“We rushed into buying a $730K house. Now I can’t sleep at night” | IWT 111 | Ramit Sethi

“We rushed into buying a $730K house. Now I can’t sleep at night” | IWT 111 | Ramit Sethi

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Ramit Sethi of I Will Teach You To Be Rich talks to Jonathan and Shalom. They are young, 31 and 27, have been married for 5 years and they're getting used to a big addition to their lives—a rushed home purchase in the Pacific Northwest that tints their relationship with conflict. Jonathan buries himself in the numbers. Shalom buries her head in the sand.

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Can’t-miss moments
00:00:00 — 1: Opening
00:03:23 — 2: They went on a date and… bought a house?
00:09:32 — 3: Jonathan reveals he's losing sleep over the house
00:19:56 — 4: Can they afford furniture?
00:24:17 — 5: Ramit is shocked by Shalom's feelings about their new floors
00:28:52 — 6: How did Jonathan grow up with money?
00:31:13 — 7: Shalom describes her upbringing in Ethiopia
00:39:57 — 8: Ramit breaks down their numbers
00:42:19— 9: Their hilarious fight about the landscaping
00:47:29 — 10: Ramit gives them a new way to think about putting money into a house
00:50:38 — 11: Their perspective starts to change
00:54:19 — 12: Where are they now? Their follow-up messages

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