181. “We argue about money daily b/c he can’t stop talking about Ramit”

Money For Couples

Ramit Sethi

Relationships, Society & Culture, Investing, Business

4.6 • 3.1K Ratings

🗓️ 5 November 2024

⏱️ 91 minutes

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Summary

Nathan (35) and Linda (37) are arguing about money constantly due to Nathan’s anxiety and stress. He continually optimizes and re-optimizes their finances, worrying about retirement and the amount of money they’ll be leaving behind for their children. Nathan even applied to be on the show nine times in a row, and Linda just wants him to chill out. What will we learn from a couple that makes good money, but can’t stop stressing about it? This episode is brought to you by: Superhuman | Get a free month of lightning fast email at https://try.sprh.mn/ramitsethi. 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. 99designs by Vista | Get $50 off your first design contest at https://99designs.com/ramit. Netsuite | Get visibility to everything in your business in one place. Sign up and defer payments, with no interest, for six months at https://iwt.com/netsuite. 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 • 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. Tickets are now available for my money for couples
0:05.5	live book tour. Now, if you love the podcast and you want to connect with hundreds of other people
0:10.7	who are trying to improve their relationship with money, I would love to see you there.
0:14.9	Go to IWT.com slash booktour and use the presale code, life to get your tickets now i can tell you nothing
0:23.3	beats the energy of being in that room and seeing couples live on stage i'm coming to new york
0:29.1	la chicago s f and more so get your tickets at iwt dot com slash book tour and use the presale
0:35.9	code rich life nathan is more of a like, I want to get this done really quickly.
0:41.1	He's a lift doer, so we want to check things off of his list.
0:44.1	I'm very analytical.
0:45.1	I want to make sure that the money that I calculated in our retirement is going to meet the
0:50.5	goals that I have for our family.
0:52.2	Nathan is a 35-year-old dentist and he's the ultimate warrior.
0:56.0	I have insecurities and I think that that's why I'm always looking for validation.
1:02.0	Linda is 37 years old and she spends a lot of energy helping Nathan feel okay about their finances.
1:08.0	We're very stressed about money just because we can't spend the way that we used to.
1:13.3	It's been a big change, so I think we do carry, like, anxiety and stress.
1:17.1	But Nathan's constant optimizing is causing arguments between him and his wife.
1:21.9	His anxiety has gone through the roof, and he's desperate to get my take on their finances.
1:26.7	I moved to the goal post.
1:27.9	We make a decision and then I learn some new bit of information and then I go back.
1:33.2	And Linda, she just wants Nathan to chill out.
1:35.9	I think we both prioritize different things.
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