Quotes from Suze Orman

Believing you are worthy of love means that you believe I deserve to be treated well - with respect and dignity. I deserve to be cherished and adored by someone. I am worthy of an intimate and fulfilling relationship. I won't settle for less than I deserve. I will do whatever it takes to create that for myself.

Many of the good things would never have happened if the bad events hadn't happened first.

People first, then money, then things.

Writing is hard work, not magic. It begins with deciding why you are writing and whom you are writing for. What is your intent? What do you want the reader to get out of it? What do you want to get out of it. It's also about making a serious time commitment and getting the project done.

Remember to remember your power - everything you've learned with these steps to financial freedom - and put it all into practice everyday, because in the grand scheme of life, you'll never really know how things are meant to turn out until they turn out.

A big part of financial freedom is having your heart and mind free from worry about the what-ifs of life.

You have to see every potential roadblock as an opportunity and a benefit.

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.

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

You need face time, not computer time. When you're in a tough job market, it's the personal touch that gets you the job.

Saving is for a short-term goal that you hope to reach within five years or so. Investing is for the long term.

Lasting net worth comes only when you have a healthy and strong sense of self-worth.

I have always said that if you undervalue what you do, the world undervalues who you are. And when you undervalue who you are, the world undervalues what you do. My experience is that women are, unfortunately, masters at both.

Self-worth equals net worth.

If a child, a spouse, a life partner, or a parent depends on you and your income, you need life insurance.

We have to develop a healthy, honest relationship with our money. And we have to see this relationship as a reflection of our relationship with ourselves.

Rich means different things to different people," she wrote. "Financial security is your lifeblood. Creative freedom and expression is mine. If you can experience life in all its forms and experience that you are one with it, then you are the richest person in the world. And when one is in tune with this and one knows the value of material things in creating that environment, the senses are in high creative alert all the time.

You want your diversified stock portfolio to include stocks from different industries, large companies, small companies, companies here in the United States, foreign companies, new companies, and old companies.

building a great career for yourself rather than settling for a job that does nothing for you but pay the bills

Accelerating your mortgage payments is something to be considered only if you are in good financial shape. That means: • You have an eight-month emergency savings fund. • You do not have any credit card debt. • You own your car outright, and you are saving for when you will need to purchase another car.

Ellevest is a robo-advisor that fine-tunes its algorithms for female clients to take into account that women typically have different lifetime salary patterns and longer life expectancies.

In order to create lasting security you must learn to stand in your truth. You must recognize, embrace, and be honest about what is real for you today and allow that understanding to inform the choices you make. Only then will you be able to build the future of your dreams.

Reduce your monthly expenses so you can add more to your mortgage payment.

If you contribute to a 401(k) up to the point of the match: