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For eight months, a 33-year-old marketing manager felt something was off. Not overwhelming sadness, not burnout that forced him to stop working; just a constant emotional dullness. He described it on Reddit’s r/work as feeling “flat,” going through the motions at work and coming...

Personal finance expert Suze Orman says the first step to reducing financial stress has nothing to do with money; it starts with how you respond in the moment.  “Take a deep breath,” she wrote in a recent blog post, emphasizing the importance of slowing down and calming yourself...

Billionaire Mark Cuban says big drug and insurance companies in the U.S. have grown too powerful to care about ordinary people, but policymakers aren't taking any real action to fix it. Speaking at the Punchbowl News Conference in Washington, DC, earlier this month, Cuban said major insurance...

A $3.8 million nest egg sounds like a finish line to some people. For one couple, it's turning into   a debate about what comes next—and whether "retirement" actually means doing nothing at all. On the "Ramsey Everyday Millionaires" YouTube channel, a caller named Eunice told Ramsey her 50-...

A 34-year-old with roughly $600,000 invested thought they were about two years away from feeling comfortable enough to coast into early retirement. Then they got laid off. Now, instead of steadily working toward a $1 million portfolio, they're asking a tougher question on Reddit: Can they make it...

It seems that a growing number of couples are clashing over how to balance risk and security in their finances, especially when one person wants to play it safe and the other wants to chase faster gains like crypto.  On a recent episode of “The Ramsey Show,” host George Kamel...

Everyone's heard the script by now. Eat clean. Move more. Treat longevity like a full-time assignment. Then Berkshire Hathaway vice chair Charlie Munger comes along and ignores most of it without apology. Munger, who died in November 2023 just weeks before his 100th birthday, didn't build his life...

What started as a helping hand quickly turned into something much more complicated for one couple trying to buy a home.  Lacey, a caller from Seattle, said on the recent “The Ramsey Show” that her in-laws helped with a $300,000 down payment, but the strings attached have created...

Some family arguments fade. Others redraw the entire map. In a call to "The Ramsey Show," a Texas mom laid out what happens when a disagreement doesn't cool off—it cuts contact entirely. Laura told Dave Ramsey she and her husband have two daughters, ages 34 and 35. The older daughter, who lives in...

Most of us checking our bank balances might scoff, but the world's richest man insists money hasn't bought him happiness. Someone on X recently asked whether  Tesla (NASDAQ:TSLA) Chief Executive  Elon Musk is actually happier than the rest of us—or just "louder." Musk, worth $825 billion...

Comedian Joe Rogan says he is in favor of government-backed social programs like universal basic income and free education if tax dollars are spent efficiently and the government actually does its job. Rogan said on the "Joe Rogan Experience" podcast in June 2024 that he has always believed the...

Retirement isn't supposed to feel uncertain. For decades, Social Security has been the one constant—quiet, dependable, and largely unquestioned. Now, even that foundation is getting a second look. In BlackRock CEO Larry Fink's 2026 annual letter to investors, he again addressed Social Security as...

Markets don't send invitations before they break. And according to Robert Kiyosaki, the next crack might already be forming. In a post on X last week, the "Rich Dad, Poor Dad" author returned to familiar territory, warning about what he sees as a historic bubble stretched across multiple assets. It...

Owning a small business is often seen as a path to independence. For one couple in a small Missouri town, buying a gas station and tire shop delivered exactly that, but also a long list of unexpected challenges. The owners said the business pays the bills and even allows them to take multiple...

After spending more than $500,000 on her daughters' education, one mother says she no longer wants to leave them any inheritance. Speaking on “The Ramsey Show,” Monique from Bangor, Maine said she's reached a breaking point after years of feeling uneasy about how to divide her assets...