It's easy to underestimate the real cost of home ownership.

But credit card debt is unsecured debt, which means if you get in trouble and cannot pay off your credit card, you can discharge it in bankruptcy. What are they going do to you? If you're in a financial position to just methodically pay off both credit card and student loans, pay them all.

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?

I get more inspired by seeing everyday people succeed against the odds than anything else in life.

If a child, a spouse, a life partner, or a parent depends on you and your income, you need life insurance.

There is nothing more beautiful than a confident woman.

When you start really respecting yourself, those you love, and your money, the result is that you start having control over your money. What follows from that is control over your life.