May 01, 2025

Suze Orman: How to be powerful

Some people write Orman off as just an entertainer, but I think there is wisdom in her words. She has an unusual ability to translate financial talk into blunt, entertaining advice for investors. And she is certainly correct here that putting your money to work is one key to success in life.

"You're never powerful in life until you're powerful over your own money."

— Suze Orman

Who Is Suze Orman?

Suze Orman went from waitress to financial powerhouse. In the 1970s, Orman worked at the Buttercup Bakery in Berkeley, California. The story goes that she dreamed of opening her own restaurant. She raised $50,000 in investments from her regular customers.

But Orman made the mistake of trusting a broker to handle her funds and lost it all in risky options trading. Furious but curious, she decided to learn how money really works.

She got herself hired at Merrill Lynch despite having no formal financial training. In months, she was managing millions and outperforming her peers.

Orman's career took off in the 1990s due to a string of bestselling books, regular appearances on Oprah, and 13 years of The Suze Orman Show on CNBC. She's sold millions of books, DVDs, and financial kits.

Orman's net worth is estimated at between $75 million to $100 million. She was born on 5 June 1951.

Learn More:

Orman has written so many books that I hardly know which ones to recommend. Let's start with the most popular and most recent:

• The Ultimate Retirement Guide for 50+: Winning Strategies to Make Your Money Last a Lifetime (Revised & Updated for 2025)

• Women & Money (Sorry, guys. This is a money guide for women, not a guide about the two topics for clueless men.)

• The Money Book for the Young, Fabulous & Broke

• The 9 Steps to Financial Freedom: Practical and Spiritual Steps So You Can Stop Worrying

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