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    117 months ago

    For some people “use a budget” is revolutionary advice. Most people don’t literally track every dollar they spend, although apps and software make it much easier now.

    Some middle class and wealthy people make a decent amount of money but spend it all on leasing a few luxury cars and going on vacation. These are the people who “budgeting” works for.

    They literally cut back on eating out and save $500 - $1000 per month (“cut back”, not eliminate). They end a lease and save an extra $1000. They use this money to pay off their $50K credit card debt and it’s eliminated in less than 3 years.

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      147 months ago

      Exactly. That’s who his advice is for, but he markets himself as a guru to the poor and they gobble his bullshit right up and spend all their money on his financial peace university that’s just a book full of anecdotes of wealthy people learning how to do what the poors have been forced to do all along.

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        67 months ago

        True. Most poor people are pretty good at managing money because they are forced to. They just don’t have any money to manage.