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Money For Couples with Ramit Sethi
Get Ramit's new book, Money for Couples at iwt.com/moneyforcouples. From Ramit Sethi, host of Netflix’s ‘How to Get Rich’ and author of NYT bestselling books, ‘I Will Teach You To Be Rich,’ and ‘Money for Couples’… Imagine listening in on raw, unfiltered conversations with real couples, to explore how money psychology affects their everyday lives. Ramit talks with couples from all walks of life, helping them to get past guilt, resentment, & fighting over purchases, to help them create a shared…
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- Money For Couples with Ramit Sethi
168. “I’m going to die with student loans. Why should I count them?”
Emi, 32, and Antonio, 29, have been married for six years and have struggled with debt for even longer. Credit cards, personal loans, student loans…
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167. “We took a loan to pay off our credit cards—and maxed them out again”
Ashley is 29, Brandon is 30. They have been married for six years and have accumulated $261,000 in debt. Despite taking out a surrogate loan, they are still…
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166. “I’m embarrassed—we hid $10,000 cash in our closet for 3 years”
Christina is 37 and Noah 35. They’re married with one young son and another on the way. They earn a very high income, but their decisions are clouded by stress…
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165. “I make 10x my husband’s income. Will we ever feel like equals?”
Geena is 44 and James 39. They live in Brooklyn where she works as a corporate attorney and he’s a freelance musician—resulting in a 10x income disparity. They…
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164. “I stress over money—but we’re seeing Taylor Swift in France tomorrow”
Taylor is 39 and Steve is 42. They're married and live in New York City. Steve lost his job years ago, but has coasted without getting serious about his…
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163. “I work & watch my infant FT b/c we can’t afford childcare”
James and Nicole, 42 and 44, just had a second baby—but they weren’t prepared for the additional costs associated with a growing family. They spend 90% of what…
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162. “We panic over money—but spend $84K/year on travel and shopping”
Paul, 33, and Maddie, 29, joined us in New York City for a live-recorded episode. She is a high earner, but worries about lifestyle creep. He recently left his…
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161. “He hid $77k in CC debt from me—but can’t tell me what he bought”
Jim and Dana are 58, five years into their second marriages, and coping with changes in their new lifestyle in different ways. Jim is set on providing as he…
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160. “My entire paycheck goes to daycare. Should I stay home?”
Live in NYC, Carlos and Amanda, 36 and 28, join the show to talk through a recurring issue in their relationship—her earning ability vs. the possibility of…
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159. “How can we raise 3 kids if she only makes $15k?”
Caleb and Alex are both 27. They have one young child and foster two sisters, both of whom they intend to adopt soon. As children themselves, Caleb and Alex…
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158. “We have $2M, why can’t we retire?” (Part 2)
Rob and Adrienne are nearing retirement but worried about having enough. In Part 2, we dig into their Conscious Spending Plan to reveal a massively successful…
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157. “We spent $80,000 more than we made last year” (Part 1)
Adrienne and Rob are 59 and 62, and they are overcome with worry over whether or not they’ve amassed enough wealth to live comfortably, and apply Rich Life…
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156. "We have 2 kids, 3 cars...but only 1 month of savings" (Part 2)
In the second half of this live-recorded conversation with Paul and Morgan, 37 and 33, we dig deeper into their Conscious Spending Plan to uncover three cars…
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155. “We have $22k in cc debt—but I want to renovate the house” (Part 1)
Paul and Morgan, 37 and 33, find themselves in a painful loop of arguments and unchecked spending, putting the future of their young family at risk. We hear…
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154. “We’re drowning in debt, but I drive a BMW”
Kevin and Michelle, 32 and 30, joined me live in New York City earlier this year for our very first in-person interview. They have one young child and another…
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153. “We’re married. Why do I have to ask him for money?”
Allison is 36 and Dan, 37. They’re married with two kids living in a HCOL mountain town—a market variable that’s influenced them to sell her condo and…
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152. “The world is going to end. So why bother investing?”
Fernando and Anushka, 30 and 31, live in San Diego and earn high incomes—matching $135,000 salaries, in fact. They have healthy investment and savings rates…
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151. “Our gas is about to get shut off, but I refuse to sell any of my 7 cars”
Peter and Megan, 36 and 37, are married with no kids but severe financial stress threatens their future together. Peter has grown to resent Megan’s…
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150. “We’re broke, but I spend $350/mo on clothes” (Part 2)
In part two with Elizabeth and Jonathan, 36 and 38, we continue unpacking their complicated personal backgrounds with money as they relate to current spending…
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149. “We have no savings but bought our kid a $500 toy for Christmas” (Part 1)
Elizabeth and Jonathan are in their mid-thirties, have been married for 13 years, and share a young daughter. They bought a starter home after getting married…
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148. “We have 2 kids and $0 invested, but refuse to get 9-5 jobs”
Callie and Travis, 36 and 39, have two kids and live in southern Texas near the ocean. They’ve made a conscious decision to run their own small businesses…
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147. “I don’t trust him with money, so I check his cc accounts”
Ashley and Christopher, 30 and 28, recently got engaged and look forward to planning a wedding, having kids, etc. But Christoper has lived with credit card…
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146. “I'm jealous when I see friends' vacations on Instagram”
Erik is 44 and Andrea is 43. They’re trying to determine what to do with a bump in income. Andrea wants to save for college tuition, because that’s what her…
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145. “Am I a bad mom if we can’t do a $7k Disney trip?”
Kristin is 32 and David is 38. They share five kids in a blended family and David is getting close to military retirement. The problem is their spending—fueled…
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144. “We make $245K. Why do I have to ask my wife for dinner money?”
Brad and Angie, 55 and 56, are each 10 years into a second marriage. With six adult children out of the house, they’re planning to buy an RV and tour the…
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143. “I maxed out my credit cards on our $45k wedding. Are we broke?”
Amy and Tori are in their late 20s. They recently got married and honeymooned in Greece, racking up tens of thousands of dollars in credit card debt. A brand…
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142. “We have a $2.3M net worth—but we cut coupons”
Brian is 56 and Rachel is 51 and they’re both lawyers. She’s lost thousands on a financial advisor and he can’t stop paying his daughter’s rent. Brian wants to…
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141. “We only have $2k in savings but she can’t stop going to the mall”
April and Kevin are in their mid thirties with two kids. They’ve been married for twelve years and Kevin recently came across a good book on finance—one which…
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140. “He put our $1M into one risky investment. Will we lose it all?” (Part 2)
Sandra, 46, and Brad, 48, return for Part 2 as we get our hands dirty with their incredible decision to invest $1,000,000—their entire net worth—into one oil…
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139. “I’m afraid he’ll leave if I don’t stop stressing about the budget” (Part 1)
Sandra is 46. Brad is 48. They have four children and are living a high lifestyle as a result of two generational income explosions tied to Brad’s work in the…
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138. “My wife doesn’t want me to take a $720k job offer”
Mel and Babu are both 33 year-old doctors. Babu’s nearly done with his training, putting a huge decision in front of them about where to live and how much…
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137. “MLMs, crypto, real estate—I can’t stop falling for get-rich-quick schemes” (Part 2)
David, 33, and Halima, 37, return to follow-up on last week’s episode, where we learned about their debt, painful backgrounds, unrealistic expectations, and…
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136. “We have $500k in debt. Can I retire early?” (Part 1)
David's 33 and Halima's 37. They’re been married for one year, a second union for both. The deep emotional (and financial) scars from those past relationships…
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135. "It could cost us $50k to have a baby. Can we afford it?"
Kait is 36 and Em is 35. They’re married and pursuing IVF as a means to expand their family. But a misalignment on money stands in the way of a truly shared…
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134. “I make $24K a year but my truck costs $1,600+ a month” (Part 2)
Part 2 with Becki and Dustin drops us right back into a contentious conversation about Dustin’s 6-wheeled truck, but his and Becki’s misalignment runs a lot…
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133. "She has $7k in cc debt—just 3 months after I paid it off for her" (Part 1)
Becki is 42, Dustin is 36. Becki moved to North Caroline from California two years ago, into Dustin’s house but is feeling disconnected from her family, like…
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132. “We’re $520k in debt—and he hid it from me”
Cassandra, 40, and Aldo, 41, discovered Ramit on Netflix—which quickly led to Cassandra discovering the gruesome details of their debt. His goal was to shield…
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131. “We’re worth $5.5M but I feel like it doesn’t belong to me”
Matt is 40 and Ruane is 38. They have two kids and live in Toronto. They’ve done incredibly well for themselves, with an eye-popping net worth of…
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130. “I don’t trust him with spending. Do we have a future?”
Alisa is 38 and Jesse is 42; they live in Portland with no kids and have been married for 10 years. Alisa has a growing sense of urgency related to their…
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129. “We spend 154% of what we make, but I refuse to get a salary job” (Part 2)
Following up with Trin and Lucas, both 35, we chip away at an unmanageable fixed-costs percentage and broach Lucas’s unwillingness to seek salaried employment…
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128. “We have $285k in debt. Can we achieve financial freedom in 5 years?” (Part 1)
Trin and Lucas are 35 with two kids. They’re bleeding money but they don’t know why, or how to fix it. Lucas is an extreme entrepreneur, leading to trust…
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127. “Our financial advisor almost cost us $800k. How do we fire them?”
Jeff is 50, he’s a specialized surgeon. Susan is 48, she stays at home with their two kids. Their discretionary spending has grown over the years, ballooning…
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126. “We have $30k of CC debt. Why did we buy a $10k timeshare?” (Part 2)
It’s time to get tactical in this energetic follow-up episode with Cristina and Ron. Building on their story, we unpack their three most glaring money…
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125. “He’s so afraid of money he can’t log into his own bank account” (Part 1)
Meet Cristina and Ron. Cristina's 30, Ron is 45, and they've been married for four years. Cristina wonders why she's the one managing money in their…
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124. “We make $113,500. Why do we feel poor?”
Bebe and Paul are 37 and 40. They have two young kids and in the last few years, they have moved about ten times for various family reasons. They’re stuck in…
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123. Ramit’s travel tips, real estate FOMO, and talking to kids about money
This is a special solo episode where I answer questions from members of my Money Coaching program. In today’s episode: My favorite services that I use when I…
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122. “I shouldn’t have to ask for $20 to get McDonalds for the kids”
Doni and Cacey are 30 and 40 years old with three very young kids. Doni’s struggled with credit card debt in the past, putting pressure on Cacey to control…
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121. “He wasn’t supposed to have student loans. Now he has $157k.”
Alana and Sam, 37 and 36, have two kids and $157,000 in student loans—loans which his mother assured would be paid. They haven’t been. Instead, the debt has…
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120. “We have 3 kids, $1k saved, $0 invested. Is it too late for us?”
Ana is 31 and Gabriel is 29. They have three young kids and will be celebrating their tenth wedding anniversary soon. This episode deals with addiction and…
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119. “He’s not ready for marriage. So why did we buy a house together?”
Candace and Brad are 31 and 33. They’ve been together for five years—buying a home together after just one year of dating. Candace is ready for a wedding…
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118. “Before kids, I made $20k/month. Now he wants me to be a housewife” (Part 2)
In part two of my conversation with Kara and Drake, we continue to peel back the layers of gender roles and lost identity which came to the surface last week…
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117. “He earned $17k last month—but it's not enough” (Part 1)
Kara and Drake are 38 and 37 with two infant children. Kara used to earn as much as $20k in a month, but has pulled back on work since becoming a…
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116. “She manages the money. I ignore it. What’s the problem?”
Carrie and Taylor are both 33, unmarried with no kids, earning good incomes in the Nashville area. Their CSP checks out—Carrie does a great job managing their…
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115. “We’ve fought about money for 29 years. Is it time for divorce?”
Kevin and Ebony are both 52. They have two kids, both young adults, and have turned their attention to retirement planning. But standing in the way are…
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114. “Why did we spend $40K on trips we can't afford?”
Emily and John are in their mid 30s, living in Boston with their 2 year old son. Both coming from blue collar backgrounds, they’ve successfully broken many…
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113. “I feel like the parent in our marriage. And I hate it”
Nicole and Matt, 41 and 37, have weathered deaths in the family, a battle with alcoholism, and career difficulties to finally be on the right track and earning…
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112. “I pretend I want to change. But I refuse to do anything different”
This conversation with Mike and Kate brings a completely new, and shocking, outcome to the podcast. They’re 29 and 32, with some massive life changes on the…
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111. “We rushed into buying a $730K house. Now I can’t sleep at night”
Jonathan and Shalom are young, 31 and 27, married for 5 years and getting used to a big addition to their lives—a rushed home purchase in the Pacific Northwest…
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110. “My boyfriend doesn’t care about money. Will I ever feel secure?”
Jake and Hannah bring a younger perspective to the podcast today. 26 and 31 respectively, they find themselves in different seasons of life—especially when it…
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109. Where Are They Now? Netflix Reunion with Donnell and Monique
In this special limited series, we’re following up with couples from my Netflix show, How To Get Rich. Tune in to hear what’s new, what isn’t, and where their…