I don't think Dave is God, but the wife and I have been fans for a few years now. We are going to lead Financial Peace University at our church as soon as we can herd the cats together and pin down a start date. The material in that course is excellent. At least it was when we went through it - I haven't seen the new edition videos yet.
Where I disagree with him is when he treats a minor moral infraction as if it was a full blown addiction. Like when he compares a wife finding pics of boobies on her husband's computer with finding cocaine in his sock drawer. Ultimatum time! Immediate marriage counseling! Install special filtering software from one of his sponsors! Oh joy... By that standard, at least 90% of the adult male population is doomed.
Also, I think his investment style is more risk tolerant than many people are ready for. Some people are better off emotionally with CDs. But at least by taking his advice about budgeting, saving, and debt elimination, they're still much better off than they would be otherwise.
Thanks to the Baby Steps our house is paid off.
