Who is Dave Ramsey and why some people seem to dislike him?

I listen off and on. As others have said, he’s good for low income, high debt, struggling to figure it out folks. There is a vast lack of basic financial education in this country and he serves as a very generic, low end resource.

Personally, I think he should stick to debt counseling and lose the investment / insurance themes. I guess everyone can benefit from hearing about learning to live within your means, but the investment / insurance stuff has to have context for it to have any value.