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5 min read🎙️ 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:
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My father is trying to bribe me into signing a document that alters the trust my grandfather left
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My In-laws are upset that I haven't paid them back
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Take out a loan to buy a $1M business?
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My husband keeps racking up debt on credit cards
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I'm paying my divorce layers with credit cards
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How do I get my mother-in-law to move out?
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My dad wants me to cosign for a HELOC
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