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Re: Dave Ramsey Plan
« Reply #40 on: July 23, 2020, 06:19:02 PM »
Can you just give us the transcript or arguments?
Remember this is the guy who said never use CC's but took a CC for his course.  ::)
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Re: Dave Ramsey Plan
« Reply #41 on: July 23, 2020, 06:22:30 PM »
Remember this is the guy who said never use CC's but took a CC for his course.  ::)
He wanted to run it as a cash business, but then the 'big government' lefties came and insisted on taxable digitlal payment records
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Re: Dave Ramsey Plan
« Reply #42 on: July 23, 2020, 06:32:48 PM »
Can you just give us the transcript or arguments?

In short, if you are buying it for insurance, you are paying too much, if you are buying for investment there are better investments.

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Re: Dave Ramsey Plan
« Reply #43 on: July 23, 2020, 06:37:12 PM »
Why is prepaying a mortgage a good thing with today's mortgage rates? Seems like a dumb thing to do, just take the excess money and invest it - all you need to make is more than ~4% (if not less).

Because you greatly reduced your risk of foreclosure when you don't have a mortgage.

Also, is the choice between paying off your mortgage vs investing, or paying off your mortgage vs buying a nicer car?
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Re: Dave Ramsey Plan
« Reply #44 on: July 23, 2020, 06:39:05 PM »
I don't think you want to be bantering about DR around these forums.

You'd be surprised

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Re: Dave Ramsey Plan
« Reply #45 on: July 23, 2020, 06:40:22 PM »
Remember this is the guy who said never use CC's but took a CC for his course.  ::)

I happened to go out to pick up a target order the other week, and DR was on the radio. It so happened that someone called to discuss life insurance with him, and he admitted that he has life insurance (IINM $2MM) but gave the excuse that it was only because his wife wanted it.
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Re: Dave Ramsey Plan
« Reply #46 on: July 23, 2020, 06:43:31 PM »
Because you greatly reduced your risk of foreclosure when you don't have a mortgage.

IDK. Recent history has shown that having a large mortgage can sometimes work out well. I remember the person who I helped with a modification about a decade ago who was kicking himself and cursing for having paid down his mortgage.

DR himself would be the first to admit that paying down a mortgage doesn't make sense financially and mathematically. It's an emotional thing.

BTW. Some people are actually at greater risk due to the fact that they don't have the bank on top of them making the real estate tax payments. Falling behind on those can be very costly.
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Re: Dave Ramsey Plan
« Reply #47 on: July 23, 2020, 06:48:44 PM »
I happened to go out to pick up a target order the other week, and DR was on the radio. It so happened that someone called to discuss life insurance with him, and he admitted that he has life insurance (IINM $2MM) but gave the excuse that it was only because his wife wanted it.
Whole life insurance? Not a chance!

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Re: Dave Ramsey Plan
« Reply #48 on: July 23, 2020, 06:51:07 PM »
Whole life insurance? Not a chance!

He didn't say what kind he has. I don't know how old he or his wife are, nor at what age he might have purchased it.

Honestly, when one doesn't need insurance, it's beyond me why they would get term rather than a properly overfunded whole life. Reminds me of what I used to tell my wife when we were newlyweds and she would go shopping: spend as much as you want, but don't waste any.
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Re: Dave Ramsey Plan
« Reply #49 on: July 23, 2020, 07:00:16 PM »
He didn't say what kind he has. I don't know how old he or his wife are, nor at what age he might have purchased it.

Honestly, when one doesn't need insurance, it's beyond me why they would get term rather than a properly overfunded whole life. Reminds me of what I used to tell my wife when we were newlyweds and she would go shopping: spend as much as you want, but don't waste any.
if you don't need insurance, why WL vs investing in S&P

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Re: Dave Ramsey Plan
« Reply #50 on: July 23, 2020, 07:06:52 PM »
if you don't need insurance, why WL vs investing in S&P

Why have an apple vs an orange?
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Re: Dave Ramsey Plan
« Reply #51 on: July 23, 2020, 07:07:05 PM »
IDK. Recent history has shown that having a large mortgage can sometimes work out well. I remember the person who I helped with a modification about a decade ago who was kicking himself and cursing for having paid down his mortgage.

DR himself would be the first to admit that paying down a mortgage doesn't make sense financially and mathematically. It's an emotional thing.

BTW. Some people are actually at greater risk due to the fact that they don't have the bank on top of them making the real estate tax payments. Falling behind on those can be very costly.
Care to elaborate on what happened?
"DR himself would be the first to admit..." you don't seem to familiar with the DRP.
Do you actually believe this? let me get this straight, so one who has paid down 500k aggressively over 15 years and has a paid for house, is in a worse financial position than one who has a mortgage?!

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Re: Dave Ramsey Plan
« Reply #52 on: July 23, 2020, 07:12:12 PM »
if you don't need insurance, why WL vs investing in S&P
Why have an apple vs an orange?
Not convinced. And I am your target audience.

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Re: Dave Ramsey Plan
« Reply #53 on: July 23, 2020, 07:14:29 PM »
I happened to go out to pick up a target order the other week, and DR was on the radio. It so happened that someone called to discuss life insurance with him, and he admitted that he has life insurance (IINM $2MM) but gave the excuse that it was only because his wife wanted it.
The attack you are responding to is based on the fact that the he set up a system to take card payments, and asked that people only use debit cards but didn't set up the system to reject Credit cards.

He has term life, and he has said many times that for him it's a waste of money. (A waste of money that he can well afford)

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Re: Dave Ramsey Plan
« Reply #54 on: July 23, 2020, 07:14:59 PM »
Honestly, when one doesn't need insurance, it's beyond me why they would get term rather than investing in retirement accounts and mutual funds.
FTFY

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Re: Dave Ramsey Plan
« Reply #55 on: July 23, 2020, 07:17:26 PM »
The attack you are responding to is based on the fact that the he set up a system to take card payments, and asked that people only use debit cards but didn't set up the system to reject Credit cards.

He has term life, and he has said many times that for him it's a waste of money. (A waste of money that he can well afford)

I am sure you are familiar with the "Stupid Tax" I would put this in the "SB Tax" column.

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Re: Dave Ramsey Plan
« Reply #56 on: July 23, 2020, 07:18:41 PM »
Care to elaborate on what happened?
"DR himself would be the first to admit..." you don't seem to familiar with the DRP.
Do you actually believe this? let me get this straight, so one who has paid down 500k aggressively over 15 years and has a paid for house, is in a worse financial position than one who has a mortgage?!

By paying down the mortgage, all this person has done is convert a highly liquid and safe asset (cash) into a not so liquid and non-guaranteed asset (equity in a home). Said person earned a compound rate of return equal to the interest rate on the mortgage (around 3% in today's market), while possibly forgoing a tax deduction.
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Re: Dave Ramsey Plan
« Reply #57 on: July 23, 2020, 07:22:46 PM »
I happened to go out to pick up a target order the other week, and DR was on the radio. It so happened that someone called to discuss life insurance with him, and he admitted that he has life insurance (IINM $2MM) but gave the excuse that it was only because his wife wanted it.
His wife made him take CC's to.  ;)
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Re: Dave Ramsey Plan
« Reply #58 on: July 23, 2020, 07:28:15 PM »
His wife made him take CC's to.  ;)

I know that on CB forums they consider this argument enough to reject everything Dave Ramsey says, but I think here we can have an honest discussion about the good and bad of his program.

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Re: Dave Ramsey Plan
« Reply #59 on: July 23, 2020, 07:30:51 PM »
By paying down the mortgage, all this person has done is convert a highly liquid and safe asset (cash) into a not so liquid and non-guaranteed asset (equity in a home). Said person earned a compound rate of return equal to the interest rate on the mortgage (around 3% in today's market), while possibly forgoing a tax deduction.

Do you recommend that people borrow against their home to invest (or to have "highly liquid and safe" cash)? If not, why?