Make it a priority to have at least eight months of living costs set aside in a federally insured bank or credit union account.

... show respect for your money ... Then your money will think and care about you in return.

When you are grateful - when you can see what you have - you unlock blessings to flow in your life.

Many of the good things would never have happened if the bad events hadn't happened first.

To make the most of your money, I recommend sticking with mutual funds that don't charge a commission when you buy or sell.

If you have a 50 percent match and you get in trouble financially, you can either withdraw money as a loan, or withdraw the 50 percent match. If you take it out, you have to pay taxes on it, but you still come out ahead.

There isn't a part of our lives that money doesn't touch - it affects our relationships, the way we go about our everyday activities, our ability to make dreams reality, everything.