Episode · The Ramsey Show · 2026-08-26
Books mentioned on Quit Paying for Yesterday's Mistakes
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Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Smart Money Smart Kids
Recommended“It's called Smart Money, Smart Kids. How to teach kids how to handle money. It's a parenting manual on that and it'll help you.”
Where to get it
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The Total Money Makeover
The Total Money Makeover by Dave Ramsey is a popular personal finance guide that outlines a practical, step-by-step method for getting out of debt and building wealth.
Discussed“I picked up the Zero Money Makeover book recently and it's like all of this truth and like good stuff is here in front of me”
Where to get it
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The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People by Stephen R.
Discussed“So, there was an old book out years ago that, Dr. Steven Cvy put out and it was made famous because it was kind of like the total money makeover. It stayed on the bestseller list for like a decade... the book was the seven habits of highly effective people”
Where to get it
Other mentions in this episode (1) — ad reads, self-promotion and passing references, never counted
“Men are from Mars, Women are from Venus. Do you remember that book?”