You Can’t Shortcut Your Way to Wealth
6/24/20262 hr 8 min
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First 90 secondsDave Ramsey· Host0:00
[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. Jag Washall, Ramsey personality number one, best-selling author, is my co-host today. Open phone's here at 888-825-5225. I'm your host, Dave Ramsey. Chelsea is in Dallas, Texas. Hi Chelsea, how are you?
Chelsea0:43
I'm good. How are you?
Dave Ramsey· Host0:46
Better than I deserve. What's up?
Chelsea0:48
[laughs] Well, my- the simple question is, is should we sell our house to, which should let us completely pay off all of our debt, rent for a couple years, save up, and then buy again? Um- Wow.
Dave Ramsey· Host1:04
Pretty, pretty bad out there, huh?
Chelsea1:05
We bought this house- Big move. [laughs] Yeah. Well, we bought this house, um, my previous house, my husband and I are married in 2021. I bought a small, uh, home on two acres that because of COVID and everything that happened, it doubled in value. And so when we sold it, um, because it would only fit three of us and then we're gonna be