Each Cent You Apply Toward Diminishing Your

If Your Company Matches Your 401(k) Contribution, Then No Matter What, Contribute To Your 401(k) First. You Put In A Dollar, They Put In 50 Cents. It's An Automatic 50 Percent Return On Your Money. You Can't Pass That Up. I'd Rather Have The 50 Percent Than Pay 32 Percent Interest On A Credit Card.

If You Wait Until Your Children Are High School Seniors To Spring It On Them That There's Not A Whole Lot Of Money For School, They Won't Have Too Many Options.

Don't Let What Others Think Or Say Get In Your Way; Their Actions Reflect On Them, Not You.

Stop Saying Yes Out Of Fear About What Others Will Think About You And Say No Out Of Love For Yourself!

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.