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“Seth Godin says, “Instead of wondering when your next vacation is, maybe you should set up a life you don’t need to escape from.”
― Dave Ramsey, EntreLeadership: 20 Years of Practical Business Wisdom from the Trenches

“Children are sponges—they are going to absorb whatever is around them, so we need to be intentional about what surrounds them.”
― Dave Ramsey, Smart Money Smart Kids: Raising the Next Generation to Win with Money

“A good plan, violently executed now, is better than a perfect plan next week. —George S. Patton”
― Dave Ramsey, EntreLeadership: 20 Years of Practical Business Wisdom from the Trenches

“Live like no else today, so you can live like no else tomorrow.”
― Dave Ramsey

“Winning at money is 80 percent behavior and 20 percent head knowledge. What to do isn’t the problem; doing it is. Most of us know what to do, but we just don’t do it. If I can control the guy in the mirror, I can be skinny and rich.”
― Dave Ramsey, The Total Money Makeover: A Proven Plan for Financial Fitness

“Aristotle once said, “To avoid criticism say nothing, do nothing, and be nothing.”
― Dave Ramsey, The Total Money Makeover: A Proven Plan for Financial Fitness

“Change is painful. Few people have the courage to seek out change. Most people won’t change until the pain of where they are exceeds the pain of change.”
― Dave Ramsey, The Total Money Makeover: A Proven Plan for Financial Fitness

“That stupid saying "What you don't know can't hurt you" is ridiculous. What you don't know can kill you. If you don't know that tractor trailer trucks hurt when hitting you, then you can play in the middle of the interstate with no fear - but that doesn't mean you won't get killed.”
― Dave Ramsey, Financial Peace Revisited: New Chapters on Marriage, Singles, Kids and Families

“Fear is the enemy of hope.”
― Dave Ramsey

“For your own good, for the good of your family and your future, grow a backbone. When something is wrong, stand up and say it is wrong, and don't back down.”
― Dave Ramsey, The Total Money Makeover: A Proven Plan for Financial Fitness

“You must gain control over your money or the lack of it will forever control you.”
― Dave Ramsey

“Pray like it all depends on God, but work like it all depends on you.”
― Dave Ramsey

“A budget is telling your money where to go instead of wondering where it went.”
― Dave Ramsey

“Act your wage.”
― Dave Ramsey

“If you will live like no one else, later you can live like no one else.”
― Dave Ramsey

“We buy things we don't need with money we don't have to impress people we don't like.”
― Dave Ramsey, The Total Money Makeover: A Proven Plan for Financial Fitness