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BiggerPockets Money Podcast

Ramit Sethi’s Life-Changing "Money Conversation" Script for Couples

BiggerPockets Money Podcast

BiggerPockets

Investing, Education, Business

4.62.9K Ratings

🗓️ 7 January 2025

⏱️ 71 minutes

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Summary

Ramit Sethi, the money and couples’ finances expert, is back! This time, he’s teaching you how to have life-changing money conversations with your partner so you can build a “rich life” together and even FIRE faster! You may know Ramit from his popular book, I Will Teach You to Be Rich, or his Netflix series How to Get Rich, but today, he’s sharing brand new insights, techniques, and lessons from his newest book, Money for Couples!  If you’re a FIRE freak like us, you may have a partner who’s having a tough time getting on the same financial page as you. You see their eyes glaze over as you pull up spreadsheets, talking about compound interest and the savings from switching to non-organic broccoli. We’re sure it’s well-intentioned, but this could be doing more harm than help. If you want to enjoy getting “rich” with your partner, have more time to do the things you love, and build your wealth as a partnership instead of constantly persuading your other half, this is the episode to catch! Ramit shares his “script” for having crucial money conversations, diagnoses which “money type” you fall into, and gives the steps to escape the “Middle-Class Trap”!  In This Episode We Cover How to start a “money conversation” with your partner (EVEN if they aren’t into FIRE) The money dates you must have to get on the same page  The four “money types” and how knowing yours can strengthen your relationship  What the FIRE movement gets wrong about money (it’s not all about dollars and cents!) Escaping the “Middle-Class Trap” of not being able to retire EVEN when you’re wealthy The most surprising thing that Ramit has learned about money in most relationships  Why Ramit rents and has NO INTEREST in buying a house!  And So Much More! Links from the Show Mindy on BiggerPockets Scott on BiggerPockets Listen to All Your Favorite BiggerPockets Podcasts in One Place Join BiggerPockets for FREE Email Mindy: [email protected] Email Scott: [email protected] BiggerPockets Money Facebook Group Grab Scott and Mindy’s Book, “First-Time Home Buyer” Find an Investor-Friendly Agent in Your Area BiggerPockets Money 243 - Ramit Sethi’s Money Advice for Couples: Live a Rich Life, Together BiggerPockets Money 73 - Ramit Sethi Will Teach You to Be Rich! BiggerPockets Money 127 - Planning for the Unexpected: Being Financially Ready to Take Advantage of Opportunities w/Ramit Sethi Money for Couples How to Get Rich  Ramit on X Hear Ramit Interview Mindy “We achieved FIRE with $4.3M. Why can’t we enjoy it?” (00:00) Intro (01:01) Ramit is Back! (03:49) The Money Conversation "Script" (09:50) What Couples Should Do (12:28) Your Money "Type" (19:06) Hard Money Talks (24:32) Do You Do This? (30:17) Escaping the "Middle Class Trap" (42:43) Most People DON'T Know This! (46:29) Renting vs. Buying a House (59:52) STOP Caring What Others Think (1:03:07) Grab Ramit's Book! Check out more resources from this show on BiggerPockets.com and https://www.biggerpockets.com/blog/money-595 Interested in learning more about today’s sponsors or becoming a BiggerPockets partner yourself? Email [email protected] Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0

What if you're married or in a relationship and you and your partner do not see eye to eye on your finances?

0:05.5

Money is one of the top things that couples fight about.

0:08.4

But what if you could eliminate that fight altogether?

0:11.2

Today we are joined by Rameet Sati, best known for his work as the author of I Will Teach You to Be Rich.

0:16.7

But if you follow him at all, you know that recently he's been diving headfirst into money and

0:22.0

relationships.

0:23.3

He even rebranded his podcast to Money for Couples.

0:27.6

And he just came out with a new book, also called Money for Couples.

0:31.0

We'll be talking about money and relationships with Ramit, and we could not be more excited.

0:36.1

Hello, hello, hello, and welcome to the Bigger Pockets Money podcast.

0:39.1

My name is Mindy Jensen and with me as always is my sparkling co-host, Scott Trench.

0:43.6

Another clean intro, Mindy.

0:45.5

Great to be here.

0:46.9

Bigger Pockets has a goal of creating one million millionaires.

0:50.0

You are in the right place if you want to get your financial house in order because we truly believe financial freedom is attainable for everyone no matter when or where you're starting

0:57.1

or whether or not your spouse is currently on board with your financial plans.

1:01.4

Ramit Satie, welcome back to the Bigger Pockets Money podcast. I am so excited to talk to you today.

1:06.9

Thank you. I can't wait to have our conversation. I love coming back. Thanks for having me back.

1:11.4

Okay, Rameet, one of the biggest questions that we get, and I'm sure you get too, is how do I get my partner on the same page with our spending?

1:20.4

And your whole brand focuses on enjoying the journey, whereas the fire movement focuses more on saving and frugality to get there fast.

1:28.6

But either way, when both partners aren't on the same page, shenanigans ensue.

1:33.0

So what do you say to people when they ask you this question?

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