Keeping Your Money Safe & Sound
Suze Orman's 2009 Action Plan
Number of pages: 209
Publisher: Spiegel & Grau
BBB Library: Economics and Investment, Personal Success
ISBN: 9780385530934
Editorial Review
There is a new reality out there–a new normal. What was once certain–that you would be able to retire comfortably; that you would pay for your kids’ education; that your home would appreciate in value–is no longer a sure thing. So much has changed on the financial landscape that it’s hard to know which moves are the right ones to make. Suze Orman’s million-copy, bestselling financial action plan will show you the way.
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Wisdom to Share
A secure financial future is in large part going to be a function of how willing you are to take action today.
The era of living beyond our means is giving way to an age of living a more meaningful life based on financial honesty.
Crises force us to take a clear-eyed view of what went wrong and compel us to make necessary adjustments to avoid the same suffering again.
In tough times, you take the best offer available and appreciate that you have a job that allows you to support your family.
There is no guarantee your next employer needs those very skills or values them as much as your former employer did.
The best way to protect your family is to know that you will still be able to pay the bills while you look for a new job.
Without short-term or long-term credit, a business is going to find it doubly tough to get through the economic slowdown.
I want you to be in a position to know you have savings set aside to cover the mortgage while you job-hunt.
Over time, a home can be one of the most satisfying investments you can make, but you have to make sure you can afford it.
You cannot move forward building an honest financial life, if you do not first understand where you are today.
Tomorrow is here, and it requires a commitment to taking the actions that put you and your family on a lasting path to financial security.
The financial crisis has served as a deafening wake-up call that will not stop ringing in your ears.
If you use online banking, print out each payment for at least six months and tuck them in a safe place.
Be very careful when asked to cosign any loan, no matter how much you love the person who is asking for your help.
Build a real emergency savings account. Relying on your credit card to bail you out of emergencies is too dangerous.
Be very careful where you turn to for help with credit card debt. Debt consolidators are often a very bad deal.
When it comes to financial matters, often the decisions that calm us amid tumult are actions that can imperil our long-term security.
No matter how conscientious you have been with managing your money, the events of 2008 have battered us all.
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