New cars that are fully loaded — with debt

Los Angeles Times ^ | December 30, 2007 | Ken Bensinger

[DugwayDuke]

You sound like a Dave Ramsey person. Your approach to finances are very similar to my wife and I. We’re nearing retirement and expect to be completely debt free when we retire.

I like the Hondas but unfortunately we’re truck people and Honda just doesn’t have the large size trucks we prefer. When we were considering trucks, the decision came down to a new Nissan or a new Toyota. BTW, the Nissan and Toyota dealers were the best to deal with. None of the four corners game. Both offered a new truck at invoice plus $200 and Kelly Blue Book for my old chevy (sight unseen). The Ford dealership was the one playing four corners.

[RochesterFan]

You sound like a Dave Ramsey person.

Just encountered his name on this thread and listened to a show of his. He reminds me very much of the late Larry Burkett, whose books I enjoyed for years...

Your approach to finances are very similar to my wife and I. We’re nearing retirement and expect to be completely debt free when we retire.

That is our goal as well.

[Scotswife]

thanks for the correction!

[DugwayDuke]

Ramsey has a website.

www.daveramsey.com

I don’t know if you’ll find a lot new there since you seem to have absorbed most of what he teaches. Dave’s approach works. My wife and I started Ramsey (slightly modified) about 10 years ago and it has made a real difference. We’ve also taught his class and seen it perform real miracles for those who want to get out of debt.