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Dave Ramsey's book recommendations
Key facts
- Dave Ramsey has recommended or discussed 76 books on podcasts, as of October 14, 2026.
- Dave Ramsey has talked about books on 6 podcasts, as of October 14, 2026.
- Those books came up in 165 episodes, as of October 14, 2026.
- The 3 books Dave Ramsey has mentioned in the most episodes, not counting Dave Ramsey's own, as of October 14, 2026: The Proximity Principle, Boundaries Updated and Expanded Edition and From Paycheck to Purpose.
- The latest episode with a book mention from Dave Ramsey aired on October 14, 2026.
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Across 6 podcasts. Every show Dave Ramsey appears on, in one place — not just one.
Dave Ramsey’s most recommended books
- The Proximity Principle by Ken Coleman
- From Paycheck to Purpose by Ken Coleman
- Boundaries Updated and Expanded Edition by Henry Cloud
- Necessary Endings by Henry Cloud
- Breaking Free From Broke by George Kamel
- Know Yourself, Know Your Money by Rachel Cruze
- Building a Non-Anxious Life by John Delony
- Trust by Dr. Henry Cloud
- I'm Glad for What I Have by Rachel Cruze
- I'm Glad for Where I Am by Rachel Cruze
David Lawrence Ramsey III is an American radio personality who offers financial advice. He co-hosts the nationally syndicated radio program The Ramsey Show, and is the founder and CEO of Ramsey Solutions. Ramsey recommended several books across his podcast appearances, including his own bestseller The Total Money Makeover to a caller to help him get out of debt. He suggested Dr. Henry Cloud's Trust to a caller looking to rebuild trust with her spouse, and brought up Henry Cloud's Necessary Endings to explain that a caller needed to close her failing business. Ramsey also recommended his co-host Jade Warshaw's book What No One Tells You About Money, Smart Money, Smart Kids by himself and Rachel Cruze to help parents teach children about money, Ken Coleman's The Proximity Principle to callers seeking career advice and job-hunting strategies, and Michael E. Gerber's The E-Myth Revisited to a small business owner to help her learn to work on her business rather than inside it.
Books Dave Ramsey recommended or discussed
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The Proximity Principle
Recommended“I'm going to send you a copy of Ken Coleman's book, The Proximity Principle, and I want you to use it to land that job cuz obviously you know how to juggle.”
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The Total Money Makeover
Recommended“Eric, I'm going to send you a copy of the book, The Total Money Makeover. Uh, at this stage, 15 million people have read it and followed those steps to do exactly what I taught you to do.”
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Boundaries Updated and Expanded Edition
Discussed“And my friend Dr. Henry Cloud, who wrote the book Boundaries, also wrote a fabulous book called Necessary Endings.”
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From Paycheck to Purpose
Recommended“and I'm going to send you his book Paycheck to Purpose and I'm going to send you his book Proximity Principle and I want you to go to kenleman.com and download all of those job search ideas and how to put together a resume and how to how to work the proximity principle and go get you a And I”
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Necessary Endings
Recommended“So what makes you think going to answer your original question then my friend Dr. Dr. Henry Cloud has a book called Necessary Endings. And we we have a necessary ending to a relationship, a job, a business when we see no hope that it's going to get better.”
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The Millionaire Next Door
Discussed“One of the guys we found was worth $12 million in the uh when we did the millionaire study. Yeah. For the millionaire next or not millionaire next door. That's Tom Stanley's book.”
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Breaking Free From Broke
Recommended“so I'll send you guys a copy of my book Breaking Free from broke read the credit score chapter I walk you through exactly how to rent a car without a score with every caveat available”
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Baby Steps Millionaires
Recommended“And I'll send you a copy of the Baby Steps Millionaires book. It has in the back the white paper on the research we did”
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I'm Glad for What I Have
Discussed“I'm glad for what I have the first book was about contentment versus entitlement I'm glad for where I am teaches you about gratitude”
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The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
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”
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Know Yourself, Know Your Money
Recommended“So Rachel, your book, we've got to send it to them. Know yourself, know your money, because their family of origins are really impacting this.”
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Building a Non-Anxious Life
Recommended“I'll send you a copy of Building a Non- Anxious Life from John Deloney. I think you'll like it.”
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Trust
Recommended“So, I'm going to recommend a book called Trust, oddly enough by by Dr. Henry Cloud. Okay? He's one of our favorite guys that comes on the air here with us”
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I'm Glad for Where I Am
Discussed“she's on the road doing a book signing for her new book I'm glad for where I am a great children's book and a great bedtime story all about gratitude”
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Atomic Habits
Recommended“James Clear from Atomic Habits says, "When you can't win by being better, you can win by being different."”
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Nothing Down for the 2000s
Critiqued“The guy who wrote nothing down was a guy named Robert Allen in 1982.”
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Build a Business You Love
Recommended“Don't forget guys, I started my company on a card table myself. [...] Send him a copy of building a business you love with the five stages of business. He's stuck in treadmill. Maybe that book will help him. It's a bestseller angel on how to operate a business and the stages of business. The my latest bestseller. It's the”
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EntreLeadership
Recommended“His first investment needs to be in your book. Build a business. Let me send him send him entree leadership and send him build a business you love.”
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Boundaries in Marriage
Discussed“Dr. Henry Cloud, acclaimed author … and leadership expert, clinical psychologist, New York Times bestselling author many times over 45 books, including the iconic Boundaries that have sold nearly 20 million copies.”
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Money is Not a Math Problem
Recommended“uh you could add Jades book in there money's not a math problem some doesn't want to read a bunch of 74 Pages”
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- Scarcity Brain by Michael Easter
- Thou Shall Prosper by Daniel E. Lapin
- Good to Great by Jim Collins
- Thou Shall Prosper by Rabbi Daniel Lapin
- How the Mighty Fall by Jim Collins
- Halftime by Bob Buford
- Nothing Is Wasted by Davey Blackburn
- Smart Money Smart Kids by Dave Ramsey
- Start with Why by Simon Sinek
- The E-myth by Michael E. Gerber
- The E-Myth Revisited by Michael E. Gerber
- Unreasonable Hospitality by Will Guidara
- Why I Believe by Dr. Henry Cloud
- Your Desired Future by Henry Cloud
- Creating Wealth by Robert G. Allen
- The Automatic Millionaire, 20th Anniversary Edition by David Bach
- The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls
- The Proverbs by Derek Kidner
- Bringing Heaven Here by Brad Gray
- Get Clear Career Assessment by Ken Coleman
- Gospeler by Willie Robertson
- Hillbilly Elegy by J D Vance
- Make Money Easy by Lewis Howes
- Outlive Your Life by Max Lucado
- Strong Fathers, Strong Daughters by Meg Meeker
- Tame Your Thoughts by Max Lucado
- The 21 Irrefutable Laws of Leadership by John C. Maxwell
- The 5 Types of Wealth by Sahil Bloom
- The Holistic You by Rabbi Daniel Lapin
- The Ideal Team Player by Patrick Lencioni
Books by Dave Ramsey
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The Total Money Makeover
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Financial Peace
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Smart Money Smart Kids
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Foundations in personal finance [student guide]
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Baby Steps Millionaires
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The financial peace planner
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More than Enough
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Priceless
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Cash Flow Planning (Financial Peace)
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The money answer book
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EntreLeadership
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The Legacy Journey
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Stop Talking, Start Communicating
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Build a Business You Love
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Dave Ramseys Complete Guide To Money The Handbook Of Financial Peace University
Questions about Dave Ramsey’s book recommendations
What book does Dave Ramsey recommend most?
The Proximity Principle by Ken Coleman. Dave Ramsey recommended it in 31 episodes.
How many books has Dave Ramsey recommended on podcasts?
We have found 76 books Dave Ramsey recommended or discussed, across 165 episodes of 6 podcasts. Ad reads and passing mentions are not counted.
What books are on Dave Ramsey's reading list?
The books Dave Ramsey has recommended most on podcasts are The Proximity Principle by Ken Coleman, From Paycheck to Purpose by Ken Coleman, Boundaries Updated and Expanded Edition by Henry Cloud, Necessary Endings by Henry Cloud and Breaking Free From Broke by George Kamel. The year-by-year lists below have all 76.
What books has Dave Ramsey picked for the book club?
Boundaries Updated and Expanded Edition by Henry Cloud, newest first.
What books has Dave Ramsey written?
Financial Peace (1992), The financial peace planner (1998), More than Enough (1999), Priceless (2002), The Total Money Makeover (2003), Cash Flow Planning (Financial Peace) (2003), Foundations in personal finance [student guide] (2008), The money answer book (2010), EntreLeadership (2011) and Dave Ramseys Complete Guide To Money The Handbook Of Financial Peace University (2011), among 15 in all.
What did Dave Ramsey recommend on The Ramsey Show?
The Proximity Principle, The Total Money Makeover and Boundaries Updated and Expanded Edition, among 74 books in all.
What is the latest book Dave Ramsey recommended?
The Total Money Makeover, recommended on The Ramsey Show (2026-10-14).
People who recommend the same books
Dave Ramsey’s latest episodes with books
Dave Ramsey’s book recommendations by year
All 76 books Dave Ramsey recommended or discussed across 164 episodes, filed by the year each episode came out. Each year goes episode by episode, with the minute every book came up.