The people who are filing for bankruptcy in increasing numbers every year, it's not the poorest. It's not the people at the economic fringes. It's people who worked hard and played by the rules.

I'm willing to throw my body in front of the bus to stop bad ideas.

It's better to fight because if you don't fight, you can't win. Besides, even when you don't win, you can change the game.

Get your money in balance. One rule of thumb is 50/30/20. Spend about 50% of your money on must-haves - things like rent, car payments - and about 30% on wants, while 20% should go toward savings and paying down debt.

I think having a fighter in the lead, a female fighter in the lead, is exactly what America needs.

Meaningful rules in the consumer credit market can accelerate economic recovery. Rules would increase consumer confidence and, more importantly, weed out all the tricks and traps that sap families of billions of dollars annually.

I don't like credit cards. Let me triple underline that.