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The Ramsey Show · September 4, 2026 · 2h 6m

Your Goals Need Numbers, Not Wishes

Dave Ramsey and Rachel Cruze take calls from listeners facing major financial crossroads. Topics include navigating a spouse's secret million-dollar business debt, unwinding a stressful real estate portfolio, whether a financial advisor should weigh in on luxury purchases like a horse, handling a complicated family inheritance situation, and rebuilding financially after a late-in-life divorce.

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Preview

Spouse's Secret $1 Million Vending Machine Debt
A wife calls in after discovering her husband secretly accumulated $1 million in debt over three years to fund his vending machine business, and wants to know if they should file for bankruptcy.
Financial Secrecy in Marriage Is a Deeper Problem Than the Debt
Ramsey and Cruze explain that hiding major financial moves from a spouse is a relational crisis that must be addressed before any financial cleanup can succeed.

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