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The Ramsey Show Highlights

I Want To Leave My Husband But I'm Financially Trapped

The Ramsey Show Highlights

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4.5839 Ratings

🗓️ 5 April 2026

⏱️ 8 minutes

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0:00.0

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0:04.5

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0:06.7

I'm considered leaving my husband, but I feel like I'm financially trapped with the amount

0:13.4

of debt that we have.

0:14.9

I just feel like I'm not able to leave with my daughter.

0:20.2

Okay.

0:21.6

What happened to your marriage, hon?

0:24.6

We've been married for about 13 years, and it's just been a lot of verbal abuse.

0:28.9

And over the last five years since we've had our daughter, I just kind of start realizing

0:33.0

that it's not something I want her to be in and grow seeing that type of treatment.

0:40.3

So I just am at this point where I'm, you know, trying to look at my options right now.

0:46.6

And, you know, we've done couple therapy and it just doesn't seem like it's kind of clicking with him.

0:53.3

I just kind of feel like I'm at my wit's end with it.

0:58.1

I'm sorry.

1:00.3

And how many kids you got?

1:02.5

We have one.

1:03.5

What age?

1:05.1

She has four.

1:06.2

Wow.

1:10.7

Well, you know, obviously we're going to be a proponent for anybody to do anything they can to try to stay together, but not in an abusive situation without some traction on that.

1:22.8

So I certainly understand where you are.

1:25.4

A friend of mine that does divorce recovery counseling has always told me for the last

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