We discovered my husband’s $200,000 secret debt three years ago.
Now we’re $2,700 short monthly and I’m crushing under the weight of it A woman called The Ramsey Show in tears. “About 3 years ago I had discovered that my husband had amassed a pretty substantial amount of debt,” she said
The total damage came to roughly $200,000, spread across a HELOC, credit cards, and two car loans worth $48,000. Three years into the cleanup, her law firm work dried up. Her income dropped from $90,000 to $45,000.
Her husband still earns $160,000. They are still $2,700 short every month. And he is still funding his 401(k).