4. “My wife didn’t know I had $450,000 of debt until yesterday”

Money For Couples with Ramit Sethi · Aug 10, 2021 · 49m

John has a lot of debt. Wendy knew about the $450k he owed when they started their relationship, over ten years ago, but she only found out what the current number is the day before their call with me – and the number has gone up!

She wants to help him pay it off but he refuses to allow it. John insists that everything is under control, but Wendy doesn’t believe him. He makes a plan, then sets it and forgets it. She needs to check the status and cross things off the list.

Underneath all of the financial questions, there’s a deeper conflict: he wants another child. She doesn’t feel ready. Does…