Fresh Take: Ramit Sethi, "Money for Couples"

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What Fresh Hell: Laughing in the Face of Motherhood

Parenting, Kids & Family, Comedy

4.6 • 962 Ratings

🗓️ 27 June 2025

⏱️ 43 minutes

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How do we start a conversation about finances with our partners, especially when each of our households of origin might have thought about money quite differently? Ramit Sethi, host of Netflix’s hit show, How to Get Rich, and author of MONEY FOR COUPLES, offers practical tips for productively discussing money with your partner. Ramit and Margaret discuss: Why money conversations are so hard The four money types: Avoider, Optimizer, Worrier, or Dreamer How the messages we heard (or didn’t hear) about money growing up shape our adult decisions—and how to teach kids better. Age-appropriate ways to talk to your kids about money, build financial literacy, and model strong values. Here's where to find Ramit: www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com Buy MONEY FOR COUPLES: https://bookshop.org/a/12099/9781523523689 Listen to the Money for Couples podcast: https://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/podcast/ Watch Ramit's Netflix show @ramit on IG and X Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello, everyone, and welcome to Fresh Take from What Fresh Hell Laughing in the Face of Motherhood.
0:07.0	This is Margaret. And today I am talking to Rameet, Satie. He is the host of Netflix hit show, How to Get Rich,
0:14.5	the host of the popular podcast, Money for Couples, and the author of The New York Times bestseller,
0:19.6	I will teach you to be rich.
0:22.0	Rameet is known for his unconventional insights on money, psychology, and his no-nonsense
0:27.8	approach to designing and living a rich life. Today we are talking about his second New York
0:33.6	Times bestseller, Money for Couples. Welcome, Rameet. Thanks for having me.
0:38.9	We talk a lot on the podcast about how our problems start when we try to skip talking about
0:44.4	the problem. And I think the book gets at this really well. Why is talking about money so difficult,
0:51.8	even with the person we supposedly are closest to in the world, our partner or
0:56.8	our spouse.
0:58.2	Well, when you think about it, most of us have a love-hate relationship with money.
1:03.8	We love looking at people on Instagram, going to Bora Bora on Wednesday.
1:09.4	We love the ability to go buy something nice for ourselves, kids, families.
1:14.4	That's great.
1:15.7	But we also hate money.
1:17.5	We hate the rich.
1:19.7	We hate keeping track of a budget.
1:22.6	By the way, I hate that as well.
1:23.8	I don't track using a budget.
1:25.4	I think it's pointless.
1:26.6	We hate having to learn what a 401k
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