My Girlfriend’s Pregnant and I’m Scared

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🗓️ 29 January 2026

⏱️ 127 minutes

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0:00.0	Brought to you by the Every Dollar app. Start budgeting for free today.
0:14.7	Normal is broke and common sense is weird, so we're here to help you transform your life.
0:20.5	From the Ramsey Network in the Fairwinds
0:22.4	Credit Union studio, this is The Ramsey Show. I'm George Camel, joined by bestselling author, Jade
0:28.0	Warshaugh, and we're taking your calls at AAA 825-5-225. Don't be scared. Pick up the phone,
0:35.7	type in those numbers and join the conversation.
0:38.1	Thomas kicks us off.
0:39.3	In Oregon, what's up, Thomas?
0:43.5	Are you with us?
0:45.9	Yes, I'm here.
0:47.1	Can you hear me?
0:47.6	Yes.
0:50.5	Hi, my situation is rather complex.
0:59.3	I'm a 24-year-old from Oregon who's doing college,
1:06.7	have two years left for a business administration degree. My girl hind is five weeks pregnant.
1:12.9	I found out about it three days ago. And to be honest, we're both rather scared.
1:15.4	I have no outstanding debts.
1:19.7	I don't know if she has any outstanding debts, but they don't believe so.
1:27.2	However, she is not in the best financial situation just overall because of living expenses and other things.
1:27.9	Wow.
1:30.3	Well, that's scary, dude. You have a right to be rightfully spooked by all this.
1:33.6	I'm going to go ahead and assume that you are the father.
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