Suze Orman: what do you think?

[him&her]

Re: Suze Orman: what do you think?

Whenever she calls anyone "Girlfriend" we cringe.

Her advice is pretty good for those just starting out financially or are in debt, but the wealth building stuff seems a little weird.

[Ima saver]

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My husband doesn't like her at all, she seems to have an attitude towards men. I take some advice and leave the rest, like most of you.

[34saving]

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Her advice I can usually take or leave, but sometimes she has been outright laughing. I blogged about an article she wrote several months ago. I don't remember the specifics, but some of her savings tips were things like: "get your hair cut every 6 weeks instead of every 4" and "don't get a new car every year" . . .let's just say the more frugal among us won't be saving any money with that advice!

[Ima saver]

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Right, I haven't paid for a hair cut since I was very young.

[JoyJoy]

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I like watching her show every Saturday. I use her books for reference and compare her advice with other gurus. I like reading her articles in O magazine also.

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I watch all of Suze O's shows so I too can learn how to turn useless advice into big money.

[Ima saver]

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Any body that gets you to thinking about your money is to be commended.

[katwoman]

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She's mostly a lot of fluff -BUT- I do love the fact that she takes into account the way a person feels about money/debt as opposed to doing the "right thing" financially.

For instance, just recently someone called in with a huge (100K) amount of student and personal debt. She was torn (stressed out, really) between paying down her student loans or saving for a home/retirement. The advice she was given by friends and others was that student debt is OK since it's a low rate and that she should buy a home and save for retirement.

Suzy got to the heart of her problem. The debtor would feel far less stressed if the debt were paid down rather than let it hang over her. Now, others on this board might go the housing/retirement route and it wouldn't be a bad choice. Personally, that kind of debt would have me losing sleep so in my eyes Suzy gave the right advice given the info she had to go on.

As far as investments are concerned....I can do better asking people here on this board.

[Synacle1]

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I tried watching her PBS special again last night. She seems to flip flop alot. I know she tries to make her advice more tailored toward the caller in question but come on. She contradicts herself constantly throughout the shows.

[contrary1]

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I noticed she was now selling her wares on QVC. Seems totally at cross purposes to me. Selling a savings/investment/no CC system on a channel that is determined to separate people & their money.

Generally, I enjoy her, when she's on public TV here.

[Firefly]

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I guess I live under a rock. I don't know who she is..

[janasgoad]

I love her organization kit. I'm already a good saver and have estate planning under my belt but organizing my financial life so that someone else could make sense of it was invaluable. I love having everything in one container with the detailed file pockets (ie: Credit Cards, Records, and Debt
Important Personal Documents, Personal Insurance, Social Security records, Retirement and investment records, Estate Planning, Taxes, Home Ownership paperwork, passports, birth certificates, etc). If we had an emergency I could just grab the one file case and run.

Her advice for the average person who has little saved, lots of debt, and no plan of attack is great. Some of her advice for advanced financial strategies don't match my own preferences but I respect her for her continued attempts to get people to think about their finances and quit whining about being in debt.

My two cents...

[Ima saver]

She has been on QVC for years!!

[KandiB47]

Girlfriend,

I really enjoy the Suze Orman show! And I liked her book, "Young, Fabulous, and Broke". I TIVO Suze every Saturday.

[baking23]

I can enjoy her PBS specials, she seems a bit concervative money-wise for me, but I don't like her MSNBC show. It seems like there she just yells at folks, not that they don't deserve it, but I don't like to watch that.