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45. “She tells me that it’s my fault we can’t live the life we want to live”
Sarah earns more than Andrew. They’re unmarried but imagine a future together, or would like to. The problem is that Andrew’s existing money scripts (and $65k in debt) have him frozen—unable to spend but also unwilling to seriously plan a way out.
She wants to spend money on things like vacations, but he doesn’t feel like he can afford to spend. To make things worse, he feels terrible about money in general because that’s how his dad raised him—his presence looms over the conversation.
We need to cut out the negative judgments and help Sarah see things from Andrew’s perspective. Then we can…
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