need to do is nail that credit card. >> there are very few investments that will give you the return of paying down your debt as you said you might be paying 19% for. now, after you've handled cash flow and after you've handled debt, then and only then do you start thinking about the next level, savings. >> 10% of your gross income. a lot of people say, bruce, all of this is so complicated, how do i keep track of it all. there's so much to think about. there isn't. save 10%. are you doing that? yes or no. i do these call-in shows and people ask me all sorts of questions. i take them through the priority pyramid and i am ruthless about this. if you focus on this in order, you'll have a way higher probability of getting a handle on your money. >> at some point you've got to keel with taxes. >> yeah. they're a big chunk. even in america they are a big chunk of money. you've got to look at ways to offset that. >> now you get to the part that i love the most. >> yeah. >> it takes a while to get there, but then it's about investment. then you really have to do