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I am not responsible for the financial crisis, I hate to tell you.

The only way you will ever permanently take control of your financial life is to dig deep and fix the root problem.

I didn't end up going bankrupt... I made some great investments and I held on to my money, which also enables me to have the freedom to do what I want now. But it's not about finances. No matter what, it's about keeping it real.

When it comes to tackling your financial goals, whatever they might be, there's no time like the present.

What we need to do is break the financial community's grip on society.

I give out similar advice all the time: Take a month to write down where your money is going. By the end, you'll have a road map that tells you where you can cut back.

Go out and interview people to find a partner whom you can trust. Find somebody who subscribes to the same view that you do. I'm happy to tell you that I practice what I preach. I would have never thought I'd end up in financial services. I'm happy to tell you that my debt is retired. That happened because I got a good financial adviser.

I no longer own or control the businesses which I have spent my life building up.