Suze Orman is a certified financial planner, a retirement specialist and registered investment advisor. Her accessible message and down-to-earth personality have connected with TV viewers on CNN, CNBC, Good Morning America, and Oprah, and have made her the fastest selling author ever to appear on QVC, selling more than 100,000 copies of her previous book, You've Earned It, Don't Lose It. She is a contributing editor to Self Magazine and will host a new PBS Special called The Courage to be Rich, to air in March 1999. With The 9 Steps to Financial Freedom, she has become a household name.

Orman begins with the insight that managing money is far more than a matter of picking the fight investments or getting out of credit card debt. To get control of our finances, we must first get control of the feelings about money that arise from our earliest experiences with it. Next comes Orman's clear, easy-to-follow advice about the practical importance of understanding and utilizing investments, retirement plans, insurance, and credit. Finally, Orman reveals why true financial freedom lies not in amassing wealth, but in realizing that we are worth far more than our money.