The last thing family and friends want is for you to spend money on them that you don't have or that you can't really spare.

We tend to focus on assets and forget about debts. Financial security requires facing up to the big picture: assets minus debts.

Stop buying things you don't need, to impress people you don't even like.

Everybody in America started to define themselves by all these things they had around them. And all of a sudden it came tumbling down. So the old American dream has died, and that is a good thing.

Here's what's interesting about women. When it comes to their babies, when it comes to their children, they become these financial warriors like I have never seen before. They will not turn their back on the battlefield.

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

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?