Where You Stand Should Not Depend On

For All The Huffing And Puffing Of The Doubters, A Home Of Our Own Is Still The Rock On Which Our Hopes Are Built. Price Appreciation Aside (and Most Houses Will Appreciate, Eventually), Homeownership Is A State Of Mind. It's Your Piece Of The Earth. It's Where A Family's Toes Grow Roots. It's Where The Flowers Are Yours, Not God's.

Savings Will Not Make You Rich. Only Canny Investments Do That. The Role Of Savings Is To Keep You From Becoming Poor.

A Faithfully Kept Program Of Savings And Conservative Investments Can Give You More Money And A Better Life Than That Of Your Neighbors Who Spend Everything They Get. This Is Probably The Oldest Financial Advice In The World, But There Are Some Things You Can't Improve On.

Everyone Can Get A Little Sloppy With Cash And It's Smart To Notice. But What's Squeezing You Is The Big Stuff You Ladle Onto Your Credit Cards.

Everyone Said, 'you Can't Lose Money In Real Estate, Because They're Not Making Any More Of It.' Hmmmm. Where Did Everyone Go Wrong?