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The Ramsey Show · August 21, 2026 · 2h 9m

Wealth Is A Strategy, Not An Accident

Dave Ramsey and Jade Warshaw take calls on this episode of The Ramsey Show, tackling listener dilemmas about cosigning a mortgage for a parent, merging financial independence with a spouse still on a family cell phone plan, sticking to a food budget while traveling for work, financial panic after job loss, and conflicting views on tithing within a marriage. The hosts offer practical advice grounded in the Ramsey Baby Steps, emphasizing that building wealth requires deliberate planning.

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Cosigning a mortgage for a parent: guilt vs. boundaries
A caller asks for advice on whether to cosign her mother’s mortgage, feeling guilty because her mother previously took out Parent PLUS loans for her education.
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Adult children on parents' cell phone plans
A wife questions whether she is unreasonable for wanting her husband to get off his parents' cell phone plan.
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Sticking to a food budget while traveling for work
A caller with a job that requires constant travel in hotels asks for strategies to maintain a food budget on the road.
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Coping with financial panic during job loss
A caller feels extremely panicked about finances after being unable to find another job.
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Navigating marital disagreement over tithing
A couple with differing views on how much to tithe seeks guidance on how to work through the conflict.
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