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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Business
Stephanie Cruz

Florida Couple 'Did The Whole Ramsey Thing' — Became Debt-Free Even During Unemployment

Dave Ramsey’s cash-only philosophy has become a flashpoint in the viral ‘lunchgate’ row over how Americans spend and what it costs them. (Credit: YouTube)

A Tampa, Florida man's account of ditching plastic and switching entirely to cash has gone viral on social media, landing in the middle of a heated online argument over whether cashless spending is quietly wrecking American household budgets.

Robb Allen posted on X this week that he and his wife 'did the whole Ramsey thing' when they found themselves in debt and wanted out. The first move was blunt. Cash-only for everything.

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