If you're saving for the long run, it's actually a good thing when the market is down because the more shares you have, the more you can potentially make when markets rise. And over time - decades, not months - the markets rise more than they fall.

It's impossible to map out a route to your destination if you don't know where you're starting from.

Like your home's closets, your financial clutter needs an overhaul every now and again, and the payoff will go far beyond the psychic satisfaction of neatening up.

It's only when we give to ourselves as passionately as we give of ourselves that we create the life we want and deserve.

Owning a home is a keystone of wealth - both financial affluence and emotional security.

Look everywhere you can to cut a little bit from your expenses. It will all add up to a meaningful sum.

What's keeping you from being rich? In most cases it's simply a lack of belief. In order to become rich, you must believe you can do it, and you must take the actions necessary to achieve your goal.