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Chapter 1: What is the main topic discussed in this episode?
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Isn't that all of social media?
Of course. You're right about that. Man, I'm your host, Jade Warshaw, and of course joined to my right by the $6 million man, George Camel.
Now we're just straight up lying to the people.
The bionic man.
Hey, I'll take it.
It's aspirational. Yes, that's right. I love to find new ways to introduce George so that people really see him in the grandeur that he demands.
I always wait with bated breath to see what adjective you'll use today.
I actually looked that one up ahead of time, the $6 million man. Okay. Give us a call. The number is 888-825-5225. And of course, we want to talk to you about your life, your money, what's going on in your world, what is going on in your current situation. Nothing's off limits as far as it comes to money. Right. Give us a call. Let's talk about it. Let's go to Ben. He's in Salt Lake City, Utah.
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Chapter 2: What should we consider when deciding to rent or buy a house?
And we don't want the payment to be any more than 25%. of your take-home pay. That's taxes, HOA fees, insurances, all that factored in, right? So that's what we're aiming for. So at this point, it's really just you guys getting out there and seeing what you like, what you don't like, what you think you can afford, and really putting a timeline on yourselves.
Because it's not to say that you have to move directly into a house right now. If you're not ready, then it's not the right time. And in your situation, there's no shame in renting. Let me just I mean, renting sounds like honestly, at this point, it might be the move until you can save up some more money and keep looking in different areas.
I mean, when it comes to safety, I want you guys to live someplace safe. But this is the point of renting is to be able to save up. This is like Dave says, it's camping. Right. It's this is not the life of luxury in your rental. It's it's to get you somewhere. It's a vehicle to get you where you want to go ultimately, which is being a homeowner. So there's something to be said for that.
Right, George?
Yeah. What's your take home pay right now? Oh, he's gone. We lost.
Sorry about that, George.
It's all good. Well, I'm looking at the numbers here on our mortgage calculator and I'm going, all right, if they put even 90 grand down on a $300,000 house, that payment's going to be, you know, 2,100 bucks. Yeah. And so your take home pay has got to be close to eight grand at that point. Yeah. So that worries me because they said they're making 50.
It tells me they're just not ready to be homeowners and that's okay. Yeah. It tells me, all right, there's some things we can do now. Number one, we need to wait and save up more. Number two, we need to get our income up. And so if we can get our income up to 75 and put that extra 25 towards the down payment, now we're cooking with gas.
Because otherwise it's going to be a slog to try to save up three, five grand a year towards the down payment. Home prices keep going up. It feels impossible. And so if you're going to live in a high cost of living area, you got to have a high income to go along with that. And that's just math. That's not me trying to be mean and say you got to move, but you might have to move further out.
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Chapter 3: How can sharing financial values improve relationships?
Yes.
So that you can put your phone up there. Okay. Because I see everyone struggling to watch their movie and put it somewhere where it's not falling.
Yeah.
I love that. Inflatable headrest.
That's a big one.
Yes. Can you advise us on how to keep the person in the middle seat in their space instead of spilling with their feet in their bag and their chips onto your seat? Because I dealt with that.
The first 30 seconds are everything. That is where you assert dominance.
Yes.
So you got to command the elbow space and let them know what's up. Yeah. I puff up like a blowfish on a Southwest flight.
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Chapter 4: What steps should we take to prepare for a potential layoff?
Okay.
what is her is she just like no i don't think that i should have to live in the what she probably feels are confines of a budget is that kind of where her head's at kind of yeah so she finally got like a pretty good paying job and her parents just never taught her how to budget they never budgeted so it's not really anything that she was ever taught or shown how to do that makes sense and she she kind of just like oh as long as i pay my bills i'm fine does she have debt
Yes. So right now it's about $2,000 on a credit card and then about $24,000 in a car loan.
Okay.
And you have no debt? I have some debt. I have a car loan right now. And then about a hundred bucks on a credit card from gas.
How much is your car loan, by the way? I just curious.
My car loan is about $17,500 is what I owe on it. And you're done with debt at this point? Yeah, well, I just haven't spent on my budgeting for the day. I just got paid.
But I mean, like the concept of debt, you're like, I don't want to be debt free anymore. Like, or I'm sorry, I don't want to take on debt anymore.
Yeah, 100%.
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Chapter 5: How can we effectively save for upcoming medical expenses?
So you're splitting the rent, splitting the food? Yes. Okay. And let me just say, in case you were thinking of it, do not split your money. Like don't combine your money. Don't pay off her debt. She doesn't pay off your debt. And if, yeah, let's just keep that clear.
Yeah. I feel the tension building because we took a call yesterday where a couple was playing house like this. They weren't married. All of a sudden, she can't work or doesn't work, and now he's covering her bills and paying her debts, and it was a messy, messy situation. Moral issues aside, I don't like the financial implications of living together before you're married, but
as far as getting her you asked about how to get her on board budgeting and it comes down to her wanting to take control of her money and it sounds like right now she's like well I pay my bills so it's fine but I think you showing her here's what budgeting has done for me here's what mine looks like here's what it's allowed me to do here's all the things I've seen that I'm overspending on I found out I can save money by doing this I feel in control because I'm giving every dollar a name that's the stuff that makes you go I'm excited to budget because the budget's not exciting what the budget can do for me financially that's exciting
Yeah. And I'm going to be, I'm going to be Mama Jade for a minute because I got to say this. You can't change folks. You can't. lead by example, like what George is saying. You can hope that they get on board by watching what you're doing and seeing the impact it's making on your life. But when it comes to relationships, you can't change folks.
And I would advise kind of putting a little bit of time limit on this and kind of seeing like, hey, I'm going to put this out there and I'm going to see what her reaction is. But after a while, if old girl is still not on board, you're going to have to see how that lines up with your values and what you want out of life and how you view money.
And if you start if she's like, hey, I'm fine with this. It's not it's not important to me. It's not something I want to do. You're going to have to decide what that means for the relationship moving forward. Because let me tell you, you don't. These are things that matter. You want to go into a relationship. You want to go into a marriage with someone that you see eye to eye with.
Money fights and money problems, one of the leading causes of divorce in America today. So we just don't want that for you, Connor. And I want you to get out of debt, and I think her seeing you actually do this stuff and be a man of your word will go a long, long way, more than you telling her, you've got to do a budget.
Her seeing you become debt-free a year faster than her with having more debt, she's going to go, tell me what you did. Now, what is her income? I'm curious.
So my income is right about $46,000 to $48,000 a year, depending on what I work overtime-wise. Okay. And then hers, I don't know what her yearly is because her hours are weird, but her take home every month is $4,400 after tax.
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Chapter 6: What factors should we evaluate before moving away from family?
Buying a house is the biggest purchase that you're ever gonna make. So the last thing you need to do is fly solo or work with a garbage real estate agent. Even if it's your aunt Susan, Oh, it's you. It's always the family members. Even if it's your aunt Susan and she's a very nice lady, you know, she goes to church. You can't leave this up to an agent who's just good enough, right?
You need somebody who's great. You need somebody who's fired up. They've been doing it for a minute. They know how to make you some money. You know what I'm talking about? A Ramsey trusted agent is a great agent. They set you up for success before and after closing day by helping you find the right home, keeping you on track with your goals. Hey, Time out, because let me talk about that.
Because these agents that you tell them, I only want to spend this much. And then they're constantly showing you houses that are outside of your price range. It's a trap.
So we need agents who are keeping you on track with your goals, making sure that you're confident in your decision and our Ramsey Trusted Pros or the Ramsey Trusted Pros here on our site can get our stamp of approval because we know that they work hard to serve you and they're not to pad their own paycheck. So they're working for you guys.
They're not trying to do whatever makes the most sense for them on the back end.
They treat our fans right.
Yes. And so you've worked hard to buy your first home and you don't want to do that with anyone but the best. Find a Ramsey trusted real estate agent by going to ramseysolutions.com slash agent. That's ramseysolutions.com slash agent. And it must be said, my Ramsey trusted real estate agent that I used, nothing but the best. The best, George, I'm telling you.
A resounding recommendation.
That's right. That's what we want to do. So let's take some questions. Our question of the day is sponsored by Neighborly, your hub for home services. If you're moving, you have a long list of to-dos. But Neighborly has local pros like Housemaster or Five Star Painting or Window Genie or The Junk King to check items off that list. Visit Neighborly.com to schedule your home service experts now.
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Chapter 7: How can we assess our financial readiness for homeownership?
It's crazy.
It's weird. I see people, they can't even park their cars in the garage. They got to park them.
It's a free storage unit. Why not? It's craziness. Today's question comes from Marie in South Carolina. She writes, Great question from Marie. That is, that's different. Yeah. So I don't have a strong opinion on this. I think if it's something you're worried about and make you feel better, you have an exorbitantly expensive ring. That's a pretty big part of your world.
It's not going to hurt to get insurance on that. And a lot of the times you can do that through your homeowners or renter renters policy. And it may add, you know, 1% of the value of the ring to your policy. So $5,000 ring might be 50 bucks a year extra to insure.
That's good. Now, I feel like we have to caveat this because some folks kind of go crazy on like the warranties and like anytime I buy something like on Amazon, even you buy one thing and they're like, do you want the protection or like Wayfair? Do you want the protection on this? And this is not like an excuse to like go out and get all the warranties and insurances on all of the things, right?
We are not a fan of all these extras and warranties. And a lot of times it just makes the companies a whole lot of money and that they know statistically the chances of you needing to use that and them actually paying out and covering it. And there's always deductibles. So you still have to pay. It's never just a free lunch here. So you got to look into the fine print of these.
And remember the reason for insurance is to cover the things that you can't cover.
Absorb that risk.
Absorb. And so my rule of thumb is if that wedding ring is going to tank you guys to replace, number one, you may be getting too expensive of a ring. Facts. That scares me. My wife's ring is not expensive enough that it's even worth insuring.
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Chapter 8: What strategies can help us increase our income before buying a home?
And, Marilyn, I think it's going to be a little bit more difficult to find a six-figure income coming from operations, which I'm in. So right now I'm kind of biding my time. Say again? Your skills transfer to other areas. Yeah, that's true. It's true. However, there's a nuclear plant down south and the majority of the plants are kind of a far, probably like an over an hour drive from me.
I mean, there are some smaller plants, but people are starting to move. It could mean you moving or transitioning to find the right position. Yeah, I mean, I really do like the area I live in. But you also got to realize a lot of these people that I'm working with, we're talking about 100 people are going to be losing their jobs.
A lot of people are going to be jumping ships because it'd be very competitive trying to get a job in these other power plants. Plus, I have a family. So some of these guys that I work with are, you know, single guys. So getting up and moving is not daunting for them. So have you started... Have you started? It sounds like you've done a little bit of research.
Let's do more because I definitely would not wait. You know, I would not ride this train for the next one and a half years.
Is there a harm if you got a job in six months? Could you just leave?
Yeah, so there's talks about a retention bonus at my job, but obviously they're dragging their feet on that. So, I mean, at the end of the day, they're looking out for themselves. And, I mean, it is what it is. It's business at the end of the day. But, I mean, the problem with it is if you sign that retention bonus, obviously you have to stay to the end. Yes.
So that's going to be a problem for me. So that's essentially your severance.
If you stick out for a year and a half, you get some kind of severance.
So they're talking about a retention bonus and then stand at the end that perhaps there could also be a severance package as well. But, you know, this is all question marks right now. And honestly, you know, I have two young children. I don't need question marks in my life.
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