Comments on: “Financial Peace” by Dave Ramsey http://nonfictionlover.today.com/2008/05/29/financial-peace-by-dave-ramsey/ The stories of a part-time librarian mixed with nonfiction book reviews. Join in the fun! Sun, 08 Nov 2009 19:43:05 +0000 http://www.today.com/version-2.3.1 By: Hava http://nonfictionlover.today.com/2008/05/29/financial-peace-by-dave-ramsey/#comment-6 Hava Fri, 30 May 2008 19:15:39 +0000 http://nonfictionlover.today.com/2008/05/29/financial-peace-by-dave-ramsey/#comment-6 Denice, I have to say that was a pretty lame reason on your pastor's part. :-P I tithe a portion of our income to our church, so I definitely do that part, but to me, I don't understand why a financial book should have a lot of Christian stuff in it. Quotes from the Bible, talking about giving a portion of your income to a church - I don't really see why that's necessary to add in. Living beneath your means, having a budget, and putting together an emergency fund are not Christian-only ideas by a long shot. Anyone of any religious persuasion (or no religious persuasion at all) could do those things. So to me, it's always jolting when I see Christian stuff in non-Christian books, because it doesn't really belong there, at least in my mind. But apparently I am not in a majority here, because Dave Ramsey's got a huge following. And he does have some good things to say, even if his advice isn't applicable to everyone. I just wish he would leave the Bible quotes out. Just my ever so humble opinion, Havs http://nonfictionlover.today.com Denice, I have to say that was a pretty lame reason on your pastor’s part. :-P I tithe a portion of our income to our church, so I definitely do that part, but to me, I don’t understand why a financial book should have a lot of Christian stuff in it. Quotes from the Bible, talking about giving a portion of your income to a church - I don’t really see why that’s necessary to add in. Living beneath your means, having a budget, and putting together an emergency fund are not Christian-only ideas by a long shot. Anyone of any religious persuasion (or no religious persuasion at all) could do those things.

So to me, it’s always jolting when I see Christian stuff in non-Christian books, because it doesn’t really belong there, at least in my mind.

But apparently I am not in a majority here, because Dave Ramsey’s got a huge following. And he does have some good things to say, even if his advice isn’t applicable to everyone. I just wish he would leave the Bible quotes out.

Just my ever so humble opinion,

Havs
http://nonfictionlover.today.com

]]> By: Denice http://nonfictionlover.today.com/2008/05/29/financial-peace-by-dave-ramsey/#comment-5 Denice Fri, 30 May 2008 16:49:33 +0000 http://nonfictionlover.today.com/2008/05/29/financial-peace-by-dave-ramsey/#comment-5 "...although I’ve never figured out how finances and Christianity related to each other." We did one of Dave Ramsey's courses at church a few years ago. The pastor explained that the money we have is a gift from God and we are to be good stewards of it. My argument: I work hard for that money, it's mine. Needless to say, Pastor didn't agree with me. “…although I’ve never figured out how finances and Christianity related to each other.”

We did one of Dave Ramsey’s courses at church a few years ago. The pastor explained that the money we have is a gift from God and we are to be good stewards of it.

My argument: I work hard for that money, it’s mine. Needless to say, Pastor didn’t agree with me.

]]> By: Hava http://nonfictionlover.today.com/2008/05/29/financial-peace-by-dave-ramsey/#comment-4 Hava Fri, 30 May 2008 04:26:07 +0000 http://nonfictionlover.today.com/2008/05/29/financial-peace-by-dave-ramsey/#comment-4 I should have said in my post but I didn't, that this is an older version of the book. Apparently realizing that much of what he was saying was dated, Dave Ramsey did a "Revisited" version of the book to update it. I did not read that book, although if I happen to see it at the library, I'll have to check it out and compare it to this one to see if I like it any better. Just thought I should clarify that for any readers that might be confused! Havs I should have said in my post but I didn’t, that this is an older version of the book. Apparently realizing that much of what he was saying was dated, Dave Ramsey did a “Revisited” version of the book to update it. I did not read that book, although if I happen to see it at the library, I’ll have to check it out and compare it to this one to see if I like it any better.

Just thought I should clarify that for any readers that might be confused!

Havs

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