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Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University – Week 1 Super Saving

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Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University gets right to the point in Week 1 by starting with the topic of Super Saving. Dave  says you need to get $1000 in the bank as quickly as possible, like within 30 days.  This is the start of your emergency fund, and Baby Step One of his Seven Baby [...]

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Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University (Summer Style)

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We loved it so much – we’re doing it again! Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University is again being sponsored by Bethany Reformed Church this summer, at our downtown Remedy location. Financial Peace University was developed by Dave Ramsey to teach you how to beat down debt, build wealth, and give like you never thought you [...]

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Dave Ramsey’s Baby Steps for Smart Women

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My husband and I have taken Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University class, and I am now leading the class at my church.  Women certainly understand babies, and we love steps to follow.  I thought it would be fun to look at Dave’s Seven Baby Steps to financial freedom from a woman’s point of view . Emergency [...]

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How to Build Savings After Hard Times

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I did an Intelligent Investing Radio Show awhile back with answers to listener submitted questions.  This question was a really good one, and well worth repeating in a blog post.  This is for all of you who have ever watched your savings go down and down to nothing, whether it was because of a job [...]

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Lessons Women Learned During Financial Meltdown

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Ok, I had to go with the melting snow picture, because it is snowing/melting here today (welcome to spring in Wisconsin, where you need a  rain coat/winter coat, shovel/umbrella,  jeans/shorts,  fleece/t-shirts,  all in the same hour/day). As we seem to be coming out of the financial meltdown, I thought it would be good to share some [...]

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Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University

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It was my  friend Matt Wegner of FinancialExcellence who first clued me in to Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University. Financial Peace University is a hugely popular personal finance program taught by Dave, spreading fast all across the country, and interestingly enough, mainly being offered in churches. Dave Ramsey is an unashamed Christian, and is not afraid to tell [...]

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