Dave Ramsey is an accomplished American author, businessman, and a popular on-air-personality who has impacted countless number lives both directly and indirectly. He has seen both sides of life and was still able to rise to the pinnacle of his career despite losing almost everything he had at a time.
As a young man at the age of 26, Dave was making about a quarter-million dollars a year and had to his name, a $4 million real estate portfolio. Two years later, he lost everything as if he never had them. Today, that experience and many others he had, has helped shape him to become the man he is.
Find out more about him, his family, net worth, and other interesting facts we gathered about this man who is committed to helping people live debt-free lives.
Meet Dave Ramsey
He was born on September 3, 1960, in Antioch, Tennessee. There are no records of where he had his high school education but we know that Dave graduated with a degree in Finance and Real Estate from the College of Business Administration at the University of Tennessee, Knoxville in 1982. Afterward, he became a real estate investor with a portfolio worth over $4 million. Tragedy, however, struck when his financier collapsed into a larger financial institution that requested he repay his loans. Dave couldn’t repay these loans and this thought him a bitter lesson in financial management. He filed for bankruptcy as he lost everything he had, he was down – but not out.
During his recovery, Ramsey developed a set of financial principles from his experience and teachings from Larry Burkett, Ron Blue, and Art Williams. His first book titled “Financial Peace” was written in this phase of his life in 1992.
Seeing and fearing that many Americans and indeed most people who are ignorant of financial principles will likely make the mistake he made with his million dollars real estate portfolio, Dave Ramsey sought to offer financial counseling through The Lampo Group, LLC which he founded in 1992.
Following the success of The Lampo Group Inc. which is now called Ramsey Solution, he went on to found other companies like Financial Peace University, EntreLeadership, and Every Dollar. He also began a weekly radio show called The Dave Ramsey Show. Dave equally wrote more books like “Dave Ramsey’s Complete Guide to Money,” “The Total Money Makeover,” “More Than Enough,” and “EntreLeadership” which are all best-selling with over 10 million copies sold jointly.
What is Dave Ramsey Net Worth?
Dave Ramsey has indeed been a blessing to so many people, he is at best priceless as the seeds of financial wisdom he has sown in many people’s lives have made them financially healthy and for some, it has seen them set up multi-million dollars business empires. The finance guru himself has a net worth reported to be about $55 million.
Family: Wife, Kids
He has been married to Sharon for over three decades with whom he shares three children. His kids are Rachel Cruze (daughter), Denise Ramsey (daughter), and Daniel Ramsey (son). The family resides in Franklin, Tennessee, and has been an exemplary union to many married people.
On the family side of things, Dave is credited to have written a number of books for kids which include “The Super Red Racer: Junior Discovers Work” (2003), “A Special Thank You: Junior Discovers Integrity” (2005), and a couple of others.
The eldest of his three kids, Rachel has gone on to establish herself as an American author with a focus on finance. One of her books “Smart Money Smart Kids” which she co-authored with her father made it a The New York Times Best Seller in 2014.
Other Facts to Know
More than 4.5 million people have attended his training sessions.
The Dave Ramsey Show has over 13 million listeners weekly and airs on more than 600 radio stations throughout the United States and Canada.
In the year 2010, he was severely criticized for building a large and lavish home, but in response, Dave stated that the house was actually paid for in cash and it represents a small portion of his net worth.
Dave has been engaged in business from way back in time. He ran a lawn care business, sold leather bracelets while he was a student.
