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Common Sense Beats Clever Money Hacks

Explore episode Aug 5, 2026
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Roth Conversion Strategy to Escape Required Minimum Distributions

Common Sense Beats Clever Money Hacks · Aug 5, 2026 Business

Jeff makes $330K, has $650K in a 401(k), and is worried about required minimum distributions at 73. Dave's plan: switch all future contributions to Roth, pay off the house, then use the freed-up cash flow to convert the traditional 401(k) in chunks, paying the taxes without touching the Roth balance. When done, heirs receive millions tax-free.

Where this was said

YRefy Ad & Mama Bear Legal Forms Ad

At 1:37:10 · chapter starts 1:37:00

Dave reads a brief spot for YRefy, targeted at borrowers whose private student loans have fallen into default, directing them to yrefy.com/ramsey. Dave then pivots to a cheeky but sincere pitch for wills during National Make-a-Will Month, encouraging any adult with dependents or assets to use mamabearlegalforms.com or text 'quiz' to 33789.

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