
Big Incomes Don’t Cancel Out Bad Decisions
from The Ramsey Show
by Ramsey Network
Published: Mon Sep 01 2025
Show Notes
Dave Ramsey and George Kamel answer your questions and discuss:
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"We're $500K in debt, can we afford new cars?”
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"My girlfriend will lose her pension if we get married"
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"How do we pay off $500k of medical debt?"
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"Is there a limited amount of wealth available?"
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"My husband keeps refusing to combine finances,"
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"Should we usse our savings to pay off our student loans?"
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Living paycheck-to-paycheck on $600K a year.
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