"I’m 50 With No Retirement Living Paycheck-to-Paycheck"

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🗓️ 19 January 2026

⏱️ 127 minutes

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❓Have a money question? Ask Ramsey is here to help! Ken Coleman and George Kamel answer your questions and discuss: “How do I stop living paycheck to paycheck?” “Should we pay the student loans my mother-in-law is supposed to pay?” “Should we buy a home when we move to a different state?” “How much should we be spending on a vacation?” “We have a collection company coming after us for money we don’t owe. How should we handle this situation?” “Why won’t my wife live in an RV with me?” “I am under contract for a house with leased solar panels. Should I back out of this deal?” “Should we keep helping our daughter financially after her divorce?” “Should I buy a new truck or keep my old one?” “My husband doesn’t want to use our savings to pay off our home” “Can we afford a $500k house?” “Is my sister still responsible to make payments towards renovations on a home we co-own?” “How can I get out of $434,000 of debt?” “How fast should I be saving my fully-funded emergency fund?” “Should my husband change careers to make more money?” Next Steps: ✔️⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Help us make the show better. Please take this short survey.⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📞 Have a question for the show? Call 888-825-5225 weekdays from 2–5 p.m. ET or⁠⁠⁠ ⁠send us an email⁠⁠⁠. 💵 ⁠⁠⁠Start your free budget today. Download the EveryDollar app!⁠⁠ 🛡️ Protect yourself with trusted insurance coverage that fits your budget. 💻 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Find out where you stand with your money and get a free plan⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 💻 Need help with your taxes? See who we trust. Connect With Our Sponsors: Get 10% off your first month of ⁠⁠⁠BetterHelp⁠⁠⁠ Go to ⁠⁠⁠Boost Mobile⁠⁠⁠ to switch today! Go to⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Casper Sleep⁠⁠⁠ and use promo code RAMSEY to learn more If you want your car to keep going and going, trust ⁠⁠⁠Christian Brothers Automotive⁠⁠⁠. Find a local shop and get an exclusive Ramsey discount of 10% off 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! Debt collectors hassling you? Take back control of your life at ⁠⁠⁠Guardian Litigation Group⁠⁠⁠ Find top health insurance plans at ⁠⁠⁠Health Trust Financial⁠⁠⁠ Use code RAMSEY to save 20% at ⁠⁠⁠Mama Bear Legal Forms⁠⁠⁠ Visit⁠⁠⁠ NetSuite⁠⁠⁠ today to learn more 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 Highlights⁠⁠⁠ 🧠 ⁠⁠⁠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

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0:00.0	Brought to you by the Every Dollar app. Start budgeting for free today.
0:11.7	Normal is broke and common sense is weird, so we're here to help you transform your life.
0:19.9	From the Ramsey Network in the Fairwinds Credit Union Studio.
0:25.0	This is the Ramsey show alongside the Natalie attired George Camel bringing out another beautiful
0:33.7	winter shacket.
0:36.1	Love seeing the shacket make it appearance.
0:38.7	Just happy to be alongside my good friend, George Camel.
0:41.3	I'm Ken Coleman.
0:42.3	And we have a fantastic studio audience today out in the lobby.
0:45.3	I got to tell you, they just look like they're excited to be alive and here.
0:49.8	And so we're grateful to see you all as well.
0:52.5	Handsome audience out there, George.
0:54.1	Absolutely. Let's go to Ann,. Handsome audience out there, George. Absolutely.
0:54.8	Let's go to Ann, who starts us off in Cincinnati, Ohio.
0:59.3	Ann, how can we help?
1:03.2	So I am 50 years old.
1:06.1	I have no retirement, no savings, nothing.
1:14.1	I am not, I'll be honest, I'm not good with money.
1:21.0	Growing up, I don't have a relationship with my family, never been taught how to manage money,
1:30.0	how to budget. And I would like to start 2026 doing that, and I'm just overwhelmed with how to start, where to start.
1:32.1	I know the snowball, the dead snowball.
1:39.8	I just, you know, I also have health conditions where I was out of work for a month in October.
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