Florida woman shares she doesn’t trust her husband because he spent $14,000 on lottery tickets in 1 month — why Dave Ramsey says their ‘system sucks’
It’s not uncommon for people to play the lottery. In fact, the nonprofit North American Association of State & Provincial Lotteries says that in 2024, U.S. lottery sales amounted to over $113.3 billion.And there’s nothing wrong with playing the lottery on occasion. It’s when lottery spending gets out of hand that there’s a real problem […]
US corporate bankruptcies just soared past 2020 pandemic levels — a very bad sign for Trump’s economy. Time to sell stocks before things get ugly?
Imagine this scenario: Your best friend’s birthday is approaching, so you head out to Party City to grab some last minute supplies before hitting up Rite Aid for a birthday card. Then, you go home for a dinner made with Del Monte veggies. Unfortunately, as of this year, those three ubiquitous American brands — Party […]
My dad died while I was at college and my mom said there was ‘nothing left’ from his estate for me. But 10 years on, I have to wonder if she was lying
When her father passed away a decade ago, Samantha was in college, too overwhelmed by grief and too inexperienced with money to question what happened next. Her mother told her there was “nothing left” from her father’s estate and that she’d be on her own financially. Overnight, Samantha went from an upper-middle-class upbringing — private […]
Dave Ramsey tells a mechanic from Canada what to do after learning he makes $200,000/year but has nothing to show for it
On paper, Jackson’s debt-free status and $200,000 annual salary might look like an easy ticket to financial freedom. But in reality, the 25-year-old heavy-duty mechanic from Canada admits he’s often staring at a bank account that doesn’t reflect his hard work or financial progress. “I get my paychecks and I pay my bills with it […]
Relief at last: Bank of Canada cuts rate after a six-month pause — easing pressure on mortgages and debt
The Bank of Canada dropped its overnight lending rate by 0.25% on September 17, 2025, lowering its target rate from 2.75% to 2.50%. This latest rate drop breaks the BoC’s recent streak of three consecutive rate holds that began in March 2025. Prior to the March pause, the BoC had steadily lowered rates over seven […]
Trump’s ‘big beautiful bill’ includes key changes to student loan repayment plans — when they take effect and will they be more or less forgiving
Few things take the shine off a hard-earned degree like a mountain of student debt. And millions of Americans are feeling the weight: The Education Data Initiative says more than 42 million borrowers owe a staggering $1.77 trillion dollars in student loan debt, with the average individual balance topping $38,000. Many of those borrowers may […]
Chicago couple ‘still in shock’ after $1M scratch-off ticket win — here’s what Dave Ramsey says to do when you’re hit with a sudden windfall
What started as a quick stop at a local gas station quickly turned into a huge financial windfall for one Chicago couple. On a recent episode of The Ramsey Show [1], a woman named Sarah called in with life-changing news: she and her husband had won $1 million from a scratch-off lottery ticket. Trending Now […]
Residents of NYC co-op facing 450% rent hike say they could lose their homes amid market ‘craziness’ — how a once-beneficial ownership quirk hurt them
Richard Hirsch lives in Carnegie House, a 1960s brick co-op building nestled within New York City’s glitzy Midtown Manhattan. He used to joke that he lived on “Thousandaires’ Row” — a play on the “Billionaires’ Row” nickname given to the neighborhood, now crowded with supertall skyscrapers and condos trading for tens of millions of dollars. […]
Josh Hawley introduced a bill to send $600 tariff rebate checks to ‘hardworking Americans’ — funded by the ‘wealth’ of Trump’s moves. Will it happen?
We adhere to strict standards of editorial integrity to help you make decisions with confidence. Some or all links contained within this article are paid links. How would you feel about getting a $600 check from Uncle Sam? That’s exactly what Senator Josh Hawley is proposing. On Monday, he introduced the “American Worker Rebate Act […]
Here are 3 things Americans in their 30s and 40s can do now to get a bigger Social Security check in retirement
We adhere to strict standards of editorial integrity to help you make decisions with confidence. Some or all links contained within this article are paid links. Social Security is constantly changing with updates to tax maximums, cost-of-living adjustments (COLAs), exemptions, and more. Some worry that increased payouts could deplete the program by the time today’s […]