I get so frustrated when people tell me it's unrealistic to create an eight-month emergency savings fund, or have money saved for a home down payment, or pay off their $5,000 credit card balance.

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

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?

True generosity must benefit both parties. No woman can control her destiny if she doesn't give to herself as much as she gives of herself.

Cleanliness is a state of purity, clarity, and precision

If you have a 50 percent match and you get in trouble financially, you can either withdraw money as a loan, or withdraw the 50 percent match. If you take it out, you have to pay taxes on it, but you still come out ahead.

A pile of bills and statements - whether paid or not - is a sign that someone is clueless about what's coming in and going out.