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A review by spcandybars
Baby Steps Millionaires: How Ordinary People Built Extraordinary Wealth--and How You Can Too by Dave Ramsey
hopeful
inspiring
fast-paced
3.75
This isn’t a guiding book, that’s more of what you should read The Complete Money Makeover for. But it is a motivational book. I think this is the book you read when you’ve never heard someone say they truly believe in you. Dave Ramsey truly believes in your and everyone’s ability to become a millionaire and that legitimately made me feel good reading certain parts. I also appreciate the pursuit of diverse stories and sources as examples and his willingness to acknowledge racism, mental health, and your economic starting point as legitimate barriers that have a negative effect on life. There’s no political stance to Dave Ramsey advice and I appreciate that.
That said, I would either only read up to the end of chapter 7 or skip this book entirely if you’re a deeply secular person. Dave Ramsey is a man of Christian faith and he doesn’t hide that his coming to god and that spiritual health are the only thing making him feel whole and keeping wealth from corrupting him. It’s a good sentiment if you’re concerned that Dave Ramsey is a monster but isn’t entirely necessary if you’re not here for it. I appreciate how he views himself as a steward but it reads so bizarre to spend a whole chapter justifying Christians being wealthy (to a degree where I feel like this was probably a personal moral dilemma he encountered after finding god) and then preaching that finding Christ is what keeps you from having voids in your life to fill. Again, I think these are fine sentiments and I personally do hold spirituality in a high regard, but it ramped up to a degree that it almost felt like a barrier itself.
That said, I would either only read up to the end of chapter 7 or skip this book entirely if you’re a deeply secular person. Dave Ramsey is a man of Christian faith and he doesn’t hide that his coming to god and that spiritual health are the only thing making him feel whole and keeping wealth from corrupting him. It’s a good sentiment if you’re concerned that Dave Ramsey is a monster but isn’t entirely necessary if you’re not here for it. I appreciate how he views himself as a steward but it reads so bizarre to spend a whole chapter justifying Christians being wealthy (to a degree where I feel like this was probably a personal moral dilemma he encountered after finding god) and then preaching that finding Christ is what keeps you from having voids in your life to fill. Again, I think these are fine sentiments and I personally do hold spirituality in a high regard, but it ramped up to a degree that it almost felt like a barrier itself.