CALLERS ELIMINATE 23 MILLION IN DEBT

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CALLERS TO “THE DAVE RAMSEY SHOW” ELIMINATE
MORE THAN $23 MILLION IN DEBT

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Callers to Dave Ramsey’s “Debt Free Friday” shows eliminated $23,972,100 in 2009. On the “The Dave Ramsey Show” on the Fox Business Network, callers paid off $7,871,200 while callers to the radio show of the same name eliminated $16,100,900. This impressive total doesn’t even include debt reported on other days, through Financial Peace University classes nationwide or by any other means. 

Ramsey’s syndicated radio show airs in more than 450 markets week across the United States. “The Dave Ramsey Show” on the Fox Business Network debuted October 2007.  Listeners from across the country call in daily to ask Ramsey about: how to stop fighting with their spouse, teach their kids about money, save for retirement, kick a gambling habit and other life issues they are struggling with.  Fridays, however, are almost exclusively saved for calls from listeners who are celebrating being debt-free.  Lara Johnson, who screens callers for the shows and updates the debt-free figure, says, “Callers are elated when they’ve finally accomplished what they’ve worked so hard for – a life without debt. They’re excited to share their success, and Dave is always the first to congratulate them.”

Callers to the shows reveal how, through the use of Ramsey’s advice, they were able to eliminate debt – and the destruction it brings – from their lives. A running total is kept, throughout the year, of the amount of debt reported by callers to the Friday shows.

The Dave Ramsey Show

Dave Ramsey offers life-changing financial advice as host of a nationally syndicated radio program, “The Dave Ramsey Show,” which is heard by nearly 4.5 million listeners weekly on the radio and is in more than 60 million households by television. The live talk show focuses on life, love and relationships and how they happen to revolve around money. To ask Ramsey a question or to scream that you’re debt free, call in during the show at 1-888-825-5225 or send an e-mail to daveonair@daveramsey.com. For more information about “The Dave Ramsey Show” visit www.daveramsey.com.

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MORE THAN 1 MILLION FAMILIES HAVE COMPLETED DAVE RAMSEY’S “FINANCIAL PEACE UNIVERSITY”

Nashville, Tenn. — Financial Peace University (FPU), the 13-week program taught on DVD by Dave Ramsey has now helped more than one million families gain hope for their financial future. This life-changing program teaches families and individuals about personal finance through common-sense principles and small group accountability. Dave Ramsey began teaching FPU classes in 1994 every night around Nashville, Tennessee. In 1997, FPU was made available on video and began spreading across the country.

"This is an amazing landmark for our company. When I started teaching FPU fifteen years ago, I never imagined it would grow to reach over a million families across the country. We hear from people everyday who have changed the way they think about money because of FPU," says Ramsey.

FPU is currently available for churches, companies, military bases, financial literacy programs, Spanish-speaking organizations, community groups, and online. Through these multiple outlets, FPU has positively changed marriages, helped military families communicate overseas, and transformed the lives of families and individuals across the country.

Financial Peace Workplace Edition (FPW) is held in companies of all sizes, from corporate environments to small businesses. Beth and Hank Jones decided to attend FPW when her company offered the class in February of this year. "FPW eased frustration in our marriage from lack of communication. The class opened our eyes to our financial situation and made us aware of where our money was going. Because of FPW we have changed our spending habits and attitudes towards our finances," Beth said.Financial Literacy programs in nonprofit organizations and prisons use FPU to provide their clients with direct, common-sense lessons about money that create self-sufficiency. Diane Gohl with the African Resource Center in Los Angeles, Calif. has taught the class to residents in their shelter. "I feel strongly that it is not enough to teach those that are low income or underserved in our society just the basics of financial literacy. FPU allowed me to teach residents in our shelter how to make financial plans and goals so they are able to avoid debt and succeed financially," comments Gohl.FPU Church combines informative financial advice with biblical messages so that members are able to eliminate debt and give like never before. Central Christian Church in Las Vegas, Nev. has put hundreds of families through FPU since the beginning of 2009, including Stephanie and Rick Kinney. They began with over $190,000 in debt and have been able to eliminate over $30,000 since February 2009. "FPU was a ground shaking experience for our family. It has given us a plan for our finances and a plan to build the wealth that before we thought would arrive on its own," says Stephanie.

As they work through the program, the average family pays off $5,300 in debt and saves $2,700 in the first 91 days after beginning FPU and is completely out of debt, except for the mortgage, in 18 to 24 months.

Visit www.daveramsey.com for more information.

About Dave Ramsey
Dave Ramsey is a personal money management expert, an extremely popular national radio personality and best-selling author of The Total Money Makeover and host "The Dave Ramsey Show on the Fox Business Network." In his latest book, a follow-up of his enormously successful New York Times best-sellers Financial Peace and More Than Enough, Ramsey exemplifies his life's work of teaching others how to be financially responsible, so they can acquire enough wealth to take care of loved ones, live prosperously into old age, and give generously to others.

Ramsey knows first-hand what financial peace means in his own life – living a true riches to rags to riches story. By age twenty-six he had established a four-million-dollar real estate portfolio, only to lose it by age thirty. He has since rebuilt his financial life and now devotes himself full-time to helping ordinary people understand the forces behind their financial distress and how to set things right – financially, emotionally, and spiritually.

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