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Caller has $32K debt from grief spending spree. Ramsey says she's not a 'bad person,' tells her how to get back on track
Yahoo Finance· 2026-02-07 13:30
Atlanta resident Cynthia recently called into The Ramsey Show because she felt like she was “throwing my money away” (1). Cynthia earns $94,000 as a civilian building engines for the military and owns her home. But despite earning a good salary, she had $32,000 in debt built up from credit cards and loans. Must Read She says her spending was triggered by the loss of her son in 2018, admitting it has been “out of control” ever since. But co-hosts Dave Ramsey and Jade Warshaw saw encouraging signs from ...
Overconsumption in a Media-Driven World | Julia Cho | TEDxBergenCountyAcademies
TEDx Talks· 2025-11-03 17:24
[Applause] [Music] So, the average consumer makes around 35,000 decisions a day. But how many of these decisions are actually yours. In times like 2025, as the influence of the media begins to grow, we start to see that a lot of the decisions we make, especially the things we buy, aren't really our own.So to see or if you think this applies to you, just think about the last thing you bought. Ask yourself, would you still have bought in it if you hadn't seen it online. Of course, there's different scenarios. ...