Should We Get a Divorce to Save $100,000?
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4.5 • 839 Ratings
🗓️ 27 April 2026
⏱️ 4 minutes
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| 0:00.0 | If your private student loans are in default, you're not out of options. Go to yrefi.com slash Ramsey. |
| 0:09.0 | My wife and I have two kids. Our oldest is currently in college at a state school, so we are paying in state tuition. Our youngest is a senior and it's looking at colleges in a different state, which means higher tuition. We own a second home in that state, |
| 0:22.3 | but it's not our residence. Should my wife and I get a divorce so we can change one of our |
| 0:27.8 | permanent residences to that state and keep the other permanent residence in our state? |
| 0:34.1 | Doing so would save us over $100,000 by paying in-state tuition for both kids. |
| 0:39.5 | My wife and I love each other very much, and the paperwork wouldn't change our relationship. |
| 0:48.3 | Wow. |
| 0:48.9 | I don't know if I've ever heard this question before. |
| 0:51.1 | I've heard it for different reasons. |
| 0:52.7 | Get a legal divorce to pay for the out of state college tuition. |
| 1:01.2 | Oh, Lordy, no Dave, no Dave. |
| 1:03.9 | I think if you can't afford the out of state tuition, y'all can't afford the college. |
| 1:07.7 | So it looks like a... |
| 1:08.8 | Tell your kid no. |
| 1:11.4 | Oh, there's a shocking concept. |
| 1:15.0 | Before you divorce your wife, maybe you just tell your kid no. |
| 1:20.7 | Oh my gosh. |
| 1:22.5 | How about no? |
| 1:24.0 | You can't go to school over there. |
| 1:26.1 | No. |
| 1:27.7 | That settled, I mean, that's school over there. No. That settled. |
| 1:28.6 | I mean, that's a lot easier. |
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