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You Can't Borrow Your Way To A Better Life

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Andrew in Charleston — Baby Step 2 With a New House and $79K Debt

At 1:23:55 · chapter starts 1:14:40

Andrew's call introduces two complications: they just bought a house (adding homeownership risk to the debt snowball), and his wife's grandmother in Uruguay is in declining health, potentially triggering a $3,000 emergency flight. George acknowledges both variables but stays the course — the $11,000 deferred-interest crawl space loan is especially dangerous (full back-interest charges if not paid before the promotional period ends). His compromise: $200/month into a home repair sinking fund, keep $1,000 starter emergency, and attack the debt in order smallest to largest. He ends with a full walk-through of all 7 Baby Steps to give Andrew the map.

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