Dave Ramsey Quotes

I want parents to teach that academic intelligence is essential, but so is financial intelligence.

If you're financially responsible, your children have a much better chance to grow up financially responsible.

The easiest way for your children to learn about money is for you not to have any.

I have kids in high school that don't know how to balance a checkbook. We need to have that fundamental understanding of economics as we move forward to develop the next generation of young people.

As parents, we teach our kids about things we feel competent in. That's why so many parents don't teach their kids about money.

I say all the time I think there should be some courses in the regular schooling system that isn't, even like about credit, things that matter later in life. I learned the harder way: 'Look, I got a $500 credit card in the mail, let's go shopping!'

I don't think there are any students who should not be exposed to a basic financial literacy course.

Many people are in the dark when it comes to money, and I'm going to turn on the lights.

Teaching money management is a practical tool that will help shape kids' futures.

I'm a big advocate of a work-for-pay setup rather than an allowance that isn't attached to chores - it's a great way to impart the value of money to your children.

In our time, the curse is monetary illiteracy, just as inability to read plain print was the curse of earlier centuries.

What is important for kids to learn is that no matter how much money they have, earn, win, or inherit, they need to know how to spend it, how to save it, and how to give it to others in need. This is what handling money is about, and this is why we give kids an allowance.

My mom taught me not to talk about money.

You should be able to do anything you can afford as an adult.

If you don't give your kid freedom to make choices with money, including stupid choices, he'll make plenty when he gets to college.

You have to teach children about money intentionally - create teachable moments.

You know for years, I've heard financial experts stress the importance of teaching your kids about money, but it wasn't until I saw my own son's perspective change that I became a true believer.

Millions of Americans and people around the world, especially young people who face intense financial challenges today, haven't been taught how to take control of their financial future.

I never have known a man of ordinary common-sense who did not urge upon his sons, from earliest childhood, doctrines of economy and the practice of accumulation.

You must respect people, and you must respect money. My father said to me: 'When you respect money, money will respect you.'

I'm careful with money.

I can inspire people on how to use money, how to get economically powerful.

I've discovered that I've never had much respect for money, and that has meant that money has ended up ruling me a little bit more than it should have. So I'm trying to learn - at this late stage in life! - to actually control that.

Most people aren't honest with themselves about money.

Couples that do save have stronger, more stable, less stressful unions. In other words, you don't want to be fighting about saving; you just want to be saving, period.