I tell her, you know what, what don't you put yourself in my shoes, sometimes I understand

it is too big for her, that it's too, the shoes are too big for her.

On today's episode, I'm going to be working with Alissa and Ilan about a money problem

that they have.

But as I get deeper into the discussion with them, I realize it's not really about money.

It's the communication between the two of them that is the real problem.

Imagine your husband talking about you like this.

Alissa's nature is inside the box and my nature is to think outside the box.

Are you kidding me?

Who talks about their wife like that?

Especially when you and your wife are supposed to be running a business together.

I'm an entrepreneur, she's not an entrepreneur, she is an employee.

This is the I will teach you to be rich podcast and I'm your host, Ramit Saiti.

I've always been fascinated with money and psychology.

I remember writing about money while I was a student at Stanford studying technology and psychology there

and absolutely loving talking to my friends about money.

So many of us claim that certain things are important to us and yet our behavior doesn't actually match up to it.

Think about it, there's money.

Yeah, I know I should save more.

There's flossing.

Yeah, I know I should floss more.

There's calling our parents or going to the gym.

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