S2E372 What No One Tells You About Money with Jade Warshaw
The Brian Buffini Show
Brian Buffini
4.8 • 2.4K Ratings
🗓️ 10 February 2026
⏱️ 37 minutes
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Summary
Getting out of debt isn’t just a math problem—it’s a hope problem. That’s according to Jade Warshaw, a co-host of popular syndicated program, The Ramsey Show. In this episode of the It’s a Good Life podcast, Jade shares with host Brian Buffini how she and her husband started tackling a mountain of debt by taking back control, increasing their income, and committing to strategic steps. Jade also discusses how couples can navigate money conversations without shame and why empathy, patience and adaptability are essential in creating alignment.
YOU WILL LEARN:
- Why debt payoff requires endurance and adaptability.
- How to have healthier money conversations using alignment language that lowers defensiveness and shame.
- Why quick wins matter (and how the debt snowball shortens the feedback loop so you actually stick with it).
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NOTEWORTHY QUOTES FROM THIS EPISODE:
“When you're really attempting to achieve something, you know that it's [like] a crockpot. It takes time. There are challenges and endurance that have to be part of the equation. — Jade Warshaw
“When we're talking about something as important as money [with a significant person in our life], it can take a long time to get on the same page.” — Jade Warshaw
“A good reason can very quickly become a bad excuse.” — Jade Warshaw
“Success is just choosing to make the right decision one time and then another time.” — Jade Warshaw
“Preparation is a gift you give yourself.” — Jade Warshaw
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Transcript
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| 0:00.0 | Welcome to It's a Good Life, the podcast for entrepreneurs, where it's all about growing yourself and your business. |
| 0:09.6 | Here's your host, founder of America's largest business coaching company, Brian Bafini. |
| 0:16.7 | Well, the top of the morning to you and welcome to It's a Good Life. I'm excited to be with you today. |
| 0:21.4 | We're going to get you squared away on the money side of things. Now, before you jump to conclusions and you think, |
| 0:26.4 | oh, Brian's going to roll out old Dave Ramsey again, let me say this. Dave has a protege, and she is amazing. |
| 0:34.3 | And she has an amazing story. And she's the co-host of the Ramsey Show, and her name is |
| 0:39.2 | Jade Warshaw, and she has been there, done that. She has gone through the wars with her own |
| 0:44.3 | financial debt. Her and her husband, Sam, were musicians. Musicians aren't typically the best |
| 0:48.5 | with money, and sure enough, as they're traveling around the world, they got themselves into |
| 0:52.5 | $460,000 worth of debt. |
| 0:55.5 | But they turned it around. They got after it. And in the tearing up of that debt and the restructure |
| 1:01.8 | in their lives, not only has she become this Ramsey personality that is sitting next to Dave |
| 1:07.8 | Ramsey on the show every day, But she's just come out with their first |
| 1:11.7 | book, What No One Tells You About Money, and it just came out, and it's absolutely terrific. And there's |
| 1:16.6 | some great stories in there, and also a lot of hope. Dave and I were hanging out together for a few |
| 1:22.4 | days last year before Christmas. And I said, Dave, you're never going to be out of business, |
| 1:26.7 | because more people |
| 1:27.5 | are in debt today than ever. The rates are higher and the stakes are more than ever before. Jade, |
| 1:33.7 | we're so happy to have you today and your unique perspective on this, a life well lived. And also, |
| 1:38.9 | you've got great advice for people. So thanks for making time for us. Well, thank you. The pleasure is all |
| 1:43.7 | mine. Thank you so much for having me on today. And congrats on the new us. Well, thank you. The pleasure is all mine. Thank you so much for |
| 1:44.9 | having me on today. And congrats on the new book. I'm sure you're in a whirlwind right now. When I go visit the Ramsey organization, they call it the car wash when there's all the different presentations to do. So I'm sure you're doing a bunch of media. So thanks for taking time. Absolutely. |
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