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New FPU and Live Money Makeovers are Over

May 042012

The biggest changes to the FPU and Total Money Makeover programs will be coming in the fall of 2012.

New FPU gets a makeover

The program that teaches people more about money than 90% of Americans has been a 13-week lesson-plan for more than a decade. It was re-recorded in 2003 and again in 2007, and more than a million families have completed the course that empowered them to regain control of their lives.

In March 2012 the program was re-taped, but it appears that it will be a 9-week course with supplemental lessons available online instead of the traditional 13-week series.

An email from Coach Campbell, Sr. Corporate Trainer for Dave Ramsey’s Financial Wellness Program, also noted that the new 9-week series will be a church-only curriculum. The Financial Wellness (Workplace), Military, and youth programs are not expected to change because of the new FPU recordings.

Side-Note: If you have left-over/unused FPU kits then you may want to start a class before the new series is released. I haven’t heard anything yet about Lampo giving refunds or exchanges for old kits when the 9-week series is released but the old kits are only $89 right now, and I expect there to be a blow-out sale again this summer. It would be a great bargain for anyone holding out because they “have too much debt to learn how to get out of debt”. There’s nothing wrong with being frugal with FPU.

Total Money Makeover (no longer) Live Events

This fall will host the last Total Money Makeover Live Event in Long Beach, CA – that is unless Dave catches a Michael Jordan bug and comes out of TMMO Live Retirement. Announced in May 2012, “Living A Legacy” is a new live event that will involve either Rachel Cruze or Jon Acuff speaking with Dave in a smaller-seat venue. The Dave Ramsey website states “You’ll learn how to win with money, strengthen your marriage, and lead your kids with confidence, all in a small, intimate setting”.

Four venues have already been announced for the fall schedule. Visit DaveRamsey.com/Live to register.

Other noteworthy changes

Updated Financial Peace Junior kits: Age-appropriate lessons featuring lessons on saving, giving, and spending for children.
Debt-free wall: The wall for people visiting Financial Peace Plaza who are debt free. They sign their names as if committing to a pledge of debt free living forever.
Hands-free Debt Free Screams: Studio-grade headsets have been installed in Martha’s Place for people visiting Financial Peace Plaza and “calling in” to do their debt free scream.

Photo courtesy Martha Thompson

Free Lesson – SUPER SAVING

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Mar 292010

Dave is promoting one free lesson of Super Saving, lesson #1 from his popular financial literacy class that over one million families have taken called Financial Peace University. The lesson is being offered in numerous locations all over the nation between April 5th – April 12th. I will be offering this free lesson in 2 locations that week. If you happen to be in town and want to come then sign up! I’d love to meet you!

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Dave on Focus On The Family

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Mar 162010

Last week Focus On The Family broadcast one of Dave Ramsey’s lessons from Financial Peace University. The 2 part series aired segments of Lesson #2 “Relating With Money”, the class that teaches couples to work together and singles about the pitfalls of handling finances without an accountability partner. They put out two shows (about 30 minutes a piece) called “Getting A Hold On Family Finances“.

If you would like to hear this lesson then go to Focus On The Family’s broadcast page at:

http://feeds2.feedburner.com/FocusOnTheFamilyDailyBroadcast

Financial Peace @ Work

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Jan 142010

Over a million families have attended Financial Peace University at local churches all over the United States. A clear benefit from taking this class is that individuals will get control of their lives through their money. They develop a plan, agree to work with their spouse, and greatly reduce the amount of stress that financial matters tend to cause. A side benefit: FPU graduates become happier people and more productive workers.

A study from the Personal Finance Employee Education Foundation (PFEEF) found that one in four employees “Are Seriously Financially Distressed and Dissatisfied Causing Negative Impacts on Individuals, Families, and Employers“. Financial stress reduces productivity in the workplace: employees can’t “keep their head in the game” because they are worried about their money, they receive calls from creditors at work, or they come in tired because they didn’t get a good night’s sleep. Furthermore, it has been proven that ”a large proportion of those who are financially distressed, 40% to 50%, report that their health is directly impacted negatively by their financial worries and problems“.

Dr. E. Thomas Garman, President of PFEEF until 2009 and a senior researcher states “Health problems caused by financial distress cost employers big money“. Not only will employees be less productive when they are not feeling well, they tend to take more days off of work or visit the doctor more often. It is his contention that employers who offer quality financial eduction to their employees can experience a 3:1 rate of return on their investment in the first year.

Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University Workplace Edition is endorsed by the PFEEF provides the most effective personal financial learning experience available. The class is informative and entertaining as attendees view one hour DVD lessons hosted by Dave Ramsey and then participate in small group discussions. There are 13 lessons which can be customized to meet the scheduling needs of your organization and run by an on-site facilitator.

The testimonies say it all. Go to http://www.daveramsey.com/workplace/ for more information and to use the “Return On Investment” calculator.