Suze Orman's Financial Guidebook: Put the 9 Steps to Work

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Three Rivers Press, 2002 - Business & Economics - 179 pages
A One-on-One Financial Planning Session with Suze Orman.
With her national bestseller The 9 Steps to Financial Freedom, Suze Orman launched a personal finance revolution-- transforming the concept of money for the millions of people across the world who have embraced her message of understanding the psychology involved in our relationship with money. Now, with Suze Orman' s Financial Guidebook, you have all the tools you need to put the 9 steps to work for you.
Reading Suze Orman' s Financial Guidebook is like having a one-on-one financial planning session with Suze herself. Full of self-tests, thought-provoking questions, and Suze' s own brand of personal finance advice, it will encourage everyone, no matter what their income, to rethink their approach to money. Included in this informative guidebook are:
* The " Money Messages" Exercise: A series of insightful questions about your childhood interaction with money, as well as your parents' approach to finances
* The " How Much Is Going Out" Exercise: An in-depth analysis of all your monthly expenses, providing a realistic picture of just how much money you have to work with
* The Long-Term-Care Worksheet: A checklist of questions you should be sure to ask if you are considering purchasing long-term-care insurance
* The Financial Advisor Information Sheet: An outline of key questions that every financial advisor should ask you upon your initial meeting
* The Generosity and Cheapskate Quizzes: A revealing exercise that helps determine your attitude toward giving and spending money
Whether you have read all of Suze Orman' s bestselling books or you arejust discovering her as the leading voice in personal finance, Suze Orman' s Financial Guidebook is an essential step in gaining control of your money-- so your money doesn' t have control of you.
 

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Seeing How Your Past Holds the Key to Your Financial Future
7
Facing Your Fears and Creating New Truths
13
Being Honest with Yourself
25
Being Responsible to Those You Love
41
Being Respectful of Yourself and Your Money
85
Trusting Yourself More Than You Trust Others
123
Being Open to Receive All That You Are Meant to Have
159
STEPJ Understanding the Ebb and Flow of the Money Cycle
169
Recognizing True Wealth 1 75
175
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Suze Orman was born in Chicago, Illinois on June 5, 1951. She received a B.A. in social work from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign in 1976. Before starting her own financial planning firm, she was an account executive at Merrill Lynch and a vice-president of investments for Prudential-Bache Securities. She is a columnist for Self magazine, a contributing editor to O: The Oprah Magazine, and hosts The Suze Orman Show. She has written several financial books including You've Earned It, Don't Lose It: Mistakes You Can't Afford to Make When You Retire; The 9 Steps to Financial Freedom: Practical and Spiritual Steps So You Can Stop Worrying; Women and Money: Owning the Power to Control Your Destiny; and The Money Class: How to Stand in Your Truth and Create the Future You Deserve. She received the National Equality Award from the Human Rights Campaign and the Amelia Earhart Award for her message of financial empowerment for women in 2008.

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