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The Ramsey Show Highlights

My Husband Is Addicted to Fantasy Football Gambling

The Ramsey Show Highlights

Ramsey Network

Self-improvement, Education, Investing, Business

4.6682 Ratings

🗓️ 28 September 2021

⏱️ 6 minutes

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The Ramsey Call of the Day 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, Christy Wright, Dr. John Delony, and George Kamel. Part of the Ramsey Network. Delivered to you five days a week. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

This is the Ramsey Call of the Day, part of the Ramsey Network.

0:12.0

Today's question comes from Sandra in Virginia. My husband and I have been married seven years,

0:17.2

and this is the second marriage for both of us. When we first got married, he was in several

0:21.6

fantasy football leagues and did not work full-time. He's been working full-time for four years now,

0:26.3

and he's cut back to one fantasy football league. He's cut back. He's cut back. That's a great language.

0:31.5

I have no issue with watching games, however, the 15-plus hours a week that goes into following

0:36.8

pro football is a bit much.

0:39.2

Growing up, my father frequently bet on horse races losing quite a bit of money and time to this addiction.

0:45.3

Because of this, I'm very much against gambling as I've seen it destroy people and families.

0:50.0

Could you please set the record straight regarding if buying into brackets and or fantasy football is a wise financial slash life choice?

0:57.3

Oh, Sandra, Sandra.

1:00.0

I've got a bunch of friends in my life there like your husband.

1:03.8

Oh, man.

1:04.7

So we can answer your money question here.

1:07.0

This is very much not a money question.

1:13.9

This is a conversation that y'all two need to sit down and have on a couple of different levels. One level being, regardless of what the issue is,

1:20.6

fantasy football, watching football, cooking, I want to go back to school, I want to quit my job

1:25.8

and start a calligraphy business, whatever it is,

1:30.0

something is setting off an alarm system that you have. It's been there since you were a little girl

1:34.9

because of some behaviors that your dad did. And the old, you marry your unfinished business is often true,

1:43.1

really often true, and you've married

1:46.6

your unfinished business.

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