Liking who you are and liking what you do can make you an incredibly successful person.

Although money alone won't make us happy, the lack of money surely will make us miserable.

If you do not have at least an eight-month emergency fund, and you think there's a probability you could loose your job - and it's not just losing your job; you could be in a car accident, get sick - continue to pay the minimum on your credit card every month. Everything beyond that needs to go to establish an emergency fund. And if you have an emergency fund saved, then fund your retirement account before paying down credit card debt.

Ignore the annual percentage rate when shopping for a mortgage.

After you marry, every asset either of you acquires is jointly held. That's why you both need to be in sync on your long-term financial goals, from paying off the mortgage to putting away for retirement. Ideally, you should talk about all this before you wed. If you don't, you can end up deeply frustrated and financially spent.

I have a million dollars in the stock market, because if I lose a million dollars, I don't personally care.

People often panic when the markets go down and sell off their stocks - but then they aren't in the game when the markets are doing well.