"You'll never be ready to buy a home"

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🗓️ 22 May 2025

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

When newlyweds Chantal and Travis Lisback started searching for their dream home in Seattle, they weren’t entirely on the same page. Chantal was eager to settle down as soon as possible, while Travis was more comfortable waiting a few years. As the search dragged on, what began as a shared dream started to feel more like a standoff.

This week, a story about how a big life decision can bring to light the money and communication issues you didn’t know were there. Plus, later in the episode, Chantal and Travis sit down with financial therapist Aja Evans to unpack what’s happening beneath the surface, and how to approach money fights with more care and intention.

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0:00.0	Hello, listeners. Our goal at Marketplace is to raise the economic intelligence of the country,
0:06.5	and that goes for teens and young adults, too. The newest season of Financially Inclined, hosted by
0:12.2	Janelli Espinall, tackles topics like how to align your values with your money decisions,
0:18.5	the skill of negotiating, and what you can get out of internships.
0:23.5	Financially inclined is presented in partnership with Greenlight, the debit card and money app for teens.
0:29.7	Greenlight helps teens learn to earn, save, spend wisely, and invest.
0:34.8	Tune in to financially inclined wherever you find your podcasts.
0:43.8	Chantal Lipsack spent the fall of 2024 house hunting from bed beside her husband, Travis Lipsack.
0:50.2	She approached the hunt like she does everything in her life, with meticulous research.
0:55.3	It would be me at night sorting my zillow from cheapest and showing Travis a house, being like,
1:00.8	okay, this is the distance from the house to your job, and then I can still take the bus to work.
1:05.9	When Chantelle imagined her dream home, she envisioned an open floor plan, a backyard for the dogs, plenty of
1:12.2	space for friends and family. But I know I immediately want to be able to have folks over and feel
1:16.9	like it's a conducive space for hosting. And as a newlywed, she had long-term priorities. I'm
1:22.9	aching for children and I want to save space. I want to be able to feel like our kids can go bike
1:27.0	to their friend's house and I'm not worried
1:28.3	about anyone getting snatched.
1:30.5	Her husband Travis's goals were similar, if a little less vivid.
1:34.5	Standard-sized house, standard yard, have a family.
1:37.4	I thought it was just like that's kind of the next step in life.
1:41.8	They were living in downtown Seattle in a tiny apartment, just 400 square feet, with their two corgis.
1:49.0	Then a big disagreement entered the mix.
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