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title: "8 Broke Quotes By Dave Ramsey"
description: "8 Broke quotes by Dave Ramsey. Plus more from Dave Ramsey and more Broke sayings from other authors."
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> [You must walk to the beat of a different drummer. The same beat that the wealthy hear. If the beat sounds normal,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-ramsey/you-must-walk-to-the-beat-of-a-different-drummer-the-same-beat-that/)

[Dave Ramsey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-ramsey/)

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> [Poor is a state of mind. Broke is, 'I'm just passing through.'](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-ramsey/poor-is-a-state-of-mind-broke-is-i-m-just-passing-through/)

[Dave Ramsey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-ramsey/)

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> [There's a great place to go when you're broke--to work!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-ramsey/there-s-a-great-place-to-go-when-you-re-broke-to-work/)

[Dave Ramsey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-ramsey/)

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> [I'm a Christian. Years ago, I went broke, so I decided to run every part of my life according to the Bible.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-ramsey/i-m-a-christian-years-ago-i-went-broke-so-i-decided-to-run-every-part/)

[Dave Ramsey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-ramsey/)

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> [Too many people try to do the new job, new spouse, new house, new car thing in 18 months. That's a good…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-ramsey/too-many-people-try-to-do-the-new-job-new-spouse-new-house-new-car/)

[Dave Ramsey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-ramsey/)

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> [Broke people giving financial advice is like a shop teacher with missing fingers.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-ramsey/broke-people-giving-financial-advice-is-like-a-shop-teacher-with/)

[Dave Ramsey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-ramsey/)

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> [I'm not against people having new cars. I'm against them having you. We spend a tremendous amount impressing somebody at the stoplight…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-ramsey/i-m-not-against-people-having-new-cars-i-m-against-them-having-you-we/)

[Dave Ramsey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-ramsey/)

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> [Broke is normal. Why be normal?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-ramsey/broke-is-normal-why-be-normal/)

[Dave Ramsey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-ramsey/)

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## Other authors on Broke

## More by Dave Ramsey

> [You've got to tell your money what to do or it will leave.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-ramsey/you-ve-got-to-tell-your-money-what-to-do-or-it-will-leave/)

[Dave Ramsey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-ramsey/)

> [Stupid is not illegal.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-ramsey/stupid-is-not-illegal/)

[Dave Ramsey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-ramsey/)

> [Work is a surefire money-making scheme.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-ramsey/work-is-a-surefire-money-making-scheme/)

[Dave Ramsey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-ramsey/)

> [You can't work three hours a week and make $100,000. Get rich quick doesn't work. Crock pot mentality always defeats microwave mentality!](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-ramsey/you-can-t-work-three-hours-a-week-and-make-100-000-get-rich-quick/)

[Dave Ramsey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-ramsey/)

> [No one got rich on a government program. Do not choose to be a common man. You can be uncommon.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-ramsey/no-one-got-rich-on-a-government-program-do-not-choose-to-be-a-common/)

[Dave Ramsey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-ramsey/)

> [A lower interest rate doesn't make a debt go away.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-ramsey/a-lower-interest-rate-doesn-t-make-a-debt-go-away/)

[Dave Ramsey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-ramsey/)

> [It's never too late to turn things around. You are the only obstacle.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-ramsey/it-s-never-too-late-to-turn-things-around-you-are-the-only-obstacle/)

[Dave Ramsey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-ramsey/)

> [You don't want to have so much money going toward your mortgage every month that you can't enjoy life or take care of your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-ramsey/you-don-t-want-to-have-so-much-money-going-toward-your-mortgage-every/)

[Dave Ramsey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-ramsey/)

> [Once I will warn you, and then I will fire you! I have a zero-tolerance-plus-one policy for gossip. I will teach you once, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-ramsey/once-i-will-warn-you-and-then-i-will-fire-you-i-have-a-zero-tolerance/)

[Dave Ramsey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-ramsey/)

> [This is not a game, ... Debt has become a part of who we are. It's become that spoiled child in the grocery store…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-ramsey/this-is-not-a-game-debt-has-become-a-part-of-who-we-are-it-s-become/)

[Dave Ramsey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-ramsey/)

> [We are all in the business of sales. Teachers sell students on learning, parents sell their children on making good grades and behaving, and…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-ramsey/we-are-all-in-the-business-of-sales-teachers-sell-students-on/)

[Dave Ramsey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-ramsey/)

> [Trust me, I know, you can make mistakes with money and still raise money-smart kids. You can start a new family tradition of handling…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-ramsey/trust-me-i-know-you-can-make-mistakes-with-money-and-still-raise/)

[Dave Ramsey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-ramsey/)

> [More wealth doesn't fix your life. More wealth makes you more of what you already are.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-ramsey/more-wealth-doesn-t-fix-your-life-more-wealth-makes-you-more-of-what/)

[Dave Ramsey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-ramsey/)

> [“I have heard it said that if you tell a lie often enough, loudly enough, and long enough, the myth will become accepted as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-ramsey/i-have-heard-it-said-that-if-you-tell-a-lie-often-enough-loudly/)

[Dave Ramsey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-ramsey/)

> [A good financial planner is going to do more than pick your funds.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/dave-ramsey/a-good-financial-planner-is-going-to-do-more-than-pick-your-funds/)

[Dave Ramsey](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/dave-ramsey/)

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