Throughout the book, Dave makes it clear that chasing money for money’s sake is not the goal. The stories are very inspiring and show that his methods actually work.

The book highlights many real-life success stories of ordinary people that have used Dave’s system to: If every medical/dental student would read it while in school, the amount of student loan debt paid off rapidly would be astronomical.

basic personal finance and positive money habits.

What makes this book stand out from many other personal finance books I highlight in the Recommendations section is that it’s written in the “self-help” style. We all know what to do: exercise and consume less calories, but most don’t do it. This isn’t any different than what it takes to lose weight. Most know what to do, but we just don’t do it.” What to do isn’t the problem doing it is. He states that, “ Winning at money is 80% behavior and 20% head knowledge. He goes as far as telling you to, “ find a mirror” and realize that the real challenge is the person in the mirror, “you!” You’re the problem with your money.īuying “get rich quick” programs aren’t the answer you are.Īfter thinking about the person in the mirror, I couldn’t help myself: One you read the book, it encourages you to challenge yourself to getting your financial affairs in order. If I had to write one sentence to summarize the Dave Ramsey Total Money Makeover review article, it’d be: I felt a bit guilty for not having read one of the books Dave’s best known for so today I’ve set out to write a Dave Ramsey Total Money Makeover Review. It’s one of the reasons I was able to get rid of the mountains of student loan debt I’d acquired from both dental school and residency.

Years ago when I first found Dave on the air, I immediately purchased his best selling book, Financial Peace. Hogan’s book is fantastic but I realized that I’d never read The Total Money Makeover.

The Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey.

Once I completed training to become a financial coach through the Dave Ramsey Master Training Program, the group sent me multiple copies of two books to distribute to coaching members: Suze is known for several books including, “ The Money Book For The Young, Fabulous, and Broke” and for telling people, “ A big part of financial freedom is having your heart and mind free from worry about the what-ifs of life.”ĭave is best known for teaching people to “ Live like no one else, so one day you can live like no one else.” Two of the most popular finance gurus these days are Dave Ramsey and Suze Orman.

I’ve been wanting to write a Dave Ramsey Total Money Makeover review for several months now.

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