Suze Orman's Intervention with Octomom

I first wrote about Nadya Suleman's appearance on Oprah back in April 2010.  Nadya wrote to Oprah asking for help because she was on the verge of being evicted and on the streets with 14 kids.  Oprah consulted, financial guru,  Suze Orman who spent countless hours going over Nadya's finances.  Suze knew where Nadya spent every penny and corrected her repeatedly when caught in a few lies.  It was quite the smackdown.  Who needs a polygraph when you have Suze Orman? There were three things Suze told her she needed to do right away.

1. get rid of the three nannies - she kept one
2. have a garage sale and get rid of all of the excess stuff
3. go to church and pray to God like she's never prayed before

She took her advice and within a week there were major changes in her life.  She made $1,500 from her garage sale, got a job bar tending, and found a literary agent.  I thought this was a great testament to the power of prayer. 

I thought there was a good lesson revealed in this interview other than the fact that this woman should have never conceived 14 kids, which she herself admitted.  Suze talked about judgement and how it is so easy to judge others rather than look at our own lives.  How many people have additional children thinking it will solve some problem in their marriage or aren't in a financial position to afford them?  How many people fill voids in their life with things rather than kids they can't afford?  This show was a good reminder to me to not pass judgement on others no matter how crazy I may think they are.  Sometimes it's easier to point out others flaws rather than get my own life in order.  Unfortunately, it's also much more fun.