148. “We have 2 kids and $0 invested, but refuse to get 9-5 jobs”

Money For Couples

Ramit Sethi

Relationships, Society & Culture, Investing, Business

4.6 • 3.1K Ratings

🗓️ 19 March 2024

⏱️ 82 minutes

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Summary

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 without the pressure of climbing a corporate ladder. But how relaxed is too relaxed? Callie is ready to get serious; is Travis? This episode is brought to you by: Pique Tea | Get up to 15% off and 12 tea samples at https://piquelife.com/ramit. Eight Sleep | For a better, smarter sleep, go to https://eightsleep.com/ramit for $200 and free shipping. Thinkific | The same platform I use to build online courses online https://thinkific.com. DeleteMe | If you want to get your personal information removed from the web, go to https://joindeleteme.com/ramit for 20% off. Babbel | Right now, when you purchase a 3-month Babbel subscription, you’ll get an additional 3 months for FREE. Just go to https://Babbel.com and use promo code 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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0:00.0	A quick favor to ask, if you enjoy this podcast, do me a favor.
0:04.0	Please go to Apple or Spotify and click follow.
0:08.0	See, part of the reason that I started this podcast is that money is taboo.
0:12.0	And my dream is to be able to inspire millions of people just like you
0:17.2	to build a healthier relationship with money. And so by clicking follow on Apple Podcast or Spotify, it really helps my team and it helps this
0:26.1	podcast get in front of more couples who need it.
0:29.7	Thank you again for being an IWT listener.
0:32.1	It means a lot to my team and it means a lot to me.
0:38.4	I'm going to open up a Roth. I'm going to open up a high-yield savings account. I'm going to do these things and I don't want it to be my money. I want it to be our money.
0:45.8	His eyes just glaze over and he looks at me in this like stone wall.
0:51.6	He's gone to another dimension.
0:54.1	I value my time over my money.
0:57.0	I'll put it that way.
0:58.1	I'm just pointing out that you're both basically making minimum wage.
1:01.4	Right.
1:02.4	Is this the decision you both consciously are choosing?
1:06.0	A good question.
1:08.0	Yes.
1:10.0	I only think about making enough to live and to take care of what we need in the short term.
1:18.8	I do not think about the long term.
1:20.8	The good is so good, but we're losing sight of the future and that's what scares me until I think I woke up from a dream
1:30.9	Realized that we're missing out if we don't think bigger.
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