Feeling poor after watching Suze Orman

GettinNervous

I only watch the "Can You Afford It Segment." Tonight there were two parts where I felt inadequate. A 25-yr-old lady said that she takes home $4K a month and Suze said "Whoop de doo." (I'm divorced, so I don't have a combined income.) The girl wanted to buy a $1600 handbag, so maybe that is why Suze said it that way, but . . .

Then she told a 47-yr-old lady (who is not that much older than I am) that she doesn't have nearly enough in retirement. The lady has almost $400K in retirement. I don't have that much! I realize they suggest we have a million saved or something, but I don't know many people who will have that.

I thought I was doing OK, but that made me feel bad about myself!!! Did anyone else see it?

StarryNight39

I would make Suze Orman clutch her pearls. 

AnnapolisLari

She would poop bricks if she saw my retirement fund or our income for that matter.

ghm

Ew. Really, someone acts like that? Whatabitch.

Don't let it get to you. 

AviatorJJ

There are always going to be people better off financially than us and people much worse. We did the Dave Ramsey program and are trying to pay off about 30k in debt. Most of it is medical bills. Just do the best you can. Suze the hootchie can suck it!

littlemermaid

I love watching Suze Orman.  She is a "tell it like it is" type of person.  I think it just floors her at where people's priorities are.  Lets see pay off debt, fund retirement, or buy a $1600 purse..hmmm. LOL!!    She wants people to know that you can get ahead if you make the right decisions along the way.

Zenya

I love her too.  She'd cry at my finances but I have to laugh at wanting to buy a $1600 purse!

Kapalua

ditto Starry and Lari!