To enjoy a long, comfortable retirement, save more today.
Those carrying a credit card balance should scale back to making the minimum payment each month so they have more money to put into savings.
For all your long-term investments, such as retirement accounts that you won't touch for at least ten years, you need a mix of stocks and bonds. Stocks offer the best shot at inflation-beating gains. But stocks don't always go up. That's where bonds come into play: They have less upside potential, but they also do not pack the same risk.
Even if you were to fall into extreme financial hardship and file for bankruptcy, you need to understand that your student loan debt will not be discharged in bankruptcy. It is the Velcro of all debts.
Every financial worry you want to banish and financial dream you want to achieve comes from taking tiny steps today that put you on a path toward your goals.
Opposites may attract, but I wouldn't put my money on a relationship of financial opposites.
A reverse mortgage is available to anyone who is at least 62 years old and owns a home outright, or has a small mortgage balance remaining.
To make the most of your money, I recommend sticking with mutual funds that don't charge a commission when you buy or sell.
If you're going down the street and you're going the wrong way, remember - God permits U-turns.
Remember what I always say: people first, then money, then things.
I want to work with the Philippine people and make life better there; there are systems I can work with.
Prenups are so unromantic - a sign of distrust, not love. Time for a reality check, my friends. First, drawing up a prenuptial agreement together is a sign of incredible trust and financial openness - you're fooling yourself if you think you can achieve complete intimacy without it.
If you make time each month to give your money some attention, you'll start the next year in fabulous financial shape.
I am a big believer that orderliness begets wealth.
One journalist estimated my liquid net worth at $25 million. That's pretty close. My houses are worth another $7 million.
If you're going to live in the house make it your goal to just pay off your mortgage.
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.
The foundation of a financial fresh start actually has nothing to do with money or specific financial dos and don'ts.
Grace is above praise and blame. I never read the bad stuff people write, but I never read the good stuff, either. Ever. I know who I am, and I know that God looks down on me and smiles. I know that - without a shadow of a doubt.
It wasn't until I stood in my truth and told everybody that I had $250,000 in credit card debt. At that point, everything turned around for me. I had to reveal the truth about what I didn't have, more than pretend about what I did. That was interesting.
