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[–] cheers_queers@lemm.ee 29 points 4 hours ago* (last edited 4 hours ago) (1 children)

sure, maybe. but FUCK Dave Ramsey.

[–] HollowNaught@lemmy.world 2 points 4 hours ago (1 children)

I'm out of the loop. What'd they do?

[–] sunzu2@thebrainbin.org 2 points 3 hours ago (1 children)

He plays a daddy capitalist on teevee while being total boomer.

Also his debt pay off advice is bad financial advice. "Snow ball" method 🤡

Entire grift is dunking on peasants and blame their personal failings for systemic issues.

[–] spongebue@lemmy.world 7 points 2 hours ago

Some of his advice (mainly the first "baby steps" of paying off debts and getting some money saved) is reasonable enough. Snowball method of paying off debt may not be the most mathematically advantageous, but it does give psychological quick wins to those who may need it most. Paying off high-interest loans first doesn't mean much if you get frustrated and give up. Setting a budget is also important.

Once you get past that his advice is pretty awful though. Yes, I use credit cards but I pay it off. Yes, I have a car loan but its interest rate is so low I pay a rounding error's worth of interest through the life of the loan. No, I'm not paying my mortgage off on a 15-year schedule because its interest rate is plenty low as well and I've got better things to do with my paycheck.