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Couple in their 40s have $0 saved for retirement and they just had a surprise baby. What the Ramsey Show says to do next
Yahoo Finance· 2026-03-02 11:30
Amanda and her husband made peace with how they thought their life would look. Married for 17 years without having children, they weren’t reckless with money — but they also weren’t planning aggressively for retirement. In fact, they have $0 in retirement savings. Then last summer, everything changed. At 42, Amanda unexpectedly became pregnant. While the couple was excited, the pregnancy also created some financial stress. Her husband, 48, earns about $90,000 a year, while Amanda left her job midway throu ...