The Financial Peace Planner: A Comprehensive Guide to Achieving Financial Wellbeing for Your Family

Amazon Customer: This book gives great advice, but only if you follow the directions. I would recommend this to anyone.

United States on Apr 04, 2023

Estefania Fernandez: Me ha gustado mucho pero la mayoría de teoría no vale para mi país...q se le va a hacer.
De todas formas tiene ejercicios prácticos para abrirte los ojos acerca de cuánto dinero necesitas ahorrar en realidad que hacen que el libro valga la pena.
Aún así debo decir que lo compré en oferta flash, y en oferta desde luego vale la pena

Spain on Apr 25, 2021

Ruth Gurwell: Alles gut, Schnelle Lieferung

Germany on Oct 10, 2020

Amazon Customer: Good advice given, explaining, challenging. Describes before, during and after financial things health-wise. Useful, even though old. Adjust to current times as regards interest rates, etc. Otherwise still up-to-date.

United Kingdom on Feb 13, 2019

Inga Amaechi: How to write a review on a book? I am not a critic. Some people woul like it, some not. If you are looking at this book, because somebody recommended it for you, so buy it and decide by yourself if you like it. If you just going through the list of the books - and think that this title attracts you - buy it and read it! Books are good, they feed your brains, they improve your personality! Read more!
Good advice and you practice them - life can change

United Kingdom on Apr 04, 2017

Rena E.: A good basic, step-by-step plan to control expenses and pay off debt that anyone can do. The author is encouraging and easy to understand. Worth reading!

Canada on Oct 28, 2016

Cal: I bought this book expecting to find some new enlightening methods to help with my finances. It basically told me a bunch of things I've known from the beginning and are really what I thought to be common sense when it came to money. In the end I may have been looking in the wrong direction or for the wrong advice (maybe a book more about self control or something?). Otherwise this would be a great book for someone that is lost when it comes to running their financial part of life. Easy to follow and lays out a process step by step for goals. Not sure if I agree with the author in saying to avoid credit cards at all cost (kind of need them to build good credit).

United States on Dec 11, 2014

Audrey: I find, when I am in the middle of a mess, esp a financial one, it feels like I can see no light at the end of the tunnel, like this will go from bad to worse and end up in bankruptcy. Then someone as dynamic as Dave Ramsey writes a 'plan' to get out of this mess, and shares that he also has been there, has given me hope. Hope is a gift not many can give.
Now, I also have a plan. I would go to a store, or a mall, and see something that wasn't too expensive and think "I deserve that, I have been locked up in this financial mess for so long, I deserve to treat myself." WRONG. No, I do not. It was that kind of "comfort spending" that got me to where I am today. First plan-----don't go to the mall! Wow, what a profound idea! Instead, I look around and do something in my own home with what I have--move around the furniture around, find a can of left over pant and paint a wall---or a picture. Move on.
Thank you, Mr. Dave Ramsey, you have changed my life. You have also helped give me the courage to tell my adult children when they are right or wrong---ONCE---then move on. I did my part, they are adults & have to do the change themselves. Long note, sorry. Thanks again!

United States on Mar 24, 2013

Susie D: Dave Ramsey speaks from experience. He is incredibly black and white, and full of faith. I actually did some of the things he recommended in the past when I was younger and had debt, and not only did they work, they gave me an incredible sense of control.

This book is a very approachable method in reviewing and planning your finances. It is intended to be used by implementing a chapter a week, but if you have already accomplished the beginning items, you can move a bit faster...as long as you pay attention to the lessons you are skipping and are sure you understand them.

The characters he uses for illustration purposes are one dimensional, but readers can easily see themselves or those close to them in the characters.

The workbook is NOT BORING, NOT DRY, and easy to understand. It can be used in conjunction with the Financial Peace (or Financial Peace Revised) book, but works well on its own. After reading it, if you are understanding that materialism is good, but not to be worshipped, you can accumulate a good bit of wealth in a reasonable period of time.

The book is very motivating. Anyone can understand it, anyone can use it. You don't have to be...

United States on Oct 31, 2007

M. James: The only reason I didn't give it 5 stars is because it is a little dated. I bought this book along with Financial Peace Revisited, and I found this one to be more helpful. It is just the basics/outline of the book, but he actually gives examples so you can build your budget worksheets, which i found really helpful.

Having said all that, I highly recommend the books to anyone that doesn't have a written budget. I thought I had one, albeit in my head, but it turned out that I had no idea where our money was going. I was in shock when I really started tracking our spending and found that we were overspending in areas we didn't need to. Now we use cash and our debit card, instead of our credit card and I feel I'm in much more control of our money. One of these days we'll be out of debt...

United States on May 07, 2007