“Your self-worth is more important than your net worth” is a popular saying that has been credited to several people. “Self worth is better than net worth” was cited in print in 1987 and credited to Robert N. Altman. “Net worth is not self-worth” was cited in 1991. “We cannot measure our self-worth by our net worth,” financial author Suze Orman wrote in 1997.
 
American evangelical Christian pastor and author Rick Warren wrote in 1997:
 
“The Bible says ‘A good name is more desirable than great riches.’ In other words, your self-worth is more important than your net-worth.”
 
American singer and author Patti LaBelle wrote in Patti’s Pearls (2001), “Your self-worth is more important than your net worth.”
   
   
27 July 1987, The Times (Trenton, NJ), Frank Tyger column, pg. A2, col. 1:
“Self worth,” says Robert N. Altman, “is better than net worth.”
   
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Returning Home
By Robert Hicks with Randy Petersen
Tarrytown, NY: F.H. Revell Co.
1991
Pg. 118:
For some reason, many of us (especially men) attach a great deal of our self-worth to our finances. If we’re poor, we feel worthless. (Ironically, we talk about our personal “net worth.” Believe me, your net worth is far more than your bank account.)
 
13 March 1991, St. Albans (VT) Messenger Shopping News, “Communication, flexibility keys to coping with hard times” by Dr.Val Farmer, pg. 3, col. 3:
Don’t judge yourself by material possessions or status in the eyes of others. Don’t worry about what the neighbors think. Your abilities, competence and character didn’t change with your change in fortune. Net worth is not self-worth.
 
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The 9 Steps to Financial Freedom
By Suze Orman
New York, NY: Crown Publishers
1997
Pg. 327:
We cannot measure our self-worth by our net worth.
 
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Fax of Life
J.D. Black
1/19/97
The Fax Of Life
- A weekly service to the business community from First Baptist Red Oak
How To Earn The Respect Of Others
By Rick Warren
 
Having a good reputation is an indispensable factor in succeeding at work. A recent study revealed the difference between top salesmen and average ones was not talent, but reputation. People trusted the top salesmen more. No one likes to do business with someone they don’t respect.
 
The Bible says “A good name is more desirable than great riches.” In other words, your self-worth is more important than your net-worth.
 
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Daily Cornbread:
365 Ingredients for a Healthy Mind, Body and Soul
By Stephanie Stokes Olive
New York, NY: Broadway Books
1999
Pg. 11:
“Your self-worth should always be greater than your net worth,” says financial planner Suze Orman, on her audiobook The 9 Steps to Financial Freedom.
 
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Patti’s Pearls:
Lessons in Living Genuinely, Joyfully, Generously
By Patti LaBelle and Laura Randolph Lancaster
New York, NY: Warner Books
2001
Pg. ?:
Your self-worth is more important than your net worth.
 
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Suze Orman’s Financial Guidebook:
Put the 9 Steps to Work
By Suze Orman
New York, NY: Three Rivers Press
2002
Pg. 177:
Your money will go up and down. Don’t let your net worth take your self-worth with it
 
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Your self worth is more important than your net worth.
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www.annemarieevers.com Your self-worth is far more important than your net worth.
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A Women’s Garden of Love
Brentwood, TN: Freeman-Smith
2013
Pg. ?:
Your self worth is more important than your net worth.
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