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🗓️ 17 February 2025

⏱️ 85 minutes

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📈 Are you on track with the Baby Steps? Get a Free Personalized Plan Dave Ramsey & Ken Coleman answer your questions and discuss: "My mother lost millions in a romance scam," "In-laws are upset that I haven't paid them back," "How will President Trump's tariffs affect me personally?" "Should I help pay my girlfriend's expenses?" "How can I help my 71-year-old mother who has no retirement income make it for another 15 years?" Support Our Sponsors: 🌱 Get 10% off your first month of BetterHelp ◎ Get 10% off Byrna product bundles and more! 🏥 Learn more about Christian Healthcare Ministries 🏡 Get started today with Churchill Mortgage 🔒 Get 20% off when you join DeleteMe 🏦 Go to FAIRWINDS Credit Union for an exclusive account bundle! 🥗 Save 15% on your first Field of Greens order with code RAMSEY ⛨ Find top Health Insurance Plans at Health Trust Financial 💸 To find out more about student loan refinancing, check out Laurel Road 💻 Visit NetSuite today to learn more 🗂️ Use promo code RAMSEY for 18% off at The Nokbox 💵 Learn more about Timothy Plan 🏛 Get started with YRefy or call 844-2-RAMSEY 🔐 Visit Zander Insurance for your free instant quote today! Next Steps 📱 Watch the full episode for free in the Ramsey Network app. 📞 Have a question for the show? Call 888-825-5225 Weekdays from 2-5pm ET or click here! 💵 Start your free budget today. Download the EveryDollar app! ❤️ Get away with your spouse in Nashville! 🛒 Preorder Build a Business You Love Now at Ramsey Solutions 💪 Invest with confidence! Get tickets to Investing Essentials 🪑 Check out Front Row Seat with Ken Coleman! Listen to more from Ramsey Network 🎙️ The Ramsey Show 🧠 The Dr. John Delony Show 🍸 Smart Money Happy Hour 💡 The Rachel Cruze Show 💸 The Ramsey Show Highlights 💰 George Kamel 🪑 Front Row Seat with Ken Coleman 📈 EntreLeadership Learn more about your ad choices. https://www.megaphone.fm/adchoices Ramsey Solutions Privacy Policy

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0:00.0	Live from the headquarters of Ramsey Solutions, it's the Ramsey show, where we help people build wealth, do work that they love and create actual amazing relationships.
0:27.8	I'm Dave Ramsey, your host, Ken Coleman Ramsey Personality, is my co-host today, number one bestselling author, and we are here to help you.
0:35.9	The phone number is easy. It's AAA 825-5-225.
0:40.4	The call is free, and some say the advice is worth exactly what you pay for it.
0:45.5	Allison starts us off today in Washington, D.C.
0:49.2	Hey, Allison, how are you?
0:51.0	Hi, thanks for taking my call.
0:53.0	I appreciate all the education that you guys provide.
0:56.2	My question today is about how to help my mother recover from a romance scam. She recently
1:06.2	found out that there's about $1.2 million missing from hers and my grandmother's estate, and it's gone.
1:18.2	And I know I'm not responsible for my mother's spending, but there's just very few resources
1:23.1	out there to help someone as they recover from this kind of scam.
1:29.9	Wow.
1:31.9	So he has disappeared?
1:36.1	Yeah, I don't even think she met him in person.
1:40.2	So this got flagged from her bank after she transferred $300,000, and they flagged that.
1:48.7	But that was only the biggest transfer.
1:50.9	There were a lot of other smaller transactions totaling that I'm aware of about $1.2 million.
1:57.2	How old is your mom?
2:00.0	She is 71. What a horrible thing. I'm so sorry.
2:06.2	Simultaneously makes me angry and sad. Um, wow. Uh, okay, so I guess there's a couple of areas. Um, is your mom,
2:17.1	uh, just lonely or is she diminished mentally?
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