Choose Lasting Wealth Over Temporary Comfort
6/23/20262 hr 7 min
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First 90 secondsDave Ramsey· Host0:02
[upbeat music] Brought to you by the EveryDollar app. Start budgeting for free today. [upbeat music] Normal is broken, common sense is weird, so we're here to help you transform your life. From the Ramsey Network in the Fairwinds Credit Union Studio, this is The Ramsey Show. I'm Dave Ramsey, Rachel Cruze, Ramsey Personality, number one bestselling author, and my c- is my, and my daughter is my co-host today. Open phone's here at triple eight, 825-5225. Charles is in Seattle. Hey, Charles. How are you?
Charles0:42
Good. How are you, Dave?
Dave Ramsey· Host0:44
Better than I deserve. What's up?
Charles0:46
Just, uh, wanted to get your advice. A longtime listener, really respect, uh, your stance on just about everything and, uh, got two, two, uh, adults still living at home. Um, not really sure, you know, what they wanna do with their futures and, uh, just trying to figure out the best way to stress to them the importance of, uh, financial independence. You know, especially if something happens to their mom and I, you know, how are they gonna make it on their own?
Rachel Cruze· Host1:13
How old are they?
Charles1:15
Uh, 21 and 19.
Rachel Cruze· Host1:18
Okay, so young. At least they're not 34. You're ahead of the game, Charles.
Charles1:24
[laughs] [laughs] No. Yeah, a little bit, yeah. Um- Okay.
Dave Ramsey· Host1:28
So, um,