#lance

I get so frustrated when people tell me it's unrealistic to create an eight-month emergency savings fund, or have money saved for a home down payment, or pay off their $5,000 credit card balance. ↗

— Suze Orman

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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. ↗

— Suze Orman

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Rather than saying, 'My checking account is a wreck,' change it to 'I will learn how to track my spending and balance my checkbook.' ↗

— Suze Orman

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Those carrying a credit card balance should scale back to making the minimum payment each month so they have more money to put into savings. ↗

— Suze Orman

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Defense spending as a share of the economy dropped significantly during the early 1990s, and that was one of the things, along with other policy changes, that put us back on the path to a balanced budget. ↗

— Peter Orszag

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Well, a deficit reflects an imbalance between spending and revenue, and so narrowing it requires acting on one, the other or both. ↗

— Peter Orszag

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I believe the Patriot Act strikes the right balance needed to protect our freedom and security. ↗

— Bill Owens

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But for 30 years, Orthodox leaders have tipped the balance between hawks and doves, and have been in a position to determine who forms a coalition and who runs the country. ↗

— Amos Oz

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If you force legislators to balance, at the end of the day, if it has to be balanced, then they step up and they become legislators and can find out where to cut. ↗

— Rand Paul

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I particularly recognize that reasonable people can disagree as to what that proper balance or blend is between privacy and security and safety. ↗

— John Pistole

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