FORT LAUDERDALE — Television finance maven Suze Orman, who lives in Fort Lauderdale with life partner Kathy Travis, says that if the U.S. Supreme Court decides that marriage is a matter for the states to decide, she and “KT” will take themselves—and their money—to a state that recognizes marriage equality.

“I have substantial wealth and I pay substantial taxes,” Orman, 61, told MSNBC host Alex Wagner.

“I would be more than happy to move to New York or California if I could get married and be recognized on a federal level,” she added. “Because I want to live in a state that validates me, and I would validate them with my money.”

“Obviously I have a lot at stake here,” Orman told viewers on her CNBC program. “I have been gay my whole entire life. I’ve been in a relationship with ‘KT’ for 12 years. And I want enjoy the same benefits as everybody else. I want to feel valid 100 percent of the time.”