I think she teaches basic financial literacy, coming from an emotional basis, to people who otherwise would not be receptive or simply wouldn't get it. I've read a couple of her books, seen her on TV occasionally. Nothing new there for me. I would draw a distinction between personal finance advice and investing advice. Investing is something that should come after you have things like debt, income, and spending under control.
I would not take her investing advice, partly because she parrots assumptions and strategies that don't necessarily work any more. As others have pointed out, she does not take her own advice, but a rich, middle aged lesbian is going to have much different goals than her target audience. The critique in that link was a bit harsh, though
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