On the Ramsey Show Highlights YouTube channel, the American private finance knowledgeable answered a listener's concern about his scenario. Ron, 66, known as in involved about his retirement plan.

Ron stated: “We don’t make a lot of money. We own our own business so there have been times where we have had to skip taking a pay check.

“We are both receiving social security now so that supplements our income, but I don’t have a lot of money saved.

“I’m concerned that I might not have a lot of money to live on when it’s all said and done.

“We are debt free except for our house and we don’t owe a lot of money on that.”

Mr Ramsey admired their honesty and wished to assist them as they'd a superb coronary heart.

As their enterprise continues to be rising, there have been occasions they've needed to skip taking a small pay test.

Ron’s spouse works outdoors their dwelling they usually each obtain social safety funds in order that complement their revenue.

Ron and his spouse owe $84,000 (round £73,000) on their dwelling they usually have round $30,000 (round £23,500) of their nest egg for retirement.

Their family revenue varies however on common it's $70,000 (round $60,000).

Both Ron and his spouse plan to proceed operating their enterprise for so long as doable, they usually don’t have plans of stopping work.

Mr Ramsey advised a five-year plan to Ron if he wished to have the ability to get by as he will get older.

He wished him to get the home paid off and put $100,000 (round $86,000) in mutual funds.

Mr Ramsey admired their honesty and wished to assist them as they'd a superb coronary heart.

It should not be sufficient however by the point he's 71, he shall be approaching $200,000 (round £173,000) in there with the expansion of the $30,000 (round £26,000) if it’s in mutual funds.

He stated: “So you’ll be approaching $200,000 (around £173,000) with a paid for $600,000 (around £521,000) house.

“If you can’t make it, at least we know you can sell the house and move to a $400,000 (around £247,000) house.”