Key Points

• An Alaska woman discovered she and her new husband were carrying nearly $1 million in combined debt just months after their wedding
• The debt includes two properties worth $800,000, 17 credit cards totaling nearly $200,000, and a home equity line of credit
• Dave Ramsey told the caller the financial disaster was her fault for never asking about her husband's finances before marriage
• The couple earns around $200,000 combined but faces a complicated situation including an unprobated estate from the husband's late wife