Which debt author has helped you the ...

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Which debt author has helped you the ...
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Thu, 02-03-2005 - 8:27am

Which debt author has helped you the most?



  • Dave Ramsey
  • Suze Orman
  • Mary Hunt
  • David Bach
  • Jerrold Mundis
  • Larry Burkett
  • Other--recommend your fav!


You will be able to change your vote.


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Registered: 03-26-2003
Thu, 02-03-2005 - 8:42am
I voted for Mary Hunt.

All my best,
Danni

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Registered: 03-27-2003
Thu, 02-03-2005 - 8:50am
Suze Orman. The way she explains things just makes so much sense to me. Before reading her books I just didn't "get" a lot of stuff. But now I do. I always reccommend her!
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Registered: 05-10-2004
Thu, 02-03-2005 - 11:02am

I really, really like Dave Ramsey!

 

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Registered: 05-26-2003
Thu, 02-03-2005 - 12:46pm

For me, there is no one better than Dave Ramsey. He presents common-sense advice and he tells it from the perspective of a person who has been there, done that and knows the terrible pain it causes. I found him when I was feeling that pain and feeling terrible about myself because of it. He showed me that I was smarter than my debt and that I could beat it if I truly wanted to. And...I did! We're now debt-free except for the house!

I've tried a couple of other authors, including Suze Orman, but I think Dave "spoiled" me. I can't read advice from anyone who says that any kind of debt is good, because I am now firmly convinced that it is not. We will remain in mortgage debt until we get our emergency fund built up to 3-6 months of expenses, and after that, we're paying off the house, too. There is no such thing as "good debt," in my opinion.

Elizabeth

 
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Registered: 03-27-2003
Fri, 02-04-2005 - 9:44am

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I'm enjoying seeing the votes accumulate, and learning who is most popular, so I'm selfishly bumping this back up to a prime position to give more people a chance to vote. :)

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Registered: 01-05-2004
Tue, 02-08-2005 - 11:07pm

Hi Heather----------


Dave Ramsey is my fave on talk radio and I have bought a lot of his tools.

~~Let no corrupt communication proceed out of your mouth, but that which is good to the use of edifying, that it may minister grace unto the hearers~~  Ephesians 4:29
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Wed, 02-09-2005 - 11:10am

I voted for David Bach. I have heard Dave Ramsey on TV and checked out his website. His style is too radical for me. I was a big fan of Suze Orman until I saw her on the Cadillac commerical and something didn't seem quite "right" about that endorsement. I have not been able to read any material by the other authors.

What I really like about David Bach is PAY YOURSELF FIRST. It make sense to me. Why should the Government get a hand in mya paycheck first? I doubt they are going to make sure I have retirement when I need it. So that's why he got my vote. I have read Smart Women Finish Rich and the Automatic Millionaire. He has two other books available, Smart Couples Finish Rich and Start Late, Finish Rich. Both are on my reading list.

Have a great day!
Susan

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Thu, 02-10-2005 - 10:02am

I'm going to buck the trend so to speak, although the other authors are fine, the one I liked the most (or I guess I should say the book I liked the most since I don't think she has written any other ones), is "How to Get Out of Life What You Want With the Money You Already Have" by Carol Keefe.


I liked that book so much that I actually bought it!

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Registered: 07-06-2003
Thu, 02-10-2005 - 8:36pm

I selected Mary Hunt because it was the first book that I made the connection that the cycle of indebtedness needed to be broken and that it actually could be done.

Then I read the Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey and although we didn't follow everything to the letter, it gave me the desire to get rid of the debt for the last time.

I've also read books by Suze Orman, David Bach (attended one of his seminars - free of course as it was sponsored by my bank) and several other financial "gurus" and I've taken bits from everyone and pieced together what works best for us as a couple based on our values and goals.

Whatever authors you read, the fact that you choose to educate yourself on your finances is a positive step :)

Kassandra

Kassandra

"It is said that life has its peaks and valleys.  The challenge is to accept them equally and experience them