Ep 77If you made me king today, what would I do?Dave Ramsey
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If you made me king today, what would I do?
Ep 77Why your house payment should never be more than a fourth of your take-home payDave Ramsey
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Why your house payment should never be more than a fourth of your take-home pay
Ep 77When you buy a home and you're not ready, it's not a blessingDave Ramsey
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When you buy a home and you're not ready, it's not a blessing
Ep 7797% of women want better communication with their husband. Here's the fix.Dave Ramsey
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97% of women want better communication with their husband. Here's the fix.
Ep 77Spending 20 to 35% on yeshiva tuition? Dave's honest takeDave Ramsey
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Spending 20 to 35% on yeshiva tuition? Dave's honest take
Ep 77Dave Ramsey's two pieces of advice to his 25-year-old selfDave Ramsey
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Dave Ramsey's two pieces of advice to his 25-year-old self
Ep 77We studied millionaires. Here's what 80 to 90% of them have.Dave Ramsey
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We studied millionaires. Here's what 80 to 90% of them have.
Ep 77What happens when a couple budgets together for the first timeDave Ramsey
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What happens when a couple budgets together for the first time
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Quotes
“100% of the time that you don't have a plan for your spending, you overspend.”
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“Attack the little one with an absolute vengeance.”
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“Your emergency fund is defense, it's not offense.”
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“Are you willing to wait to win? Because almost all winning involves sacrifice and waiting.”
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“Winning is a series of intentional acts over a period of time.”
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“High-quality, high-character human beings outperform highly intelligent people all the time.”
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Takeaways
1 Baby Steps turn common-sense and biblical principles (live on less than you make, stay out of debt, plan, invest) into an order to follow. Early steps are done with intensity, later ones with intentionality.
2 The $1,000 starter fund exists because people quit the debt plan when a small emergency hit with no cushion.
3 Families working the steps typically pay off their home in 7-8 years. Most reach a $1 million net worth somewhere in steps 4-7.
4 Most $1-10 million net worths come from a big retirement account plus a paid-off house - not credit card points, car leases, borrowing against a house or Bitcoin.
5 He says someone earning $70-80K who invests 15% from age 30 to 70 could have about $5 million, even without raises.
6 Once life is budgeted, emergencies become rare. He says he hasn't touched his own emergency fund in 30 years.
7 On private school: religious values are the one reason he accepts for paying beyond the math. Own that choice openly.
8 No commandment requires a lavish simcha. In a mixed-income community, different-size parties are fine, and wealthier guests should celebrate just as hard at simpler ones.
9 Teaching kids 'be wise with money, except for parties' can set them back a decade.
10 Every point above a 25% housing payment squeezes out savings, so other things turn into debt.
11 PMI protects the lender, not you: about $75 per $100,000 borrowed per month.
12 Budgeting together improves communication in a marriage. The first 30 days are rough, the second better, and it clicks by month three.
13 His advice to his 25-year-old self: stop looking for a silver bullet. Character matters more than cleverness. His answer to Washington's overspending, and most budget problems: learn to say 'no.'