183. “I saved $5k for an engagement ring, but she secretly took the money”

Money For Couples

Ramit Sethi

Relationships, Society & Culture, Investing, Business

4.6 • 3.1K Ratings

🗓️ 19 November 2024

⏱️ 89 minutes

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Summary

Michelle (33) and Matt (31) have been dating for seven years, but they’re stuck in relationship limbo, waiting to get married until Michelle deals with her financial problems. Michelle makes great income as a nurse, but she has a mountain of debt from student loans. Matt works in finance, and tries to help, but Michelle has loan payments and debts that he doesn’t even know about. Today we’ll see if we can unearth the root of these money problems so Michelle and Matt can take the next step in their relationship. This episode is brought to you by: Grammarly | Easier said? Done. Save time with one click. Sign up and download for free at https://grammarly.com/ramit. Masterclass | For unlimited access to every class and 15% off an annual membership, go to https://masterclass.com/ramit. Our Place | Use code RAMIT to receive 10% sitewide at https://fromourplace.com. DeleteMe | If you want to get your personal information removed from the web, go to https://joindeleteme.com/ramit for 20% off. Fabric by Gerber Life | Protect your family today with Fabric by Gerber Life. Apply today in just 10 minutes at https://meetfabric.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	How do you handle your finances in a relationship? How do they change when you combine them as a
0:06.3	couple? I get this question all the time. Couple show up. The money is separate. Someone's got one
0:11.0	account over here. They're not sure exactly how to combine their money. This month on November 21st,
0:17.8	I'm hosting a live call. It's called single versus couple finances. What stays the
0:22.7	same and what changes. And you can only get access to this call if you're in my money coaching program.
0:29.0	Every month, I host a 90-minute group coaching call just for money coaching members. In these calls,
0:35.1	I go deep on specific tactics, big wins, and hidden psychology
0:39.5	around taking control of your money. And of course, I do Q&A, so the only way to get your
0:45.3	question answered is in these money coaching calls. To attend this live call, single versus
0:51.9	couples finances, join money coaching at IWT.com slash money coaching.
0:58.3	And I got to tell you, I love this program. I love being able to work with you every single month
1:03.1	and keep you focused for at least 90 minutes a month on living your rich life.
1:08.9	IWT.com slash money coaching,
1:13.4	and I will see you on Thursday, November 21st.
1:15.8	This January, I'm coming to a city near you.
1:20.3	Tickets are now available for my money for couples live book tour.
1:21.6	Now, if you love the podcast and you want to connect with hundreds of other people
1:24.1	who are trying to improve their relationship with money,
1:27.0	I would love to see you there.
1:28.8	Go to IWT.com slash booktour and use the presale code,
1:33.5	Rich Life, to get your tickets now.
1:35.8	I can tell you nothing beats the energy of being in that room and seeing couples live on stage.
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