The Thimbles Summary
The Total Money Makeover
The book in one sentence
Getting out of debt and building wealth is mostly about behaviour, not maths, and Ramsey offers a strict, step-by-step plan for changing that behaviour.
Who it's for
Households weighed down by credit cards, car loans and overdrafts, people who know roughly what they should do with money but never quite do it, and couples who want a shared plan.
The big idea
Dave Ramsey, an American radio host who built up a property business in his twenties and then went bankrupt, argues that personal finance is mostly about behaviour and only a little about knowledge. People rarely lack information. They lack a simple plan and the intensity to stick to it. The book lays out that plan as seven “Baby Steps”, done in order, one at a time. It describes Ramsey’s approach and views; it is not personal financial advice.
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