Suze Orman
Suze Orman
Susan Lynn "Suze" Ormanis an American author, financial advisor, motivational speaker, and television host. Orman was born in Chicago and pursued a degree in social work. She worked as a financial advisor for Merrill Lynch. In 1983 she became the vice-president of investments at Prudential Bache Securities. In 1987, she founded the Suze Orman Financial Group. Her program The Suze Orman Show began airing on CNBC in 2002. In 2006 she won a Gracie Award for Outstanding Program Host on...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAuthor
Date of Birth5 June 1951
CountryUnited States of America
I want to work with the Philippine people and make life better there; there are systems I can work with.
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.
The less you have to think about how to spend every dollar, the more likely you are to spend wisely.
One journalist estimated my liquid net worth at $25 million. That's pretty close. My houses are worth another $7 million.
You should keep a copy of your tax return indefinitely, but you need to save supporting documents for only three years.
Give a portion of your money to others. By releasing an anxious grasp on your money, you will open yourself to receive all that is meant to be yours.
My greatest pleasure is still flying private. I spend between $300,000 to $500,000, depending on my year, on flying private.
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.
You have got to be the masters of your own financial future.
I'd rather make 50 percent of something than 100 percent of nothing.
The happiest moment of my life happens once a day.
Absolutely invest in retirement. You can always get a loan to get kids through school. I do not know of any loans to get you through retirement. The markets are seriously low from where they were (even though they've gone up 30 percent recently). Now is the time to be dollar cost averaging; the more money you put in, the more shares you buy. Save for your retirement, people.
It's impossible to map out a route to your destination if you don't know where you're starting from.
Put your financial life on autopilot as a form of 'forced' saving.