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P O S I T I V E LY
C O S H O C T O N
4 THE BEACON
C O U N T Y
Find financial peace with upcoming
series of classes
By Josie Sellers
[email protected]
COSHOCTON – Kevin McClain at first
wasn’t sure about taking Dave Ramsey’s
Financial Peace University classes, but
they ended up changing life for him and
his wife.
“Bob Brems and Tom Heading were
teaching the class,” McClain said. “They
were in our scout troop and mentioned
it. I thought about it and then ended up
checking into it. We were in credit card
debt, car debt, mortgage debt and all
kinds of debt.”
McClain and his wife took the class in
the fall of 2011 and graduated in January
2012.
“I felt majorly empowered,” he said.
“We made a plan and a goal. We wanted
to be debt free. We worked on a budget
following Dave’s plan.”
It took the McClains four years, but in
2016 they made the final payment on
their house and are completely debt free.
“We had a budget and we stuck to it,”
Kevin said. “In four years we paid off
$65,000 worth of debt.”
A key part of the program is teaching
you that every dollar has to be accounted
for in your budget.
“We have our three boys and us and
realized we were spending $200 a month
on going out to eat,” Kevin said. “That
adds up. Some people don’t realize what
they are spending a month on things. We
cut back and only eat out once a month.
Another thing you learn about is how to
pay off your smallest debt and then roll
that money to your next debt. We also
readjusted our budget to have an emer-
gency fund.”
When Brems passed away in 2015, Kev-
in felt led to start teaching the class.
“I lived it and had been doing it since
2012,” Kevin said. “We are still following
the program and teaching our sons how
to do it so they don’t go into debt like we
did.”
He taught his first class in 2016 and
tries to offer the program twice a year.
The next series will start at 6:30 p.m.
Thursday, Jan. 9, in the fellowship hall at
Burt Avenue Wesleyan Church, 230 Burt
Ave. The group will meet once a week for
about an hour and half for a nine week
“I felt more in control
of my money after the
class. We don’t have to
worry so much now if
something breaks or
needs repaired.”
- Kevin McClain
video series of lessons.
Cost for the classes is $99, which gives
you your workbook and access to addi-
tional programs such as how to set up
a will and help your children with their
finances. Once you take the program you
are welcome to join in on another session
in the future to brush up on your knowl-
edge without paying again.
“The people teaching the class get
nothing,” Kevin said. “The money you
pay all goes toward tools and resources
to teach the program. We are just sharing
our knowledge about how to get debt
free. They’ve had more than five million
people worldwide take the class.”
Call 740-622-0435 or 740-294-7176 to
register or visit www.fpu.com/1109790.
You do not have to buy the class online
as Kevin also will have kits available. A
drawing will be held for a free class after
everyone has signed up.
“I felt more in control of my money
after the class,” Kevin said. “We don’t
have to worry so much now if something
breaks or needs repaired.”
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