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The Ramsey Show Highlights

You’re More Obligated to This House Than You Are Your Own Children!

The Ramsey Show Highlights

Ramsey Network

Self-improvement, Education, Investing, Business

4.6682 Ratings

🗓️ 1 December 2023

⏱️ 4 minutes

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Today's episode features Dave Ramsey & Ken Coleman. The Ramsey Show Highlights 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, Dr. John Delony, George Kamel & Jade Warshaw. Part of the Ramsey Network. Delivered to you seven days a week. 💸 Budget for free with EveryDollar: Click Here Learn more about your ad choices. https://www.megaphone.fm/adchoices Ramsey Solutions Privacy Policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

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0:06.3

Katrina is in Boston Mass. Hi, Katrina. What's up?

0:11.1

Hi, Dave. Hi, Ken. Thanks for taking my call. I am a new listener to your show, and I am just kicking myself for not listening earlier.

0:18.9

I feel like I've never really learned to adults when it comes to my finances.

0:23.3

So I have a lot to learn. I am a 45-year-old single mom by choice. That means I decided to have my

0:31.6

children on my own using a sperm donor. And I say that so you know I'm totally financially

0:36.6

responsible for my two kids.

0:38.5

They just turned one and three, their little babies. And I'm really feeling anxious about our

0:45.1

financial future. And I'm just a little bit paralyzed about what my next step should be.

0:51.2

I have a chunk of money in savings. And I don't know if I should pay off my

0:55.9

mortgage. What's a chunk? About, I have about 250,000 in savings. That's a good chunk.

1:03.9

The kids, right? Yeah, it's a good chunk. They each have about eight grand in their,

1:08.3

in their accounts as well. Okay. And how much do you make? I have about $8,000 in their accounts as well. Okay. And how much do you make a year?

1:12.7

I have about $145.

1:15.4

Okay.

1:16.4

And what other, what debts other than your mortgage do you have?

1:20.4

None, just my mortgage.

1:21.9

I just got a payoff quote on it because I have a feeling you're going to tell me to pay

1:24.9

off.

1:25.9

What is the payoff on it?

1:26.9

It's 97 or 98.

1:29.3

It's not much.

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