Suze Orman
Suze Orman
Susan Lynn "Suze" Ormanis an American author, financial advisor, motivational speaker, and television host. Orman was born in Chicago and pursued a degree in social work. She worked as a financial advisor for Merrill Lynch. In 1983 she became the vice-president of investments at Prudential Bache Securities. In 1987, she founded the Suze Orman Financial Group. Her program The Suze Orman Show began airing on CNBC in 2002. In 2006 she won a Gracie Award for Outstanding Program Host on...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAuthor
Date of Birth5 June 1951
CountryUnited States of America
I generally encourage people to make good on debts when they have enough money to repay them. But once a delinquency has been reported to a collection agency, paying it off won't help your FICO score. The damage has already been done, and the blemish will remain on your credit report for seven years.
Bad debt is sacrificing your future day needs for your present day desires.
We tend to focus on assets and forget about debts. Financial security requires facing up to the big picture: assets minus debts.
Each cent you apply toward diminishing your debt replenishes you.
Even if you were to fall into extreme financial hardship and file for bankruptcy, you need to understand that your student loan debt will not be discharged in bankruptcy. It is the Velcro of all debts.
Make this the year you tackle that credit card debt once and for all.
Learn how to prioritize all your debt. And did you know student loan debt is the most dangerous debt any of us can have?
If you have debt I'm willing to bet that general clutter is a problem for you too.
Absolutely pay off credit card debt. If you're not getting a match in your 401(k) and you've got credit card debt, you've got to get yourself out of credit card debt. When you get out of credit card debt, your credit score goes up and interest starts to go down.
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.
But credit card debt is unsecured debt, which means if you get in trouble and cannot pay off your credit card, you can discharge it in bankruptcy. What are they going do to you? If you're in a financial position to just methodically pay off both credit card and student loans, pay them all.
Courage is not always about action. It takes courage to do nothing rather than do something that you do not believe in or understand.
Raise your auto and home deductibles to $1,000 or more, and your premium cost falls at least 10 percent.
Sometimes your mind lets you do things with your money that make no sense.