Dave Ramsey

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Brought to you by the EveryDollar app. Start budgeting for free today. Live from the headquarters of Ramsey Solutions, it's the Ramsey Show, where we help people. Build wealth, do work that they love, and create actual amazing relationships. Jade Walsh, our number one best-selling author, Ramsey Personality, is my co-host today as we take your calls about your life and your money.

Brought to you by the EveryDollar app. Start budgeting for free today. Live from the headquarters of Ramsey Solutions, it's the Ramsey Show, where we help people. Build wealth, do work that they love, and create actual amazing relationships. Jade Walsh, our number one best-selling author, Ramsey Personality, is my co-host today as we take your calls about your life and your money.

The phone number is 888-825-5225. Hugh is in Las Vegas. Hi, Hugh. What's up?

The phone number is 888-825-5225. Hugh is in Las Vegas. Hi, Hugh. What's up?

The phone number is 888-825-5225. Hugh is in Las Vegas. Hi, Hugh. What's up?

Your older son has the three kids and they're safe? Yes, for now. Okay. Wow. What do you make a year? About $50,000. Okay. All right. And so the money that you're spending is for three years for a 13-year-old, or four years for a 13-year-old. And by the time it gets to court, the other two probably won't even apply, right? It's possible. They're going to age out. Yeah.

Your older son has the three kids and they're safe? Yes, for now. Okay. Wow. What do you make a year? About $50,000. Okay. All right. And so the money that you're spending is for three years for a 13-year-old, or four years for a 13-year-old. And by the time it gets to court, the other two probably won't even apply, right? It's possible. They're going to age out. Yeah.

Your older son has the three kids and they're safe? Yes, for now. Okay. Wow. What do you make a year? About $50,000. Okay. All right. And so the money that you're spending is for three years for a 13-year-old, or four years for a 13-year-old. And by the time it gets to court, the other two probably won't even apply, right? It's possible. They're going to age out. Yeah.

Yeah, she's got charges, he said.

Yeah, she's got charges, he said.

Yeah, she's got charges, he said.

Okay, so I assume your bank account's dry.

Okay, so I assume your bank account's dry.

Okay, so I assume your bank account's dry.

Okay. All right. Well, what I do when I'm facing these situations is I don't start with debt. I start with no debt. And I figure out how I'm going to handle a very difficult situation without debt. And it's very difficult. I don't have an easy answer for you. But, you know, it's going to involve selling things. It's going to involve no additional debt. You've already got $70,000.

Okay. All right. Well, what I do when I'm facing these situations is I don't start with debt. I start with no debt. And I figure out how I'm going to handle a very difficult situation without debt. And it's very difficult. I don't have an easy answer for you. But, you know, it's going to involve selling things. It's going to involve no additional debt. You've already got $70,000.

Okay. All right. Well, what I do when I'm facing these situations is I don't start with debt. I start with no debt. And I figure out how I'm going to handle a very difficult situation without debt. And it's very difficult. I don't have an easy answer for you. But, you know, it's going to involve selling things. It's going to involve no additional debt. You've already got $70,000.

We don't need to add to that. So it's going to involve selling things. It's going to involve you working six jobs in order to pay attorney's fees. And again, the perspective is this is for a very short window because the vast majority of these kids, by the time this gets done, are going to age out because once they're 18, this is over.

We don't need to add to that. So it's going to involve selling things. It's going to involve you working six jobs in order to pay attorney's fees. And again, the perspective is this is for a very short window because the vast majority of these kids, by the time this gets done, are going to age out because once they're 18, this is over.