#red

Late payments also hurt your FICO score. And never, ever take out a cash advance on your credit card. ↗

— Suze Orman

#also #card #cash #credit #credit card

I get so frustrated when people tell me it's unrealistic to create an eight-month emergency savings fund, or have money saved for a home down payment, or pay off their $5,000 credit card balance. ↗

— Suze Orman

#card #create #credit #credit card #down

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

#always #balances #card #credit #credit card

I have never been a fan of bond funds. Unlike a direct investment in an individual bond that you can hold to maturity and be assured you will get your principal back (assuming no default), a fund has no finite maturity date and most funds are actively traded. ↗

— Suze Orman

#assuming #assured #back #been #bond

I love, love, love that you want to use your debit card. But to keep your credit score solid, you still need to keep a few credit cards and use them at least once every few months. ↗

— Suze Orman

#cards #credit #credit cards #every #few

If the only way you can build an emergency fund is to pay the minimum due on your credit card, that is what you need to do. ↗

— Suze Orman

#card #credit #credit card #due #emergency

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

#aside #bank #costs #credit #eight

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

— Suze Orman

#credit #credit card #debt #make #once

He was an embittered atheist, the sort of atheist who does not so much disbelieve in God as personally dislike Him. ↗

— George Orwell

#disbelieve #dislike #does #embittered #god

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

#balance #card #carrying #credit #credit card