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9 Steps To Financial Freedom - Summary

  9 Steps To Financial Freedom by Suze Orman   Her nine steps are:   STEP 1: Seeing How Your Past Holds the Key to Your Financial Future. ... STEP 2: Facing Your Fears and Creating New Truths. ... STEP 3: Being Honest With Yourself. ... STEP 4: Being Responsible to Those You Love. ... STEP 5: Being Respectful of Yourself and Your Money. ... STEP 6: Trusting Yourself More Than You Trust Others. STEP 7: Being Open to Receive All That You Are Meant to Have STEP 8: Understanding the Ebb and Flow of the Money Cycle STEP 9: Recognizing True Wealth The Book Summary Suze Orman combines wisdom with heart to offer a book that not only gives sound advice, but explores the emotions and memories that subconsciously block our efforts to get ahead. Life is more than "get all you can; can all you get; sit on the can" (as some financial books seem to assume). It's about taking charge of our finances so that we can experience personal freedom, provide for those we're responsible for, a

9 Steps To Financial Freedom - Step 9

  R ECOGNIZING   T RUE   W EALTH N OW IT IS TIME to answer the question, What is true wealth, true financial freedom? This question is the real bottom line of life and each one of us must address it, regardless of the bottom line that shows up each month on our bank statements. Why? Because the quality of our lives does not depend only on how we accumulate, save, and spend our money. True financial freedom lies in defining ourselves by who and what we are, not by what we do or do not have. You are the person you are right now. We cannot measure our self-worth by our net worth.   RUTH’S STORY   I have a friend named Ruth whom I love dearly. Now ninety-four years old, she’s the most extraordinary woman I’ve ever met. She received her Ph.D. in ancient Greek literature from Yale at a time when that was still a rare achievement for a woman, and has spent her life learning, teaching, reading, and living. She