Can You Build Wealth on a Modest Salary? (Hour 1)
The Ramsey Show
Ramsey Network
4.5 • 38.5K Ratings
🗓️ 9 August 2023
⏱️ 40 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | Music |
| 0:28.0 | Live from the headquarters of Ramsey Solutions, broadcasting from the pods moving in storage studios. |
| 0:34.0 | It's the Ramsey show where we help people build wealth, do work that they love and create actual amazing relationships. |
| 0:44.0 | Thank you for joining us America. I'm Dave Ramsey. Ken Coleman, Ramsey personality number one best selling author of the book Paycheck to Purpose. |
| 0:51.0 | Host of the Ken Coleman show where he talks about jobs and careers and your life about that. |
| 0:57.0 | He's with me today as a co-host so we'll particularly dive into those subjects if you want to. |
| 1:01.0 | The phone number, triple eight, eight, two, five, five, two, two, five, you jump in, we'll talk about your life and your money. |
| 1:07.0 | Joseph is in Indianapolis. Hi Joseph, welcome to the Ramsey show. |
| 1:11.0 | Hi, how are you? |
| 1:13.0 | Better than I deserve, what's up? |
| 1:15.0 | Well, I had a pretty simple question. I always hear two sides of the coin. |
| 1:23.0 | I hear sometimes people say you should make the most money that you can and get a job that just pays the most. |
| 1:31.0 | When I've heard other people say that it's not about what you make, it's about how you live your life, your lifestyle and what you can say. |
| 1:38.0 | I guess my question is, is it still possible to live a wealthy or successful life if say you're only bringing in maybe $35,000 annually? |
| 1:50.0 | Well, it depends on how you define wealth. |
| 1:54.0 | I will tell you that you can absolutely be successful. |
| 1:58.0 | I'll ask you a question. Do you believe Mother Teresa was successful? |
| 2:02.0 | Yes. |
| 2:04.0 | Why was Mother Teresa successful in your mind? |
| 2:08.0 | She did a lot of good, you know, and always trying to do her best. |
| 2:14.0 | The reason I ask it that way is because that was her role. |
| 2:18.0 | It doesn't mean it's your role. It doesn't mean we all have to go to Calcutta. |
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