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Ji FU

fu@millefeuilles.cloud

Joined 2 years, 5 months ago

Trying to find a better way to track books I want to read than a random spreadsheet. I had used readinglog.info which was provided by my local public library until they shut down the program. Luckily, I regularly backed it up via their CSV export. I've used Library Thing for years, but adding books for "To Read" really screwed up a lot of the other features of the website, like recommendations, etc. I really love Free Software & the Fediverse particularly. My primary social media account is on Friendica @fu@libranet.de for now everything I post here is automatically "re-tooted" there.

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reviewed The Legacy Journey by Dave Ramsey

Dave Ramsey: The Legacy Journey (Hardcover, 2014, Ramsey Press, The Lampoo Group Inc., Brentwood TN)

"In The Legacy Journey, New York Times bestselling author Dave Ramsey takes you deep into …

A lot of stuff he's said before you'd be better off attending FPU

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I thought his book was going to be about setting stuff up for your kids to make sure they can get your money when you pass. While they're was some of that most of the new content in this book was focused on getting conservative Christians to ignore the liberal Christians saying that there shouldn't be any rich Christians and you should give away more of your wealth. As a left leaning Christian I find some offense in that. That being said a lot of his points on the matter makes sense, you can do more good for the kingdom long term if you invest it now and donate it later, all while ensuring no matter how much you make you always tithe 10% and giving is only beyond that once you have proven you can take care of your family's living expenses regardless of what happens, but the way …

quoted The Legacy Journey by Dave Ramsey

Dave Ramsey: The Legacy Journey (Hardcover, 2014, Ramsey Press, The Lampoo Group Inc., Brentwood TN)

"In The Legacy Journey, New York Times bestselling author Dave Ramsey takes you deep into …

I just might be the only talk radio host in the country that does not endorse gold! The reason is simple: gold is a horrible investment! . . . People started buying it more not because it's a good investment, but because of some false belief that if the economy totally collapses gold will hold its value. If that were true , gold coins would have become the dominant currency in New Orleans during the Katrina disaster! That's a great picture of a mini economic breakdown. If you had been there at the time, I bet you would have gotten a lot more for a bottle of water than for gold coin!

But look at the numbers. Gold was worth $21 an ounce in 1833 up to $275 per ounce by 2001 and then shot up to about $1,345 by 2010. Even including this crazy growth gold experience in the first decade of this century, the 177 year track record for gold is just 2.38%...if gold was ever a good investment you always want to buy low and sell high. Gold gives you the chance to do the opposite, that's a bad plan.

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If only the boomers would stop taking financial advice from late night infomercials.

quoted The Legacy Journey by Dave Ramsey

Dave Ramsey: The Legacy Journey (Hardcover, 2014, Ramsey Press, The Lampoo Group Inc., Brentwood TN)

"In The Legacy Journey, New York Times bestselling author Dave Ramsey takes you deep into …

The apostle Paul wrote, "I have learned to be content whatever the circumstances. I know what it is to be in need, and I know what it is to have plenty. I hane learned the secret of being content in any and every situation, whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want" (Philippines 4:11-12 NIV). I love the last part: "whether well fed or hungry, whether living in plenty or in want." By the way, Paul wrote that while he was sitting in prison! Even in prison, Paul's contentment wasn't based on his circumstances.

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replied to Rainer's status

@rainer@bookwyrm.social thanks for the response. I'll add this one to my queue. I read A Theology of Liberation by Fr. Gustavo Gutierrez a few years ago and it, like most of the theology books I have read, was just over my head.

Dave Ramsey: The Legacy Journey (Hardcover, 2014, Ramsey Press, The Lampoo Group Inc., Brentwood TN)

"In The Legacy Journey, New York Times bestselling author Dave Ramsey takes you deep into …

People don't understand contentment today. In our materialistic, stuff-driven society, were bigger is better and faster is master, it can seem impossible to actually find contentment—to slow down and say, "I'm content with the car I have, the house I own, and the job I love."

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