Snapshot · The Ramsey Show
Dave Ramsey argues a near-perfect credit score is only achievable by borrowing large sums and paying on time for years, which necessarily costs hundreds of thousands in interest payments.
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Peggy from California writes in delighted about paying off her San Diego home but troubled that her husband is 'almost obsessively' upset about the resulting credit score drop. Dave's response builds into the episode's defining rant. He methodically disassembles the FICO algorithm: five inputs, 100% debt-related, unaffected by actual wealth. He illustrates with a thought experiment — handing someone a million dollars doesn't move the score a single point — before landing the knockout: a near-perfect credit score is proof you've enriched banks for decades [1] — Dave Ramsey "If you had a near-perfect credit score, what that means is you've been borrowing a lot of money, paying it on time for a long time. That cr…" 55:22 . Dave then reveals his own score has been zero for years — by design, because he borrows nothing — and deploys his most memorable anecdote: despite being a multimillionaire capable of buying an entire apartment complex outright, he would be denied a rental unit by a corporate policy requiring a minimum FICO score [2] — Dave Ramsey "I'm a multimillionaire. I go down to the local apartment complex. They won't rent me an apartment. I can write a check and buy the whole fr…" 57:33 . John adds the mental health dimension: he sees people making financially catastrophic decisions just to protect a score that is simply a tattoo from Bank of America [3] — Dave Ramsey "Your FICO score has exactly five inputs — all of them relate solely to debt. A million-dollar gift doesn't move it one point. A near-perfec…" 54:05 . Both hosts urge Peggy's husband to redirect his pride to net worth — and to dance like Snoopy at having a paid-off house in San Diego.
Dave Ramsey says his own FICO score has been zero for years because he carries no debt of any kind, illustrating that zero debt means zero FICO despite multi-millionaire net worth.
Dave Ramsey has a zero FICO score because he carries zero debt. Despite being a multimillionaire who could write a check for the whole building, a 26-year-old apartment manager following corporate rules can deny him a rental. That's how broken the system is.
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