Worshiping Ramsey

I follow several blogs that are about frugality, coupons, saving money etc. Sounds like I'm a very responsible person doing it (well, it should). It is very noticeable how every second person who writes anything or comments sings praises to Dave Ramsey. Every second is too kind - person and a half more like it. For the love of Pete... Are they getting paid for it? If they do, I wouldn't mind plugging his name in every post I may or may not write about who knows what.

The idea is decent but it is absolutely common sense - you have five dollars, you spend five dollars. That's it. You won't go spending six because you simply don't have it to spend. Right? Well, apparently you need to have a charismatic person put it down in writing, have a publisher distribute it, make people already in debt pay high prices for the books, courses and a bucket list item cross offs, and only then people start understanding how six is a bigger number than five. Adults, you say? I bet they'd pay more for books if they had something blinking or flashing on it.

Yes, that was going too far. But I doubt anybody even reads it :). But having a flashy blog might get me more readers...

There is pretty much a niche created where people print out envelopes (not just choose one from the stack you already own) for just such occasion.  People turn Ramsey's ideas into their own, revise them and then start giving classes. For a fee. I wonder if Ramsey himself knows it? He must... maybe he collects royalties?

I'm not saying it's a bad idea to use envelopes but the amount of praise songs is getting annoying and makes me want to do the opposite. How mature is that? :) Very. 

Saving money is beautiful whether you have a blog about it or not. You have a goal, save money, get the goal and be happy. I think that's how it works. I better go and buy Ramsey's book and make sure he says it's ok.

I do have to confess that I just remembered that I do actually have his book on my Kindle - it was on a major discount and I thought hey, I'd spend this money for just one loaf of bread, so no big deal. But have been reluctant to read. Why? Because of all the pluggings! You'd think that all the praise does good and makes anybody want to go and get right on that bandwagon. Well, it doesn't :)