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EPISODE · May 14, 2025 · 1H 27M

Credit Is a Crutch—It’s Time to Walk Without It

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📈 ⁠⁠⁠⁠Are you on track with the Baby Steps? Get a Free Personalized Plan⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📱 Watch the full episode for free in the Ramsey Network app. Ken Coleman and Rachel Cruze answer your questions and discuss: "Can I 'divorce' my entitled children?" "How do I recover from having my credit history wiped?" "My agent keeps insisting I should keep my four whole life insurance polices." "I struggle with giving money, does that make me a bad person?" "My husband wants to sell our house and rent in order to pay off debt, but I don't want to do that." "I'm worried I'm not going to be able to provide for my soon-to-be wife and child" "How do I help my in-laws while we are working the Baby Steps? They currently don't have any retirement savings." Next Steps: ✅ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Help us make the show better by taking this short survey!⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📞 Have a question for the show? Call 888-825-5225 weekdays from 2–5 p.m. ET or ⁠⁠⁠⁠send us an email.⁠⁠⁠⁠ 💰⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Hurry—Your chance to win $5k is almost over! Enter the Ramsey Cash Giveaway today!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🏠 ⁠⁠⁠⁠Get organized and prepared to buy or sell a home. ⁠⁠⁠⁠ 💵⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Start your free budget today. Download the EveryDollar app!⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ Connect with our Sponsors: 🛒 Stop paying more and start shopping smarter at ⁠⁠⁠⁠Aldi⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🌱 Get 10% off your first month of⁠⁠⁠⁠ BetterHelp⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📱Go to ⁠⁠⁠⁠Boost Mobile⁠⁠⁠⁠ to switch today! 🏥 Learn more about⁠⁠⁠⁠ Christian Healthcare Ministries⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🏡 Get started today with⁠⁠⁠⁠ Churchill Mortgage⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🔒 Get 20% off when you join ⁠⁠⁠⁠DeleteMe⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🏦 Go to⁠⁠⁠⁠ FAIRWINDS Credit Union⁠⁠⁠⁠ for an exclusive account bundle! 🥗 Save 15% on your first ⁠⁠⁠⁠Field of Greens⁠⁠⁠⁠ order with code RAMSEY ⛨ Find top Health Insurance Plans at ⁠⁠⁠⁠Health Trust Financial⁠⁠⁠⁠ 💸 To find out more about student loan refinancing, check out⁠⁠⁠⁠ Laurel Road⁠⁠⁠⁠ 💻 Visit⁠⁠⁠⁠ NetSuite⁠⁠⁠⁠ today to learn more 🗂️ Use promo code RAMSEY for 18% off at ⁠⁠⁠⁠The Nokbox⁠⁠⁠⁠ 💵 Learn more about ⁠⁠⁠⁠Timothy Plan⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🏛 Get started with ⁠⁠⁠⁠YRefy⁠⁠⁠⁠ or call 844-2-RAMSEY 🔐 Visit⁠⁠⁠⁠ Zander Insurance⁠⁠⁠⁠ for your free instant quote today! Explore more from Ramsey Network: 💸 ⁠⁠⁠⁠The Ramsey Show Highlights⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🧠 ⁠⁠⁠⁠The Dr. John Delony Show⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🍸 ⁠⁠⁠⁠Smart Money Happy Hour⁠⁠⁠⁠ 💡 ⁠⁠⁠⁠The Rachel Cruze Show⁠⁠⁠⁠ 💰 ⁠⁠⁠⁠George Kamel⁠⁠⁠⁠ 🪑 ⁠⁠⁠⁠Front Row Seat with Ken Coleman⁠⁠⁠⁠ 📈 ⁠⁠⁠⁠EntreLeadership⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠Ramsey Solutions Privacy Policy⁠⁠⁠ Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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