We each focus on what we're going to buy, but that's an incorrect focus. Focus instead on why you want to spend the money on this or that. What feeling in you does it satisfy?

True generosity must benefit both parties. No woman can control her destiny if she doesn't give to herself as much as she gives of herself.

What happens to your money directly affects the quality of your life -- not your stockbroker's life or your banker's life, but YOUR life.

The truth is that you are nothing more than the custodian of your inner and outer wealth while you are on this planet. All you have to decide is what kind of custodian do you want to be? Do you want to be a good custodian of your inner and outer wealth? Or a bad custodian?

If you are worried about job security and do not have an adequate emergency fund (ideally eight months' worth of living expenses stashed away in a federally insured bank or credit union), you need to focus more on saving money than paying down the balance on your credit cards.

Opt for a fixed-rate rather than an adjustable-rate mortgage.

People first, then money, then things.