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Money For Couples

180. "We have $30k in cc debt but insist on sending our son to private school"

Money For Couples

Ramit Sethi

Relationships, Society & Culture, Investing, Business

4.63.1K Ratings

🗓️ 29 October 2024

⏱️ 94 minutes

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Summary

Alexis, 55, and Olivia, 54, are working towards their retirement so they can spend more time with their son. On paper, they’re in a good financial position, with a net worth of over $3 million… but they’re spending more than they make every single month. And, there’s a big secret to their wealth that they didn’t realize until this conversation. This episode is sponsored by my partners at Facet, where you can get affordable, accessible financial planning with a flat fee membership. For Money for Couples listeners who enroll with Facet, they will waive the $250 enrollment fee for new annual members and they’ll add $500 into your brokerage account when you invest and maintain $5000 in the first 90 days of membership for Core, Plus and Complete members. Check out their membership options at https://facet.com/ramit.  This episode is also brought to you by: Trustworthy | Save 10% on an upgrade to keep your family’s information safely stored at https://trustworthy.com/ramit. Masterclass | For unlimited access to every class and 15% off an annual membership, go to https://masterclass.com/ramit. Trust & Will | Secure your assets and protect your loved ones. Get 10% off plus free shipping on your estate plan documents by visiting https://trustandwill.com/ramit. Fabric by Gerber Life | Protect your family today with Fabric by Gerber Life. Apply today in just 10 minutes at https://meetfabric.com/ramit. DeleteMe | If you want to get your personal information removed from the web, go to https://joindeleteme.com/ramit for 20% off. Links mentioned in this episode • Get tickets to Money for Couples LIVE coming to a city near you in January Connect with Ramit • Pre-order my upcoming book: Money for Couples • Get the Podcast Newsletter and watch me analyze an anonymous couple's spending each Saturday • 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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0:00.0

This January I'm coming to a city near you.

0:02.8

Tickets are now available for my Money for Couples live book tour.

0:07.0

If you love the podcast and you want to connect with hundreds of other people

0:10.9

who are trying to improve their relationship with money, I would love to see you there.

0:15.4

Go to IWT.com slash book tour and use the pre-sale code Rich Life to get your tickets now.

0:22.3

I can tell you nothing beats the energy of being in that room and seeing couples live on stage.

0:28.0

I'm coming to New York, L.A, Chicago, SF and more, so get your tickets at IWT.com

0:33.8

slash book tour and use the pre-sale code

0:36.5

Rich Life.

0:37.3

I'm closed off when it comes to money.

0:38.9

I want to talk about it every day.

0:40.1

She just got want to talk about it.

0:41.2

Olivia's 54 and she loves her spreadsheet.

0:44.5

I'm not the easiest person in the world.

0:46.4

I do sometimes put that pressure on her.

0:48.2

What else do I need to do?

0:49.7

Alexis is 55.

0:51.3

She's an optometrist and she would rather do anything but talk about money.

0:55.4

There is a righteousness of how many more people do I need to pay so you can get this done and

1:00.4

it doesn't feel good.

1:01.6

They live a very luxurious lifestyle, but one that they describe as chaotic, and they

1:06.8

overspend on their son.

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