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Casey B. Renner

Single Mom Earning $142,000 Faces $100,000 In Credit Card Debt And A $4,800 Mortgage On A $1 Million California Home

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Ava, a Los Angeles single mother earning $142,000, called "The Ramsey Show” to weigh whether bankruptcy could be her way out of crushing debt. 

She said she carries about $100,000 in credit card, a $4,800 mortgage and a $125,000 home-equity line for a backyard guesthouse. "I'm trying to see if it's worth me possibly filing bankruptcy or just grind it out and keep paying debt," she told co-hosts George Kamel and Jade Warshaw.

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