Jen Hayes tells us of five crucial ways that Dave Ramsey is right about money.
Episode 2451: 5 Crucial Ways Dave Ramsey is Right About Money by Jen Hayes
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Five crucial ways. Dave Ramsay is right about money by jan haze of gin. He's got me.
you're, listening to a personal finance blog right now, so you ve, probably heard of money, expert dave, ramsay Dave has authored. Several books teaches a popular course called financial peace.
University, which I highly recommend an hosts. The Dave ramsay show. I recently shared my thoughts on
freeways dave. Ramsay is wrong about money. You can find that post titled three crucial.
Ways Dave Ramsay, is wrong about money on my website. Jen haze dot me this quickly, because
one of my most controversial posts, and it sparked more to me than any other article on the site. I do disagree with eve on a few
he points, but I love the vast majority of what he teaches. Reading his book
The total money make over shifted my perspective and completely changed my life since reading that influential book
a few years ago, I have paid off a hundred and twenty seven thousand dollars of debt bought a car with cash, an purchase, my
Tom? I'm not sure where I'd be right now, if my friend had never lent me a copy of deeds book, I'm so incredibly grateful that she did here five crucial ways: dave
Z is absolutely on the money about money number one cash is king quote. If you can't afford to pay cash for it, you can't afford it dont. Let monthly payments become a way of life. Dave Ramsay Davis strongly opposed to that and encourages people to pay cash for everything instead even expensive.
Like cars, college and homes. No dave is ok with a fifteen year mortgage on home. If you dont have enough save to pay cash. This prospect
It is unusual in our society
Most of us are raised to believe that there is a normal, unnecessary part of life. How many people do you
oh, who have zero monthly debt payments. While it may seem crazy if you're used to that, it is
highly possible to live at debt free life and there
so many benefits of doing so. As Dave says, quote
no, what you can do and you don't have debt payments. Anything you want end quote. The average american
Household carries nearly two thousand dollars in monthly debt obligations between a mortgage to car payments, student loans, credit card debt and other forms of debt. It adds up quickly
Even if you had nearly two thousand dollars back in your budget every month? What could you do with that money if it wasn't going towards debt payments? Number two debt is always bad Davis blunt about his views on that. He does not distinguish between good debt and bad that, as many people do
I love this and completely agree. There was a time in my life when I thought that certain types of debt were necessary and that debt could be a useful tool,
I no longer believe that student loans are not good. That debt is debt period like
If I wouldn't tell someone not to buy a home with a mortgage, because I realized that expecting every one to buy a home with cash is unrealistic. However, I would not say a mortgage is good debt, it's better than other types of that sure, but that doesn't make it good. There's no such thing as good debt number three a budget is crucial. Many people hate budgeting, I get it. Budgets have a bad reputation. We think that the restrictive and we don't want to feel deprived. The funny thing is that's not really true. A budget doesn't take away. Your freedom, eight gives you freedom. Why? For one.
it gives you permission to spend you dont need to feel guilty are concerned about your spending if its accounted for in your budget. Another reason a budget is freeing is because you can tell your money where to go and set of wondering where it when you don't have to be broke all the time you.
Get control of your money and achieve your financial goals, whatever they may be, invest a sap.
This is one area where Dave Ramsay receives a lot of criticism, while personal finance
there is agree that investing a sap is important. Many are sceptical about Dave's math
says that if you follow his investing advice, you will receive a twelve percent return on investments. Many people think this rate of return.
Is unrealistic. I didn't mention,
anything about investing in my post about why Dave Ramsay is wrong for one crucial reason: people are missing the point here. Dave ramsay himself has said that, even if you disagree with the twelve percent return, it doesn't matter
If he's half wrong and you get a six percent return, you'll see
earn a lot more on your investments. If you start early the sooner the better, that's the point start as soon as you can and you will reap the better
of compound interest over many years, the joneses are baroque. My favorite dave ramsay quote, is closed.
live like no one else now, so you can live like no one else later end quote: if you do what other
people are unwilling to do working like crazy being super frugal.
living way below your means, you'll be able,
live a life, though never be able to live while their drowning in debt for many years to come.
You'll be leaving her best life. What does your dream life look like?
Do you want to travel the world retire early, give generously volunteer, work. Fewer hours, spend more time with your kids. You know
you can do and you don't have debt payments. Anything you just listen to the post, titled
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ever. You get your podcast. While there is some dave, ramsay advice I disagree with. I can't ignore the fact that he has helped so many people get out of debt. I think the beautiful
being about dave. Ramses baby steps is that their simple and easy to follow and most applicable for getting out of debt,
working. Your way out of debt is relatively straightforward and, for me, has been the most enjoyable part of my financial journey, the advice
live below your means, invest early and stick to a budget is tried and true financial advice. That applies to almost every one, but I'm not sure
I agree that everyone should pay off their mortgage as fast as possible. A bakery.
And I'm not in a rush to pay off. My mortgage is because I'm not comfortable with having a big percentage of my money locked up in an asset that isn't going to produce income for me in retirement,
that assumes I want to live in my house and not sell it. If my net worth was a bit higher, I'd, probably put more money into my house. I, like the advice from my friend, frank
Ask has over at risk perry radio who recommends to have no more than ten to twelve
percent of your net worth in your residents, so that you can put the bulk of your money into income producing assets
I had a listener reach out to me recently asking if I thought she had enough money to retire early, while
had over a million dollars, o lord
majority of that was in her house. She couldn't really live.
Off that in retirement unless she sold the house. So all that to say more
get. That really is a different animal than student loans or credit card debt, and
I think, a more useful way to look at it is. Firstly, how can I keep my housing costs way less than thirty per cent of my take home pay. This is to avoid becoming house poor and, secondly, how do I balance how much money I'm putting into my residence with the need for income producing assets,
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