For your own good, for the good of your family and your future, grow a backbone. When something is wrong, stand up and say it is wrong, and don't back down.

You must gain control over your money or the lack of it will forever control you.

When getting help with money, whether it is insurance, real estate or investments, you should always look for someone with the heart of a teacher, not the heart of a salesman.

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

It took us a while to get into debt, and it will take us a while to get out.

We have to recognize that there is plenty of money available to help us but that we are not entitled to a free ride.

People buy too much home, too much car, and too much entertainment.

When you make a well-off person poor, you don’t get more rich people. You only end up with a poor person.

The first step in taking control of your money is to stop borrowing money.

Financial Peace Revisited: New Chapters on Marriage, Singles, Kids and Families