My wife and I are in our 50s, paid off the mortgage and want to ramp up savings — but our home insurance is now $7.2K. Is it crazy to go without it?
Picture this: Scott and Lisa, who are in their 50s, live in Colorado and recently paid off their home. Together they make about $130,000 a year, but since they’re now mortgage free, they’re using that extra cash to boost their retirement savings. While they don’t have any debt, they’re trying to save as much as […]
Alabama couple weigh selling home after break-in — but Dave Ramsey says the husband’s being a ‘drama queen.’ What they can do before listing the house
Having your property broken into is never easy to process. It can prompt all kinds of emotions and drive future decisions — even down to selling the property and moving out of the area. Trending Now Thanks to Jeff Bezos, you can now become a landlord for as little as $100 — and no, you […]
Kentucky man wants a mortgage to wipe out he and wife’s $110K in student loans and credit card debt — The Ramsey Show hosts tell him to ‘snowball’ it
Jeremy from Lexington, Kentucky, called into The Ramsey Show with a complex financial puzzle: He and his wife owe roughly $110,000 in student loans and credit card debt — not including a Parent PLUS loan in his father’s name that he’s promised to repay. His proposed solution? Take out a new mortgage to purchase his […]
Woman is disowning her ‘narcissist’ son — and wants to give $200K to his soon-to-be ex-wife. The Ramsey Show says he may claw the money back
When planning for the management of an estate, it’s fairly common for the process to bring up some difficult emotions, ones that can lead to tough decisions about legacy and family dynamics. Take Anna from Las Vegas, for example. Anna wants to disown her son, who’s been diagnosed as a narcissist. She has her assets […]
Mark Zandi says Trump’s mass deportations could cause inflation to spike up to 4% by early 2026 — here’s where you might feel the pinch most
Mass deportation of immigrants and undocumented workers might come with an unexpected side effect: inflation. That’s according to Moody Analytics’s chief economist Mark Zandi, who told Fortune [1] that if immigrants continue to be deported at the current rate, inflation will jump from 2.5% to 4% “by the time it hits its peak early next […]
Sean Kingston sentenced to 3.5 years in prison by Florida court for wire fraud scheme — here are 2 major red flags luxury sellers should watch out for
Rapper Sean Kingston might be best known for his 2007 hit, “Beautiful Girls,” but now he’ll be remembered for something else: a million-dollar wire fraud scam he ran with his mother involving luxury goods. Kingston, whose legal name is Kisean Paul Anderson, has been sentenced to three and a half years in federal prison. His […]
Montreal woman is worried about her husband’s gambling addiction — wants to help him tackle his $1.1M debt. What Ramsey Show hosts said to do ASAP
It’s common for spouses to combine finances — but sometimes, even when you keep your money separate, one partner’s bad habits can impact the other’s financial future. Such is the case for Sarah from Montreal, Quebec, who called into The Ramsey Show two weeks after learning that her husband has a gambling addiction. Trending Now […]
House flippers bought the house next door — and now it seems they’re intentionally building a fence on my side of the property line. What should I do?
Melanie’s next-door neighbors just sold their home, and she learned that the new owners were property flippers when they immediately started making changes to the house. At first, Melanie was glad to see that the property was being upgraded, until the flippers started building a fence on her land. Previously, there was no backyard fence […]
What it costs for a family of 4 to live comfortably in the US surged nearly $10K in 2025, research reveals. Are you keeping up or just getting by?
Raising a family has always come with additional costs, but in 2025, it’s become a whole lot more expensive. Take the Millers, for example. This couple in Boulder, Colorado earns a combined annual income of $220,000, which had provided them with a comfortable lifestyle — until they had kids. They have a mortgage, two cars […]
Billions in investment and thousands of new jobs up for grabs if Canada can lead global clean energy economy, report finds
Canada is staring down one of its biggest economic opportunities in decades, according to a recent report from New Economy Canada. As global investment in clean energy and technology surges past $3 trillion annually, new economic research argues that Canada is well-positioned to attract a significant share of capital and job creation, if governments across […]