I saw the show. Oprah said we could download Suze Ormon's book about women and finances FREE today (2/14/08) up to 5 pm; said to follow "the links". I don't see any link at all. Do you?

http://flv.oprah.com/suze_orman_eng.pdf Here is the link to the book. You can you find it under Yesterday's Show. It is only good until 5 oclock this afternoon so be sure to download it and then save it to your own computer. It is 274 pages, so you might not want to print it out just yet.

You said, "By the way, if you look at advertising for the Oprah Magazine, it is advertised for "affluent" women, strange." No wonder I don't buy the Oprah Magazine. lol

i watch the show in it was an eye opening to all of us, but to comment on suzy Normandy statement it is harder than she think to save , the reason is i am a mom of three boys my husband dos not deprive me anything's with in reason for me and the kids,but here is the tricky part i pay for any and everything in credit cards no cash and the one who tacks care of the bills is him so he goes over each and every bills mind you i don't work i am a stay home mom so my only income is through him and credit card method only so how it is possible to save money ???and no i can not withdraw through purchases when you check out to the counter at the grocery store because he go over the bills and receipts with me so if anyone there have any idea please help me out.thanks for the tip.

My husband and I just started a family and probably would have gone down this road had we not discovered Dave Ramsey and financial peace. Now we have no debt, I am still learning to budget, but we are so at peace with our finances. Honestly, I think some of Suze's advice was pretty terrible. Like, relocating the family? I think it 12 step programs that is called "pulling a geograhic" it doesn't change the core of the behavior. I would take Dave Ramsey's advice over Suze any day, no wonder he thinks she is a hack. Something about her just doesn't seem right.

My first time posting a message. Do you know how one can get a free copy of Suzy Orman's book from the show yesterday as I was interrupted and missed the details? Thank You, mwmccool@yahoo.com

Some life insurance policies cover suicide after a determined amount of time. I had a life insurance policy that covered suicide after three years. I understand this is a message board and everyone has an opinion, but until you've gone through what Sylvia is going through, how can anyone condemn her or berate her for the decisions she's made? As far as only one side being told, weren't there members of Joe's family supporting Sylvia? Were he innocent in all of this, I'm sure they wouldn't be associating with her, let alone showing public support for her. I knew Sylvia twenty years ago. We worked together at a salon. She and another girl and I were very close. The things I remember most about Sylvia were how beautiful she was and her infectious laugh. She was always energetic and uplifting. She was also fun to be around. She is still beautiful and I would love to hear that laugh again. Through the years, I've heard bits and pieces of what has been going on with her through the other friend. I remember not being concerned, because I was sure Sylvia was handling it. Little did I know. Sylvia, if you read this, know you're in my thoughts. If you can, contact our mutual friend and she can give you my phone number. Please call me. I'd like to help. If you don't know who this is, remember "Salivia" and Badal's. I hope to hear from you. xoxoxoxoxox

This is not true. If you have insurance for more than two years, then the insurance company will pay on a suicide.

I saw the show. Was not impressed. Yes, its true that the family came on the show and promised to do different things to help out. I'd like to know how long that's going to go on before they get sick of it. It's easy to make promises; keeping them is another matter. Her husband was a real piece of work. I'd have put his body in a trash can and have the garbage men pick his sorry butt up. I think it is horrific that this guy would cancel his life insurance, knowing that he would leave his kids with nothing. Even if he couldn't stand his wife, to do that to his children is heartless. I don't know about their personal life and I couldn't care less about it.

I know I probably sound like a real b---- here, but I am old and tired and I too lost my husband due to illness that took him out in 6 months. He only had a little life insurance (he didn't cancel his). So that plus my ENORMOUS social security check (which is a laugh in itself) was what I have had to work with. I had to tighten my belt, watch every penney I spent and NEVER use a credit card. I try to make money by selling on e bay and making crafts and selling them at a flea market.

It's not easy, but it can be done. One of the little ways I cut back is to shut off lights when I leave a room, shut off the tv when I'm not watching it, limit my laundry to 2 times a week and I do wash in cold water. I also schedule my doctors appointments in a single day, if possible. If I have 4 doctors to see, I see if I can schedule 2 appointments in 1 day and also do my food shopping on the day that I see doctors. This saves money on gas. Another way to save is to cut your cable to the minimum. I canceled my cell phone and if I have to make a trip for some reason I can always get a prepaid cell phone for emergency purposes only. I started reading books again and I'm learning all over the joys of reading a good book.

Doing some volunteer work is a good way to get your mind off your own troubles and it doesn't cost any money but it can sure give you a lot of pleasure. Life is not over just because you lost money. Life is only over when you give up, lay down and let it be over. JMHO

We love Suze and her hardline approach to those in financial messes. But we felt that Suze crossed some lines in her approach to this woman -- is Suze also a trained mental health specialist? Some of her techniques seemed a little new-agey and Dr. Phil-ish (another untrained "professional"). And while we can agree that the husband was a total abusive jerk, it is rather sad that he was driven to suicide. seemed like everyone was rather happy that he was dead. Once again, the Oprah show misses the boat and presents only one side of the issue. Why was this man such a mess, was there anything that could be done to make him stop? What could be done legally? There are some serious mental health issues apparent here in this family, and, genetically, those kids may be predisposed to depression and who knows what else. Seriously, God help them.

Dear Oprah, I've scanned all over your web site for the free Suzie Orman book offer . I could not find it. Please help ! I would really appreciate one . Thank you, LaVerne Peyla peyla@shebtel.nrt

THANK YOU SUZE AND OPRAH FOR THE BOOK WOMEN AND MONEY.I AM 82 AND HOPE I WILL PROFIT FROM THE BOOK.I WILL LOOK UP THE PRICE OF THE BOOK AND OPEN A SAVINGS ACCOUNT WITH THAT AMOUNT. WILL LET YOU KNOW HOW IT GROWS! BLESS YOU BOTH. MILDA MORSE

Dear Oprah ; I need your help , I scanned your entire website and could not find any information regarding the free book offer of Suzy Orman. Is the deadline today,Feb.14,2008 ? Thank You, mwmccool mwmccool@yahoo.com

This is so true. Your brother commits suicide and no one for a second talks about the pain that he must have been in to do that. In his suicide letter, he says that she only was with him for the money and we know it is true because she shows you herself her closet full of clothes that she hasn't even taken the tags off. Every man should know that when you get married, you are only there to pay the bills. Even if you kill yourself, the only thing that people will say is: who is going to pay the bills? I really like the letter she wrote to him a couple of years ago. She says she is unhappy and how she wants to leave with the kids. Let me guess who she is assuming will continue to pay all her bills?