Today only, get this Amazon bestseller for just $0.99. Copyright 2003 Reed Business Information.The Total Money Makeover: Book Summary of Dave Ramsey's Best Selling Book (sept.) Forecast: Nelson Plans An Aggressive-and Unusual-campaign: A Financial Makeover Contest, Promoted Through Ramsey's 31-city Author Tour And Broadcasts The Winner Will Receive $55,000. He Provides The Brutally Direct Truth About The Hard Work It Takes To Become Free Of Debt, And His Directness Is A Great Part Of The Book's Charm. While Ramsay Provides Some Helpful Charts And Graphs So Readers Can Keep Track Of Their Efforts To Follow His Steps, The Strength Of This Book Is That It Is A Straightforward Motivational Tool. The Key Is What Ramsay Calls Gazelle Intensity, Which Is To Live A Financial Life The Way A Gazelle Saves Itself From An Attacking Cheetah-outmaneuver The Enemy And Run For Your Life. Ramsay Understands The Difficulty In Putting These Steps Into Action, And Therefore Packs His Book With Personal Testimonials From Everyday People Who Have Used His System And Have Become Debt Free, With Obvious Struggles.

He First Exhorts The Reader To Take Baby Steps, Which Are Designed To Build On Each Other: First, Save $1,000 As An Emergency Fund Then, Pay Off All Debts From Smallest To Largest Save A Larger Three-to-six-month Emergency Fund Finally, Start To Save For College And Pay Off Your Home Mortgage. The Bedrock Of His System Is Simple: Work Hard, Pay What You Owe And Stay Out Of Debt. publishers Weekly radio Talk-show Host And Bestselling Author Ramsay (financial Peace) Is Less A Financial Analyst And More Of A Preacher, Which Explains Both His Popularity And The Appeal Of This Book, Which Jsut Might Gain A Wide Audience. It Works Because It Gets To The Heart Of The Money Problems: You. They're Broke! the Total Money Makeover Isn't Theory. Don't Even Consider Keeping Up With The Joneses, Ramsey Declares In His Typically Candid Style.

ramsey Debunks The Many Myths Of Money (exposing The Dangers Of Cash Advance, Rent-to-own, Debt Consolidation) And Attacks The Illusions And Downright Deceptions Of The American Dream, Which Encourages Nothing But Overspending And Massive Amounts Of Debt. Instead Of Promising The Normal Dose Of Quick Fixes, Ramsey Offers A Bold, No-nonsense Approach To Money Matters, Providing Not Only The How-to But Also A Grounded And Uplifting Hope For Getting Out Of Debt And Achieving Total Financial Health. The Success Stories Speak For Themselves In This Audio Book From Money Maestro Dave Ramsey.

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