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    Personal finance guru Suze Orman is now worth approximately $25 million, but she lived out of her van for four months in 1973.

    When she first moved to Berkeley, California, Orman couldn't afford to move out of her van — today she owns about $7 million worth of real estate, reported msn.com

    The well-known Emmy-winning financial advisor has also published numerous New York Times bestsellers.