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Money For Couples

144. “We make $245K. Why do I have to ask my wife for dinner money?”

Money For Couples

Ramit Sethi

Relationships, Society & Culture, Investing, Business

4.63.1K Ratings

🗓️ 20 February 2024

⏱️ 71 minutes

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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 country in as little as two years. Carrying credit card debt, student loans, a HELOC, mortgage, and only $3,000 saved—can they? This episode is brought to you by: ZocDoc | Download the ZocDoc app for FREE at https://zocdoc.com/ramit then find and book a top-rated doctor today. LMNT | Right now, LMNT is offering 8 single serving packets FREE with any LMNT order. This is a great way to try all 8 flavors. Get yours at https://drinklmnt.com/RAMIT. Eight Sleep | For a better, smarter sleep, go to https://eightsleep.com/ramit for $200 and free shipping. Fabric by Gerber Life | Protect your family today with Fabric by Gerber Life. Apply today in just 10 minutes at https://meetfabric.com/ramit. Masterclass | For unlimited access to every class and 15% off an annual membership, go to https://masterclass.com/ramit. Connect with Ramit • Get the Podcast Newsletter and exclusive Q&A about the show • Get Money Coaching with Ramit • Download the Conscious Spending Plan • Listen to my book—now on Audible • Get my New York Times best-selling book • Get my no-numbers journal • Other episodes • Instagram • Twitter • YouTube • Submit a question for the newsletter iwt.com/askramit If you and your partner have a money issue and you want my help, I occasionally select a couple to work with, free of charge. Apply for my help here. Produced by Crate Media.

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If you've been enjoying this podcast where I speak to couples and share their real numbers, their income, their net worth, their debt, all of it, then do me a favor.

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0:14.2

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0:16.7

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0:20.8

So do me a favor, go over to Apple Podcasts, leave a written review, and it will be a big favor for me and for my entire team.

0:27.0

Thanks for watching, thanks for listening. I've been using Winev for like a year and a half and trying to get a month ahead in there

0:39.2

but I just can't seem to do it and it doesn't make any sense to me. I know it's probably I know why it is because

0:44.6

we're spending too much money but I can't seem to fix that quite right. When I talked to him about money

0:50.2

he would just kind of blow up and I know it's because of his he's uncomfortable with the whole money thing

0:57.4

She has a business degree and she's a spreadsheet whiz kid. I'm not saying it's right that I just took the easier out and let her

1:05.2

handle everything but that's definitely what I did. I want to be able to say yeah we can do that we can do that

1:12.3

because I figure I make a good living and I deserve it.

1:16.3

But it's still above our means a little bit. You know what? I go through these things where I think somebody is just siphoning money off my

1:24.3

account. It's just happening somebody else.

1:28.7

Eat Brad and Angie. They're both in their mid-50s. They have six adult

1:36.6

children between them. There's a mixed family as this is both their second

1:40.2

marriage and they are empty nesters who describe themselves as excited for the next chapter

1:45.8

in their lives. They tell me that they're a few years away from retiring and then they want to travel

1:50.8

full time in an RV and see the country. Now what you're going to hear in

1:55.3

today's conversation is a mismatch in the way that the two of them see money and I

2:01.7

think most importantly you're going to hear this fascinating

2:04.7

discussion of psychological and cultural values around money. So let's start

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