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Dave Ramsey Baby Steps

Proverbs 24:27 “First plant your fields; then build your barn.”

What does this verse mean?

When I first read this verse, I didn’t get it. Understand that I am not a farmer, so I didn’t see what difference it would make whether one planted first or built his barn first.  If fact, it seemed more logical to build the barn before planting so that one would have a place to store the grain when it was harvested. [click to continue…]

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In contemplating whether to write this post, I weighed the negative aspect of “tooting my own horn” with the positive aspect of helping get more high schoolers some solid financial training. One compelling factor in my decision is that Austin Morgan at Foreigner’s Finances had already shared this info in our recent podcast interview. Soooo…the latter won out, and here is the story of how we were able to incorporate great financial training into the local high school curriculum.

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Dave Ramsey’s Baby Steps: Introduction

September 21, 2009

photo credit: dhaneshr I realize that many have written about Dave Ramsey’s Baby Steps. Of course Dave himself wrote “The Total Money Makeover”, a New York Times best seller, which devotes an entire chapter to each step. So what can I add to this topic? Good question. I have five goals: As a Dave Ramsey [...]

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