Break The Debt Spiral And Regain Your Life

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🗓️ 11 March 2026

⏱️ 126 minutes

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0:00.0	Brought to you by the Every Dollar app.
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0:11.3	Normal is broke and common sense is weird, so we're here to help you transform your life from the Ramsey Network in the Fair Wins Credit Union Studios.
0:20.6	This is the Ramsey show.
0:22.4	I'm Dave Ramsey, your host, George Campbell, number one bestselling author and Ramsey
0:26.5	personality, co-host to Smart Money Happy Hour on the Ramsey Networks.
0:30.1	He's my co-host today.
0:32.2	Open phones at AAA-825-25-2-2-25.
0:36.6	Elizabeth is in Seattle. Hi, Elizabeth. How are you? Hi, I'm doing well. How about you?
0:42.1	Better than I deserve. What's up? I have a question about debt transfer cards. I've been following you for years,
0:49.3	and I know you always say don't do it, but I'm kind of at a loss. I don't really know where to go because we're drowning and can't make even our minimums
0:57.8	because we have kind of a lot of debt.
0:59.5	How much debt do you have?
1:00.5	I have 15,000 in credit cards.
1:04.5	How much other debt do you have?
1:07.8	I'd say probably 13, just under 13 for our car and 35 for our school.
1:13.6	Okay.
1:14.6	And what's your household income?
1:16.6	Around 3,500.
1:18.6	Okay.
1:19.6	You don't have a credit card problem.
1:22.6	You have an income problem.
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