My response [to fear of being poor]was to study contracts, finance, economics, to plan, to have a goal, to work on that goal. To learn everything I could. I always poked at the things that scared me most.

Big banks churn out page after page of incomprehensible fine print to obscure the cost and risks of checking accounts, credit cards, mortgages and other financial products. The result is that consumers can't make direct product comparisons, markets aren't competitive, and costs are higher. If the playing field is leveled and the broken market fixed, a lot more money will stay in the pockets of millions of hard-working families. That's real stimulus - money to families, without increasing our national debt.

Donald Trump is a person who is an insecure money-grubber who cares about nothing but himself.

I think the best way it happens is if parents say, this is important for educating my child.

Credit cards are like snakes: Handle 'em long enough, and one will bite you.

Once you've gotten your money in balance, you know how much you have to spend on things that are just fun.

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