IRS has unlimited garnishment power
Unlike other creditors who must sue and win a court judgment, the IRS can garnish wages, freeze bank accounts, and keep tax refunds without going to court.
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Gene: Truck Driver Pays Off $33K in 3 Months — But the IRS Is Next
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Gene is a 1099 truck driver who found Dave Ramsey one month ago and has attacked his debt with ferocious intensity — three credit cards gone, $33,000 paid off in 90 days. His $80,356 total debt breaks down as $41,000 in student loans, $21,000 owed to the IRS, $10,000 on his wife's car, $5,000 on his daughter's car, and $8,000 on a remaining credit card. He's conflicted because the IRS debt is large and scary but disrupts the momentum he's built. Dave praises the pace — 'that's boom!' — and explains the two reasons he always moves IRS debt to the front of the line: the agency has unlimited enforcement power without needing a court order, and it charges extremely high interest and penalties. [1] — Dave Ramsey "$33,000 gone in 3 months — that's what happens when a truck driver goes full intensity on the debt snowball. Dave breaks down whether Gene …" 24:55 Rachel suggests getting a credit union loan to pay off the IRS immediately, then continuing the debt snowball. Dave sets a practical deadline: if the IRS isn't gone by September 1st, move it to the front. Gene's wife is unhappy he's been on the road for weeks, prompting Dave to quip he'd rather have Gene's wife's problem than the gym owner's wife's problem.
Truck Driver Pays Off $33K in 3 Months
$33,000 gone in 3 months — that's what happens when a truck driver goes full intensity on the debt snowball. Dave breaks down whether Gene should tackle the $21K IRS debt now or let the momentum carry through smaller debts first.
$33K paid off in 3 months
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