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Caleb desperately tries to explain to 28 year old single mother that she needs to change things immediately

https://youtube.com/watch?v=G11BrKiinqE

Daisy 28, Houston, TX

!straggots can you fix her?

Self-described 0.5/10 financials

Had zero financial literacy until started watching tiktok videos this January about how to budget

"I didn't even know what a Roth IRA was up until like January"

650 credit score :marseynails:

Relationship status

  • single mom

  • 2 kids, oldest is 12, youngest 9 (different fathers)

  • no child support

    • Father of the 9 year old is supposed to pay but doesn't

Career

  • Store Manager at a construction company (7 years)

    • 52 hours a week

    • Mostly deal with contractors/dealers but also open to public

    • No direct reports, it's a two person operation

    • Hourly $16.50 (around $42k?)

      • "I do a lot of OT" (Time and a half)
    • $3120 after taxes

    • Current job is very stable and comfy, she's extremely anxious about switching careers and potential instability

Savings/Expenses

  • Started month $2130

  • Ended month $6.67 :marseypoor:

  • $200 in a different savings (recently opened)

  • Lots of $26 donut purchases at "Prime Donuts" :marseychonker2:

  • Lots of eating out

  • "I never saw the importance of having money in my checking account"

  • "90% of my purchases are on crap"

    • Claims changed recently (a week so far)

Debt

  • Credit cards

    • Didn't catch the % interest rates on these, some of the balances might be off because the sheets are from before she balance transfered them if I understood things right

    • "Pet credit card"

      • $620 out of $800

      • Was 238 (she paid 88 on this), then she made $400 more purcahses with it :marseyclueless:

      • Did a balance transfer from this

    • Capitol One Platinum

      • Previous Blance 5'070, current 4'920

      • $121 in interest

      • Her mother has access to this card (made her an authorized user)

    • Credit One Grey (1/3)

      • $1266.67

      • $65 minimum

    • Credit One Blue (2/3)

      • Called to close because they were charging her annual fee

      • She wasn't making purchases on it

      • They offered to refund her service fees charged on her other cards so she hasn't closed them yet

    • Credit One (3/3)

      • $372, $30 minimum
    • Home Depot

      • $69.96, $29 minimum

      • Building an enclosure for her lizard :marseyxd:

    • Chase Freedom

      • $385, payment in 40s
    • Chase Saphire

      • 4976 Starting balance

      • Paid $790, made $672 more purchases

      • 4'966 ending balance, 5'000 limit

      • $353 minimum payment

    • Citi Transfer Card

      • $1400, 1500 limit

      • 4 months without interest

      • $87.50 minimum payments?

  • Car

    • 2018 Ford Escape, bought in 2017

    • 9783 left

    • $451 payment

    • 6.7% interest rate

  • Personal Loan (this is the refinanced one)

    • $8100 principal

    • "97 weekly payments of $133 and 1 payment of $9.53"

    • 26.96% yearly interest

      • "I thought that was a pretty standard apr until I started watching your videos and then I was like oh, shit"
  • Student Loans

    • $700 remaining
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