41. “My wife won’t admit her business is failing and we constantly argue about it”

Money For Couples

Ramit Sethi

Relationships, Society & Culture, Investing, Business

4.6 • 3.1K Ratings

🗓️ 3 May 2022

⏱️ 93 minutes

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Summary

It’s common knowledge that building a business takes time—but how long should you be willing to wait? Rob works a full-time job. Olivia is split between part-time work and her own business. Rob doesn’t think her business is making enough money and has been urging Olivia to call it a loss and get a “real job.” He thinks her entrepreneurial dreams are holding them back from making their current reality more comfortable. What they’re doing isn’t working. Whether Olivia doubles down on the business or takes on a regular job, one thing is certain: in order to live their Rich Life, something has to change. Connect with Ramit Website Instagram Twitter Facebook YouTube Linkedin 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	Hey, before we get back to the episode, I want to make sure you know about something that
0:03.6	I am sharing this Saturday.
0:06.1	Every year, my wife and I take a mini sabbatical.
0:08.8	It's four to six weeks of traveling.
0:11.5	We've gone to Japan, India, Paris, London, and a bunch of other places.
0:15.6	And this Saturday, in my newsletter, I'm going to share how we do it, how we decide where
0:20.2	we're going, how we make it an unforgettable experience, and even how I set up my logistics
0:26.5	so that my business can run without me being there.
0:30.3	If you've ever thought about traveling more or even taking a sabbatical, I want you to
0:35.0	sign up at IWT.com slash podcast newsletter.
0:39.9	This Saturday, September 30th, you can get this new newsletter that I'm sending out only
0:45.5	at IWT.com slash podcast newsletter.
0:48.6	Now let's get back to the episode.
0:53.4	Olivia, she's been an entrepreneur, she's been doing her own thing.
0:57.6	For a few years now, and it's not really working out, it's just if frustrates me because
1:03.5	I feel that's kind of holding us back.
1:07.7	When we decided to get married, I was an entrepreneur at that point, and I was very transparent
1:12.8	with him about my level of work and what I was able to do, and it's very unfair for him
1:19.5	to turn around and be upset at this point in time because I feel like he knew what he
1:24.7	was getting into.
1:25.7	You're going on five years now, and it's kind of come to a point where you have to see
1:30.8	that something's not working out.
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