Suze Orman Quotes

I never thought to ever ask for money. I was so stupid.

There can be no freedom or beauty about a home life that depends on borrowing and debt.

I want to go to bed richer than when I woke up. The pursuit of wealth is a wonderful thing, but the thing is you have to be honest about it, you have to tell the truth.

If you don't have the money management skills yet, using a debit card will ensure you don't overspend and rack up debt on a credit card.

I just want real creative freedom without worrying about, you know, car payments.

The only excuse for being broke is being in Jail.

But I don't begrudge anybody, because I know how hard it is to have that dream and to make it happen, whether or not it's just to put a roof over your head and food on the table.

Most people aren't honest with themselves about money.

I'm all over the place, and I consider myself a bit of a scrounger: 'What will I do next, so I'm not broke?'

For the vast majority of Americans who work hard and play by the rules, paying the bills may be hard some months, but it's something we always do.

The world does not need another credit card.

If you're living off credit-card advances and ramen noodles, a buyout offer might be too hard to resist. And you'll be even smarter the second time around.

There is an attitude that we should be able to have everything. No, you shouldn't be able to have anything. I'd like a helicopter, but I can't afford a helicopter, so I don't buy one. People are buying stuff they can't afford on credit. I bought my Ford hybrid with cash.

I'm more of a debit card person, and I live in the 'now'. I don't like credit cards anymore. I try to live with whatever I can afford and don't try to put myself in an awkward position. I've done that before.

When it comes to money nobody should give up anything.

I do not give money for just mere hopes.

They thought I was a success as soon as I started paying the bills.

You have got to be the masters of your own financial future.

I've always told the truth. I think that's been part of the foundation of my career. I don't put myself above people. I don't put myself different than people. And I, for one, know that none of us is immune.

As long as I tell the truth I feel that nobody can touch me.

The secrecy surrounding wealth and the anxiety of talking about money is absurd. If you are rich and you live well and you spend money and it is an essential part of your lifestyle, then you shouldn't be ashamed of talking about it. You shouldn't be ashamed of it. And I think you should accept it and be honest and open about it.

You can hate me. You can go out there and say anything you want about me, But you will love me later because I told you the truth.

In order to be transparent, you really have to be completely honest and open, so that's how I've lived my life, and that's where I am now. I am completely transparent. There's nothing that you can't ask me and nothing I won't talk about.

Our incomes should be like our shoes; if too small, they will gall and pinch us; but if too large, they will cause us to stumble and to trip.

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.