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Money Quotes by Dave Ramsey

65 Money quotes by Dave Ramsey

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Dave Ramsey warns that money won’t obey you unless you give it direction. He stresses that hard work, not quick‑rich schemes, builds real wealth, and that overspending on a mortgage can choke life’s other needs. He also notes that a good planner does more than just pick funds, and that wealth reflects who you already are.

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Work is a surefire money-making scheme.

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Debt has become a part of who we are.

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Debt is dumb. Cash is king.

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You don't need credit.

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Debt is normal. Be weird.

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Teaching kids about money is never just about money.

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A budget is telling your money where to go instead of wondering where it went.

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You must gain control over your money or the lack of it will forever control you.

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Money is 80% behavior, 20% head knowledge. It's what you do, not what you know.

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A good financial planner is going to do more than pick your funds.

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“Proverbs 22:7: “The rich rule over the poor, and the borrower is slave to the lender”

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Outrageous generosity is a character quality of people who win with money.

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We learned early on that if we help enough people, the money will come.

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When you create a basic budget and stick to it, it will suddenly seem like you have more money.

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Rich isn't an amount of money, it's a mindset about how you live. If you believe you can win, you can.

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Wealth gained by dishonesty will be diminished, but he who gathers by labor will increase.

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Wealth comes from hard work but not because of hard work. Wealth comes because of God. Everything is His.

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I believe that through knowledge and discipline, financial peace is possible for all of us.

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Your priorities, passions, goals, and fears are shown clearly in the flow of your money.

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When I do something stupid with money and lose it…I call that Stupid Tax. I have paid so much Stupid Tax that…

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The only reason to go into business is to make money. You have to work hard at it. If you're not passionate…

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Money... is like a beautiful thoroughbred horse - very powerful & always in action, but unless this horse is trained when very…

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I came to realize that my money problems, worries, and shortages largely began and ended with the person in my mirror. I…

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Financial Security is not enough money to buy toys. That is to learn to live with less money than you earn. So,…

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When we talk about kids earning commission for chores, we always have at least one parent who argues that children should do…

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Debt collectors like to play on your emotions because they think you'll give in and do something you can't really afford to…

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When we're dealing with money in relationships, when we're dealing with money in our personal lives, when we're dealing with money in…

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The thing I have discovered about working with personal finance is that the good news is that it is not rocket science.…

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If you're doing something like scheduling utility payments to come through your debit card or out of your personal checking account, that's…

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How you handle or mishandle your money tells us who you are and, more important, it tells YOU who you are. Your…

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Work - get paid; don't work - don't get paid. Everybody is on commission, .. Try not coming to work for six…

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You will either learn to manage money, or the lack of it will manage you.

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Broke people giving financial advice is like a shop teacher with missing fingers.

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More wealth doesn't fix your life. More wealth makes you more of what you already are.

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Earning a lot of money is not the key to prosperity. How you handle it is.

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We buy things we don't need with money we don't have to impress people we don't like.

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Those who don't manage their money will always work for those who do

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“Fun can be bought with money, but happiness cannot.”

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You must learn to control your money, or to the permanent deprivation control you

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You have to teach children about money intentionally - create teachable moments.

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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…

This is not a game, ... Debt has become a part of who we are. It's become that spoiled child in the grocery store…

We are all in the business of sales. Teachers sell students on learning, parents sell their children on making good grades and behaving, and…

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…

More wealth doesn't fix your life. More wealth makes you more of what you already are.

“I have heard it said that if you tell a lie often enough, loudly enough, and long enough, the myth will become accepted as…

A good financial planner is going to do more than pick your funds.