This is NOT an endorsement of Dave Ramsey - we do NOT get paid to talk about or promote his product. He doesn't know we exist.
WE DO know from personal experience that the simple 7 "baby steps" in his book "The Total Money Makeover" works! We did it!... so we share it. If we come to your wedding... our gift will be a copy of this book. Plain and simple.
ANY plan you and your significant other can agree on and stick to, will work.
Total Money Makeover / 7 Baby Steps
Secular Approach - $12.99
LDS Personal Finance course
Faith Based Approach - FREE .pdf
It took a decade, but we moved our Net Worth from -$250K in DEBT to a paid for house ($300K) and cars ($10K) AND we bought out the last 3.71 years of our 30 yr pension plan... while making between $70-125K per year during those years.
Do the math... let that sink in.
If you haven't left yet, here are three additional things to consider:
WARING: it is at his church, they start with a prayer...