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Benzinga
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Adrian Volenik

A Couple Collected Wedding Donations For A House Down Payment. Now They're Wondering If It's 'Immoral' To Use The Money To Pay Off Debt Instead

Dave Ramsey Schools A Caller Who Hid Money From Wife That 'Spends Too Much'

A newly married couple recently posed a moral and financial dilemma on Reddit that sparked interesting responses: Is it wrong to use wedding donations intended for a house down payment to instead wipe out high-interest debt?

“We essentially told everyone that instead of a gift registry, we were looking for cash to go towards a down payment on our first home together,” wrote the original poster on the r/DaveRamsey subreddit. But in the time between the engagement and wedding, the couple’s financial mindset shifted.

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