Family & Estate Planning, Saving

Teach Your Children Well-Part 1: Bill Pay Together

Sitting down with your children once a month and having them help you pay the family bills is an incredibly valuable life-lesson opportunity that sadly few families use.

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Home Ownership, Investing, Saving

Step 4: Closing the Deal: Scour your all-in Mortgage Costs

It takes a hefty wad of money to get a mortgage. It’s typical for all the fees associated with securing a mortgage—called Closing Costs-to add up to 2%…

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Home Ownership, Investing, 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…

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Home Ownership, Investing, Saving

Suze’s Mortgage Tip #2: Know the Down Side of Making a Small Low Down Payment.

My absolute best advice is to strive to make a 20% down payment when you buy a home. I know that can be a lot of money. But…

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Home Ownership, Investing, Saving

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.

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Credit & Debt, Family & Estate Planning, Saving

Why I Don’t Like Weddings

Weddings bring out the worst in our bad-money habits. I have known too many couples that have gone into credit card debt to pay for a wedding. Love…

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Family & Estate Planning, Saving

4 Ways to Save on a Wedding

I am on the record that only couples in great financial shape should spend money on an expensive/large wedding. But for those of you who are just going…

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Family & Estate Planning, Saving

U.S. Army Reserve and Suze Orman Partner to Deliver Finance Expertise

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE THE PENTAGON ’– Lt. Gen. Jeffrey W. Talley, chief of Army Reserve and commanding general, U.S. Army Reserve Command, and Ms.

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Credit & Debt, Family & Estate Planning, Saving

How to Budget for a Wedding

I am frequently asked how much is okay to spend on a wedding. That’s the wrong question. What any couple, and their families should be asking is: Can…

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