I don't like credit cards. They make overspending very easy. They can make life a lot more complex and stressful.

It's pretty much how we get anything added to the curriculum. When parents said children needed to be computer literate, the schools started responding. The same thing is true of basic financial literacy.

There's a limit here. This is how far we go and we don't go further. And I also think by talking about [gifts] it that way, it avoids the unspoken idea that money is the expression of love.

If you have a choice between buying something and paying down your credit card, pay down your credit card.

This country isn't working for working people. It's working only for people at the top. That's not the American dream. That's the American nightmare.

We're Americans. We celebrate success. We just don't want the game to be rigged.

If there's any lesson I've learned in the last five years, it's don't be so sure about what lies ahead. There are amazing doors that could open.