Suzie Orman – New American Dream

[meadandale]

[quote=walterwhite]paying student loans before credit cards sounds dumb[/quote]

You can default on your credit cards. You cannot default on your student loans.

I’d say it’s sound advice.

[sdduuuude]

Personally, I think Suze is awesome.

Like most Piggs, I don’t need her advice, but I think she teaches alot of people about personal finance who otherwise wouldn’t have someone to guide them. Even if her advice isn’t perfect every time for every person, she at least gets “joe sixpack” thinking about personal finance and also acts as a strong influential figure helping “jane sixpack” realize maybe financial independence is a good thing. She has done more good for people in this country than any politician or movie star.

[sdduuuude]

Personally, I think Suze is awesome.

Like most Piggs, I don’t need her advice, but I think she teaches alot of people about personal finance who otherwise wouldn’t have someone to guide them. Even if her advice isn’t perfect every time for every person, she at least gets “joe sixpack” thinking about personal finance and also acts as a strong influential figure helping “jane sixpack” realize maybe financial independence is a good thing. She has done more good for people in this country than any politician or movie star.

[sdduuuude]

Personally, I think Suze is awesome.

Like most Piggs, I don’t need her advice, but I think she teaches alot of people about personal finance who otherwise wouldn’t have someone to guide them. Even if her advice isn’t perfect every time for every person, she at least gets “joe sixpack” thinking about personal finance and also acts as a strong influential figure helping “jane sixpack” realize maybe financial independence is a good thing. She has done more good for people in this country than any politician or movie star.

[sdduuuude]

Personally, I think Suze is awesome.

Like most Piggs, I don’t need her advice, but I think she teaches alot of people about personal finance who otherwise wouldn’t have someone to guide them. Even if her advice isn’t perfect every time for every person, she at least gets “joe sixpack” thinking about personal finance and also acts as a strong influential figure helping “jane sixpack” realize maybe financial independence is a good thing. She has done more good for people in this country than any politician or movie star.

[sdduuuude]

Personally, I think Suze is awesome.

Like most Piggs, I don’t need her advice, but I think she teaches alot of people about personal finance who otherwise wouldn’t have someone to guide them. Even if her advice isn’t perfect every time for every person, she at least gets “joe sixpack” thinking about personal finance and also acts as a strong influential figure helping “jane sixpack” realize maybe financial independence is a good thing. She has done more good for people in this country than any politician or movie star.

[UCGal]

I find Suzie Orman annoying… mainly because I don’t like her voice. And her callers are even more annoying.

That said – when I do read a quote from her, or catch 5 minutes of her show – she seems pretty pragmatic… more pragmatic than some of the suits that say they’re experts but have no idea what it’s like to have limited funds. Suzie seems to get the paycheck to paycheck concerns that some of the less wealthy have. She understands that some families struggle just to make ends meet…

I’m with her on the “cool” factor of no debt – no car loan and a paid for home. That’s my aspiration. (Making extra payments on the mortgage to make it happen.) For me, the cool thing about it is that I will no longer be a wage slave if I can reduce my expenses by having no debt. It takes a lot less to get by on if you don’t have the 2 big payments (mortgage & car loan) to factor into your budget. That’s freedom. Even if I continue to work at my job… just the knowledge that I *could* say “eff it” to my employer and NOT have to worry about the large, mandatory, monthly bills gives me joy. Real Joy. And that’s cool. I like what I do… but I dream of being able to quit, too.

I’m with her about the kids’ allowance for work thing too. But I’d add “some work is done just because you’re part of the family!”.

[UCGal]

I find Suzie Orman annoying… mainly because I don’t like her voice. And her callers are even more annoying.

That said – when I do read a quote from her, or catch 5 minutes of her show – she seems pretty pragmatic… more pragmatic than some of the suits that say they’re experts but have no idea what it’s like to have limited funds. Suzie seems to get the paycheck to paycheck concerns that some of the less wealthy have. She understands that some families struggle just to make ends meet…

I’m with her on the “cool” factor of no debt – no car loan and a paid for home. That’s my aspiration. (Making extra payments on the mortgage to make it happen.) For me, the cool thing about it is that I will no longer be a wage slave if I can reduce my expenses by having no debt. It takes a lot less to get by on if you don’t have the 2 big payments (mortgage & car loan) to factor into your budget. That’s freedom. Even if I continue to work at my job… just the knowledge that I *could* say “eff it” to my employer and NOT have to worry about the large, mandatory, monthly bills gives me joy. Real Joy. And that’s cool. I like what I do… but I dream of being able to quit, too.

I’m with her about the kids’ allowance for work thing too. But I’d add “some work is done just because you’re part of the family!”.

[UCGal]

I find Suzie Orman annoying… mainly because I don’t like her voice. And her callers are even more annoying.

That said – when I do read a quote from her, or catch 5 minutes of her show – she seems pretty pragmatic… more pragmatic than some of the suits that say they’re experts but have no idea what it’s like to have limited funds. Suzie seems to get the paycheck to paycheck concerns that some of the less wealthy have. She understands that some families struggle just to make ends meet…

I’m with her on the “cool” factor of no debt – no car loan and a paid for home. That’s my aspiration. (Making extra payments on the mortgage to make it happen.) For me, the cool thing about it is that I will no longer be a wage slave if I can reduce my expenses by having no debt. It takes a lot less to get by on if you don’t have the 2 big payments (mortgage & car loan) to factor into your budget. That’s freedom. Even if I continue to work at my job… just the knowledge that I *could* say “eff it” to my employer and NOT have to worry about the large, mandatory, monthly bills gives me joy. Real Joy. And that’s cool. I like what I do… but I dream of being able to quit, too.

I’m with her about the kids’ allowance for work thing too. But I’d add “some work is done just because you’re part of the family!”.

[UCGal]

I find Suzie Orman annoying… mainly because I don’t like her voice. And her callers are even more annoying.

That said – when I do read a quote from her, or catch 5 minutes of her show – she seems pretty pragmatic… more pragmatic than some of the suits that say they’re experts but have no idea what it’s like to have limited funds. Suzie seems to get the paycheck to paycheck concerns that some of the less wealthy have. She understands that some families struggle just to make ends meet…

I’m with her on the “cool” factor of no debt – no car loan and a paid for home. That’s my aspiration. (Making extra payments on the mortgage to make it happen.) For me, the cool thing about it is that I will no longer be a wage slave if I can reduce my expenses by having no debt. It takes a lot less to get by on if you don’t have the 2 big payments (mortgage & car loan) to factor into your budget. That’s freedom. Even if I continue to work at my job… just the knowledge that I *could* say “eff it” to my employer and NOT have to worry about the large, mandatory, monthly bills gives me joy. Real Joy. And that’s cool. I like what I do… but I dream of being able to quit, too.

I’m with her about the kids’ allowance for work thing too. But I’d add “some work is done just because you’re part of the family!”.

[UCGal]

I find Suzie Orman annoying… mainly because I don’t like her voice. And her callers are even more annoying.

That said – when I do read a quote from her, or catch 5 minutes of her show – she seems pretty pragmatic… more pragmatic than some of the suits that say they’re experts but have no idea what it’s like to have limited funds. Suzie seems to get the paycheck to paycheck concerns that some of the less wealthy have. She understands that some families struggle just to make ends meet…

I’m with her on the “cool” factor of no debt – no car loan and a paid for home. That’s my aspiration. (Making extra payments on the mortgage to make it happen.) For me, the cool thing about it is that I will no longer be a wage slave if I can reduce my expenses by having no debt. It takes a lot less to get by on if you don’t have the 2 big payments (mortgage & car loan) to factor into your budget. That’s freedom. Even if I continue to work at my job… just the knowledge that I *could* say “eff it” to my employer and NOT have to worry about the large, mandatory, monthly bills gives me joy. Real Joy. And that’s cool. I like what I do… but I dream of being able to quit, too.

I’m with her about the kids’ allowance for work thing too. But I’d add “some work is done just because you’re part of the family!”.

[briansd1]

[quote=UCGal]I find Suzie Orman annoying… mainly because I don’t like her voice. And her callers are even more annoying.
[/quote]

I agree. I hate her style.

I would rather listen to Bob Shiller, or Paul Krugman or the Charlie Rose show. Yeah, I know, boring.

I have a close friend who is a joe-six-pack who likes Fox News and Suze Orman because of the ranting and raving entertainment factor.

Suze Orman does good in that she gives good advice and she’s able to get through to people. When Suze Orman said “walk-away from underwater houses” a light bulb lit up in my friend’s brain. Now he looks up friends’ houses to see who should walk away. We have a mutual friend who bought a house in Maryland, outside DC at the peak. That guy should clearly walk-away.

Overall, we are better off with Suze Orman on TV. It’s interesting that Oprah was her mentor. Obviously, Oprah knows how to get through to people.

[briansd1]

[quote=UCGal]I find Suzie Orman annoying… mainly because I don’t like her voice. And her callers are even more annoying.
[/quote]

I agree. I hate her style.

I would rather listen to Bob Shiller, or Paul Krugman or the Charlie Rose show. Yeah, I know, boring.

I have a close friend who is a joe-six-pack who likes Fox News and Suze Orman because of the ranting and raving entertainment factor.

Suze Orman does good in that she gives good advice and she’s able to get through to people. When Suze Orman said “walk-away from underwater houses” a light bulb lit up in my friend’s brain. Now he looks up friends’ houses to see who should walk away. We have a mutual friend who bought a house in Maryland, outside DC at the peak. That guy should clearly walk-away.

Overall, we are better off with Suze Orman on TV. It’s interesting that Oprah was her mentor. Obviously, Oprah knows how to get through to people.

[briansd1]

[quote=UCGal]I find Suzie Orman annoying… mainly because I don’t like her voice. And her callers are even more annoying.
[/quote]

I agree. I hate her style.

I would rather listen to Bob Shiller, or Paul Krugman or the Charlie Rose show. Yeah, I know, boring.

I have a close friend who is a joe-six-pack who likes Fox News and Suze Orman because of the ranting and raving entertainment factor.

Suze Orman does good in that she gives good advice and she’s able to get through to people. When Suze Orman said “walk-away from underwater houses” a light bulb lit up in my friend’s brain. Now he looks up friends’ houses to see who should walk away. We have a mutual friend who bought a house in Maryland, outside DC at the peak. That guy should clearly walk-away.

Overall, we are better off with Suze Orman on TV. It’s interesting that Oprah was her mentor. Obviously, Oprah knows how to get through to people.

[briansd1]

[quote=UCGal]I find Suzie Orman annoying… mainly because I don’t like her voice. And her callers are even more annoying.
[/quote]

I agree. I hate her style.

I would rather listen to Bob Shiller, or Paul Krugman or the Charlie Rose show. Yeah, I know, boring.

I have a close friend who is a joe-six-pack who likes Fox News and Suze Orman because of the ranting and raving entertainment factor.

Suze Orman does good in that she gives good advice and she’s able to get through to people. When Suze Orman said “walk-away from underwater houses” a light bulb lit up in my friend’s brain. Now he looks up friends’ houses to see who should walk away. We have a mutual friend who bought a house in Maryland, outside DC at the peak. That guy should clearly walk-away.

Overall, we are better off with Suze Orman on TV. It’s interesting that Oprah was her mentor. Obviously, Oprah knows how to get through to people.

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