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Benzinga
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Jeannine Mancini

Wife Tells Dave Ramsey She's Ready to Sell Her Rental Homes And Retire, But Husband Won't Let Her —'Can't Keep Using Me As Your Sugar Mama'

Ramsey Warns Parents About Enabling Adult Children And Financial Dependency

Retirement planning is rarely smooth, but for Linda, a 64-year-old caller to "The Ramsey Show," the problem wasn't the numbers — it was her husband. 

She earns about $115,000 a year as a nurse and real estate agent, while her husband brings in about $45,000. Together, they still owe roughly $180,000 on their home, though it's valued closer to $400,000. Linda's ready to downsize, sell her rentals, and enter retirement without debt. Her husband? He's not interested.

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