The Junky Car Club

" Well welcome back to the Dave Ramsey show tonight we are focusing -- cars and money. Joining us now with a guy I met a few months back I was doing a leadership conference I was speaking at leadership conference. And you know met backstage in the green room he's the founder and president of the junky car club. Mike Foster is also the author of the book deadly -- character assassins. Hey man welcome good to have you likened to be here Dave thanks for having me on well thanks for joining us in Europe and California are trying to remember ISI am. Oh cool very cool so tell about this what is this junky car club stuff I actually know but I want to tell our viewers."

" Here it once are about two years the guys trying to really fancy sports car. Making a god awful lot car payments and it -- has just trying to keep up with a typical California lifestyle. -- portray myself as a successful guy. And I realize how absolutely stupid this was. And -- almighty my expenses sports car I traded it in front 1993 Toyota camry with a 150000. Miles on it. Cracked windshield broken radio an air conditioner and it doesn't work really well. And now I'm driving that and had taken the money that -- is seen. For my car payment and now I'm using it for humanitarian. Issues like sponsoring kids your compassion international. Very cool."

" Very cool and you guys are all about joke pride. Absolutely Dave Ramsey listener -- an -- talking backstage a catalyst Osama Dave Ramsey listeners are all. Driving a beater and proud of its -- get out of debt car but tell me about Joe pride was."

" Think that we live in a culture that that says we are what we drive right and so we we want to drive a Mercedes Lander and the dreamers. -- we want to portray this. Lifestyle of success and and really our cars simply utility vehicle to get us from. Point eight appoint me as really ridiculous how much we spend. On our image management and so. We're really trying to say hey you're trying to -- current beater a clunker you're cool you're awesome because you haven't body is this light throwing. I was happy rebellion against consumerism. Counter cultural Lyle -- So the motivation the core motivation the club as what there. All the motivation is really the number one to get some discussions started on this idea of our finances what we spend our money on. Why we are believing these things that marketers and advertisers are solace that our cars are our part so part of our identity. And -- secondly is really press that focus less on spending money on ourselves. And and spending money on others and those who are truly in need. So by driving a cheaper car that the essence of the club is your -- to give away the difference that exactly sites that might 600 dollar car payments. And now I'm using that donate to charities and sponsoring these history compassion. So is the sponsor rich guys and gals who just want peace corps or what I mean -- the people come from you know we have members from all over the world we have Russia Singapore. We have young young college guys see you. Sixteen year old women who are in the club. And that. We'll take anybody instead junky car club dot com and you sign up it's totally free we saying your membership card in a bumper sticker in your rock and roll and willow so. What are you getting out of this how those work for you -- me just having fun with the game plus it's been really it's a scene. This when I made that change in my own life two years ago. That things that internally have that happen with me in mind and how I'd buy things how I look at my material possessions. How I interact with people -- it's just I don't tell yet I'm so much more happier. Knowing that my money's going to people who are truly in need and people who truly need help. Then -- to my ate my happiness are my short term. -- on a fifteen minute ride from my house who have more."

" Yeah absolutely. That's cool so I must -- personal questions you don't want to answer you're just tell me because you got to cool hairdo the cool glasses in the whole thing and how the guy -- I am 37 years all but done so anybody okay Dave okay how long it's too late that we just found several million people but it's okay. Because I mean well I mean you know that's what that's a pretty. Cool indicator and what is the average age of when you said the sixty year old ladies to Singapore he saw that nowhere is this business and twenty somethings thing that's happening more. Is it truly spread out evenly the distribution of ages well. It's really so -- I know anyone can do it but I'm just saying what has been your experience with people actually signing up."

" Well number one I've been surprised by a that in the diversity of -- is but I would say that we do have a younger audience their twenties and thirties. I'm mostly male. And and what's been fun is that they've been kind of coming out of the woodwork when we talk about some pride in being proud of a driving a beater car. It kind of -- ignites people's passion to be on a mission. -- telling this message."