Snapshot · The Ramsey Show
Heidi's family pays roughly $25,000 a year in private school tuition for two daughters on a $100,000 household income — about a quarter of take-home pay — leaving nothing for retirement savings.
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Heidi from San Antonio presents a baffling case: a debt-free household earning $100,000 a year that has been unable to save anything for retirement for four years. As Dave and Dr. Delony dig in, the biggest identified culprit is $1,400 a month — roughly $25,000 annually — in private school tuition for her two daughters, ages 9 and 13. The family also spends $800 a month on a health cost-sharing ministry, tithes regularly, has significant medical expenses (Heidi has Lyme disease), and lives 35 miles from anything, driving up gas costs. Still, Dave can't make the math zero out on air — there are thousands of unexplained dollars even after accounting for all stated expenses. Dr. Delony's core point lands cleanly: the family is making choices — private school, rural living, medical ministry — but framing them as things that are 'happening to them' rather than decisions they're actively making. The concept of opportunity cost is at the heart of the discussion: choosing private school simultaneously means choosing no retirement savings. Dave concludes by urging Heidi and her husband to do a granular budget review and consciously own every line item.
A family earning $100,000 a year with no debt can't save a dollar for retirement — because $25,000 goes to private school tuition. The spending isn't wrong, but it's a choice. And choosing private school means simultaneously choosing to have no retirement savings. Own that.
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