Dave, How Did You Make Your First Million After Going Broke?

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  • @michellemorford349
    @michellemorford349 2 ปีที่แล้ว +131

    He also demonstrated that when you have no debt and a lot of money, you can take advantage of misfortune like 2008 housing crash and buy a lot of property cheap.
    That’s why being out of debt and have opportunity money is so helpful.

    • @floresnashvilledrummer
      @floresnashvilledrummer ปีที่แล้ว +8

      Absolutely. He lived frugally. Until he didn't have to.

    • @braceyourselvesfortruth2492
      @braceyourselvesfortruth2492 28 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@michellemorford349 and going into debt more easily allows you to come up with money to buy houses. All the investors who don't make money selling The Baby Steps know this, and they're filthy rich from it.

  • @seekingtruth9677
    @seekingtruth9677 2 ปีที่แล้ว +239

    This man has changed so many lives thx you for help and services over the years

    • @johnlewis8934
      @johnlewis8934 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Facts. He's a good man

  • @TheDogondone
    @TheDogondone 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Been following Dave for over a decade. On baby step 7. Thank you sir, from the bottom of my heart, thank you!

  • @kirkcaza8324
    @kirkcaza8324 2 ปีที่แล้ว +130

    Just wanted to say thanks to Dave for making all these videos. I am 34 years old and my wife and I just paid off our house. Every time I wanted to buy something with a motor I would watch a video and it helped me stay focused.

  • @donaldcomer7417
    @donaldcomer7417 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    $1000 dollar emergency fund and six months of saving in case you getting layed off or fired are truly best advice i can give anybody

  • @jjawesome210
    @jjawesome210 2 ปีที่แล้ว +127

    If you want to be wealthy follow the baby steps. If you want to get rich start a business that give people tremendous value and accelerate the baby steps. That is what Dave did.

    • @summerforever6736
      @summerforever6736 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      sure

    • @bryantlong6522
      @bryantlong6522 2 ปีที่แล้ว +11

      If you wanna get out of debt and live a mediocre life follow his baby steps…follow someone else who understands math and knows investments to build wealth.

    • @johnlewis8934
      @johnlewis8934 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      True I want to build a business so that I can help others in it and outside of it

    • @kbanghart
      @kbanghart 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Sell a product that doesn't cost a lot but is extremely popular, sell a ton of them to a ton of people.

    • @kbanghart
      @kbanghart 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@bryantlong6522 sorry, I don't see where a mediocre life fits into that.

  • @JC_Musician
    @JC_Musician 2 ปีที่แล้ว +106

    Dave had not developed the Baby Steps yet. He did start by paying off debt, living like no one else, and stockpiling his earned income, which is the foundation of what later became part of the Baby Steps.

    • @braceyourselvesfortruth2492
      @braceyourselvesfortruth2492 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      He happened to pay off debt, but that made no real difference. His income from real estate deals and radio made all the difference.

    • @dogguy8603
      @dogguy8603 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@braceyourselvesfortruth2492 actually the baby steps did make him millions, by selling Americans a course on basic finances that can be found on any youtube video

    • @Astrotase
      @Astrotase 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Exactly he is a scammer guru

  • @johnsikes1779
    @johnsikes1779 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    He owns millions of dollars in real estate. Tells you how he did it very vaguely as far as real estate. Earned it off of books, radio, and other forms of media. Awesome guy. Trying to paying off my home now.

  • @stansburyclarice4968
    @stansburyclarice4968 2 ปีที่แล้ว +222

    Nobody can become financially successful over night. They put in background work but we tend to see the finished part. Fear is a dangerous component, hindering us from taking bold steps we need in other to reach our goals

    • @susannabruemmer3683
      @susannabruemmer3683 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      May I ask which stocks are good? I've been looking at a few different ones but want others' opinions as well

    • @luiskoogler7926
      @luiskoogler7926 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      who would you recommend?

    • @presley492
      @presley492 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      I can’t drop her info here, TH-cam is a public place. Just do a web lookup using her full name and connect to her official webpage.

    • @zoeyredmond5501
      @zoeyredmond5501 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Dave hides the fact that he got rich off of a special exception with contracts that isn’t really possible today, and then capitalized off the 2008 crash to skyrocket his wealth… always remember that

    • @CP1960
      @CP1960 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@zoeyredmond5501 which contracts are you referring to?

  • @kevinanderson263
    @kevinanderson263 2 ปีที่แล้ว +137

    I’m about to go broke so I’ll be half way there soon!

    • @pdxmusl1510
      @pdxmusl1510 28 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Did you bounce back?

  • @acarter777
    @acarter777 2 ปีที่แล้ว +52

    I really enjoy that Dave talks about his experiences. I find it very insightful and motivating. I hope the other personalities will pick up this trait. Love the show!

    • @user-jl2lg8zw2j
      @user-jl2lg8zw2j 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Helpline 👆.👆👆

    • @johnlewis8934
      @johnlewis8934 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Same he should do it more honestly

  • @blackspiderman1887
    @blackspiderman1887 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    So far what i heard is "after I went bankrupt a returned to real estate. I eventually started making 100k a year. Then i started another business in radio/advertising where i was losing money"
    however I didnt really hear everything after that. So either he saved for 10 years + to get a million or he substantially increased his income but it wasnt through real estate. So it must have been when he started selling financial peace where the money started coming in.
    So what lesson do we learn kids. Eventually your income will probably cap out at your job. So you to make it into the multi million category, you need to start selling a product people will use on a large scale. In Daves case, His Financial peace University. Of course you need to have money in the bank to do that.

    • @bryanwestover9357
      @bryanwestover9357 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Sounds like he started into financial advice with "don't mess up like I did."

  • @jamisonmunn9215
    @jamisonmunn9215 2 ปีที่แล้ว +121

    The first million is the hardest needs to be researched further. I have heard so many stories on how it took 30 years to get to that first million. Then from $1 to $5 million took a decade but by then all the processes and experience is already in place. Notice how Dave has been in real estate forever and even went bankrupt doing real estate but in the 2008 when real estate crashed he said he was able to purchase $100 million in real estate for $15 million. He could only do that because he had the cash available from those previous mistakes and he knew in 2008 with his then income and being able to pay cash for the properties it was a good investment.

    • @1967davethewave
      @1967davethewave 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      $1 million is just a number. What if you were shooting for $750k? Then you could say it was hard to reach and the second $750 was easier maybe?

    • @tom5083
      @tom5083 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      "Whoever has will be given more, and they will have an abundance. Whoever does not have, even what they have will be taken from them." Matthew 13:12
      Something to do with the pareto principle and the fundamental inequalities of reality... thanks Satan!

    • @johnlewis8934
      @johnlewis8934 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@tom5083 how are you going to quote scripture then thank Satan. Those to things don't mix.

    • @Big-Government-Is-The-Problem
      @Big-Government-Is-The-Problem 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      someone would have to have some amazing investments and or get a massive income increase to go from 1-5m in 10 years. 1-3m is probably more realistic but yeah i totally agree with everything you said

    • @roseother8306
      @roseother8306 ปีที่แล้ว

      2008 was 20 years after he filed bankruptcy. He accumulated more than $15 million by then - spent that much on real estate.

  • @dmbgator86
    @dmbgator86 2 ปีที่แล้ว +41

    So Dave had about 20 million to his name in 2008 and now he has over 200 million. Good for him.

    • @bigpicturethinking5620
      @bigpicturethinking5620 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Parabolic trajectories aren’t uncommon in business. The crawl to walk to run is much slower than the run to flat out sprint in my experience and my observation.

    • @elijahsplaytime2540
      @elijahsplaytime2540 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I heard that last line in Daves voice

    • @MinervaSanchez-Tenorio
      @MinervaSanchez-Tenorio 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

      500 now

  • @jakeandsarahhealthnuts3299
    @jakeandsarahhealthnuts3299 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I would love more videos like this. Yeah it’s fun hearing you give advice about how to get out of debt but so much more interesting to hear your stories

  • @Bruh-og9zp
    @Bruh-og9zp 2 ปีที่แล้ว +459

    Too many people are missing the fact that Dave tells people to follow baby steps using their job and make a couple million by the time they retire; when Dave actualy got rich selling his advice.

    • @702prodigy
      @702prodigy 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

      they also don’t want to be as rich as they say they wanna be.

    • @kak5844
      @kak5844 2 ปีที่แล้ว +47

      @@702prodigy what is rich? Having a million? Or having financial peace? Maybe some are being too cynical and missing the point?

    • @tylerparker1333
      @tylerparker1333 2 ปีที่แล้ว +41

      To be fair Dave would say find the career for which you are passionate and talented. So if you do take that advice and excel in your field you will naturally earn more, and hopefully way before retirement.

    • @bellmattwebb
      @bellmattwebb 2 ปีที่แล้ว +72

      Dave's plan works for almost everyone and that's the point. This advice is not for the three percent that are going to be wildly successful anyway. It's for the other 97%. Take it for what it is.

    • @hardchooligan
      @hardchooligan 2 ปีที่แล้ว +55

      Dave says himself many times if your goal is to be a multi billionaire you need to do more than this,that type of wealth involves an invention or starting your own business. But for the average person who wants to get control of their finances and live very comfortably this is a good framework. Nice job acting like he hasn't addressed this though 👍

  • @BigJohnM
    @BigJohnM 6 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Dave never said follow the baby steps and get 300 million like me. Following the baby steps gets you to be a everyday millionaire, nothing fancy, not super rich. Freedom with finances. If you want to get super rich you need to do more.
    The difference between Dave's advice and other people's advice.... This is not a get rich scheme or some scam. This works for nearly everyone and it gets you to financial freedom.

    • @15KHPCLUB
      @15KHPCLUB 6 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@BigJohnM Dave, like many other self-help gurus, got rich by selling the dream, not by following what he teaches.

  • @Dbzman-69
    @Dbzman-69 2 ปีที่แล้ว +14

    Wow, finally a question that we haven't heard asked 169 different times, I always wanted to hear the story of how he came out of bankruptcy at 30 years of age and became a millionaire supposedly without borrowing any money.

    • @davidb2206
      @davidb2206 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Parents.

    • @johnathanbolin5539
      @johnathanbolin5539 ปีที่แล้ว

      He did borrow money... He's made that clear

    • @roseother8306
      @roseother8306 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      He said it. He would look for properties, negotiate and get them under contract, sell them to someone with the money to buy and do the work - who would make even more money. In other words, he flipped houses.

    • @ASLunar
      @ASLunar 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@roseother8306 Without borrowing money? So he acquired houses in cash without being a millionaire? I think that's OP's point. It sounds like he went into debt to get those houses.

    • @LegDayLas
      @LegDayLas 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@roseother8306 You can't flip houses without SOMEONE fronting the bill. He still used other peoples money to get rich the second time, because that's what it takes to get as rich as he is, and that's just fact. If you want to be as rich as Dave, don't follow his advice, it's not what he did. If you want a few mill by retirement? sure, his advise works, specifically for people who can't use debt responsibly.

  • @peterskowronski5264
    @peterskowronski5264 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you Dave
    Your teaching has changed my family’s life. Our house is paid for, we are debt free building a great nest egg for retirement
    Now our adult children are working on doing the same thing

  • @erikmickelson5935
    @erikmickelson5935 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Having listened to so much of the show as well as all the EntreLeadership material, nice to hear one more story! Keep telling them Dave! I use and teach all of what you do.

  • @djpuplex
    @djpuplex 2 ปีที่แล้ว +42

    He didn't do it delivering pizza. It was selling common sense.

    • @Anonyme67
      @Anonyme67 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      😂😂😂

    • @pdxmusl1510
      @pdxmusl1510 28 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Yep! He even says it

  • @Fatboylo1980
    @Fatboylo1980 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Dave made his money selling people common sense. He’s brilliant. He took the money he made selling people common sense and then invested it and made even more millions. Lol

  • @stevew4079
    @stevew4079 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This is a wonderful interview!
    Dave’s history is worthy of a movie

  • @penguinc2653
    @penguinc2653 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    The first 100k is probably the most difficult for many of us , from there yearly aprecciation/ returns move you at a faster pace i feel imo

    • @AE-pv9vc
      @AE-pv9vc 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Charlie Munger said the same...

  • @michaelwoods4495
    @michaelwoods4495 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    I'm not so far behind Dave. He's working on his second hundred million and I'm working on my first!

    • @johnathanbolin5539
      @johnathanbolin5539 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I'm working on my second million, gave up on my first 😂

  • @MontyKirkland-sc5gf
    @MontyKirkland-sc5gf 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Dave thanks for showing us how to get out debt and stay that way

  • @tomahawktom7595
    @tomahawktom7595 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Imagine making so much money that it’s hard to remember how you made your first million…..GOALS

    • @pdxmusl1510
      @pdxmusl1510 28 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      Ive been broke too. I had a dave Ramseys moment where my debt was called in. Only with less zeros.
      I couldn't tell you all the details either. Having climbed out of that mess. I prefer to focus on my positive future. Not be reminded of my horrific past. Its also 30 years ago. Why don't you try giving a highly detailed description of something you did that at the time you didn't think was a big deal.

  • @bobularbob
    @bobularbob 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    i always was curious how dave rebounded. so glad he shared the story. thank you

  • @spencerloch6449
    @spencerloch6449 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I am so happy he didn’t quit on his dream and the radio show after his first year cost him half his income!!!

  • @caseyporter499
    @caseyporter499 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    Dave was an og wholesaler

  • @MichaelDavis-uu9zh
    @MichaelDavis-uu9zh 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    You may have made less to begin with but you affected more people, how lucky we are, God bless!

  • @macpduff2119
    @macpduff2119 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Very helpful to hear Daves story

  • @nicholasmartinez6043
    @nicholasmartinez6043 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    My favorite Dave Ramsey answers are ones that he has to wrestle with a little bit to answer

  • @texasskygirl7890
    @texasskygirl7890 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I think a lot of people miss the point. Its not just about being rich. Rich is relative if your heart doesn't change. It's about working hard. It's about peace and being a good steward of what God has given you.

  • @404TRUCKERTV
    @404TRUCKERTV 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    That right Dave! hard work. He has a series of tapes called the commuter series it comes with his audio book version. He goes into detail about the struggles daily he went through to build his wealth. So shut up about this man. He's proof!

  • @jermaineishmael7225
    @jermaineishmael7225 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    So went from bankrupt in 88 to a six fig income in 89, I'm literally living in a different universe 😢

    • @1981lashlarue
      @1981lashlarue ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Not everyone is going to have the same story or success at the same rate. The point is to get back on the track toward the finish line, learn from past failures, and don't repeat the same mistakes.

  • @BambooScar
    @BambooScar 2 ปีที่แล้ว +13

    He definitely did some shady stuff lol struggling to not say too much but its all good! Get after it Dave!!

    • @CECE21574
      @CECE21574 ปีที่แล้ว

      Hmmmmm? Math does not add up. 1OOk per year for 20 years? I assume he started to do his own deals after a year, clearing $200,000 per deal x 10 deals per year=$2mill x 20 yeras

  • @pahanin2480
    @pahanin2480 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

    Everyone: how did you make your first million
    Dave: I made deals

    • @pdxmusl1510
      @pdxmusl1510 28 วันที่ผ่านมา

      That was his job. He did his job.

  • @FioNensa26
    @FioNensa26 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    Thank You David Lawrence Ramsey III for changing my family's life and Mine and the way we view New Vehicles GOD BLESS YOU!

  • @jenniferelkins
    @jenniferelkins 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    The only thing I don't understand is why the $1000 emergency fund hasn't been updated in all this time. It might have been perfectly adequate in the 80's and 90's, but these days you can't fix a broken down car for $1000, let alone buy another one if it completely craps out. A furnace for your house is thousands of dollars. Even one paycheck's worth of expenses while you transition to a new job or apply for unemployment is more than $1000.

    • @LegDayLas
      @LegDayLas 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      His response to this was along the lines of "$1000 wasn't enough back in the 80's either, it is just a small buffer that helps build good habits"
      The real reason it has not been adjusted for inflation? $1000 is a nice neat number, and Dave is a stick in the mud boomer that doesn't like change.

    • @Worldwide20222
      @Worldwide20222 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

      It’s just a starter emergency fund but his advice is to build it further after completing step 2. So the actual emergency fund needs to be 6x your monthly expenses when you’re done with paying off debt

    • @Newvision-ck9cr
      @Newvision-ck9cr 19 วันที่ผ่านมา

      I think it’s the fact a thousand can get you a room , food , or a plane ticket if you need it to get here you need to go but yeah the whole 1k thing when my rent in la is 19 hundred dosent really make sense outside of rural America

    • @ProjectFrugal
      @ProjectFrugal 17 วันที่ผ่านมา

      It's just an initial goal. Baby step 3 is where it gets built up properly to be a meaningful amount and a true emergency fund. We did the same thing (prior to knowing about it). Kept a minimum of $1k in the bank while tackling debt. We did it slightly differently - It took us 5.5 years of living like this (with $1k in the bank) and we paid off all our debt including the mortgage. We invested straight away after that with the "mortgage" money with a larger chunk building up the emergency fund at that point until we had about a year's worth. After that the surplus simply went on stocks. 10.5 years to get from an $86k net worth (house - debt) to $1M net worth. This is NZD not USD (so about $600k USD) but the same principles apply.

  • @TheBen117
    @TheBen117 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I don’t agree with putting off 401k if there’s a match… once vested (at my company it was only after 3 years) you’re way better off. Even if the investments don’t gain, you doubled your money. And in that case, it’s a great safety net because even though you have to pay taxes and a penalty, you’re pulling from DOUBLE what you would have had otherwise.
    I just looked at my fidelity, employee contributions are $8k and employer is $8k, so I have 16k fully vested… there’s no investment vehicle that would give that return.

  • @freshfreshh8455
    @freshfreshh8455 19 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Bankruptcy doesn’t mean you’re broke or anything. It just means no more debt and your credit gets hit. You can still have a ton of money and declare bankruptcy

  • @leodass
    @leodass 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Wonderful Flashback!
    A learning experience.

  • @DaVonteLee_
    @DaVonteLee_ 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    He started wholesaling/ assigning contracts

  • @momanslm6289
    @momanslm6289 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    The $1,000 came from Larry Burkett whom Dave never credits. The purpose was to cover those Emergencies but why only $1k? Because back when Larry was starting out that $1k covered most all insurance deductibles and often still left money for a tire and groceries.
    The principle still holds true today. If you have an emergency, use the fund to pay for it, stop all extra payments until you rebuild the $1k fund, then go back to attacking the smallest debt - which I believe was another staple of Burkett’s teaching before Dave even went bust.

  • @nataliedepriest9113
    @nataliedepriest9113 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    I respect someone who has become so successful that they don’t remember how they made their first million.

    • @user-jl2lg8zw2j
      @user-jl2lg8zw2j 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Helpline 👆👆👆

    • @tdaveniii
      @tdaveniii 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

      I've met many multi millionaires, a few of whom are wealthier than Dave. They can all easily tell you how they made their first million.

    • @Acid31337
      @Acid31337 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Take a bunch on loans -> buy liquid assets -> hide them -> file for bankruptcy. Then tell everyone you just forgot how you made first million, and storytell about hard work and hustle...

  • @bradvincet1848
    @bradvincet1848 2 ปีที่แล้ว +10

    Dave built himself back up with real-estate after bankruptcy? He needs to elaborate in detail on how he made this possible. What does he know that other realtors don't? Realtors are a dime a dozen and most are not rich by any means.

    • @lilbrova
      @lilbrova 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Thank you.. very little on details and did answer the question that was asked..

    • @taydiggs5740
      @taydiggs5740 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      I agree with this 100%.
      So he sold his “contracts” to other realtors? And got to 1M simply by paying off debts, and stacking cash?

    • @parallel8569
      @parallel8569 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      He was speaking about wholesaling real estate, not being a realtor. You don’t even need a realtors license to do it, but you’re seen as a shady person because you are taking advantage of another’s misfortune. His example is simple but accurate.
      You are being paid to find good deals for investors, not realtors or single family buyers.

  • @MicahCovey
    @MicahCovey ปีที่แล้ว

    Love this one! Good to hear.

  • @nickprudden4938
    @nickprudden4938 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Sounds like he was wholesaling real estate. I do the same thing I’m a licensed real estate agent in Illinois. We put property under contract to sell and flip the contract to another investor.

  • @yourmarketingbuddy20
    @yourmarketingbuddy20 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I agree with the real estate but you can also build wealth with high ticket sales where you get 5-100k commissions.

  • @wangarizipp6679
    @wangarizipp6679 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I left Paying off the house off the list, because i like to see money in my account😌 but Paying off other debts is soo satisfying.

  • @Patriciacraig599
    @Patriciacraig599 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +117

    Recently, I've been pondering retirement. I've also invested $800K on S&P 500 so i could secure my financial future. i need an approach to invest in stocks that will align with my risk tolerance and financial goals

    • @PhilipMurray251
      @PhilipMurray251 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      While the stock market is promising, expert guidance is essential for effective portfolio management

    • @BrixtonJenny
      @BrixtonJenny 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Opting for an inves-tment advisr is currently the optimal approach for navigating the stock market, particularly for those nearing retirement. I've been consulting with a coach for a while, and my portfolio has surged by 85% since 2022

    • @Natalieneptune469
      @Natalieneptune469 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Who is the coach that provides guidance for you? I urgently require assistance; my stock portfolio is stagnating, and I need investment advice for retirement.

    • @BrixtonJenny
      @BrixtonJenny 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      I take guidance from ‘Natalie Ann Brinkman‘ to meet my growth goals and avoid mistakes, she's well-qualified and her page can be easily found on the net.

    • @BrixtonJenny
      @BrixtonJenny 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      NICOLE DESIREE SIMON is the licensed fiduciary I use. Just research the name. You’d find necessary details to work with a correspondence to set up an appointment..

  • @TruthBtold81
    @TruthBtold81 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Love the raw stuff!

  • @kenmarquis5320
    @kenmarquis5320 11 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    So, these 9+ minutes seemed to get off the question... and even the question was unfairly worded... because he tells you that he was "dry-flipping to a friend"... he was leveraging his existing network and wholesaling real-estate. What i want to know is how long did it take for him to earn his first million and (specifically) how did he do it? Was it one big deal that worked out? Or, was it several years of $100 per month...?

    • @pdxmusl1510
      @pdxmusl1510 28 วันที่ผ่านมา

      He was pretty articulate about that.

  • @addisoncoughran7326
    @addisoncoughran7326 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Bible also says "pay to Cesar what belongs to Cesar". Meaning, use the tax benefits when legal. Live within your means or below. Be giving, kind and loving. You cant help others in their boat when you boat is in the brink of sinking.

    • @1967davethewave
      @1967davethewave 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      The bible says "Render unto Cesar what it Cesar's and render unto God what is God's" and it means that money and taxes are controlled by man but your soul should be given to God. It doesn't mean to use tax benefits or anything else. Jesus said this to his followers to keep from getting in trouble with the Roman rulers at the time.

  • @michaelolson3048
    @michaelolson3048 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The irony of the no debt guy cleaning up and making millions off of people who had over-levered going into 2008.

  • @johnathanwoods3094
    @johnathanwoods3094 2 ปีที่แล้ว +19

    Was expecting him just to say “beans and rice, rice and beans”

    • @nicholasmartinez6043
      @nicholasmartinez6043 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      That’s basically what he did say actually. Make decent income, live on nothing and save and invest the rest

  • @TREVSCOgaming
    @TREVSCOgaming 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

    Secret baby step "Make income spend nothing repeat"

    • @pdxmusl1510
      @pdxmusl1510 28 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Gazelle intensity

  • @rudygoofysrh
    @rudygoofysrh 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you for sharing this. Become a millionaire once, then you can totally do it again!

  • @williamjohnson1668
    @williamjohnson1668 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I am listening to a man speaking about how many mistakes he made in life and not to be like him

  • @Kcducttaper1
    @Kcducttaper1 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I really love this story! Often times the DR comment section is just riddled with "Dave, you just don't get it", but the fact is, he does get it more than nearly anyone complaining about it in the comment section! Her just uses logic and Biblical wisdom instead of emotions and feelings.

  • @luismalave55
    @luismalave55 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great question very informative 👍

  • @KevinMcMullen.
    @KevinMcMullen. 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Would love to see more videos about this topic. I am getting close to hitting a million dollar net worth. Hopefully this year or next year I will finally cross that number.

  • @briandreher5468
    @briandreher5468 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    The definition of a Recession means that your Neighbor lost his house, job,and car. The definition of a Depression is when YOU loose your house,job, and car.

  • @ashleycnossen3157
    @ashleycnossen3157 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    I loved hearing this

  • @igormihic
    @igormihic 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Dave is Basically a "TH-camr" at that time TH-cam was a radio show. Basically He is old version of what Meet Kevin is today

  • @braceyourselvesfortruth2492
    @braceyourselvesfortruth2492 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    What made Dave a millionaire again:
    Real estate and radio
    What DIDN'T make Dave a millionaire again:
    The Baby Steps

    • @amireallythatgrumpy6508
      @amireallythatgrumpy6508 ปีที่แล้ว

      He was already a millionaire again by then...

    • @pdxmusl1510
      @pdxmusl1510 28 วันที่ผ่านมา

      ​@amireallythatgrumpy6508
      I believe he said he might not have been a millionare by the time the first iteration of the baby steps.
      Also remember that it was 20-30 years ago. So it was more like trying to get to 2 million relatively today.

    • @braceyourselvesfortruth2492
      @braceyourselvesfortruth2492 28 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@amireallythatgrumpy6508 way to categorically miss the point.

    • @amireallythatgrumpy6508
      @amireallythatgrumpy6508 28 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@braceyourselvesfortruth2492 Your original comment showed the REAL point was way beyond your grasp.

    • @amireallythatgrumpy6508
      @amireallythatgrumpy6508 28 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@braceyourselvesfortruth2492 It's also comical that it took you two years to respond. At that point, why bother? All you proved is that you Americans are ridiculously slow.

  • @iammichaelstarks
    @iammichaelstarks 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Great video!

  • @Chris-fn1yq
    @Chris-fn1yq 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Lol he make it sounds so easy 🤣 😂

  • @FairwayStreams
    @FairwayStreams 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    Dave looked nervous answering this question . im sure he used debt but doesn't want to say it lol

    • @ahmadabdelqader388
      @ahmadabdelqader388 2 ปีที่แล้ว +8

      He did lol, he was never broke like he made it seem

    • @alinatamashevich3354
      @alinatamashevich3354 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@ahmadabdelqader388 Wrong, bankruptcy means broke fool.

  • @codysseus5100
    @codysseus5100 ปีที่แล้ว +1

    Cleveland Brown?! Is that you 5:50

  • @nickkkk495
    @nickkkk495 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Thanks for sharing

  • @gibblespascack1418
    @gibblespascack1418 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

    So how did you make your first million? Dave: "Good offense and great defense." That is how we did it too, but we never went to rice and beans. For me it was Kraft Mac and Cheese which was $0.25/box at the time....

  • @calledout4437
    @calledout4437 ปีที่แล้ว

    The one thing I don't mind debt on is a vehicle. When you look at the life of the loan and how much you pay in interest. It's really not that much. Not like a house where you pay double the mortgage.

    • @1981lashlarue
      @1981lashlarue ปีที่แล้ว

      Be careful though because so many get sucked into that mentality and it comes back to haunt them. So many middle class people have gotten themselves in trouble with a $50k salary and buying a $35k car thinking they can handle the payments. Until they get laid off, their job downsized, or they unexpectedly became sick. It's best to pay cash for a car. Think of how much extra you can stockpile for emergencies and/or retirement by not having a car payment? I can't begin to describe the feeling and freedom that comes with my home and car being paid for. I know that no matter what happens, they're not getting repossessed or foreclosed on.

    • @pdxmusl1510
      @pdxmusl1510 28 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Cars are absolutely the worst thing to put a loan on. You'll pay 5.. 10k more for a vehicle worth half as much as you paid. By the time the loan is done. You'll pay 40k on a car thats actually worth 10k 😂.
      At least with a house theres a chance it might equal out. There's almost no chance of that on your car unless you specifically buy collector cars only.

  • @spencersmith312
    @spencersmith312 2 ปีที่แล้ว +16

    So Dave made his first million by starting a business and becoming a syndicated radio host? Sounds like a plan!

    • @wadeharris348
      @wadeharris348 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      Starting a business isn't easy. It requires a huge amount of risk. Some people like that kind of work. Others would rather play it safe and secured with a day job. To each it's own I suppose.

    • @stevenporter863
      @stevenporter863 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      Wait. Dave made his first million through financial peace which is financial guidance, while recovering from BANKRUPTCY himself? Wow!

    • @JustinHollandFitness
      @JustinHollandFitness 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      You need a cohost?

    • @PremiumFuelOnly
      @PremiumFuelOnly 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      @@stevenporter863 No, if you listen closely, he made millions off flipping real estate.

  • @jdnrotterdam2150
    @jdnrotterdam2150 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    This was very interesting. I own a house that I’m paying off. And the house is worth more than I payed for it. Now today o saw a summer beach house for sale next to my parents summer beach house. And i’m thinking to buy it. Should i use the surplus value of my house to buy that beach house?

  • @watchesilyke3466
    @watchesilyke3466 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    News headline will be "Dave Ramsey didn't follow his own baby steps" 🤣

    • @richcreager7877
      @richcreager7877 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      You have a Listening and Comprehension problem. He specifically said on several occasions during this podcast that Baby Steps hadn't been born yet.

    • @watchesilyke3466
      @watchesilyke3466 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@richcreager7877 I guess you have a common sense problem. That was the point of the joke.

    • @Primitive_Code
      @Primitive_Code 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      The baby steps are "duh" or "hello" common sense. In Dave's critical steps 2, 3, 4 the big idea is to bust your behind and work like a maniac. So if I didn't know the steps and still worked my tail off and saved (common sense and self control), I wonder if I'd be rich 🤔.

  • @Albert-777
    @Albert-777 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    That’s awesome Dave👍🏼💪🏼

  • @crow-vz5lx
    @crow-vz5lx 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    I love this episode. At can see how the man lived it.

  • @IAMSatisfied
    @IAMSatisfied 2 ปีที่แล้ว +22

    I was waiting for Dave to say that he followed Robert Kiyosaki's example in real estate investing. 😉🤣

    • @stevenporter863
      @stevenporter863 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Waiting for that too. Sounded like the edited version of the story.

    • @inmate0054
      @inmate0054 2 ปีที่แล้ว +5

      He borrows money dave doesn’t. He did that stuff before he went broke

    • @hillbilly24
      @hillbilly24 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      There both good methods. One is just lower risk and also lower reward. But if you do Dave's baby steps you will not be poor and you will almost certainly be rich at some point. Robert kiyosakis methods are great as well as long as you play it smart.

    • @wanderingdoc5075
      @wanderingdoc5075 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      He's not going to be honest.

    • @1967davethewave
      @1967davethewave 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@wanderingdoc5075 What is he not being honest about?

  • @clout_chasing
    @clout_chasing 2 ปีที่แล้ว +17

    So Dave Ramsey was wholesaling Real estate. Got it.

    • @nailatiyllufm7325
      @nailatiyllufm7325 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Dave is the tik tok get rich quick person of the 90s he just won’t admit it.

  • @johnseifert6927
    @johnseifert6927 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Over 100k in 89 is pretty huge.

  • @garvincrosby4349
    @garvincrosby4349 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I do kind of want to do what you did. Maybe follow the first 4 and then pile up money for everything else.

  • @ryanc9888
    @ryanc9888 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

    He sold a bunch of books on how to make your first million lol

  • @brianedwards5223
    @brianedwards5223 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    From watching a number of Dave's videos, he claims that he has been getting an average of 12% per year annually in the stock market (after management expenses). Now he is somehow inferring that he sold his mutual funds in 2008 (when the market went down by 38%) and purchased real estate at $0.15 on the dollar. Perhaps Warren Buffet should be asking Dave for investment advice?

  • @mariad4183
    @mariad4183 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Love it

  • @rinaandalex10
    @rinaandalex10 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great info

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  • @Reddit1872
    @Reddit1872 2 ปีที่แล้ว +3

    Sounds like he picked himself up by the bootstraps, worked those four jobs, delivering pizzas.

  • @budgetingdaddyuk6761
    @budgetingdaddyuk6761 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Love how he broke it all down.

  • @jedsiegel861
    @jedsiegel861 2 ปีที่แล้ว +7

    so just like every other guru he made his money selling a course on how to make money

  • @robotbush
    @robotbush 2 ปีที่แล้ว +9

    So Dave became a millionaire through selling his program. Nothing wrong with that.

    • @user-jl2lg8zw2j
      @user-jl2lg8zw2j 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Helpline 👆👆.👆

    • @robotbush
      @robotbush 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      No

    • @aaront936
      @aaront936 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@robotbush selling his program not by following his program.

  • @keeziegopaul9353
    @keeziegopaul9353 ปีที่แล้ว

    If you listen to one video and make up your mind, you'll miss the big picture.
    The principles are a guide, its about changing mind, attitude and spending habits.

  • @ericwood3709
    @ericwood3709 ปีที่แล้ว

    So, real estate. That's what it all really comes down to. Real estate, where people can and do make absurd amounts of money. Plus not overspending or going back into debt.

  • @jessefunk3986
    @jessefunk3986 2 ปีที่แล้ว +12

    Seems like he made that up

    • @ahmadabdelqader388
      @ahmadabdelqader388 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

      He did, he grew up in the real estate business and never had to struggle like he made it seemed like

    • @user-jl2lg8zw2j
      @user-jl2lg8zw2j 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      Helpline 👆.👆👆

    • @jessefunk3986
      @jessefunk3986 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Ahmad Abdelqader I know we won't have proof but Dave is really smooth and good on his feet. His response to this question? Not at all. I'm not saying he's a fraud and I find his advice useful but I think he isn't admitting he had some form of help. Even on $100k/yr you don't get rich anytime soon taxes, groceries (beens and rice exclusively even), childcare costs, whatever. There aint a lot left over after that, even if you are as frugal as Dave here purports to be.

    • @alinatamashevich3354
      @alinatamashevich3354 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      @@jessefunk3986 You forgot, Nashville was really cheap back in the day, so his 100K was a lot of money

  • @TwoPyramid
    @TwoPyramid 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Dave files for bankruptcy, but he tells his callers to pay off tens of thousands in debt on a $50,000 salary.

    • @Run4Ever77
      @Run4Ever77 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      "The wicked borrows and does not repay, But the righteous shows mercy and gives." -Psalm 37:21

  • @jaredbenbow3900
    @jaredbenbow3900 2 ปีที่แล้ว +4

    For the most part I agree with much of what Dave says but where he suggests if you are broke your first dollar should go towards an emergency fund instead of a 401k when an employer match is on the table doesn’t add up mathematically. He’s worried about a 30 or 40% penalty if you have to access your 401 early when there is a 100% penalty for not getting an employer match. In other words if I contribute $1 to my 401 and my employer matches $1 I now have $2. If I need to get my dollar out then I lose 40% of that dollar but I still have $1.60 compared to just having $1. Point is get your employer match

  • @jordanporter4518
    @jordanporter4518 2 ปีที่แล้ว +18

    So Dave went bankrupt flipping real estate, then made his first million afterward by flipping real estate contracts.

    • @ecole146
      @ecole146 2 ปีที่แล้ว +15

      Dave went bankrupt flipping real estate with DEBT. He got rich flipping real estate contracts & starting a profitable business with CASH.

    • @MWebb-de9pq
      @MWebb-de9pq 2 ปีที่แล้ว +6

      @@ecole146 yea, that is still assuming risk. If he couldn't sell the contract he would have been stuck with it.

    • @roolyfe
      @roolyfe 2 ปีที่แล้ว +1

      Yup 👍

    • @1967davethewave
      @1967davethewave 2 ปีที่แล้ว +2

      @@MWebb-de9pq Hmm, do you want to bet some actual cash on the fact that he had a buyer lined up before he had the contract? Every idiot tried to come up with some flaw in Dave's plan, some reason why he isn't being honest, some little thing he says that isn't following his own plan so they can claim his whole concept is a fraud. Why do you want to be a troll? Don't you have a family, a wife or girlfriend, or maybe a cat that needs some attention or something?

    • @aaront936
      @aaront936 2 ปีที่แล้ว

      @@1967davethewave telling 20 and 30 year Olds to prepay a 2.5% mortgage instead of investing is a pretty blatant flaw in his plan.

  • @marquisgt
    @marquisgt 11 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Dave won the Powerball lottery, that's a little known fact!

  • @sophiasavanna1329
    @sophiasavanna1329 2 ปีที่แล้ว

    Great story