You Don’t Get Out of Debt by Accident—Choose Your Hard

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🗓️ 20 January 2026

⏱️ 128 minutes

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❓⁠Have a money question? Ask Ramsey is here to help!⁠ Ken Coleman and Jade Warshaw answer your questions and discuss: “I feel let down by my husband’s spending habits?” ”We’re in $600,000 of student loan debt and have a baby on the way. How do we work the baby steps?” “I keep going deeper into debt because of my spending habits” “Our home mortgage is 40% of our income, should we refinance?” “How do I talk to my in-laws about the $48,000 my wife owes them?” “We offered $24,000 for our daughter’s wedding, they want to spend half of it on the wedding and keep the other half” “How are we supposed to pay $2459 for health insurance premiums?” “Should I pay off the mortgage incrementally or should I invest the money until I can pay off the house in full?” “What’s the difference between sinking funds and recurring expenses?” “My wife thinks I’m jumping the gun by getting life insurance for a baby we are planning for” “We’re $176,000 in debt, should we sell our cars?” “How do I pay off debt and plan for the future as a single mom?” “My mortgage has a balloon payment, how do I pay this off?” Next Steps: ✔️⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Help us make the show better. Please take this short survey.⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📞 Have a question for the show? Call 888-825-5225 weekdays from 2–5 p.m. ET or⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠send us an email⁠⁠⁠⁠. 🛡️ ⁠Protect yourself with trusted insurance coverage that fits your budget.⁠ 🏢 ⁠Join the Crusade! Apply Now!⁠ 📲 Start your free budget today. Download the EveryDollar app!⁠⁠⁠⁠ 💻 Need help with your taxes? See who we trust. 💵 Think you're good with money? Take our free quiz! Connect With Our Sponsors: Get 10% off your first month of ⁠⁠⁠⁠BetterHelp⁠⁠⁠⁠ Go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠Boost Mobile⁠⁠⁠⁠ to switch today! Go to⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Casper Sleep⁠⁠⁠⁠ and use promo code RAMSEY to learn more If you want your car to keep going and going, trust ⁠⁠⁠⁠Christian Brothers Automotive⁠⁠⁠⁠. Find a local shop and get an exclusive Ramsey discount of 10% off Learn more about⁠⁠⁠⁠ Christian Healthcare Ministries⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get started today with⁠⁠⁠⁠ Churchill Mortgage⁠⁠⁠⁠ Get 20% off when you join ⁠⁠⁠⁠DeleteMe⁠⁠⁠⁠ Go to⁠⁠⁠⁠ FAIRWINDS Credit Union⁠⁠⁠⁠ for an exclusive account bundle! Debt collectors hassling you? Take back control of your life at ⁠⁠⁠⁠Guardian Litigation Group⁠⁠⁠⁠ Find top health insurance plans at ⁠⁠⁠⁠Health Trust Financial⁠⁠⁠⁠ Use code RAMSEY to save 20% at ⁠⁠⁠⁠Mama Bear Legal Forms⁠⁠⁠⁠ Visit⁠⁠⁠⁠ NetSuite⁠⁠⁠⁠ today to learn more Get started with ⁠⁠⁠⁠YRefy⁠⁠⁠⁠ or call 844-2-RAMSEY Visit⁠⁠⁠⁠ Zander Insurance⁠⁠⁠⁠ for your free instant quote today! Explore more from Ramsey Network: 💸 ⁠⁠⁠⁠The Ramsey Show Highlights⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🧠 ⁠⁠⁠⁠The Dr. John Delony Show⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🍸 ⁠⁠⁠⁠Smart Money Happy Hour⁠⁠⁠⁠ 💡 ⁠⁠⁠⁠The Rachel Cruze Show⁠⁠⁠⁠ 💰 ⁠⁠⁠⁠George Kamel⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🪑 ⁠⁠⁠⁠Front Row Seat with Ken Coleman⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📈 ⁠⁠⁠⁠EntreLeadership⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Ramsey Solutions Privacy Policy⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Brought to you by the Every Dollar app. Start budgeting for free today.
0:13.8	Normal is broken. Common sense is weird, so we're here to help you transform your life.
0:20.7	From the Ramsey Network in the Fairwinds Credit Union Studio, this is the Ramsey
0:26.0	show.
0:26.6	Alongside the fabulous Jade Warshaw, I'm Ken Coleman.
0:30.3	The phone number to jump in today is AAA 825-5-225.
0:34.5	AAA 825-5-2-25.
0:37.2	Let's go.
0:38.3	Grace is going to start us off in Asheville, North Carolina.
0:41.3	Grace, how can we help today?
0:43.3	Hi, Ken.
0:44.3	Thanks so much for speaking with me today.
0:47.3	Sure.
0:48.3	My question is regarding my marriage and how to handle finances.
0:53.3	I'm a saver in my marriage, whereas my husband's more
0:57.0	of the free spirit. And although we make a really great income, I'm still having a really
1:04.1	difficult time staying encouraged when his heart hasn't caught up to the sixth grade math, as you all have talked about.
1:12.2	So my question is more about how to not be a controller or an enabler and continue being
1:18.8	an encouraging life when I just feel really let down.
1:23.1	I'm like there's a lot of arguments.
1:25.5	Oh, bless your heart.
1:26.7	I love this. Okay, a couple of questions.
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