I Co-signed For A Car and Now They're Going To Prison

The Ramsey Show Highlights

Ramsey Network

Self-improvement, Education, Investing, Business

4.6 • 682 Ratings

🗓️ 30 July 2025

⏱️ 8 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

💵 Start your free budget today. Download the EveryDollar app!⁠⁠⁠⁠ Did you miss the latest episode of The Ramsey Show? Don’t worry—we’ve got you covered! Get all the highlights you missed plus some of the best moments from the show. Watch entertaining calls, Dave Rants, guest interviews and more! Next Steps: 📞 Have a question for the show? Call 888-825-5225 weekdays from 2–5 p.m. ET or⁠⁠⁠⁠ send us an email⁠⁠⁠⁠. Connect with our Sponsors: Learn more about⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Christian Healthcare Ministries⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get 20% off when you join⁠⁠ ⁠⁠DeleteMe⁠⁠⁠⁠ Use promo code RAMSEY for 18% off at⁠⁠ ⁠⁠The Nokbox⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get started with⁠⁠ ⁠⁠YRefy⁠⁠⁠⁠ or call 844-2-RAMSEY Visit⁠⁠⁠⁠ Zander Insurance⁠⁠⁠⁠ for your free instant quote today! Explore more from Ramsey Network: 🎙️⁠⁠ ⁠⁠The Ramsey Show⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🧠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠The Dr. John Delony Show⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🍸⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Smart Money Happy Hour⁠⁠⁠⁠ 💡⁠⁠⁠⁠ The Rachel Cruze Show⁠⁠⁠⁠ 💰⁠⁠ ⁠⁠George Kamel⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠🪑 Front Row Seat with Ken Coleman⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📈⁠⁠ ⁠⁠EntreLeadership⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Ramsey Solutions Privacy Policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	Brought to you by the Every Dollar app.
0:04.3	Start budgeting for free today.
0:06.4	So I have a brother-in-law who is just a big, dumb animal.
0:14.0	And I love him dearly.
0:15.5	And he came to me and says, hey, I got 20 grand.
0:17.9	I'm going to put down on a car, but I need help.
0:20.1	Obviously, I need help. And I said, you got 20 grand? Okay'm going to put down on a car, but I need help. Obviously, I need help.
0:22.1	And I said, you got 20 grand? Okay, fine. I'll do it for you. So I co-sign for him. Oh, your big dumb, your big dumb brother-in-law is what you said? You got in the mud with this animal, my friend. We can't tell the two apart. We don't know who's dumb and who's smart.
0:17.5	I know.
0:18.8	And all I can hear in the background when I got done doing this is that is Dave saying, and reciting scripture to me, saying one who signed debt for another is stupid.
0:49.2	Yeah, that's the King James Bible. That sounds like him. I'm like, why did I do this?
0:53.9	And hell, not Dave.
0:55.0	God.
0:55.7	Yes.
0:56.2	So now I'm in the process of either.
0:59.0	So now I'm in the process of either just letting this go into a voluntary repossession, because I don't need it.
1:08.9	I don't want it.
1:16.6	And he's going away for a very long time on a vacation, an unwanted vacation. Is he going to prison?
1:18.6	Yes, yes.
1:19.6	Oh, boy.
1:20.6	Okay.
1:21.6	So, anyway, yeah, so now it's an $1,100 car payment. Goodness gracious.
	...

Transcript will be available on the free plan in 22 days. Upgrade to see the full transcript now.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Ramsey Network, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Ramsey Network and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.