190. “Is our relationship going to end on air?”

Money For Couples

Ramit Sethi

Relationships, Society & Culture, Investing, Business

4.6 • 3.1K Ratings

🗓️ 7 January 2025

⏱️ 89 minutes

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Summary

Justin, 38, and Maggie, 34, join the show to unpack a growing tension in their relationship—her hesitation to combine finances. Maggie spent her twenties traveling the world and is now laser-focused on building her future, while Justin shares her love for travel but envisions a future together. With Maggie making life plans that might not include him, Justin is left feeling hurt and uncertain. Can they bridge the gap and take their relationship to the next level? This episode is brought to you by: Thrive Market | Head to https://thrivemarket.com/RAMIT and get 30% off your first order—plus a FREE $60 gift! ZocDoc | Download the ZocDoc app for FREE at https://zocdoc.com/ramit then find and book a top-rated doctor today. 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. 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. Rocket Money | Stop throwing your money away. Cancel unwanted subscriptions – and manage your expenses the easy way —by going to https://rocketmoney.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 • Get my new 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	Big news. My new book, Money for Couples, is officially out. Please go to IWT.com
0:06.8	slash money for couples and get a copy right now. It really helps, especially today and tomorrow.
0:12.5	Now, I wrote this book so that you and your partner can get on the same page with money,
0:16.8	even if one of you is a spender and one of you's a saver. Even if you worry about money and you're not sure how to get your partner to want to be a team
0:24.8	player with you, I give you word for word scripts and I help you create your rich life vision
0:30.5	together.
0:31.3	Get this book right now.
0:32.6	It's brand new at IWT.com slash money for couples.
0:36.8	On today's episode,
0:38.2	is this going to be the end of my relationship on air?
0:40.8	Meet Justin and Maggie.
0:42.4	We're freelancers.
0:43.5	We're really good at making money,
0:45.1	not necessarily planning on how to spend it.
0:47.5	I'm the responsible one right now.
0:49.5	And who's he?
0:50.2	Maybe the irresponsible one.
0:52.1	Justin is 38, Maggie's 34. They've been dating for a couple of years, and Maggie does not want to combine finances with Justin.
0:59.7	I just want some similar priorities and some similar game plan.
1:04.7	Maggie spent her 20s traveling the world.
1:07.1	I was traveling for six years out of a backpack and working from my laptop.
1:10.5	My goal was to make good money. And now she's focused on the future. I want to for six years out of a backpack and working from my laptop. My goal was to make
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