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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