Top 180 Suze Orman Quotes (2025 Update)
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151. “Make it a priority to have at least eight months of living costs set aside in a federally insured bank or credit union account.”

— Suze Orman

152. “Those carrying a credit card balance should scale back to making the minimum payment each month so they have more money to put into savings.”

— Suze Orman

153. “Find $50 a month for savings. No excuses!”

— Suze Orman

154. “Liking who you are and liking what you do can make you an incredibly successful person.”

— Suze Orman

155. “Just because one of you earns the paycheck doesn’t mean that person should lord over how the money is handled.”

— Suze Orman

156. “I have a million dollars in the stock market, because if I lose a million dollars, I don’t personally care.”

— Suze Orman

157. “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.”

— Suze Orman

158. “Never invest emergency savings in the stock market.”

— Suze Orman

159. “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.”

— Suze Orman

160. “How we behave toward our money, how we treat our money, speaks volumes about how we perceive and value ourselves. If we aren’t powerful with money, we aren’t powerful period.”

— Suze Orman

161. “One has to ask what is the goal of life? What is the goal of life? My interpretation of it for myself, a very wise teacher once taught me this, is to meet the needs of the people, places and the times around you and offering those services to God.”

— Suze Orman

162. “Money is a topic that touches all races, all religions, all sexes, all ages, all tax brackets. It’s a universal language that truly has been held up to us in society as a thing that determines whether we are successful, worthy, whether we have contributed something to life or not.”

— Suze Orman

163. “When it comes to money, if you have it, you may feel that you don’t deserve it – guilt. If you don’t have it, you may feel that you should have it – guilt.”

— Suze Orman

164. “I think they’ve been baby bummers.”

— Suze Orman

165. “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.”

— Suze Orman

166. “It pays to be a fee fiend.”

— Suze Orman

167. “If you make time each month to give your money some attention, you’ll start the next year in fabulous financial shape.”

— Suze Orman

168. “Money doesn’t bring courage, I learned. It’s the other way around. Once I took that lesson to heart, I began to rebuild my life.”

— Suze Orman

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

— Suze Orman

170. “When it comes to tackling your financial goals, whatever they might be, there’s no time like the present.”

— Suze Orman

171. “Make yourself worthy of money and money will make itself worthy of you.”

— Suze Orman

172. “The world needs another vehicle to get people to pay in cash.”

— Suze Orman

173. “To make the most of your money, I recommend sticking with mutual funds that don’t charge a commission when you buy or sell.”

— Suze Orman

174. “I get more inspired by seeing everyday people succeed against the odds than anything else in life.”

— Suze Orman

175. “Never, ever invest money that you will need prior to three to five years – minimum.”

— Suze Orman

176. “Ignore the annual percentage rate when shopping for a mortgage.”

— Suze Orman

177. “We never had it as rough as the kids have it today. Look at the price of a gallon of gas or a piece of real estate or a college education.”

— Suze Orman

178. “Like your home’s closets, your financial clutter needs an overhaul every now and again, and the payoff will go far beyond the psychic satisfaction of neatening up.”

— Suze Orman

179. “In order to create lasting security you must learn to stand in your truth.”

— Suze Orman

180. “Oprah deserves the best. I am not the best when it comes to divorce. What do I know about divorce? Nothing at that time.”

— Suze Orman

181. “It’s only when we give to ourselves as passionately as we give of ourselves that we create the life we want and deserve.”

— Suze Orman

182. “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.”

— Suze Orman

183. “When you start really respecting yourself, those you love, and your money, the result is that you start having control over your money. What follows from that is control over your life.”

— Suze Orman

184. “Who would you want to be giving you advice? Somebody who doesn’t have any money?”

— Suze Orman

185. “Money will respond to you just like people do.”

— Suze Orman

186. “We need to give people more of an incentive to work, to save, to invest, to create a true future for themselves.”

— Suze Orman

187. “There isn’t a part of our lives that money doesn’t touch – it affects our relationships, the way we go about our everyday activities, our ability to make dreams reality, everything.”

— Suze Orman

188. “Opt for a fixed-rate rather than an adjustable-rate mortgage.”

— Suze Orman

189. “Here’s what’s interesting about women. When it comes to their babies, when it comes to their children, they become these financial warriors like I have never seen before. They will not turn their back on the battlefield.”

— Suze Orman

190. “Here’s my gift-giving rule: Respect your current financial situation.”

— Suze Orman

191. “I get more emails and calls when it comes to money than probably any other single person on television when it comes to money.”

— Suze Orman

192. “I look around and there are needs that people have. Places have needs. These times have needs, and I have the education and the ability to communicate with it and help to solve those needs.”

— Suze Orman

193. “I’ve learned an encyclopedia version of life from Oprah Winfrey.”

— Suze Orman

194. “How you end something as profound and important as a marriage is a reflection of how you live your life – financially, emotionally, and spiritually.”

— Suze Orman

195. “We each focus on what we’re going to buy, but that’s an incorrect focus. Focus instead on why you want to spend the money on this or that. What feeling in you does it satisfy?”

— Suze Orman

196. “The chances of a bank going out of business are extremely slim, but it’s always a good idea to spread around major sums so every penny is backed by insurance.”

— Suze Orman

197. “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.”

— Suze Orman

198. “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.”

— Suze Orman

199. “Self-worth equals net worth.”

— Suze Orman