The Ramsey Show
The Ramsey Show

Money Turns Family Drama Into Financial Disaster

January 5, 2026

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🎙️ The Voices & The Context

  • The Format: This is a high-energy open phones call-in show where hosts deliver blunt financial tough love on live listener dilemmas, blending raw advice with humor and motivation. Direct and unfiltered.
  • The Format: Casual host-led call-in advice show.
  • The Key Players:
    • Dave Ramsey: Fiery founder and host, famous for no-debt philosophy and Baby Steps, dishes out tough realism.
    • Ken Coleman: Co-host and Ramsey personality, adds empathy and psychological insights to balance Dave's intensity.
    • Callers: Everyday folks like Jack (trust drama), Jeremy (in-law loans), and debt-free screamers Nathan & Britney, sharing messy money stories for crowd-pleasing roasts.

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What you'll learn

  • 1 (00:59) **Open Phones: Jack in Little Rock on Inheritance Trust Dilemma**
  • 2 (10:37) **Jeremy in Seattle: Family Loan for Manufactured Home Gone Wrong**
  • 3 (22:27) **Ramsey Question of the Day: Mary's Husband's Golf Expenses**
  • 4 (26:08) **Sarah in Detroit: EIDL Loan Ethics Post-Business Closure**
  • 5 (33:15) **Michael in Atlanta: Buying $1M Ice Business at Age 27**
  • 6 (44:47) **Liz in Nashville: $552K Debt Stagnation**
  • 7 (55:37) **Emily in New York: Ready for Family Amid Uncertainty**

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Show Notes

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While we are out for Christmas break, we've compiled some of our favorite Dave and Ken calls from the past two years. We'll be back with a live show in the tomorrow!


Dave Ramsey & Ken Coleman answer your questions and discuss:

  • My father is trying to bribe me into signing a document that alters the trust my grandfather left

  • My In-laws are upset that I haven't paid them back

  • Take out a loan to buy a $1M business?

  • My husband keeps racking up debt on credit cards

  • I'm paying my divorce layers with credit cards

  • How do I get my mother-in-law to move out?

  • My dad wants me to cosign for a HELOC


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