Personal Finance Access

Money can buy a private jet, a front-row seat at any game, and a calendar that bends to your mood. What it can't buy is a rewrite of the early years. For billionaire entrepreneur Mark Cuban, the freedom he talks about today comes with a backstory that looks nothing like the lifestyle he now enjoys...

Charlie Munger didn't just invest in Costco. He talked about it like a man who had already made up his mind decades ago and saw no reason to revisit the verdict. For him, Costco wasn't just a winning business. It was the standard. The Berkshire Hathaway vice chairman spent more than 25 years on...

Providing healthcare to everyone should be the most important national goal, and the government should tax the rich to achieve it, according to CNBC host Jim Cramer. Speaking on the "Big Technology" podcast in December, Cramer said providing healthcare to everyone would be the ultimate measure of...

A 21-year-old from South Carolina thought he was doing the right thing by focusing on his credit score after high school. Instead, that decision resulted in $25,000 of debt and a hard lesson about how quickly things can spiral when income drops. Speaking on “The Ramsey Show” recently,...

For years, one piece of advice dominated car buying for budget-conscious and financially savvy buyers: always buy used. The logic was simple. New cars lose value quickly, while used cars let buyers avoid that early depreciation hit. But that long-standing rule is starting to crack. In today's...

Some couples argue over takeout. Others argue over whether to tie their entire financial life to one company. This one lands firmly in the second category—and it's the kind of decision that can ripple far beyond a single investment. Last month on the "Women & Money" podcast, financial guru Suze...

One of the hardest parts of investing has nothing to do with numbers. It comes down to how people react when markets move. “Emotions are not helpful when it comes to your money,” financial expert Suze Orman wrote in a post on her website last week. When stocks fall, fear can take over....

A 22-year-old farmer is on the brink of losing everything after a business bet tied to fertilizer didn't work out. Leland, from Oklahoma City, called into “The Ramsey Show” as he faced the likely repossession of a $178,000 piece of farm equipment used in his custom fertilizer spreading...

A husband taking solo cruises without his wife while hiding major financial decisions, raised serious concerns about what might be happening behind the scenes in one marriage. The situation came up during a call on “The Ramsey Show,” where hosts George Kamel and Rachel Cruze reacted to...

Financial pressure can build quietly until everything hits at once. Jason, a Boston caller on "The Ramsey Show," said he and his wife were ready to start a financial plan built around saving, paying off debt and building wealth. Instead, a run of setbacks left them behind on bills before they could...

A marriage can fall apart long before it officially ends. That was the reality John, writing to "The Ramsey Show" from California, described after 30 years of marriage marked by gambling, secrecy and growing emotional strain. "Shame on you for not dealing with it," personal finance expert Dave...

A 27-year-old teacher has quietly built up $70,000 in savings, but every dollar is sitting in a standard savings account, earning little and going nowhere. Her boyfriend recently shared the situation on Reddit, explaining that despite having a father who works in finance, “she was never...

A father expected late-night noise from a 20-year-old home between apartments. He didn't expect daily sobbing over a future that hasn't happened. On Reddit, the 47-year-old laid out a situation that reads less like a family disagreement and more like a slow-motion spiral. His daughter, a strong...

A 26-year-old nurse thought she was doing everything right. She graduated in 2023 with about $160,000 in student loan debt and has already paid it down to roughly $90,000. But despite that progress, her relationship has hit a wall. Her boyfriend, who earns $250,000 a year, told her he won't propose...

Rapper T-Pain didn't just catch a wave in the late 2000s—he was the wave. Hooks everywhere, features on speed dial, and a run that turned auto-tune into a signature sound. The money followed just as fast. At one point, he said he had $40 million in the bank. Then it slipped. In a 2019 interview on...