2 Broadcaster Press July 23, 2019 www.broadcasteronline.com Dave Says Getting Motivated Dear Dave, My wife is so charged up after reading your books, and now she is determined to get us out of debt. I know this is good idea, but I just don’t have the passion for it she does. There are also some things I really don’t want to give up. Do you have some suggestions for getting motivated? Ken Kids and Money The Summer Vacation By Daris Howard Dear Dave, I knew that Brent had gone on an extended vacaWe’ve followed your advice and put our kids on tion, so when he returned, I asked him how it went. commissions instead of allowances. The problem is “Well, I learned some things about myself, and I our 8-year-old. He never buys anything, and he seems to be very frugal by nature. Do you have any advice for also learned some things about my family and what not to do,” he said. teaching him it is okay to spend money sometimes? When I asked him what he meant, he told me the Stephen story. Brent and his wife had a new camper on the back Dear Stephen, of their pickup. Brent thought it would be wonderYou’re absolutely right for wanting to teach him Dave ful to have their four children in back in the camper wise spending habits. Each of us has the personality Dear Ken, while he and his wife were in the front alone. The of being either a saver or a spender. As parents, we Goals and dreams always have should help our kids grow in areas where they have thought of the children taking care of themselves, a better chance of coming true if you have a written weaknesses, and find ways to enhance their strengths. and he and his wife being able to talk uninterruptgame plan. Sit down with your wife at the beginning ed for an extended amount of time, sounded like a Give him praise for being such a good saver, but of each month, and help her do a written budget. gently encourage him to spend a little, too. Spending is dream come true. Give every dollar a name on paper before you spend “But there’s no window between the front and the one of the rewards of work and disciplined saving. You anything. might urge him to pick out something he really wants, back,” his wife said. “What if the kids have an emerContrary to popular belief, doing a budget is not gency. They’ll have no way of contacting us.” and help him make a plan to save enough money to torture. It’s also not just a math exercise. It’s an opThis was years before cell phones were common, buy that item. Once he has enough money for the purportunity for you both to have input on what you want chase, turn it into a celebration of reaching that goal. but Brent was good at wiring, and he came up with to accomplish in life and how to make it happen. After a brilliant idea. He wired a closed-circuit telephone There are three things you can do with money— two people are married they become “as one.” And between the cab and the back of the pickup. A perspend it, save it, and give it to others. Focusing too that’s how decisions should be made in a marriage— much, or too little, on any of these is not financially or son could pick up the phone and hit any button, and facing all the problems, dreams, and fears together. it would ring at the other end. When he finished the spiritually healthy. Once you sit down and do a budget, I think you’ll wiring, Brent asked his oldest daughter to get in the —Dave see where you can cut back and make things happen back to test it. She picked up the phone and hit a butthat you thought were impossible before. You may ton. Everything worked flawlessly. * Dave Ramsey is America’s trusted voice on money have to give up a few things for a little while, but when and business, and CEO of Ramsey Solutions. He has auThe day for their vacation arrived, and Brent you see how quickly you can get ahead by making thored seven best-selling books, including The Total Money made sure the children had everything they needed your money behave, I’ve got a feeling you’ll get excited Makeover. The Dave Ramsey Show is heard by more than in the back of the pickup. The children climbed in, about the possibilities! and Brent and his wife climbed in the front. They 12 million listeners each week on 575 radio stations and —Dave happily started down the road, but they hadn’t even multiple digital platforms. Follow Dave on Twitter at @ gone a mile before the phone rang. DaveRamsey and on the web at daveramsey.com. Brent’s wife answered it, talked briefly, then hung up. “David wanted to try out the phone.” She had barely said it when the phone rang again. It rang twice more. 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