Actually these seem like fair criticisms especially regarding your mischaracterization of Ramit Sethi.
Your conclusion in the article (under "What would I recommend you do?") turns out to be the same thing Ramit Sethi recommends you do (among other points in the article which are in agreement with his writings).
So, you are not calling out Ramit Sethi as much as you think you are.
It also conflates the fundamentals (not having credit card debt, investing in a tax-advantaged retirement fund) with the next step of not trading money for time.
How is someone who can't manage their (small) amount of money going to manage the large amount of money earned from a successful business? They can't.
As a further thought to consider, what are the chances they would be able to start a successful business to begin with?
In other words, "you learn to crawl before you walk".
Your conclusion in the article (under "What would I recommend you do?") turns out to be the same thing Ramit Sethi recommends you do (among other points in the article which are in agreement with his writings).
So, you are not calling out Ramit Sethi as much as you think you are.
It also conflates the fundamentals (not having credit card debt, investing in a tax-advantaged retirement fund) with the next step of not trading money for time.
How is someone who can't manage their (small) amount of money going to manage the large amount of money earned from a successful business? They can't.
As a further thought to consider, what are the chances they would be able to start a successful business to begin with?
In other words, "you learn to crawl before you walk".