The Total Money Makeover

The Total Money Makeover: A Proven Plan for Financial Fitness is a best-selling personal finance book written by Dave Ramsey that was first published in 2003.

If you will live like no one else, later you can “live” like no one else. Build up your money muscles with America’s favorite finance coach. Okay, folks, do you want to turn those fat and flabby expenses into a well-toned budget? Do you want to transform your sad and skinny little bank account into a bulked-up cash machine? Then get with the program, people. There’s one sure way to whip your finances into shape, and that’s with “The Total Money Makeover Revised 3rd Edition”! By now, you’ve heard all the nutty get-rich-quick schemes, the fiscal diet fads that leave you with a lot of kooky ideas but not a penny in your pocket.

Table of contents :

1 Total Money Makeover Challenge 1
2 I’m Not That Out of Shape: DENIAL 15
3 Debt Is (Not) a Tool: DEBT MYTHS 39
4 The (Non)Secrets of the Rich: MONEY MYTHS 69
5 Ignorance and Keeping Up with the Joneses: TWO MORE HURDLES 97
6 Walk Before You Run: SAVE $1,000 FAST 109
7 Lose Weight Fast, Really: THE DEBT SNOWBALL 145
8 Kick Murphy Out: FINISH THE EMERGENCY FUND 167
9 Be Financially Healthy for Life: MAXIMIZE RETIREMENT INVESTING 175
10 Make Sure the Kids Are Fit Too: COLLEGE FUNDING 195
11 Be Ultrafit: PAY OFF THE HOME MORTGAGE 207
12 Arnold Schwarzedollar, Mr. Universe of Money: BUILD WEALTH LIKE CRAZY 221
13 Live Like No One Else: REACH THE PINNACLE POINT 237.