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The Ramsey Show Highlights

My 23-Year-Old Doesn't Want To Be An Adult

The Ramsey Show Highlights

Ramsey Network

Self-improvement, Education, Investing, Business

4.6682 Ratings

🗓️ 19 December 2023

⏱️ 7 minutes

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Today's episode features Dr. John Delony & George Kamel. The Ramsey Show Highlights is a quick, daily dose of advice on life and money in under ten minutes. Hear from experts like Dave Ramsey, Ken Coleman, Rachel Cruze, Dr. John Delony, George Kamel & Jade Warshaw. Part of the Ramsey Network. Delivered to you seven days a week. 💸 Budget for free with EveryDollar: Click Here Learn more about your ad choices. https://www.megaphone.fm/adchoices Ramsey Solutions Privacy Policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:06.0

Hi, how are y'all? Could not be better. What's up?

0:10.0

So, our situation, I have a 23-year-old stepson that's on his second senior year, two more senior years left to go to get a general business degree.

0:24.6

And my husband pays tuition, rent, utilities, truck, everything for him.

0:32.6

So when he does graduate, he has stated that he doesn't want to get a job. He doesn't want to be an adult.

0:40.6

You know, doesn't want to do anything except for basically live off my husband.

0:46.8

Lonnie. Lonnie, Lonnie, Lonnie, why in the world would he want to get a job?

0:51.3

He has it made. He's got the perfect life.

0:56.2

Exactly. Well, that's what I tell my husband. I'm like, why would he? If you're going to pay for everything, I mean... Well, it's not the

1:01.4

paying for everything. Some people are able to bless their kids. That's fine. It's the way in which

1:08.3

that blessing is becoming a curse.

1:14.6

That's what I'm thinking.

1:17.0

There's no accountability with it.

1:19.8

It's an ATM machine with an endless donor.

1:25.6

Yes, and I'm on board with paying for tuition for his school.

1:30.3

I feel like after five years we should stop. And if he needs two more years, because he messed around and lived his best life for a few years, I feel like

1:37.7

that should be on him, that we shouldn't be on the hook, you know, seven years for a general

1:43.9

business bachelor's degree. Hey, Lonnie, your conversation is not with your, you know, seven years for a general business bachelor's degree.

1:45.5

Hey, Lonnie, your conversation is not with your, with this, your stepson.

1:49.4

Your conversation is with your husband.

1:52.5

Yes, and he is not on board.

1:56.6

But here's what, hold on, don't miss what I'm trying to say.

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