Articles from March, 2010

New Car Stupid Tax

from Dave Ramsey News
 
After hail destroyed our 6 year old Chevy Cavalier, we received a generous check from our insurance company to total it out. We happily took our insur…
 

Put Your Best Face Forward

from Dave Ramsey News
 
While pregnant I just wanted to feel pretty. I made an appointment at the local makeup counter and spent $300 on my credit card to feel “pretty”. Now …
 

King of all stupid!!

from Dave Ramsey News
 
My husband and I married young with little to no credit established. Started having children right away (3). Had a car payment that we couldn’t meet t…
 

My "Ah-ha" Moment

from Dave Ramsey News
 
I started listening to Dave about six months ago.
I had allowed myself to sink deep into debt while my wife was deployed to Iraq. Somehow, I managed …
 

Under 30 and all that’s left is the mortgage!

from Dave Ramsey News
 
In September of 2007, I was going through all of our stuff trying to prepare for a yard sale. I found the book The Total Money Makeover on our bookshe…
 

Loss on Rental Property

from Dave Ramsey News
 
We bought some rental property “Pre-Dave” and although we put 10% down the property value and rents quickly declined. We have lost $1,000 per month fo…
 

A Long Time Coming

from Dave Ramsey News
 
I started my personal money makeover in July 2005 and I am finally DEBT FREE!!! I actually started before I had even heard of Dave Ramsey just by usin…
 

The Great Recession saved me, from me!

from Dave Ramsey News
 
Sept 2008 was a classic 1-2-3 punch; my job was at risk; the market crashed, and then came the major gas shortage in Atlanta, GA. I was very upset – a…
 

What is worse than taxes

from Dave Ramsey News
 
My wife and recently started our journey to become debt free. I am the nerd of the family, and I find much comfort in spreadsheets. Looking at the num…
 

Freedom is Possible

from Dave Ramsey News
 
A year ago my husband Jim and I became debt free. We both had good philosophies about money due to the troubles our families had gotten into. After my…