Jean Chatzky's 6 Simple Rules for Financial Fitness

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Jean Chatzky's 6 Rules for Fit Finances
Jean Chatzky's 6 Rules for Fit Finances

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show financial editor Jean Chatzky -- author of DailyFinance's "Family Money" column, which appears on Mondays -- has a new book titled Money Rules: The Simple Path to Lifelong Security. On Wednesday, she spoke with Matt Lauer, explaining the easy principles you can apply to ensure that your retirement is funded, that you're in as little debt as possible and that you only make those purchases you won't regret. Hint: "Don't shop angry, don't shop sad, don't shop hungry."

Watch Chatzky and Lauer below:

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