55. “My top 5 lessons from one year of interviewing couples about money”

Money For Couples

Ramit Sethi

Relationships, Society & Culture, Investing, Business

4.6 • 3.1K Ratings

🗓️ 9 August 2022

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

Personal finance can seem complicated, but most issues are linked back to two core influences—how people think and feel about money. Where they land on those scales has a wide range of possible manifestations (skimping on frozen berries, anyone?). One year into the podcast, and a handful of these themes have become very clear. Tune in to this special solo episode as Ramit breaks them down. Check out the free resources below if any of these scenarios sound familiar to you—or you’re just ready to deepen your understanding of money and what it can do for you. Programs & Resources iwt.com/moneymindset → Money Mindset Mini Course iwt.com/guiltfree → Conscious Spending Plan iwt.com/nomorefights → Guide to How to Talk to Your Partner about Money iwt.com/house → Ramit's 3 step guide to buying a house iwt.com/therichlife → Rich Life mini course 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'm sending out this Saturday.
0:06.4	Have you ever wondered how to use your money to buy back your time?
0:09.9	This is something that people love to talk about, but very few people actually spend their
0:14.6	money to get their time back.
0:17.4	I want to show you 20 ways to buy your time back this Saturday from all areas of life
0:23.2	and all different income levels.
0:25.9	This Saturday, September 23rd, you can only get it at iwt.com slash podcast newsletter
0:32.3	that's 20 ways to buy back your time.
0:34.4	I'm going to show you this Saturday.
0:36.1	Now let's get back to the episode.
0:39.2	When I told him how much I spent, he got really upset for me to just go and drop like
0:50.0	$250 at Target was kind of a big deal.
0:53.5	I honestly like I felt a little bit taken advantage of, I initially didn't immediately
0:58.8	voice my displeasure, but I think it was really obvious that I was upset.
1:03.5	We kind of just got in a huge fight and Mike had basically had said something along the
1:10.7	lines of he makes more money than me, so if anybody is going to be spying that money
1:15.2	physically, it should be him.
1:16.8	Well, I just remember just feeling like small and okay, Tammy, I noticed you're crying.
1:29.9	Can you tell me why?
1:33.6	I just think that it's really important to us to not recreate some of what we experience
1:45.9	as children.
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