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The Suze Orman column in the July 2008 issue has one stand-out question:  What’s so wrong with having debt?
Suze goes off.  It’s fantastic!  The writer has $20,000 in credit card debt, owes $165,000 on a first mortgage, has an unspecified home equity loan, and car payments.  She says if it weren’t for debt, they wouldn’t [...]

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Suze Orman’s financial column in the June 2008 issue also has a few questions that don’t really apply to me and my money issues (which basically is, no money coming in right now), but the focus of her column is about feeling like you can control your financial destiny, which is important.
The question that leads [...]

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Suze Orman is one popular guru–either that, or money problems just plague all of us. She was on Oprah’s show earlier this week talking about the tough times our economy is in and how we can cope. But she’s been talking about these solutions for years–seems like we just don’t want to listen.Sometimes [...]

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Suze Orman is back to readers’ questions about money woes!
Question 1: My husband spends a ton of money on gadgets. I’d like to spend money too, but I don’t. How do I approach him without nagging?
Suze says: Your husband may have an emotional need that he’s trying to fix by acquiring [...]

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This month Suze Orman doesn’t take reader questions.  Instead, she writes about 12 things that can break your budget.  She understands when people try to budget and then wonder where the heck all their money went.  Here are Suze’s budget breakers:

 “Clothing bought on sale.”  Maybe you’re thinking, “What???  But I got a deal!”  Suze’s point [...]

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Suze Orman is back on her crusade to rid people from debt. I’ve talked about my own personal debt issues: I had debt–paid it off–currently have no debt and a hell of a lot less worry. It’s weird to think of what few bills the Boy and I have:

rent
phone/internet
electric
my credit card (I [...]

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In issue 2, Suze Orman wants you to face your money worries and to not be afraid of planning a financial future.  Let’s take a look at her questions:

My husband and I both work, but we don’t save.  How do we start?  The nice thing here is that Suze reminds us that you have to [...]

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One thing I do like about Oprah’s agony columns is that she’s got a financial one–personal finance whiz Suze Orman joins the gang to give advice about money, which is really an important topic. Women have all sorts of issues with money–if you’re a homemaker, you don’t have any income, so if your situation [...]

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