S2E05 How to Be Good with Money - an Interview with Dave Ramsey
The Brian Buffini Show
Brian Buffini
4.8 • 2.4K Ratings
🗓️ 18 January 2022
⏱️ 26 minutes
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Summary
Dave Ramsey has been helping people to take control of money, build wealth and enhance their lives for over three decades. In this episode, Brian interviews the bestselling author and host of The Ramsey Show about his new book, “Baby Steps Millionaires.” Dave shares why, despite a pessimistic cultural narrative, anyone can become a millionaire if they take the right steps.
YOU WILL LEARN:
· The reason he felt compelled to write the book.
· The steps to take to become a millionaire.
· The investments he personally recommends.
MENTIONED IN THIS EPISODE:
Ramsey Solutions
https://www.ramseysolutions.com/
“The Total Money Makeover,” by Dave Ramsey
“Baby Steps Millionaires,” by Dave Ramsey
INSPIRATIONAL QUOTES FROM THIS EPISODE:
“If you help enough people, you don't have to worry about money.” – Dave Ramsey
“I started out because I want to get people out of debt so that they can become wealthy, so that they can change their family tree, so that they can be outrageously generous.” – Dave Ramsey
“If you're driven by one of two things you're going to make mistakes: greed or fear.” – Dave Ramsey
“You don't get a pass on math based on where you live; you still have to be able to afford the payment.” – Dave Ramsey
“Get in the housing game but do it with wisdom and do it with a pace that makes sense. Calm down.” – Dave Ramsey
“This existential crisis that is happening in people's spirits is causing a whole bunch of folks in America, regardless of their age, to do some really dumb things that's going to cost them and set them back a decade.” – Dave Ramsey
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to It's a Good Life, a podcast dedicated to helping you live your best one. |
| 0:07.0 | Here's your host, Brian Baphini. |
| 0:14.0 | Well, the top of the morning, Tia, and welcome to It's a Good Life. |
| 0:17.0 | A very special guest, a man I consider a friend, |
| 0:21.0 | none of them the great Dave Ramsey. |
| 0:24.0 | Dave is well known to many of you as in multiple time New York Times bestseller. |
| 0:29.0 | His radio stations, over 600 radio stations, 16 million listeners. |
| 0:34.0 | The Ramsey Corporation, I've had a chance to be out there just in the last couple of months. |
| 0:38.0 | A remarkable, remarkable organization. |
| 0:41.0 | Dave, you're the All American Rags, the Richest Story this day to the game, |
| 0:45.0 | practicing what you preach. |
| 0:47.0 | So thanks for coming on the show today, and I'm excited to talk about |
| 0:50.0 | helping some folks change their financial future. |
| 0:53.0 | I always wanted to be with you, my friend. |
| 0:55.0 | You were a big hit when you were out here with our team. |
| 0:57.0 | Thank you for coming. |
| 0:58.0 | Yeah, it was a blast. It was a blast. |
| 1:00.0 | Okay, Dave, so we got baby steps, millionaires. |
| 1:03.0 | A brand new book coming out today, after all you've done and all you've seen |
| 1:07.0 | and all you've produced, why are you bringing out a brand new book right now? |
| 1:11.0 | Well, I hadn't done a book in eight years personally. |
| 1:14.0 | We've done them with the Ramsey personalities. |
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