt. Or more to the point, it’s probably throwing you for a loop. Debt is the major stress point in every household that I’ve worked with.

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Career, Investing, Personal Growth, Retirement, Saving, Work

Conquer Your Retirement Fears

I don’t know about you, but if I see or hear of one more survey about how panicked most Americans are about their retirement, I will scream. That we have a national fear of retirement preparedness is abundantly clear. What we need now are less surveys and more advice on how to conquer retirement fears. Here are my key steps to start down your road to retirement financial freedom.

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Charity, Children, Debt, Family, Gift Giving, Goals, Personal Growth

Financial Fear No More! Three Steps Toward Financial Freedom

Your money challenges are very personal. You may have a large credit card balance gnawing at you, while your best friend is awake at night worrying about being able to keep working through her 60s,

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Debt, Gift Giving, Goals, Personal Growth, Saving

16 Wishes for 2016

As we turn the corner into a new year, my biggest hope is that peace and happiness is in great abundance for each and every one of you and all those you love. You know from years of hearing me invoke “People First, Then Money, Then Things” that I think there should be no bigger focus than building and nurturing that peace and happiness. But there is also always room to focus on the ways you can continue to build financial security in 2016. The progress you make on taking control of your money will, after all, bring even more happiness and peace into your life.

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Career, Debt, Investing, Personal Growth, Saving, Work

The One Employer-Provided Benefit You Really Should Use More

An estimated 40% of Americans who get paid vacation days don’t use all their allotted time. On average we’re leaving the equivalent of about one week a year on the table.

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Health, Health Insurance, Insurance, Investing, Personal Growth, Retirement, Saving

Health Insurance: 3 Reasons You Should Pick the HSA Option

About half of large employers now offer a high-deductible health insurance plan (HDHP). I know the mere mention of “high deductible” might send your blood pressure skyward, but please listen to me. For many of you, a HDHP may be the smartest health insurance.

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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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Home Buying, Home Loans, Mortgage, Mortgage Rates, Personal Growth, Saving

Three Steps to Guaranteed Financial Independence

As a nation we set aside one day a year to formally celebrate our independence. When it comes to your money my hope is that you will make every day, not just July 4th, a day where you make conscious decisions that will help you build financial independence: a life where you are in control of your money, and not vice-versa.

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Ageing, Debt, Insurance, Long Term Care Insurance, Personal Growth, Retirement

Long-Term Care Insurance Update

I have said over and over again that as you enter your late 40's to 50's you should look into buying long-term care insurance. But looking and buying are two different things. You should only purchase LTC insurance if you know that you can easily afford the premium at the time of purchase and all the way until you are 81 (which is the average age of needing LTC).

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Car Buying, Car Loans, Personal Growth, Retirement, Saving

The Two Biggest Mistakes You Can Make When Buying a Car

If you lack the cash to buy a car free and clear, you really need to hear me out on the two worst financing moves you can make. What I am about to tell you can save you hundreds, if not thousands of dollars. And trust me, this is exactly what car dealers and financing companies don’t want you to know:

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Investing, Personal Growth, Saving, Tax Refund, Taxes

Suze Orman’s 10 Tips To Spring Clean Your Finances

Spring is in the air! Springtime is about renewal and rebirth, and therefore a perfect to take stock of your life, and take charge of your finances. It’s time to get off the fence and spring clean your finances, ladies!

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About Suze, Family, Personal Growth, Women And Money

Same-Sex Marriage Ban Ends in Florida

Last night KT and I were lucky enough to get to go to the courthouse in Del Ray Fla to participate in the first gay marriage ceremonies. Read my thoughts on this historic day.

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About Suze, Family, Home Buying, Home Loans, Personal Growth

Suze Orman’s Practical Real-Estate Portfolio

The personal finance expert’s holdings are in places like New York, the Bahamas and South Africa

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College, Debt, Family, Personal Growth, Student Loans, Students

Attention Student Loan Borrowers: Can You Pass my Repayment Test?

I fear many student loan borrowers are flunking out when it comes to choosing the right repayment plan. Here’s a quick quiz to test your repayment smarts:

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About Suze, Family, Investing, Personal Growth, Retirement, Saving

The Road Not Taken: How Losing $50,000 Became My Biggest Gain

Far from aspirations that would lead a reporter to refer to me as “a force in personal finance,” my career is the result of a hot tub dream gone bad.

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401k, Debt, Goals, Investing, Personal Growth, Retirement, Saving

Let’s Not Sell Young Retirement Savers Short

A recent paper from the influential Research Affiliates investment management firm (more than $140 billion in assets managed) takes the provocative stance that young adults saving for

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Debt, Goals, Investing, Personal Growth, Retirement, Saving

What Baby Boomers Are Getting So Wrong About Retirement

Listen up my 60 something friends (and those of you heading to that milestone soon) we need to have a talk about your retirement planning.

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Career, Loans, Personal Growth

Karma Is Not A Negotiating Tool

I am a big believer in karma. But to suggest that good karma should be the lynchpin of managing your career is not just wrong, but dangerous.

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Career, Debt, Investing, Personal Growth, Saving, Work

Suze Orman’s Dos and Don’ts during government turmoil

Congress’ shenanigans to shut down the government for 16 days this month has many Americans rightfully concerned about their personal finances.“If you don’t want to be affected by the actions—or lack of actions—in Washington, you and you alone are going to have to save yourself,” insists Suze Orman.

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Bankruptcy, Credit, Debt, Goals, Personal Growth, Saving, Waste

The good thing about bankruptcy

Bankruptcy rates spiked during the 2008 recession and many were pretty judgmental toward the millions who couldn't afford to pay their bills. But Suze Orman says bankruptcy is the better option over burying your head in the sand. "When somebody really doesn't have money to pay their bills then they should claim bankruptcy and face it right on and start all over again," says Orman.

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Career, Home Buying, Home Loans, Mortgage, Mortgage Rates, Personal Growth, Work

Resist home-buying pressure, Suze Orman advises

The recent rise in housing prices and the decrease in supply in certain parts of the country have some people willing to spend every nickel they have to get into the market now. But Suze Orman warns hopeful homebuyers not to be hasty and end up house poor.

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About Suze, Family, Personal Growth, Students

Suze Goes Back To School!

Sundance Channel announced an impressive list of innovators and leaders from a cross section of professions including music, politics, film, science, journalism and more who will come together to

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About Suze, Cutting Costs, Debt, Family, Personal Growth, Saving

Smooth Sailing With Suze Orman

America's most famous expert on personal finance and star of her own award-winning CNBC television show offers advice for “staying” afloat in these economically turbulent times, thanks to lessons learned at sea.

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About Suze, Family, Personal Growth

A Must-Read Letter

“Hello Peach, Well much has gone on since we last chatted. Are you ready, better take a deep breath...”

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About Suze, Personal Growth, Retirement, Social Security, Students

Noted Financial Adviser Suze Orman To Speak At Vet School Commencement

Personal finance guru Suze Orman has a message for college students debating whether to take out thousands of dollars in student loan debt to get a master's degree or professional degree: Make sure

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About Suze, Children, Family, Kids, Life Insurance, Personal Growth

The 8 Qualities of a Successful Life

Years ago, after my first book came out and I had made a few television appearances, I was nearly accosted on the street by a very animated woman who kept pointing at me and then exclaimed "I know who you are... you are the... Money Lady!" I've adopted that as a nickname of sorts. I am indeed the lady whose passion is to help people make the most of their money.

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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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About Suze, Personal Growth, Saving

Suze Orman Now Available on the CNBC Alarm Clock App

The CNBC Alarm Clock App has added the voice of Suze Orman, host of CNBC's "The Suze Orman Show" (Saturday nights at 9PM & 12AM ET), by popular demand. Now CNBC Alarm Clock users can select the award-winning television host to get them up and make sure they get right to business.

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About Suze, Personal Growth, Retirement, Saving, Social Security, Taxes

Gay Americans pay more taxes for fewer rights

That nine states and the District of Columbia have legalized same-sex marriage is encouraging progress for those of us who believe that everyone deserves to have basic civil rights. But, even if every state in the country could pass a similar legislation, it would not be enough.

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About Suze, Budgeting, College, Family, Marriage, Personal Growth, Students, Weddings

Changing Lives One Wallet at a Time

Letter From Wynne Sandra Korr, Dean and Professor at the School of Social Work, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Thanks to the

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About Suze, Insurance, Personal Growth

2012 Financial Awareness Video Festival

Suze and Cory Booker, Mayor of Newark, will be judging the final winner of the 2012 Financial Awareness Video Festival. Help us narrow down 10 finalists by taking a moment to view and vote for your favorite video!

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About Suze, College, Family, Personal Growth, Student Loans, Students

Suze Video Interview Marlo Thomas

Marlo: “This week, I was joined by personal finance expert Suze Orman who is a veteran on Mondays With Marlo! Suze is so knowledgeable -- we spoke about everything from maximizing the value of your

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About Suze, Home Buying, Loans, Mortgage, Personal Growth

Suze Orman Sits Down With Television Academy Foundation’s Archive of American Television

The career of Suze Orman was recently celebrated with a special three-hour interview with the Television Academy Foundation’s Archive of American Television

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About Suze, Credit, Credit Score, FICO, Loans, Personal Growth

The “Influentials” Who Help Us Save Money

On Wall Street, in Washington and beyond, these folks have a huge impact on our daily lives and futures.

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