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I wrote a mock letter to Dave Ramsey several months ago lamenting the need to sell my car. Well, the deed is done. My baby is gone. And here’s why I’m better for it.

Dave Ramsey recently built a new house and paid cash for it. I wrote about it, and a discussion quickly started, which Ramsey himself added to

Explanation of Dave Ramsey's Debt Snowball with illustration and links to related debt reduction resources

Dave Ramsey is an extremely popular personal finance guy. I added my two cents by introducing what I like about Ramsey.

As you know, I’m a huge fan of Dave Ramsey. He rocks. Seriously. So I had to go visit him up in Portland, OR to catch up on the latest Dave sayings, advice, and more.

This week, Dave talked about breaking the chains of debt. He went through several, common myths about debt and then told the truth about them. I have to admit, I’ve believed some of them before. Fortunately, I’m still too young to have had the opportunity to get myself into too much trouble. And thankfully, I’m learning how to avoid it in this lesson now!

Giving away a copy of Dave Ramsey's Total Money Makeover this week... Easy to enter.