Dave Ramsey runs one of my favorite Non-Catholic ministries. As someone who spent much of their 20s over extending himself by drinking, gambling, “investing”, and trip taking Dave Ramsey and his biblical approach to money was an earthly savior to my finances. I took Dave’s Total Money Makeover class in May of 2007. With the help of Dave, and my wife, I have said goodbye to credit cards and hello to cash, and my life feels a whole lot better. Dave has nothing earth shattering to say but he has a skill of making common sense, make sense. His tagline on his daily radio show is “You’ll never have financial peace until you know the Prince Of Peace”. Take a listen sometime.
In the past 50 years living with debt for the common citizen in the United States has gone from rare to the norm. Credit card companies have pushed their product on all the world and have virtually enslaved the masses. Dave pushes the bible versus Proverbs 22:7 that says “the borrower is slave to the lender” on a regular basis to get his point across. I remember in my 20′s I thought it was cool that I had more than $100,000 available to me through credit cards and I’m embarrassed to say how much I actually used. I was just as Proverbs points out “enslaved to the lender”.
Thankfully those days are over and I have seen the light. No more Credit Cards for me. No more monthly payments. No more buying today and figuring out how to pay later. I pray that others see the light and look at leading a debt free life.
Father Almighty, help us to use your money wisely. Help us to live our lives without wanting anything but your grace. May you bless us with abundance and may we share the fruits we receive from you freely with our neighbor.
My Favorite Non-Catholic Ministry
In the past 50 years living with debt for the common citizen in the United States has gone from rare to the norm. Credit card companies have pushed their product on all the world and have virtually enslaved the masses. Dave pushes the bible versus Proverbs 22:7 that says “the borrower is slave to the lender” on a regular basis to get his point across. I remember in my 20′s I thought it was cool that I had more than $100,000 available to me through credit cards and I’m embarrassed to say how much I actually used. I was just as Proverbs points out “enslaved to the lender”.
Thankfully those days are over and I have seen the light. No more Credit Cards for me. No more monthly payments. No more buying today and figuring out how to pay later. I pray that others see the light and look at leading a debt free life.
Father Almighty, help us to use your money wisely. Help us to live our lives without wanting anything but your grace. May you bless us with abundance and may we share the fruits we receive from you freely with our neighbor.