When you've been battered down and battered down and battered down, your spirit gets broken.

I have never been a fan of bond funds. Unlike a direct investment in an individual bond that you can hold to maturity and be assured you will get your principal back (assuming no default), a fund has no finite maturity date and most funds are actively traded.

At the end of your life, you cannot take a penny with you. So what is the object of money if you can't take it with you?

Put your financial life on autopilot as a form of 'forced' saving.

I'm probably the only bestselling author you know who's written more books than she's read.

We never had it as rough as the kids have it today. Look at the price of a gallon of gas or a piece of real estate or a college education.

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.