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The Total Money Makeover Updated and Expanded: A Proven Plan for Financial Peace cover

The Total Money Makeover Updated and Expanded

Dave Ramsey

Mentioned 4 months ago

We Make $200K and We’re Still Broke

This book was recommended as a resource for a couple planning their marriage to ensure they were aligned on money values. It was also recommended to a newly engaged man to read with his fiance to establish a common financial language.

So if you go ahead, I know she like, she's the one and like, I really want my future to be with her. And I just want our, our future together to be as stress-free as possible, you know? ... What if you guys did something together to sort of get on the same page, like reading the Total Money Makeover or going through Financial Peace University and going, hey, as part of our sort of premarital counseling, I'd love for us to go through this money course or read this book together so that we're kind of speaking the same language.

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Know Yourself, Know Your Money: Discover WHY you handle money the way you do, and WHAT to do about it! cover

Know Yourself, Know Your Money

Rachel Cruze

Mentioned 4 months ago

We Make $200K and We’re Still Broke

This book was offered as a gift to a newly engaged man to help him understand his fiance's financial background and tendencies by exploring how people grew up with money.

Sorry, probably overwhelmed you, James. You know what? Hold on the line. And Kelly's going to pick up and we'll give you a copy of my book, Know Yourself, Know Your Money, because it does talk about those money classrooms of how you grew up, your tendencies and Total Money Makeover.

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The Proximity Principle: The Proven Strategy That Will Lead to a Career You Love cover

The Proximity Principle

Ken Coleman

Mentioned 1 year ago

Are You Dealing With a Debt Problem or an Income Problem?

Dave Ramsey gifted this book to a caller to help them understand the proper way to approach landing a job by knowing someone inside the company.

So we're going to give you every dollar and I'm going to give you Ken Coleman's book proximity principle which is how to land a job the way I'm talking about and that's the proper way to get after it.

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Breaking Free From Broke: The Ultimate Guide to More Money and Less Stress cover

Breaking Free From Broke

George Kamel

Mentioned 1 year ago

What Are You Going To Do When You Have an “Oh Crap” Moment?

George Kamel was identified as the number one bestselling author of this book. Stacey received a copy of the book along with three months of EveryDollar premium.

George Camel Show on the Ramsey Network YouTube show. You want to be sure and check that out. He's my co-host today.

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Unreasonable Hospitality: The Remarkable Power of Giving People More Than They Expect cover

Unreasonable Hospitality

Will Guidara

Mentioned 1 year ago

What Are You Going To Do When You Have an “Oh Crap” Moment?

Will Guidara, former co-owner of 11 Madison Park, was interviewed about his book, which discusses leadership and service through the lens of hospitality. The book's ideas were featured in an episode of 'The Bear,' which Will began producing after the book's release.

Will Guidara on unreasonable hospitality.

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From Paycheck to Purpose: The Clear Path to Doing Work You Love cover

From Paycheck to Purpose

Ken Coleman

Mentioned 1 year ago

Use Your Money To Create a Life You Love

The caller Daniel was offered this book for free to help guide him in finding work that aligns with his purpose statement, after discussing his job search.

I'm gonna give it to you for free and and from paycheck to purpose great I'll give you both for free today

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Business Boutique: A Woman's Guide for Making Money Doing What She Loves cover

Business Boutique

Christy Wright

Mentioned 1 year ago

Use Your Money To Create a Life You Love

The caller Susan mentioned reading this book by Christy Wright, and the hosts agreed that the author would advise starting her food business from home before taking out a large loan.

I know that this will make money. No you don't. It's through my business plan which because I've read Christy Wright's book Business Boutique my business plan and my market research have confirmed my...

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Get Clear Career Assessment: Find the Work You're Wired to Do cover

Get Clear Career Assessment

Ken Coleman

Mentioned 1 year ago

YOU Are The Only One Responsible for Your Financial Future

The book was offered as a free resource that includes a Get Clear Career Assessment, intended to help people find clarity on what they are wired to do professionally and how to achieve high income doing it.

I want to send you a great resource from my friend Ken. It's called Find the Work You're Wired to Do and with that comes a Get Clear Career Assessment.

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Necessary Endings: The Employees, Businesses, and Relationships That All of Us Have to Give Up in Order to Move Forward cover

Necessary Endings

Henry Cloud

Mentioned 1 year ago

Quit Sitting on the Sidelines Waiting on Politicians To Change Your Life!

This book was referenced in the context of making difficult decisions about a failing business. The speaker mentioned that when hope is lost for something's improvement, it is time to end it.

When you have Henry cloud talks about this in his book, necessary endings, when you have lost hope that something's gonna not going to change is when you end it.

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The Millionaire Next Door: The Surprising Secrets of America's Wealthy cover

The Millionaire Next Door

Thomas J. Stanley Ph.D.

Mentioned 1 year ago

Quit Sitting on the Sidelines Waiting on Politicians To Change Your Life!

This book was mentioned as a study of 750 millionaires, which was later expanded upon by Dave Ramsey's study of over 10,000 millionaires. It was criticized for its sample size, but was ultimately found to be statistically significant.

Tom Stanley, my friend who passed away several years ago in 1992, did a book called The Millionaire Next Door.

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The Graduate Survival Guide: 5 Mistakes You Can't Afford To Make In College cover

The Graduate Survival Guide

Jade Warshaw

Mentioned 1 year ago

If Your Money Plan Isn’t Working It's Time for a New One

This book was promoted as a guide for college students to avoid common mistakes, covering topics such as student loans, credit cards, budgeting, and car purchases. The author shared personal anecdotes about financial mistakes made during college.

this is five mistakes you can't afford to make in college

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The Gift of Fear : Survival Signals That Protect Us from Violence cover

The Gift of Fear

Gavin De Becker

Mentioned 1 year ago

If You Keep Doing What You’ve Been Doing You’re Going To Keep Getting What You’ve Been Getting

It was mentioned as a great book that can help someone when they are experiencing fear, as it can help them shake things up and make needed changes.

there's a great book called fear is a gift and there was a gift of fear and there is there is a beauty in it because it kind of does shake you up a little bit oh my gosh am I late uh and then you're able to say okay what changes do we need to make for this not to be a reality

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Stop Overthinking: 23 Techniques to Relieve Stress, Stop Negative Spirals, Declutter Your Mind, and Focus on the Present (The Path to Calm Book 1) Cover

Nick Trenton

Stop Overthinking

23 Techniques to Relieve Stress, Stop Negative Spirals, Declutter Your Mind, and Focus on the Present (The Path to Calm Book 1)

This book was offered to a caller as a resource to help her address the anxieties and challenges of her past trauma and to assist in building a stronger future for her and her children.

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I'm gonna send you on your past and change your future and my brand new book Building and On Anxious Life,

— Episode: You Can’t Change Other People (Hour 2)

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Episode: You Can’t Change Other People (Hour 2)

This book was offered to a caller as a resource to help her address the anxieties and challenges of her past trauma and to assist in building a stronger future for her and her children.

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I'm gonna send you on your past and change your future and my brand new book Building and On Anxious Life,

Business Boutique: A Woman's Guide for Making Money Doing What She Loves Cover

Christy Wright

Business Boutique

A Woman's Guide for Making Money Doing What She Loves

The caller Susan mentioned reading this book by Christy Wright, and the hosts agreed that the author would advise starting her food business from home before taking out a large loan.

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I know that this will make money. No you don't. It's through my business plan which because I've read Christy Wright's book Business Boutique my business plan and my market research h...

— Episode: Use Your Money To Create a Life You Love

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Episode: Use Your Money To Create a Life You Love

The caller Susan mentioned reading this book by Christy Wright, and the hosts agreed that the author would advise starting her food business from home before taking out a large loan.

"

I know that this will make money. No you don't. It's through my business plan which because I've read Christy Wright's book Business Boutique my business plan and my market research have confirmed my...

I'm fairly certain she would say out of your garage you've got to start cooking and selling in your home that's how we prove it everything else is on paper and I love your moxie and please Susan I am not in any way trying to discourage you we just don't want you to go get a loan.

Breaking Free From Broke: The Ultimate Guide to More Money and Less Stress Cover

George Kamel

Breaking Free From Broke

The Ultimate Guide to More Money and Less Stress

The caller Kent was advised to give this book to his nephew, along with another resource, to potentially help him realize the need for different financial choices.

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I'd give him the total moneymaker over George Campbell's one fact if you don't have George's book I'll give that to you I just think it's such a fabulous book and give it to him and and and then let i...

— Episode: Use Your Money To Create a Life You Love

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Episode: Use Your Money To Create a Life You Love

The caller Kent was advised to give this book to his nephew, along with another resource, to potentially help him realize the need for different financial choices.

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I'd give him the total moneymaker over George Campbell's one fact if you don't have George's book I'll give that to you I just think it's such a fabulous book and give it to him and and and then let it go and and he knows what you believe you've told him over and over and over again

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