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Money For Couples

165. “I make 10x my husband’s income. Will we ever feel like equals?”

Money For Couples

Ramit Sethi

Relationships, Society & Culture, Investing, Business

4.63.1K Ratings

🗓️ 16 July 2024

⏱️ 78 minutes

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Summary

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 travel a lot, but do they invest enough to retire with the lifestyle they want? And does James bring enough to their relationship? This episode is brought to you by: Fabric by Gerber Life | Protect your family today with Fabric by Gerber Life. Apply today in just 10 minutes at https://meetfabric.com/ramit. Mint Mobile | To get your new wireless plan for just $15 a month, go to https://mintmobile.com/ramit. Masterclass | For unlimited access to every class and 15% off an annual membership, go to https://masterclass.com/ramit. Babbel | For our listeners only, get 60% off your Babbel subscription at https://Babbel.com/ramit. Facet | Get affordable, accessible financial planning with a flat fee membership. For a limited time, the $250 enrollment fee will be waived when you sign up at https://facet.com/ramit. Links mentioned in this episode • Join Earnable Live • “My boyfriend is perfect… except he’s broke” (Part 1) #64 • “I make $200k/month. He makes $2k. Who pays for dates” (Part 2) #65 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 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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Listen up if you want to grow your income or if you've said to yourself that you want to start a business someday.

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This is my program that shows you how to build a second income stream and it's got

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live coaching in the program. Everyone who joins Earnable Live this week will be invited to a five- week sprint. I love these sprints because in

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these live group calls we will personally walk you through the first steps in my

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earn a system the same system that's helped thousands of students earn an extra

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extra thousand dollars a month, ten thousand dollars a month, ten thousand dollars a

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month and even more working the way they want. Here's what each week of the

0:41.5

Sprint looks like.

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Week one, find your business idea.

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Week two, create your offer.

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Week three, get to know your customers.

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Week four, make your first sale.

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Week five, build your profit playbook. You'll also get live monthly workshops that I will

0:55.6

personally host. In Earnable Live we'll dive deep into a new topic every month

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and I'll answer your most pressing questions about business and I'll help you with live

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business tear downs. Join and start your business today at IWT.com slash Earnable.

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The doors are open for this cohort from now until Friday, July 19th. That's IWT.com

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slash earnable.

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I'm kind of the mom and it's something I create and do. I have this tendency to not want him to take on any additional expenses.

1:32.9

If I can see he needs like sneakers or he needs something,

1:36.1

I help him pay his studio rent when I help him with his fixed costs.

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