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Thomas Nelson The Total Money Makeover: A Proven Plan for Financial Fitness, Third Edition

Is your "owe" starting to show? Shrink your waste line, bulk up your bank balance, and get into financial shape with money expert Ramsey's comprehensive and simple plan for debt-free living. You'll be fiscally fit in no time! This revised edition of the bestseller features all-new success stories and Dave's answers to his critics. Hardcover; A Focus on the Family Recommendation.
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Customer Reviews for The Total Money Makeover: A Proven Plan for Financial Fitness, Third Edition
Review 1 for The Total Money Makeover: A Proven Plan for Financial Fitness, Third Edition
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Sound Financial Advice

Date:May 6, 2013
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Pastor David Green
Location:Mansfield OH
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Shortly after my wife and I got married ten years ago, someone gave us a copy of The Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey. However, I only opened it up to read it in January of this year. My wife had started reading it a lot earlier than I did and my only regret is that I did not read it sooner.
This book delivers some excellent advice, and the what makes this book great is that it will work for any level of income. He covers the obstacles that stand in the way of financial success: denial, debt myths, money myths, ignorance, and keeping up with the Joneses.
He covers such topics as saving, buying cars, credit cards, student loans, and just about everything you can think of dealing with finances. The motto is IF YOU WILL LIVE LIKE NO ONE ELSE, LATER YOU CAN LIVE LIKE NO ONE ELSE.
I like the book because he gives a formula that works and one that does not cut out personal responsibility. And, Dave is a Christian, so he puts God first and recommends the same to his readers.
This book has been a great help to me. Although we are not debt free yet, we are working on it and although I don't know everything there is to know about finances we know a lot than we did thanks to this book!
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Review 2 for The Total Money Makeover: A Proven Plan for Financial Fitness, Third Edition
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Love Dave Ramsey!

Date:February 11, 2013
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Tracy
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My husband and I heard about Dave Ramsey and decided to check out a couple books from the library. We started reading and were hooked. We bought this book so we could have our own copy as we continue on our journey of financial fitness. Highly recommend for anyone wanting to change their life!
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Review 3 for The Total Money Makeover: A Proven Plan for Financial Fitness, Third Edition
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This book anyone can read and understand

Date:March 6, 2012
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Location:Paw Paw,Mi
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It help us understand about how money can help or stop a person from reaching financil peace.
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Review 4 for The Total Money Makeover: A Proven Plan for Financial Fitness, Third Edition
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awesome book!

Date:March 5, 2012
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cali girl
Location:tularw ca
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This book helps you value every dollar you make! My husband and I have learned so much! Thanks Dave
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Review 5 for The Total Money Makeover: A Proven Plan for Financial Fitness, Third Edition
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Step-by-step instructions for success

Date:February 27, 2012
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Glynis Caton
Location:Chaska, MN
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Great information on how to maximize your wealth in a step by step approach. This is especially helpful for those of us who don't know where to begin.
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Review 6 for The Total Money Makeover: A Proven Plan for Financial Fitness, Third Edition
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Clear goals for getting out of debt

Date:February 10, 2012
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kibby
Location:Rochester, NY
Age:55-65
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This book sets a solid foundation for moving out of debt and into a cash only system of managing finances.
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Review 7 for The Total Money Makeover: A Proven Plan for Financial Fitness, Third Edition
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Sound Financial Wisdom; Read It, Do It, Gift It

Date:January 4, 2012
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GrpLdr
Age:55-65
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I received a gift copy of this book in August. Dave Ramsey has done a great job of providing a workable plan for getting out of debt, planning for the future, and diffusing relational conflict borne out of financial stress. Each chapter includes stories of persons who have struggled financially, how financial difficulties affected key relationships, and what they have done to turn around their financial picture. These stories allow the readers to acknowledge their own financial situations while providing a basis for hope for the future. While I am not an advocate of the use of debit cards, I think the book as a whole is filled with a great deal of sound financial wisdom. In this day and age, we can all use more financial wisdom. I have gifted more than forty copies of this book to family, friends, and small group members as a means of building into their relationships and their financial stability.
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Review 8 for The Total Money Makeover: A Proven Plan for Financial Fitness, Third Edition
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I thought it was well worth the money.

Date:September 19, 2011
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schatzesmother
Location:Buena Park, CA
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Everyone would benefit from reading this book. It contains a step by step plan on how to regain financial health that anyone could follow. The author is very clear and sites many examples to illustrate his points. I enjoyed reading it and am already starting the plan myself.
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Review 9 for The Total Money Makeover: A Proven Plan for Financial Fitness, Third Edition
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Excellent. easy to follow advice

Date:September 12, 2011
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MamaLinda
Location:Phoenix, AZ
Age:55-65
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This author hits the nail on the head! If you are buried in debt, afraid and struggling GET THIS BOOK! It is a simple, well explained and common sense approach to getting out of, and staying out of, debt. If everyone lived this way, there would be no recession. After just 6 weeks it has already brought peace and assurance to our household.
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Review 10 for The Total Money Makeover: A Proven Plan for Financial Fitness, Third Edition
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Great Book!

Date:June 11, 2011
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Loveforbooks
Location:Northern Ohio
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I loved the formulas for retirement and college savings. I was also glad to receive reinforcement on what I have been doing in our money situation but, also the reality of needing to buckle down a bit more. Thank you Dave for sharing your knowledge. God Bless!
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Review 11 for The Total Money Makeover: A Proven Plan for Financial Fitness, Third Edition
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THIS BOOK IS A LIFE CHANGER!

Date:April 18, 2011
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GOJOPA
Location:POTTSTOWN PA
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IF YOU APPLY DAVE'S PRINCIPALS FROM THE BOOK YOU WILL BE DEBT FREE! ITS JUST A MATTER OF HOW LONG IT WILL TAKE. THE KEY IS TO START AND DONT STRAY....... JUST DO IT! TRUST THE LORD!!!!
THANKS DAVE!
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Review 12 for The Total Money Makeover: A Proven Plan for Financial Fitness, Third Edition
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Very detailed worksheets

Date:February 17, 2011
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Nessa
Location:CA
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Dave Ramsey tells it like it is! and he is funny as well as biblical about it. Step by step help, it gives you examples of typical scenarios of people/families who find themselves in a money crisis and then explains how to start getting out of it. Well written, my local library has 12 copies none of them were available because they were all checked out and there was a waiting list! I told myself the book is worth buying then!
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Review 13 for The Total Money Makeover: A Proven Plan for Financial Fitness, Third Edition
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Excellent method to control finances.

Date:February 11, 2011
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jms40
Location:Texas
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Tried and proven methods to get control over our finances using Christian principles. Takes discipline and commitment, but well worth the sacrifice for a short time to reap the huge benefits. Take it to heart.
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Review 14 for The Total Money Makeover: A Proven Plan for Financial Fitness, Third Edition
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Date:November 1, 2010
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Kenneth Rhoades
Location:Tempe, AZ
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Dave Ramsays' "The Total Money Makeover" gives a great overview of issues and situations that people of any age might be facing. By the way, you got my copy to me in a hurry, which I greatly appreciated.
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Review 15 for The Total Money Makeover: A Proven Plan for Financial Fitness, Third Edition
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Date:April 21, 2010
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Ben Myers
If you follow his advice, you can get out of and stay out of debt. Just reading the book won't do it; you HAVE to apply his principles. I am in the process of paying of credit cards currently and hope to be out of debt in 7 years (except for a mortgage).
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Review 16 for The Total Money Makeover: A Proven Plan for Financial Fitness, Third Edition
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Date:April 1, 2010
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Lela Aaron-vicente
This was an eye opener. Book is easy to read, easy to understand and really helps you to see clearly the flaws in your finances. Gives you a new way of seeing things. I really enjoyed it. I read it once, decided to start the program, shared it with my husband, then read it again so I could take notes and highlight. I highly recommend it.
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Review 17 for The Total Money Makeover: A Proven Plan for Financial Fitness, Third Edition
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Date:January 20, 2010
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Barb Broullire
This book was awesome! We have 4 married children and they have all started their plans to get out of debt---and so have we!! It is a very common sense book and easy to follow.
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