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Dave Ramsey

Profession : Speaker

Birth : September 3, 1960

My wife, Sharon, and I started with nothing when we got married. I was driving a 1902 Pinto and eating off a card table.

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This is a great time for the 'guerilla marketer.' The days when you used to have to buy expensive TV time and a yellow page ad to get started are gone.

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I like to write books where I get a question on the radio, and I don't have an answer for it.

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I think that anyone who wants to start their own business can, but not any type of business.

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Pay your utilities, gas and other basic needs before paying on your debts.

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Credit is an 'I love debt' score.

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While I encourage people to save 100% down for a home, a mortgage is the one debt that I don't frown upon.

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We've really got to stop looking to Washington to fix our problems. It obviously doesn't have the ability to do that. People who are successful are not successful because of the president.

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I will never be unemployed.

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Once I will warn you, and then I will fire you! I have a zero-tolerance-plus-one policy for gossip. I will teach you once, and then I will fire your butt.

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There are several things to be learned about money from Scripture, and the concepts of generosity and giving are in there.

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Would a good friend, a smart friend, encourage you to do something as dishonorable as not pay a bill you're morally and legally obligated to pay? I don't think so.

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If you're able to pay your bills, you pay your bills. It's as simple as that.

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A vacation home is a wonderful 'extra' as you start building wealth. Remember, though, it's still basically a very large, very expensive toy.

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There's always something that needs attention when you own a property.

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Babies are wonderful, important things. Having kids, even the thought of having kids, is a big emotional deal. But sometimes it can cause people to change their financial plans and directions.

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Trust me, I know, you can make mistakes with money and still raise money-smart kids. You can start a new family tradition of handling money the right way.

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To be fair, the collection business does have a few good people in it. But it also has those who will lie and make threats.

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If you're doing something like scheduling utility payments to come through your debit card or out of your personal checking account, that's perfectly fine. But there are much safer ways to handle situations with debt collectors. You can send a money order overnight, or wire the cash to them.

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