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Les

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473 total appearances

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Podcast Appearances

The Ramsey Show
“I’m $147k In Debt And Only Make $1,500 A Month”

Hi.

The Ramsey Show
“I’m $147k In Debt And Only Make $1,500 A Month”

Thanks for having me.

The Ramsey Show
“I’m $147k In Debt And Only Make $1,500 A Month”

I am left a single mom, unemployed after a divorce, after 26 years of marriage.

The Ramsey Show
“I’m $147k In Debt And Only Make $1,500 A Month”

Right.

The Ramsey Show
“I’m $147k In Debt And Only Make $1,500 A Month”

Sadly, I thought I'd be over it in two years, but it doesn't happen always that easy, I guess, for some people.

The Ramsey Show
“I’m $147k In Debt And Only Make $1,500 A Month”

I'm at the stage where it's time that my divorce decree claims I need to either get my home in my own name or sell it.

The Ramsey Show
“I’m $147k In Debt And Only Make $1,500 A Month”

Okay.

The Ramsey Show
“I’m $147k In Debt And Only Make $1,500 A Month”

I have all the equity.

The Ramsey Show
“I’m $147k In Debt And Only Make $1,500 A Month”

I took that as alimony because I didn't want to disrupt.

The Ramsey Show
“I’m $147k In Debt And Only Make $1,500 A Month”

I had seven children living at home at the time of the divorce.

The Ramsey Show
“I’m $147k In Debt And Only Make $1,500 A Month”

And I have two.

The Ramsey Show
“I’m $147k In Debt And Only Make $1,500 A Month”

I rented my basement immediately.

The Ramsey Show
“I’m $147k In Debt And Only Make $1,500 A Month”

The week my divorce was final, I put up a wall, rented the basement.

The Ramsey Show
“I’m $147k In Debt And Only Make $1,500 A Month”

I'm going to make this happen.

The Ramsey Show
“I’m $147k In Debt And Only Make $1,500 A Month”

And now two years have passed and I'm trying to figure out how... I feel like I'm...

The Ramsey Show
“I’m $147k In Debt And Only Make $1,500 A Month”

making baby steps, but I don't know how to make the big steps, I guess, or the big decisions.

The Ramsey Show
“I’m $147k In Debt And Only Make $1,500 A Month”

So it's an acre in horse land and property value quoted as $1.4 million.

The Ramsey Show
“I’m $147k In Debt And Only Make $1,500 A Month”

I'd have to give...

The Ramsey Show
“I’m $147k In Debt And Only Make $1,500 A Month”

A little off, I'm sure, for the status part of the back acreage.

The Ramsey Show
“I’m $147k In Debt And Only Make $1,500 A Month”

$450,000.