'I'm 53, $50K in Debt, and I Want a Divorce': Truck Driver Tells Dave Ramsey He Has Nothing Saved And Owes IRS — 'You're in a Jar of Pickles'
- Posted on June 10, 2025
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'I'm 53, $50K in Debt, and I Want a Divorce': Truck Driver Tells Dave Ramsey He Has Nothing Saved And Owes IRS — 'You're in a Jar of Pickles'

At 53, Donnie from Fayetteville, North Carolina, called into "The Ramsey Show" with a brutally honest update: "I'm 53, have nothing for retirement, $50,000 in debt, and want a divorce." That was the actual title of the episode — and pretty much the entire plot. A truck driver with decades on the road, Donnie laid out his financial and emotional dead ends in one breath, prompting Dave Ramsey and co-host John Delony to react with a mix of concern, tough love and a few chuckles at the sheer weight