Suze Orman Quotes

If you have debt, you have to worry about it. I would challenge each of you to try to be debt-free.

There are no shortcuts when it comes to getting out of debt.

I'm the king of debt.

A man in debt is so far a slave.

Some debts are fun when you are acquiring them, but none are fun when you set about retiring them.

Even if you feel like your debt is just never going to go away, think long and hard before declaring bankruptcy. Declaring bankruptcy means that getting a loan for anything will be next to impossible for the next 10 years.

There is scarcely anything that drags a person down like debt.

Make this the year you tackle that credit card debt once and for all.

By teaching twenty-something year olds responsible debt management practices, we can help them create a balanced lifestyle and find peace of mind through increased financial awareness, smart saving and long-term investing.

If you're trying to get out of debt, you have to be willing to treat everything as expendable.

You can't be in debt and win. It doesn't work.

We all think we're going to get out of debt.

If you put a purchase on a charge card, you're paying it off forever. You have to know how to pay it off before you go deeply in debt.

The evergreen story of people in debt becomes even sexier in an economic downturn, when debts inevitably get harder to pay.

Get rid of debt now.

You cannot continue to pay what you don’t have.

You do not want to get your debt ratio out of whack.

I often say that paying off your debt is like dieting. There are no miracle cures; it takes discipline and hard work.

We need to have a goal of becoming debt-free as soon as possible.

Remember this: debt is a form of bondage. It is a financial termite.

We need to stop the vicious cycle of debt that is strangling us.

First, pay off your high-interest-rate debt. If you have student loan debt - that's low interest rate; that has a tax benefit - you can leave that out. A mortgage can be an OK one. Credit card debt is poison. That needs to be paid off right away.

Borrowing isn't inherently bad; it depends a lot on what the debt is financing.

Once you get into debt, it’s hell to get out. Don’t let credit card debt carry over. You can’t get ahead paying eighteen percent.

Remember that in most cases, student loan debt is not dischargeable in bankruptcy. So you continue to pay it off anyway. Those who have very low interest rates (2-2.5 percent) on student loans and know everything is secure, great.