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Author Archives: Maggie Ellis
Get Paid to Look at Porn – Strange Ways to Make Money
If you’ve ever wanted to be paid for the time you spend surfing the Internet for porn, I’ve got good news for you. It is possible to get paid to look at porn on the Internet. We all know that … Continue reading
Dave Ramsey Financial Peace University Review: The Final Analysis
After thirteen weeks, Financial Peace University has come to an end. So, was it worth it? Was it something that I would recommend to someone in financial trouble? The answer isn’t a simple yes or no. There were many things … Continue reading
Dave Ramsey Financial Peace University Review: Week 13
This final lesson was about Baby Step 7, Build Wealth and Give. Everything has been leading up to this. We’ve been taught how to get out of debt, save money, and invest so that we can build wealth, not only … Continue reading
Posted in Debt, Personal Finance
Tagged Dave Ramsey, dave ramsey final lesson, Dave Ramsey review, Debt, Debt Reduction, Financial Peace University, FPU
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Dave Ramsey Financial Peace University Review: Week 11
All of our other lessons up to this point have focused on saving money and paying off debt. But this week’s lesson was about making money. It makes sense. You need to make good money to pay off debt, build … Continue reading
Dave Ramsey Financial Peace University Review: Week 10
This week we moved on to Baby Steps Four and Five, which are saving for retirement and saving for your kids’ college education. Baby step four was on deck first, which is to save 15% of your household income in … Continue reading
Dave Ramsey Financial Peace University Review: Week 9
This week was about the basics of investing. Once you’re out of debt and have your emergency fund, it’s time to move on to creating serious wealth. You do that by investing (or winning the lottery, but Dave doesn’t advocate … Continue reading
Dave Ramsey Financial Peace University Review: Week 8
This week’s lesson was about how to find big bargains. I thought this was kind of a funny topic because the last thing people in debt need to be doing is shopping. But then I realized that the lessons are … Continue reading
Dave Ramsey Financial Peace University Review: Week 7
Class this week was about insurance. You could hear the groans and sighs around the auditorium. Insurance is boring and it isn’t fun. Plus, I think people don’t like to talk about it because it means thinking about your mortality … Continue reading
Posted in Insurance, Personal Finance
Tagged car insurance, Dave ramset financial peace university, Dave Ramsey, disability insurance, emergenct fund, Financial Peace University, health insurance, homeowners insurance, identity theft protection, Insurance, life insurance, long term care insurance, week seven
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Dave Ramsey Financial Peace University Review: Week 6
This week’s lesson was about the power of marketing on our buying decisions. This was my favorite lesson so far. Being a finance/consumer nerd, this kind of stuff really interests me. Dave starts out by telling us that we live … Continue reading
Dave Ramsey Financial Peace University: Week 5
This week’s lecture was about credit reports, credit reporting bureaus, identity theft, and collection agencies. Quite a scattering of topics. The first part of the class was on credit scores and credit bureaus. Dave makes the point that a FICO … Continue reading
Dave Ramsey Financial Peace University Review: Week 4
This is a series of posts about what you will find in Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University course. This is week four (week one — week two and week three) This week’s lesson focused on getting out of debt. We’re … Continue reading
Dave Ramsey Financial Peace University: Week 3
This is a series of posts about what you will find in Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University course. This is week three (week one and week two) The lesson for this week was cash flow planning, also known as budgeting. … Continue reading
Posted in Budgeting, Credit Cards, Debt, Frugal, Personal Finance, Relationships, Saving Money
Tagged budget forms, budget software, Budgeting, cash flow planning, Debt, emergency fund, envelope system, financial problems, four walls, giving, money plan, where the money is going, zero based budget
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Dave Ramsey Financial Peace University: Week 2
This is a series of posts about what you will find in Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University course. This is week two (week one) This week’s lesson is about money and relationships. I was excited about this week because relationships … Continue reading
Dave Ramsey Financial Peace University: Week One
When I heard that Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University was being taught at my church this year, I was intrigued. I’ve read Dave Ramsey’s books and heard his show on Fox Business channel, but I’ve always found myself wondering exactly … Continue reading