{"id":17369,"date":"2020-11-02T18:39:00","date_gmt":"2020-11-02T22:39:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/?p=17369"},"modified":"2020-11-11T18:17:42","modified_gmt":"2020-11-11T22:17:42","slug":"total-money-makeover-quotes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/total-money-makeover-quotes\/","title":{"rendered":"4 Motivating Total Money Makeover Quotes"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>What are some <em>Total Money Makeover<\/em> quotes? What can you learn about personal finance from <em>Total Money Makeover <\/em>quotes?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><em>Total Money Makeover <\/em>by Dave Ramsey is all about <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/take-control-of-your-finances\/\">taking control of your finances<\/a> now to be able to enjoy your money later. It aims to inspire you to take the action to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-live-your-best-life\/\">live your best life<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Read on for four inspiring <em>Total Money Makeover <\/em>quotes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><em>Total Money Makeover <\/em>Quotes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cChange is painful. Few people have the courage to seek out change. Most people won\u2019t change until the pain of where they are exceeds the pain of change.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The first of the <em>Total Money Makeover <\/em>quotes addresses <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/financial-denial\/\">financial denial<\/a> or the unwillingness to confront a problem. Ignorance about money makes some people defensive, but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/personal-financial-literacy\/\">financial knowledge<\/a> isn\u2019t something you\u2019re born with\u2014it\u2019s a skill you need to learn, like how to drive a car. If you give the car keys to someone who doesn\u2019t know how to drive, they\u2019re going to crash the car. Trying again harder isn\u2019t the answer\u2014it\u2019s getting proper training. The same is true of money management\u2014people make financial mistakes due to lack of training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>We\u2019re educated in how to earn money, but not in what to do with it. Given that the average family in the U.S. makes over $2 million in a lifetime, high schools and colleges should be teaching personal finance. If you haven\u2019t learned financial management, you still can by doing the following:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Acknowledge that finance is something you were never taught.<\/li><li>Read the rest of this book.<\/li><li>Resolve to learn about handling money.<\/li><li>Read regularly about financial management and attend an occasional seminar.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>You\u2019d take similar steps to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/how-to-improve-your-marriage\/\">improve your marriage<\/a>, by reading and attending a class or retreat. You don\u2019t need to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/become-an-expert\/\">become an expert<\/a>, but you should spend as much time on your 401(k) options as you do planning your vacation. Remaining ignorant will just keep you poor.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201c[The] typical millionaire lives in a middle-class home, drives a two-year-old or older paid-for car, and buys blue jeans at Wal-Mart.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The second of the <em>Total Money Makeover <\/em>quotes is about peer pressure and realistic lifestyles. Most people <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/desire-to-fit-in\/\">want to fit in<\/a> and look successful to others, which can mean overspending to live a showy lifestyle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, going into debt to impress friends and neighbors who also are in debt isn\u2019t success. If you want to be truly successful, you should learn and emulate the habits of wealthy people, not financial fakes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Professor Tom Stanley studied the lifestyles of millionaires in the 1990s. He writes in <em><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/the-millionaire-next-door-book\/\">The Millionaire Next Door<\/a><\/em> that, contrary to what most people think, the typical millionaire lives modestly in a middle-class home, drives a used car paid for with cash, and buys clothing from discount stores.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Unlike those who spend to keep up with the Joneses, wealthy people don\u2019t strive for approval, but for financial security, by living below their means so they can grow their wealth. (Shortform note: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/app\/book\/the-millionaire-next-door\/1-page-summary\">Read our summary of <em>The Millionaire Next Door<\/em> here<\/a>.)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cIt is human nature to want it and want it now; it is also a sign of immaturity. Being willing to delay pleasure for a greater result is a sign of maturity.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The third of the <em>Total Money Makeover <\/em>quotes echoes the motto. The program\u2019s motto is: <strong>live differently from everyone else in the present so you can live differently from everyone else in the future<\/strong>. This means that <strong>to live a better life than most people, you need to do what most people won\u2019t do<\/strong>\u2014make sacrifices now in return for the payoff of financial security later.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For example, it means not buying a new car or a bigger house or putting a large-screen TV on credit. It may mean working longer hours to pay down debt. As you work harder and forego buying things others are buying, the motto reminds you that the payoff will be worth it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u201cSomeone who never has fun with money misses the point. Someone who never invests money will never have any. Someone who never gives is a monkey with his hand in a bottle.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>The final of the <em>Total Money Makeover <\/em>quotes is all about reaping the rewards of your work. If you want something <em>and can afford<\/em> it, by all means, indulge yourself\u2014you\u2019ve earned it. Up to this point in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.shortform.com\/blog\/the-total-money-makeover\/\">the Total Money Makeover<\/a>, you\u2019ve sacrificed by paying off debt and saving for the future\u2014and like a kid who\u2019s behaved so he can have ice cream later\u2014you deserve the reward.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At this step, you need to keep growing your wealth. While your nest egg may be substantial, if it\u2019s under $10 million, continue to keep your investing simple.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Giving may be the most rewarding thing you can do with money. You don\u2019t have to be rich to help people, but you can often do more when you have money. The biblical story of the Good Samaritan is an example: When the wealthy Samaritan came upon a robbery victim lying along a road, he not only treated the man\u2019s injuries, but he also took him to an inn and paid for a room, so he could rest until he recovered.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>What are some Total Money Makeover quotes? What can you learn about personal finance from Total Money Makeover quotes? Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey is all about taking control of your finances now to be able to enjoy your money later. It aims to inspire you to take the action to live your best life. 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