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Normal is broke and common sense is weird. So we're here to help you transform your life from the Ramsey Network and the Fairwinds Credit Union Studio.

This is The Ramsey Show, and I'm Rachel Cruz hosting this hour with Dr. John Deloney.

And it's a special show because we're kicking off our money and marriage events and have many

people here in studio that are going to be attending the events, which is so fun. And so we are here, though, on this show to take your calls. So you can give us a call at AAA-8-25-5-2-25. The lines are open. So we're here to talk about your life and your money. Up first, oh gosh, all the way in Alaska. We got Aaron. Hi, Aaron.

Hi, how you doing?

We're doing great.

How can we help?

So my question is now that I am engaged to the most amazing woman in the world, when we do get married, we've agreed that we want to combine our finances into one account and do that together.

But one, I've never combined finances with anybody before, even in my first marriage

and two, is I actually kind of have some control issues that I know I have.

So my question is, is what advice would you guys give to people and how we can be successful

in doing that together?

It's a great question.

Very self-aware, Aaron.

Tell me about your control issues.

For a person with control issues to say that sentence out loud that tells me you're

pretty special.

What does control issues mean?

I've spent the last couple years in therapy kind of getting over my own personal things and stuff like that the last year or two. I think for me it's, I get really frustrated when, you know, part of it's kind of like not getting my way or I think this is the best way to do this. Why aren't we doing this way? And then just kind of micromanaging things and stuff like that. And I know it's been an issue in past relationships. I'm obviously so this isn't something that I want to get in the way with me and my fiance. Bro, this is what changing a family tree looks like in real life. I'm super proud of you, dude. Oh, thanks, man. Like for real, for real. To be able to say, I've hurt people in the

past, I've not been the guy that I want to be and I want to do something different and I'm going to go get the education and now I'm asking for wisdom on like, okay, rubber meets the road, how do I do this thing? That's how the whole country will change if people will start doing what you're doing right now. So hear me say, I'm proud of you, dude. It's awesome. Well done.

Thank you. The last couple years has been all about that. the whole country will change if people will start doing what you're doing right now. So hear me say, I'm proud of you, dude. It's awesome. Well done.

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