The amount of people that daily sign on the dotted line for $75k-$100k vehicles completely baffles me.

My jaw hit the floor when I heard them advise the caller to leave a 16 year-old at home UNSUPERVISED, ESPECIALLY when she knows dad is out of town and can't just pop in back home at any minute!! PARR-TAY! PARR-TAY! Woo hoo!!

They weren't listening. He said she'll be 18 in a year and a half. Which means he has a 16 yr old. Who is a minor and shouldn't be left at home for a week at a time alone. He said he could go back to it in 2 years, which would be once she's 18. So frustrating when they don't listen to the caller.

No he shouldn’t abandon his 16 year old for weeks at a time. How irresponsible

This is ridiculous. If this were a woman calling there's a 0% chance the advice would be "Hey, continue to shirk your parental responsibility by leaving your teen for extended stretches of time and then justify it by saying you'll be there for them once they're an adult. That'll totally make up for not being there when they're a child". The entire premise of their advice is that he doesn't have equal parental responsibility.

I don't think it is a good idea to leave a child at home alone while on the road. Just my two cents

I don't know what the answer is but not being there for your 16 year old daughter is not it 😢

Seriously? They want him to leave for weeks at a time and leave a 16 year old by herself for weeks at a time? Ridiculous.

You don't leave a 16-year-old home alone for extended period of time.

These people are clueless. Leave a 16 year old home alone for a week at a time. We need dave.

George and Jade’s advice? Leave your 16 year old kid at home by themselves while you go out being a trucker making lots of money and on the road 320 days a year. 🤦‍♂️

So George, after telling a feeble 86 year old woman to go get a job, now you are telling this man to leave his minor child at home alone in order to go to work on the road? Smh.

This caller's problem was beyond their depth! You can tell that they weren't even in tune. He deserves to have Dave revisit his question.

He’s trying to be a good father, these people give awful advice

So screw the daughter and pets. Really, Jade?

I don't like this advice. Your kid needs you now more then ever. Money can be made in other ways

She is 16! No, you can't just leave her alone for weeks at a time. This is almost as bad as the time George told an 85 year old woman to get a job.

They are advising the man to do what likely caused the problem in the first place . Leaving your teen daughter at home will not end well. These two really are out of touch.

Leaving a teenage daughter alone for extended periods of time has got to be absolute dumbest advice I've ever heard on this show. He leaves her alone for one month and 9 months later there will a new mouth to feed...

Irresponsible advice to abandon a 16 year old and pets, these 2 don’t know what they’re doing!

Not sure if it’s wise to leave his 16 year old daughter alone just to go make more money to pay off debt. He can stay with her until she is at least 18, two years go by fast. Better spend these two years with her in my opinion.

Definitely don’t like the advice of leaving the kid alone AND disregarding the pet. Absolutely lunacy.

He left his daughter alone for most of her childhood. Now, they’re telling him to miss the rest of it. The remaining ONE YEAR she has left with him, now that he’s finally decided to settle down and be the dad she never had. She’ll never forgive him, and he’ll never forgive himself. Giving her money as an adult is NO REPLACEMENT for leaving her to live alone as a MINOR. She will always remember him as the dad who never cared enough to stay around. He can drag out his debt for another year while spending time with her. That’s a sacrifice she’ll come to appreciate the rest of her life, and will teach her that she’s lovable and worth more than some extra cash.

Why can’t he wait a year and stay around with his daughter more then go back to working 24/7…

Can’t leave a minor alone. DCFS will come knocking

Leaving his daughter at home alone in her teens isn’t a good idea. For the daughters sake

I think the hosts are burned out. They have been cutting people off and being pretty rude lately. Sounds like they are not able to address the callers like they used to.

Jade, you cannot leave a 16 yr old at home alone...he is making the good choice of taking care of the child........the debt can wait....

This might be the worst advice I’ve seen these 2 ever give. They are recommending he goes back to his on the road job and leave the 16 year old girl at home alone with the pets for days and days at a time? Imagine a 16 year old girl in 10th grade getting their breakfast by themself. Then getting ready for school and going in by herself. Coming home to an empty home with some pets and getting dinner for herself. Oh and she doesn’t have a job so hopefully there is already groceries at home…. Then put herself to bed. This is not how a 16 year old girl should ever have to survive. I understand this is some people’s reality, but if you have a choice, this should never be someone’s first choice….. horrible advice and I hope Dave can revisit this one

Wrong advice! Wow!!!! Leaving a girl that age at home alone!

The host really don't listen they just talk.. his daughter is 16. He said she would be 18 in a year and a half.

Don't commit with no commitment

Jade asking why he can’t leave a high schooler at home alone while he travels the country is ridiculous, also right after he says she will be 18 in a year in a half asking when she will be 18, I feel like she doesn’t even listen to these people

“$1000 truck payment” is the mantra of middle aged men

I feel like George has changed over the last 6 months. I want the old George back.

With the parents splitting and a child ALONE at home. Nope she needs her dad there at home for now.

WHAAAAAAT???? Leave a young lady who has no parents at home other than her dad so he can drive long haul and make more money???? I thought the Rachel-Princess was bad enough in driving the Ramsey brand into the ground ... George and the Black lady are soo out to lunch! Dave better get his shit together and fire these fools and re-hire the "boring" advisors he used to have on the show before the fancy TV screens behind them ... wow the Ramsey brand is being driven into the ground by these idiots

Hmm, they screwed up big time. Maybe stop interrupting and listen to people. You are giving crappy advice. That girl needs her dad at home with her. She needs to be his priority NOW, not later, sheesh! You need to get Dave to call him back, PRONTO! So horrible.

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"A different kind of sacrifice." I can't imagine abandoning my child for a better paying job. The message it sends is "Sorry kid, my bills are more important than you."

As Dave said many times, do not buy home with someone you are not married to. Something still never change

She’s coming for that house bro.

Jade was not listening during this call. So annoying

I have watched several shows on this where a family is in deep financial trouble while the mom is a SAHM. They do not tell the family that she needs to get a job. Here they are telling a now single father to leave is 17 year old at home to go back out on the road as an over the road truck driver. You need to be more consistent.

This was the worst advice ever. They want this man to abandon his 16 year old daughter. Shame on them.

7:03 Jade could care less about the guys pets. That’s helpful.

I know this is a financial show, but this is poor advice for the larger picture of his life. He just went through a divorce and his life's in a tailspin. He absolutely SHOULD take some time with his daughter and his animals to heal and regaining his footing rather than burying his feelings and rushing back onto the open road. Cutting expenses is the way to go here, not making more money -- at least not at the personal expense of time, travel, and stress. If he can find a better paying job that doesn't do that, great. But otherwise, let's figure out ways to get his expenses down and keep him around his loved ones during this season of his life.

"How are you 20k upside down?" Guy goes on to say he used to make more money then had a breakup, and earns 4500 a month" literally none of that answered her question. Here's the real answer: "I KEEP ROLLING NEGATIVE EQUITY INTO A BIGGER PILE OF NEGATIVE EQUITY." There ya go.

They don’t listen. He has a high school child at home. He can’t just leave her to herself.

Very bad advice. Please don't leave a 16 yr old at home by herself for long stretches unless u want to also pay for a grandchild. Also, don't say you don't care about pets. That's such an ignorant thing to say. Pets are a commitment & responsibility. They do not deserve to be neglected ir thrown away because you made mistakes. Take responsibility for them just like you would yr child.

As has become the norm with the host other than Dave, they are giving bad advice. The child will be 18 in a year and a half, they do not need to be at home unsupervised at the current age of 16! Evidently the woman just left and was not interested in taking the child with her. I hardly watch the show anymore because it’s not what it once was. By the by, I hope Jade’s husband or kids don’t become an inconvenience for her, she obviously has no issues discarding living things once they no longer wanted.

They need to do a segment where listeners vote who they call back to give better advice. This dude and the one who’s mortgage was insane but told selling house was last, should be first people to get a call back and Dave talk to them.

Yeah they did not listen very well to the caller...

Just double your income, and your problem is solved. Got it!

Dave needs to react to this advice, cuz I don't think this is the best for them. 😅 so many options are being thrown out without considering his situation.

George, I think telling everyone to double their income every call is a little disingenuous. Why not triple, or quadruple? His situation can be cleared up in about 1-2 years with his current pay and can be there for his daughter before she takes next steps. He was also going about selling the truck all wrong, he’s going to have to take some loss there.

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If you had better income before, why did you loan 100% on this stupid car. $20k upside down on the car is really bad.

Love how the Ramsey Clan thinks they are right 100% of the time. They take blame never.

how to be a sucker in america: think you need to have a pickup truck cause everyone else does

Guy needs to do instacart on the side or something to make another 1-2k a month

I would've sold the house and temporarily move into a condo, townhouse, or apartment. I would stay local until the daughter became 18 and also independent.

Sometimes the hosts just love to hear themselves talk! The wait to talk, not really listening

Broke people made Ramsey a billionaire. The answer is always to make more money to pay off your debt

Dave would have just said "Get a job where you make 3 bajillion dollars and can be home by 2 PM every day. Ding ding. Problem solved."

Dave needs to talk to George again.

Spent all his time on the road, making money, ignored his SO and child. Now paying the price.

They don't listen. The child is 16 years old. He can't leave her alone. I know where not to come for advice.

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I prefer to struggle for the next 2 years then to leave my daughter home alone

Honestly I feel there’s a bit of competition between George and Jade that keeps them from truly listening to the caller. When he answered that he’s got a “kiddo” at the house and a pet, I knew instantly that he depended on the girlfriend to manage the household. They were too busy competing for “talk time” and totally missed the mark.

“Working those details out”=Not doing anything 😂

Let him spent the next year or 2 with his daughter before she moves out. She wasn't really at home when she was younger.

Breakups are expensive marriage or not. Don't look back work the baby steps and get back on track. It can be done.

It's weird to me to hear a vegan say that she couldnt care less what happens to the animals.

Dave, this isn't trolling! This is your viewers concerned about the welfare of a vulnerable girl who your hosts just advised to leave unsupervised for indefinite periods of time.

Umm how did nobody ask the what the home is worth? His solution could absolutely be selling his home.

You don't get to sell the truck for what you need. You sell it for the market price.

You can't leave a 16 year old alone like that unless he wants to be a grandpa sooner rather than letr. DON"T DO IT!

So abandon the kid for money. Got it. lol

People try to predict the economy not realizing it is not a capitalistic market, its a command economy, central planning! my concern is, instead of having much dollar in bank that could lose value to inflation, do I save in gold to reserve and grow wealth for now, or just hang on?

The curse of divorce is loss of finances. Don't ever get divorced. Do it right the first time.

I ride a bicycle with no payments

This is the American Dream becoming a nightmare

Guys he cannot leave a 17 year old alone.

Sitting here acting like the breakup is the problem when all the dumb decisions compounded by taking a worse job after the breakup is the real problem

Gonna have to add to the “let’s leave a 16 year old home alone” comments… tool 🙄

Geez, George and Jade are gonna have to not be left alone to host a show if they keep going with this bad advice. They didn't pay attention, not realizing the kid is 16, and based their advice on all that, which was just not wise.

It's insane that these "bible pushing people of god" are telling a single dad to abandon his child and sacrifice her well being all for a couple bucks. I guess god and money comes first for them?

Why tell the man to leave his 16-year-old at home for extended periods? Are you crazy? You mentioned 18. He said 16. Be silent and listen for a minute before responding. Stop talking over each other.

Wow these Ramsey personalities are terrible. Leave a 16 yr old alone for weeks at a time? Doesn’t care at all about pets.

Ok, did they not understand that being 18 in one year and a half makes the daughter 16 right now and inappropriate to be left home alone for weeks at a time🙄

I still don't get why they pair these two together.

They didn’t hear she was 16. 😂

Caller never answered how he got upside down on his truck by 20 grand.

4500/month means 54k take home. That's several thousand more than the median personal income, which is well below 50k. Gotta adjust your expenses to being closer to the median. Otherwise, you can totally live on that (Read that carefully guys. Median personal income. Don't come at me with the average household income which is usually more than one income and totally different. You have to do your homework, kiddos).

I’m 26 years old, single live on my own have a 401K with the company I work for. Also, have stock with the company , and just started a Roth IRA & I can save about $500 a month but the only debt I have is my 2023 Volkswagen but only have about $15,900 left on it. Living comfortably and also I tith each month with K-love. God has blessed and listening to this everyday I say have it amazing.

Caller never answered how much he was trying to sell his truck for.

Jades coldness to pets has made me grow to dislike her. You cant simply abandon a living being you took responsibility of because you are in hard times. Completely cold advice, especially from a christian network. And leaving a 16 girl at home alone? What could go wrong. Its sad these guys seem to be getting out of touch, the ramsey show always seemed to be for the common man in the past

Glad im single, my bills, my problems. Nobody's coming to take half