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The Ramsey Show

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Business, Education, Investing, Self-improvement

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🗓️ 4 December 2025

⏱️ 127 minutes

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0:00.0	Brought to you by the Every Dollar app. Start budgeting for free today.
0:12.7	Normal is broken. Common sense is weird. So we're here to help you transform your life.
0:20.4	From the Ramsey Network and the Fair Wins Credit Union Studio.
0:24.6	This is the Ramsey Show.
0:26.3	I'm Dave Ramsey, George Campbell.
0:28.0	Ramsey Personality number one bestselling author is my co-host today.
0:32.2	Thank you for joining us, America.
0:34.1	We're so glad you're here.
0:35.2	The phone number is AAA-825-225. The call is free, and some say the advice is worth
0:42.8	exactly what you pay for it. So you jump in. We'll help you out. It's what we're
0:46.8	here for. Michael is in Jackson, Mississippi. Hey, Michael, how are you?
0:51.3	I'm doing well. How are you? Better than I deserve. What's up?
0:55.8	Yes, sir.
0:56.6	So I'm in a sticky situation in my life, and I'm looking at a way to get out of it,
1:04.3	to do better for myself and my family.
1:06.1	Okay.
1:06.6	Good.
1:07.3	How can we help?
1:09.5	Yes, sir.
1:10.1	So I'm 27, about the turn 28. I have guardianship of my 17-year-old brother
1:15.5	after the past four years. I'm roughly $35,000 in debt with a lease, some credit card
1:25.0	debt and a few other charge off on my credit.
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