Dave Ramsey Baby Steps

Biblical and Financial Wisdom: Doing Things in the Right Order

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 [...]

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How to Get Personal Finance Taught in a Public High School

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 [...]

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Dave Ramsey’s Baby Steps: Introduction

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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