220. How to Talk About Money with Your Partner with Ramit Sethi

Financial Feminist

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Self-improvement, Education, How To, Business

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🗓️ 17 March 2025

⏱️ 87 minutes

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Talking about money with your partner can feel awkward, overwhelming, or straight-up terrifying—but avoiding it? That’s a guaranteed way to create resentment, stress, and financial chaos. Nearly half of couples argue about money, and 36% say it's one of the biggest sources of stress in their relationships. So, how do we break the cycle and actually have productive, meaningful conversations about money with the person we love? Enter Ramit Sethi—money expert, bestselling author of I Will Teach You to Be Rich, and the host of Netflix’s How to Get Rich. He’s here to help us navigate the messy, emotional, and psychological side of managing finances as a couple. We’re getting real about why money fights happen, the invisible scripts we bring into relationships, and how to align financially even when you and your partner have wildly different incomes, spending habits, or financial values. Plus, we’re tackling one of the biggest taboos—what happens when a woman earns more than her male partner. If you want to stop arguing about money and start feeling financially aligned, this episode is a must-listen. Ramit’s Links: Order Money for Couples: https://www.iwillteachyoutoberich.com/books/ Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@ramitsethi Money for Couples podcast: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/money-for-couples-with-ramit-sethi/id1577864998 Read transcripts, learn more about our guests and sponsors, and get more resources at https://herfirst100k.com/financial-feminist-show-notes/220-how-to-talk-about-money-with-your-partner-with-ramit-sethi/ Looking for accountability, live coaching, and deeper financial education? Check out our exclusive community: Join the $100K Club: https://herfirst100k.com/100k-pod Our favorite travel and cash-back credit cards, plus other financial resources: https://herfirst100k.com/tools Not sure where to start on your financial journey? Take our FREE money personality quiz! https://herfirst100k.com/quiz Special thanks to our sponsors: Squarespace Go to www.squarespace.com/FFPOD to save 10% off your first website or domain purchase. Rocket Money Stop wasting money on things you don’t use. Cancel your unwanted subscriptions by going to RocketMoney.com/FFPOD. Quince Get cozy in Quince's high-quality wardrobe essentials. Go to Quince.com/FFPOD for free shipping on your order and 365-day returns. Netsuite Download the CFO’s Guide to AI and Machine Learning at NetSuite.com/FFPOD. Gusto Run your first payroll with Gusto and get three months free at gusto.com/ffpod. Indeed Hiring? Indeed is all you need. Get a $75 sponsored job credit to get your jobs more visibility at www.indeed.com/ffpod. Public Fund your account in five minutes or less at public.com/ffpod and get up to $10,000 when you transfer your old portfolio. (see disclosures: https://herfirst100k.com/financial-feminist-show-notes/220-how-to-talk-about-money-with-your-partner-with-ramit-sethi/) Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Nearly half of couples say that they argue about money.
0:02.8	And 36% say that money is a huge cause of stress in their relationships.
0:06.6	If you've ever argued about money in your relationship, this episode is for you.
0:10.0	Rameet Satee is back to talk about all things money for couples.
0:13.2	Let's get into it. Hi, Financial Feminist, welcome to the show. I am thrilled to see you as always. Thank you for being here. My name is Tori. I'm a New York Times best
0:37.8	selling author. I am a money expert. I have helped over 5 million women save money, pay off debt,
0:42.6	start investing and start businesses. And if you want a free personalized money plan for wherever
0:47.2	you're at in your financial journey, you can go to her first hundredk.com slash quiz. That is a free
0:51.9	financial plan, her first hundredk.com slash quiz. We're going to ask you a
0:55.5	couple of questions to be able to deliver you the best advice for wherever you're at right now.
1:00.3	Today's episode is a great one because my friend, Ramit Satie, is back. You know him from his book,
1:06.0	I will teach you to be rich, but you also probably know him from his Netflix show as well,
1:10.1	which is all about money.
1:11.5	And his specialty is money for couples. How do you manage money in a relationship? How do you have
1:16.5	hard financial conversations? How do you both get each other on board towards your financial
1:21.9	goals? So we are talking all about invisible money scripts today that we bring into every
1:27.3	relationship. These are the
1:28.4	narratives that you might not even know you're believing or the psychological side of money that
1:33.9	you're bringing into your relationship with your partner. We're talking about the common money
1:38.4	fights that Rameet sees and the couples who come on his show and what to do if you're in a
1:42.5	relationship where you and your partner either
1:44.2	have very different ideas of how they want to manage money, very different incomes. And we're talking
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