Real Life FPU Testimony - Think This Stuff Works?

I received this email this morning from an FPU Alumni. Read what she wrote about how this has effected her family. Great Stuff!

"I have no greater joy than to hear that my children are walking in the truth." III John 1:4

Hi Alex and Stacie...

Just wanted to share with you yet again about what a blessing Financial Peace University has been to my family. I know that, ideally, I would have brought them all to sign up for a regular class, but God has used our little family class in ways that I never could've imagined. Last week we did our final lesson, #13, and we were sad to think that we weren't going to listen to Dave on Family Nights anymore.

At tonight's Family Night, though, my family surprised me by writing and reading notes of thanks about FPU to me. I was blown away by their comments and just have to share them with you. I know it's a lot of reading, but I think it's worthwhile. [I went onto the blog, but couldn't figure out how to post this, so you're welcome to share any of this on the blog that you'd like.]

Here's what my family said to me...

A modified limerick from my husband, Pete...
There was a young lady from Chino –– Hills
Who knew to to pay off those mean ol' –– bills.
So she gathered her family,
They all heard Dave Ramsey
And, Praise God, they learned some financial –– skills.

From my new son-in-law, Eric...
Going through Dave Ramsey's Financial Peace University has changed my life. I have a completely different outlook on finances and because of that I have a total peace in my future. Even with the recent economic struggles I feel completely confident that we will not only survive, but that we will thrive. I know how to budget and plan and finally learned... what it truly means to buy only what you can actually afford. Because of Dave Ramsey I truly have Financial Peace.

From my 22-year-old daughter, Miriam (Eric's wife)...
Mom, Dave Ramsey and FPU has changed my entire outlook on finances. It has rocked our world! Thank you for having our family learn so much wisdom, because I'm serious when I say Dave Ramsey has set Eric and I up for great financial success in our lives. That is a truly wonderful feeling! I'll still never forget the first time my ears perked up at Dave on the way home from Cambria. Thank you for helping open our eyes to the TRUTH. "Now we live like no one else, so later, we can live like no one else."

From my 20-year-old daughter, Marjorie...
Mom, thank you for all of the hard work and care that you put into all of our financial futures. Even though I wasn't very fond of Dave Ramsey when you first brought the CDs home and when we listened to him in the car, I am very happy that you have shared the information with me. I know that because of it, the way I handle my money when I'm out of the house will be very different than I previously anticipated. I have learned a lot about how credit and debt can ruin your life and now, thanks to you and Dave, I will be successful financially and I will never have to deal with the problem of debt because I will "live like no one else, so later I can live like no one else." Thanks for sharing your knowledge.

A cute story about the first time my kids heard Dave Ramsey...
The first time I put one of Dave Ramsey's CDs on for my family was on the way home from a trip to Cambria, CA. We had just begun FPU a month before and I had heard some great principles that I thought would benefit the kids. I purposefully chose FPU CDs that I thought would interest them, "Dumping Debt" and "Credit Sharks in Suits" and decided to play them in the car. My kids were all listening to their iPods. Miriam confessed tonight that she turned her iPod off, but left her earplugs in so that I wouldn't know she was listening to the FPU CD. Monty (age 16) was in the very back seat and I thought he was sleeping. Miriam sent Monty a text message and said, "Are you listening to this!?" and he sent a reply back, "Yep!" That CD burned principles in their brains that they will never forget! What a return... the cost for FPU was an investment in the lives of my descendants!

Okay, that's enough! I know you can relate to the absolute blessing it is to see lives changed. Thank you for your part in facilitating the class that started all this. I plan to trim this down and send some excerpts to Dave Ramsey, too. I'm SO glad he heard the Lord's voice about FPU and listened!