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" Your credit score affects the interest rates you're offered on credit cards and loans, can be used to vet your job application, and in some states may influence your insurance premiums. "
Suze Orman
Influence
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" Take free money. No matter how in debt you are, if your employer offers a matching contribution on a 401(k) or other retirement vehicle, you must sign up and contribute enough to get the maximum company match each year. Think of it as a bonus. "
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" I generally encourage people to make good on debts when they have enough money to repay them. But once a delinquency has been reported to a collection agency, paying it off won't help your FICO score. The damage has already been done, and the blemish will remain on your credit report for seven years. "
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" Yes, your kids should go to school. No, you shouldn't bankroll their degree whatever the cost. You've spent your life creating a sound financial plan; don't upend it by suspending your retirement savings or taking out a home equity line of credit to pay for a pricey college. "
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" Here's my gift-giving rule: Respect your current financial situation. "
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" Put your financial life on autopilot as a form of 'forced' saving. "
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" The advantage of online banking is that you can pay bills superfast, and your account is automatically credited or debited for each deposit and payment, making it easier to stay on track. "
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" Money is kind of just like air - if you don't have air, you can't breathe. If you don't have money, I don't think you'll want to breathe - you won't want to live. "
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You
Want
" My greatest pleasure is still flying private. I spend between $300,000 to $500,000, depending on my year, on flying private. "
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" I have always advocated doing everything possible to pay off credit card balances; it's good financial management and the ticket to a strong FICO credit score. "
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Good
" If you're not staying on top of your money, you are putting your financial well-being at risk. "
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You
Well-Being
" It pays to be a fee fiend. "
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Fee
Pays
Fiend
" Just because you can afford it doesn't mean you should buy it. "
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Because
Just
" When you lose something in your life, stop thinking it's a loss for you... it is a gift you have been given so you can get on the right path to where you are meant to go, not to where you think you should have gone. "
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Thinking
Gift
" 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. "
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You
Play
Best
" Everybody in America started to define themselves by all these things they had around them. And all of a sudden it came tumbling down. So the old American dream has died, and that is a good thing. "
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Good
American
" 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. "
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You
Student
" Structured settlements are a common way for people who have been injured to receive an insurance payout. The periodic payments provide ongoing income and reduce the risk of blowing a lump sum through poor financial choices. "
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People
Choices
Insurance
" Who would you want to be giving you advice? Somebody who doesn't have any money? "
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You
Advice
" The only way you will ever permanently take control of your financial life is to dig deep and fix the root problem. "
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Deep
Financial
" The middle class has disappeared. We have a highway to poverty and no roads coming out. "
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Class
" In order to create lasting security you must learn to stand in your truth. "
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" True generosity is an offering; given freely and out of pure love. No strings attached. No expectations. Time and love are the most valuable possession you can share. "
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Expectations
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Cash
Pay
People
" It may take you months or even a few years to build up an adequate emergency savings fund. That's okay. "
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Build
Years
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Meant To Be
Money
Open
" A pile of bills and statements - whether paid or not - is a sign that someone is clueless about what's coming in and going out. "
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Sign
Someone
" I want to be clear here: It does not matter what you say in your will or trust; the beneficiary document attached to your IRA accounts and your life insurance policy overrides what you say elsewhere. If you want to change the beneficiary, you must change the beneficiary document. "
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Trust
Life
Say
" I always say, 'People first, then money, then things.' "
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Money
Always
First
" In all realms of life it takes courage to stretch your limits, express your power, and fulfill your potential... it's no different in the financial realm. "
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Limits
Power
Courage