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Suze Orman : biography

05 June 1951 –

Early life and education

Orman was born on the South Side of Chicago, Illinois, in 1951. She grew up in a Jewish family. Her mother worked as a secretary for a local rabbi, while her Russian immigrant father worked in a chicken factory and managed a delicatessen in Hyde Park.

She attended the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and received a B.A. in social work in 1976. In 2009, Orman received an honorary doctorate of humane letters from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.

Personal life

In February 2007, Orman said that her sexual orientation is lesbian.Lo, Malinda. "". AfterEllen.com. 2007-02-25., The Advocate, 2007-02-23.

In 2008, Orman donated money to the Democratic Partyhttp://www.newsmeat.com/fec/bystate_detail.php?st=PA&last=Orman&first=Suze and in an interview with Larry King in 2008 said she favors the policies of the Democratic Party and Barack Obama. In an April 2008 online interview with The Young Turks, Orman said that her net worth was more than US$10 million."She’s So Money" by Deborah Solomon, Sunday New York Times magazine; 2007-02-25.

Career

In 1987, Orman resigned from Prudential and founded the Suze Orman Financial Group, in Emeryville, California. She was director of the firm until 1997. Orman published three books between 1997 and 1999: The 9 Steps to Financial Freedom (1997), You Earned it Don’t Lose it (1999), and The Courage to be Rich (1999). Other books by Orman include: The Road to Wealth (2001) and The Laws of Money, The Lessons of Life (2003).Unknown author World Cat, accessed 2013-01-06 The Suze Orman Show began airing on CNBC in 2002. In February 2008, Orman gave away copies of her book Women and Money for free following an appearance on The Oprah Winfrey Show, generating almost two million downloads.http://www.nytimes.com/2009/05/17/magazine/17orman-t.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0 Orman has been featured on the Food Network’s Paula’s Party. In January 2011, Orman appeared on the TV show, "Oprah’s Allstars". In January 2012, Orman’s six-episode TV series America’s Money Class with Suze Orman premiered on OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network."". channelguidemag.com. 2012-01-09.

Orman writes a financial advice column for O.Orman, Suze (Jan 6, 2010) CNN, accessed Jan 17, 2013 She is the former author of Yahoo!’s "Money Matters" and has written for the Costco Connection magazine. She is also a contributor to the The Philadelphia Inquirer, Lowes MoneyWorks, and Your Business at Home Magazine.Orman, Suze. "", Your Business at Home Magazine, Volume 3, Issue 1, January 2008, p. 36 Orman has written, co-produced, and hosted seven PBS specials based on her books.