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How to Pay Off Serious Debt with Whole Life Insurance | Denzel Rodriguez
Episode 84416th January 2026 • BetterWealth with Caleb Guilliams • BetterWealth Media
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Can you use whole life insurance to pay off debt? In this real case study, Caleb Guilliams and Denzel Rodriguez ( @DenzelNapoleonRodriguez break down how a properly structured whole life insurance policy was used to pay down $140,000 in student loan debt. We walk through real numbers, cash value, policy loans, interest rates, and when this strategy actually makes sense and when it doesn’t.

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00:00 Whole Life Insurance Case Study: Paying Off Debt

01:46 Life Insurance to Pay Off Debt

03:55 Pre-policy Parameters

06:53 Rules for Borrowing Against a Policy

08:28 Debt Repayment vs. Starting a Permanent Policy

10:37 Convertible Term Insurance and Debt Snowballing

13:01 High-Interest Debt and Whole Life

16:28 Denzel's Case Study: 22-Year-Old Female with Student Loans

19:26 Student Loans in Forbearance and Interest Capitalization

24:50 When Using Whole Life to Pay Off Debt Makes Sense (and When It Doesn't)

27:03 Comparing Debt Payoff Strategies

31:07 Leveraging Whole Life to Pay Off Debt

34:25 Cash Flow and Debt Repayment

38:52 Leveraging Borrowed Money to Fund Whole Life Insurance

50:45 Importance of Personal Growth and Certainty

55:50 Final Thoughts

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