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!

New life when you pay off your debt and have your finances under control!

We are almost out of debt completely because of the principles! Def game changer!

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

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.

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.

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.