Consider a 15- or 20-year fixed-rate mortgage instead of a 30-year, if you can afford the monthly payments - they may not be as high as you think.

Every time you overhear something hurtful, I want you to do something kind for someone else.

In order to create lasting security you must learn to stand in your truth.

Money is the currency of life because it is the external measurement system that all of us have as to how we judge where we are in our own lives.

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.

When someone chooses to value herself over the things she can buy, true transformation begins.

Look everywhere you can to cut a little bit from your expenses. It will all add up to a meaningful sum.