A wise woman knows how to summon her courage and do what is right, rather than what is easy.

The only way you will ever permanently take control of your financial life is to dig deep and fix the root problem.

A big part of financial freedom is having your heart and mind free from worry about the what-ifs of life.

Owning a home is a keystone of wealth - both financial affluence and emotional security.

When you are grateful - when you can see what you have - you unlock blessings to flow in your life.

People have got to learn: if they don't have cookies in the cookie jar, they can't eat cookies.

Money is kind of just like air - if you don't have air, you can't breathe. If you don't have money, I don't think you'll want to breathe - you won't want to live.

If you're financially responsible, your children have a much better chance to grow up financially responsible.

It wasn't until I stood in my truth and told everybody that I had $250,000 in credit card debt. At that point, everything turned around for me. I had to reveal the truth about what I didn't have, more than pretend about what I did. That was interesting.

True generosity is an offering; given freely and out of pure love. No strings attached. No expectations. Time and love are the most valuable possession you can share.

Owning a home is a keystone of wealth - both financial affluence and emotional security.

Prenups are so unromantic - a sign of distrust, not love. Time for a reality check, my friends. First, drawing up a prenuptial agreement together is a sign of incredible trust and financial openness - you're fooling yourself if you think you can achieve complete intimacy without it.

Here's my gift-giving rule: Respect your current financial situation.

A wise woman recognizes when her life is out of balance and summons the courage to act to correct it, she knows the meaning of true generosity, happiness is the reward for a life lived in harmony, with a courage and grace.

So many financial dreams are thwarted by the failure to act upon good intentions.

Money is such an amazing teacher: What you choose to do with your money shows whether you are truly powerful or powerless.

I always say, 'People first, then money, then things.'

I want to be clear here: It does not matter what you say in your will or trust; the beneficiary document attached to your IRA accounts and your life insurance policy overrides what you say elsewhere. If you want to change the beneficiary, you must change the beneficiary document.

Courage is not always about action. It takes courage to do nothing rather than do something that you do not believe in or understand.

When you're happy you find pure joy in your life. There are no regrets in this state of happiness - and that's a goal worth striving for in all areas of your life.

In all realms of life it takes courage to stretch your limits, express your power, and fulfill your potential... it's no different in the financial realm.

Learn to recognize true wealth. Money itself will not make you financially free. That comes as a result of only that powerful state of mind which tells us that we are worth far more than our money.

Estate planning is an important and everlasting gift you can give your family. And setting up a smooth inheritance isn't as hard as you might think.

Cash - in savings accounts, short-term CDs or money market deposits - is great for an emergency fund. But to fulfill a long-term investment goal like funding your retirement, consider buying stocks. The more distant your financial target, the longer inflation will gnaw at the purchasing power of your money.