Financial guru and American radio personality Dave Ramsey, whose advice is especially relevant for people struggling with budgeting and debt, has shared five fundamental principles for building wealth. One of his key messages is the importance of avoiding overspending.
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According to Ramsey, creating a written budget is the first step to building wealth. He has shared a helpful guide on how to create a reasonable budget on his website, Ramsey Solutions. He suggests keeping track of how much money comes in and goes out. During one of his shows, Ramsey talks about how making a budget is a great way to plan money for the long term; To do this, you have to ‘think like rich people’.
Ramsey suggests creating a new budget at the end of each month to ensure relevance.
Ramsey’s second principle for building wealth is to get out of debt as quickly as possible. He writes, “If you don’t have payments, do you know what you have? MONEY.” To do this, Ramsey suggests using the snowball method and avoiding debt consolidation loans, as people who use them often see their debt grow back. The snowball method involves making minimum payments on all your debts and using the extra money to pay off your smallest debt first, and then move on to the next small debt.
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Ramsey also emphasized not to overspend, writing, “Live on less than you earn: ‘In the house of the wise are good food and oil, but a fool devours all he has’ – Proverbs 21:20.
This principle of living on less than you earn is also supported by bestselling author Grant Cardone, who believes that people should operate as if they have no money. Living on less means lowering your budget, and Ramsey Solutions shares a simple way to do this: reducing your streaming subscriptions to one or eating out less.
The fourth way to become rich is to save and invest your money. Ramsey believes that “100% of people who don’t save money have nothing saved.”
Ramsey believes the trick to successful investing is to keep things simple and avoid investing in things you don’t understand. Instead, he recommends investing in retirement accounts. Consider investing in tax-advantaged accounts such as a 401(k) or 403(b). Other investment options include mutual funds, real estate (if you calculate the risk) and your own business.
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Ramsey’s fifth principle for growing wealth is to be generous, and follows his seven small steps to being extremely generous. This may seem unconventional compared to most advice, but he believes that building wealth means being generous.
Ramsey’s Seven Steps are designed to provide people with education, encouragement, and empowerment about their finances. The seventh step, after you’ve paid off all debt, paid off your house, and saved money for emergencies and retirement, is to “live and give like no other.” Start by calculating your net worth, and from there you should continue building your wealth while being generous. Ramsey encourages people to build wealth to help those around them who need it.
Ramsey explains that living a generous life while building wealth is one of the best ways to leave a legacy for your family.
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