tangomonster
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I never heard of him, but there is a radio talk show host named Dave Ramsey who came to Atlanta to give a talk and 5,000 people came! While the basic fee was $25, some paid $169 to get the platinum package of a few books, a lunch, and small group time with Ramsey. One woman was profiled. She is 56, "a medical sales manager" and a retired Army major. Sounds like she wouldn't be hurting financially, right? But it seems she has no money saved and is suddenly realizing that she should have saved something. She was $24,000 in credit card debt. She is now living on $1100 a month in a 400 square foot home. She shelled out $169 so that she could personally ask him "what is a single woman in her fifties to do who have no savings? What path is there for them?"
The $169 reply: "I wouldn't tell you to do anything I wouldn't tell any other caller. Tighten the belt. Pay off debt. Aggressively save." The article stated that the woman was "a bit let down at the answer, not hearing a magic nugget of advice." What did she expect? And it sounds like she is still a bit too free with her money, plunking down $169 to ask this question. And how in the world did this woman get to be a sales manager and Army major?
Dave Ramsey's gospel: Spend less. Pay off debt. Save. | ajc.com
The $169 reply: "I wouldn't tell you to do anything I wouldn't tell any other caller. Tighten the belt. Pay off debt. Aggressively save." The article stated that the woman was "a bit let down at the answer, not hearing a magic nugget of advice." What did she expect? And it sounds like she is still a bit too free with her money, plunking down $169 to ask this question. And how in the world did this woman get to be a sales manager and Army major?
Dave Ramsey's gospel: Spend less. Pay off debt. Save. | ajc.com