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Type of bind: Hardcover
Dewey Decimal Number: 332.024
EAN num: 9780670032082
ISBN number: 0670032085
Label: Viking Adult
Manufacturer: Viking Adult
Quantity: 1
Page Count: 352
Printing Date: January 27, 2003
Publishing house: Viking Adult
Sale Popularity Level: 3721
Studio: Viking Adult
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Dave Ramsey knows what it's like to have it all. By age twenty-six, he had established a four-million-dollar real estate portfolio, only to lose it by age thirty. He has since rebuilt his financial life and, through his workshops and his New York Times business bestsellers Financial Peace and More than Enough, he has helped hundreds of thousands of people to understand the forces behind their financial distress and how to set things right-financially, emotionally, and spiritually.
In this new edition of Financial Peace, Ramsey has updated his tactics and philosophy to show even more readers:
€ how to get out of debt and stay out
€ the KISS rule of investing-'Keep It Simple, Stupid'
€ how to use the principle of contentment to guide financial decision making
€ how the flow of money can revolutionize relationships
With practical and easy to follow methods and personal anecdotes, Financial Peace is the road map to personal control, financial security, a new, vital family dynamic, and lifetime peace.
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I have read 4 of Dave's books. I would rank this # 2 behind The Total Money Makeover or the Workbook version of the same title. The concepts are similar to the Total Money makeover but less examples of how to do things and how to put into practice versus The total Money makeover. On that basis, I would recommend reading the Total money makeover first, then this one for other insights. This book does still give you the groundwork of how to do it (get out of debt) and put into practice healthy habits that will make you rich over time.
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I checked this book out from my local library. It has changed my life and finances for the better. I am in far better financial shape now than when I was addicted to debt. I bought Dave's other book for my brother and I am now buying this one for my neice's wedding. I just wish that someone gave me this book 22 years ago when I got married!
I approach is simple. Get out and stay out of debt using his baby steps. I recommend listening to his radio show to help reinforce the principles of the book and provide encouragement.
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This book is a good very first step towards Financial Peace. This book explains an overview of Dave's history, and how to find Financial Peace. Ramsey's subsequent book "Total Money Makeover" explains in more detail HOW to find Financial Peace.
This book is written as a high-level primer on how you'll proceed towards a debt-free life. It's not needed if you visit www.daveramsey.com or listen to Dave's radio show, but serves it's purpose.
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Ames, your review of Financial Peace is so full of jealousy and resentment it is truly sad.
"When Dave Ramsey can live off of $24,000.00 a year, and have a family, then perhaps I can listen to him." He's actually had to live off less than that in the past and even went bankrupt before he got his act together. So he's walked in your shoes, didn't like how they fit, and decided to DO something about it.
"However, I believe in putting my family first. That does not include getting two or three jobs to pay off debt, and make my family suffer; no way!" Great job, Ames! Way to use your family as an excuse to be lazy and mediocre! By getting out of debt as soon as possible, you ARE putting your family first! Have you ever heard of the notion of "short-term suffering for long-term gain"? Obviously not. Dave isn't saying go get three jobs for the rest of your life and neglect your family. He's saying if you have to get three jobs for six months or a year or two to get out of debt, so be it. So what if you miss out on some time with your kids? Your wife should be their primary caregiver anyway! As the man and head of your household, your primary role is PROVIDER, not loving caregiver. By getting your family out of debt, budgeting, investing, and giving, you're giving your kids an example to follow for the rest of their lives - something far more important than "playtime".
"Dave claims to be a religious man, and if that were the case, he would realize that the Bible says that family comes before the love of money (as well as a few other things)" No, he claims to be a Christian, and all of his ideas and attitudes about money are Biblically sound. Nothing about Dave's plan advocates the love of money. It advocates the responsible stewardship of what God has given us, caring enough about our families to not be broke, and generous giving.
"And finally, the man makes hundreds of thousands a year. I just can't follow the words of someone who does that and expects normal people to live." No, he makes millions a year and he deserves every cent. So you must only follow the advice of "normal" people, right? If two people at the same level just keep taking one another's advice, they'll both stay exactly where they are. An intelligent person finds those who have done better than himself and follows their example. But you just go ahead and keep following the advice of "normal" people - I'm sure you'll keep raking in that $24K a year - hope you're satisfied with that. Nothing about Dave's plan involves being normal or average. Normal people use credit cards. Normal people don't have a clue what discipline and restraint are. Normal people fight about money and get divorced. Sounds great to me, let's all be normal! No thanks, I'd rather live like no one else so that later I can live like no one else!
What it comes down to Ames, is that you don't have the discipline, desire, or sense of responsibility necessary to do anything different from what the average American does. So stay mired in the muck of mediocrity with all the other normal people - I'll be sure to wave to you on my way up to something better for me and my family.
Financial Peace gets 5 stars, Ames' review gets the goose egg.
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I wish I would have read this book twenty years ago! It will be required reading for my kids.
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