The Total Money Makeover Updated and Expanded: A Proven Plan for Financial Peace

I read the original version of this book and had to have several copies to share with my 19-year-old children. I went online and found the updated version here on Amazon, and the hard cover was offered under $12 a book! I purchased three of them, what a bargain! Dave Ramsey is a great consultant for those who are just getting started out in the world after high school or college when it comes to spending, saving, and donating money. He has a no nonsense approach to weeding out The good, the bad, and the really ugly in the world of finances. This book has opened my eyes too many truths about what works and what is a scam in the world of spending and saving. Thank you Amazon for the great price!

I don’t know why I didn’t read this years ago. I really should have! Everyone can fully benefit from this book!

Great book

I buy this as a wedding gift in the hopes that the couple will learn how to get out of debt or how to not get into debt in the first place.The big lessons are to live within your means and to get out of debt so you can live like nobody else.

If you don't manage your money, the lack of it will manage you!We were literally a DAY away from bankruptcy when, in desperation, I called Ramsey's group and was immediately put in touch with a certified counselor, who told us to hang on... help was on the way. He ordered a Financial Peace University home study kit, DVDs and all, shipped to us at no cost. It blew our minds and changed our trajectory.Fast forward a year and my sister was at the end of her financial rope. We ordered a kit shipped to her... and it changed HER trajectory. Now, twenty years later, we've helped untold numbers of people get their finances in order... and who knows how many people they've helped?We've made a habit of buying The Total Money Makeover for the graduating seniors in our church's youth group, to help them get off to a good start. We once gave one as a wedding gift: and received a glowing thank you card, saying that of all the gifts they'd received, ours was the most thoughtful and valuable.If you aren't familiar with the Debt Snowball, with sound investing and avoiding the credit sharks, GET THIS BOOK and prepare to get busy knocking out debt. Then buy the book for others - when you can, donate a case to your local shelter for abused spouses and children; and crisis pregnancy center. The result will be creating a stronger, more prosperous and confident community... one family at a time.

This book was a gift to my daughter and her new husband. Although I don't agree with "everything" Ramsey teaches, I do believe it's an excellent starting point. If you both agree right from the start where money is concerned, your married life will be much better.

I've always been interested in my finances and my husband and I jointly manage our family's finances so we both know what's going on. A friend at church was talking about Dave Ramsey and I had never heard of him before so I decided to look him up and see what kinds of books he wrote. I found this book to be a popular choice of his and I didn't know how much of it would interest me so I ended up borrowing it from the library initially. I enjoyed his writing and found the information to be helpful so I decided to purchase my own copy to reference at home.The Total Money Makeover is a personal finance book written by Dave Ramsey. Ramsey is a financial expert as well as a Christian who has had his own money troubles in the past. He's overcome them and learned from his mistakes so he's passed along his wisdom in these pages. There are also many stories of people who have been in a tough spot financially who used this book to get themselves out of debt. This book is 237 pages long, contains 13 chapters, worksheets and a full index.I found this book to be helpful and I really enjoyed reading it! Dave Ramsey writes in a no-nonsense fashion and if he says something is stupid or a bad idea, he will say exactly that. He doesn't beat around the bush. He provides step-by-step information on getting yourself out of debt and what to do if you have a crisis while you are working on getting yourself out of debt (he also refers to Murphy's Law quite a bit so something will always happen). I like how he tells us what types of companies, funds, etc to avoid and what ones are good ones. Even though he knows a lot about investments, he doesn't provide extensive investment information in this book but he does give some information on what types of funds he thinks are best based on trends.I enjoyed this book so much that I told my sister about it and she said she wanted to read it too so I bought one for her and one for myself. I've told others about the book and I think it is helpful, no matter what your financial situation is. Some parts of the book didn't apply to us but I found the second half of it to be especially informative which is why I decided to buy a copy. Unless you already have millions of dollars in the bank and have all of your finances under control (retirement, investments, kids' college education, etc.), I think you'll find the information in this book to be useful.If you have a lot of credit card debt and loans and want to get your finances under control, I highly recommend this book. Even if you don't have a lot of debt but you want to find a smarter way prepare for your kids' college education, this is a great book to read. It's very informative and you can also borrow a copy from a friend or the library first before you buy your own. I'm glad I bought it because the small investment in this book has caused us to take a closer look at our finances and see what we can do better. Overall, I feel it's worth the money and time to buy and read this book so you have a financially-fit future!

Dave Ramsey has great ideas on money management skills. Never too late to start working on getting out of debt. I bought this for our daughter but feel like keeping it even though we are on track with our money goals. I’ll have to get another book for her.