Dave Ramsey’s Financial Peace University, a nine-week course offering practical tools to gain long-term financial stability and success, will get underway next month at two churches on Oahu and one on Hawaii island.

The course is taught via DVD once a week, with a small-group discussion. Lessons include budgeting, relationships and money, getting out of debt, saving for emergencies and investing. Classes will begin:

» Jan. 9, 6 p.m. Calvary Chapel Pearl Harbor in Waipahu, 94-1044 Waipio Uka St. For registration information, contact Ricky Harris at 678-3994.

» Jan. 19, 11 a.m. First Presbyterian Church, 45-550 Kionaole Road in Kaneohe. Contact Sarah Lau, 532-1111.

» Jan. 12, 6:30 p.m. Living Hope Church, 76-5946 Mamalahoa Highway in Holualoa, Kona. Contact Bill Brooks, 322-3202.

According to a news release, Ramsey has authored four best-selling books, including "Financial Peace." For more information, visit www.daveramsey.com.