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Benzinga
Benzinga
Business
Caroline Lubinsky

Husband Has Spent 6 Years 'Rotting Life Away' Playing Video Games Making Less Than $50 A Month–Ramsey Says Tell Him 'I Require Someone That Works'

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Some callers reach the "Ramsey Show" looking for budgeting help. Others call because the numbers at home are upside down. This woman called because her marriage had been running on one income for six years while her husband spent every day gaming on Twitch, trying to turn video streaming into a full-time living. 

He never reached Twitch's minimum $50 needed for a monthly payout, yet he insisted it counted as his job. When she revealed the situation, co-host John Deloney reacted with one word that carried the weight of the entire conversation. He said, "Yikes."

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