39. “She waited until we were engaged to reveal $100k of student loan debt”
Alex and Nicole are getting married this summer and plan to start a family in a few years. That much, they know. How they’ll get there is another question. Nicole doesn’t want to deal with finances—sh...
19 Apr 20221h 12min
38. “He owes his ex $70k/year and it’s straining our finances and our relationship”
Rebecca and John are both attorneys and make good money. While John makes more, he’s legally obligated to pay around $70k annually in alimony and insurance tied to a past divorce settlement. On top o...
12 Apr 20221h 11min
37. “My love language is spending money I don’t have”
Money can be a way of showing love, but what happens when you’re spending money you don’t have? Does spending any less mean you love the people in your life any less? It seems simple, sometimes it’s ...
5 Apr 20221h 6min
36. “We make $145k per year but have $828k in debt — and feel totally paralyzed”
Sarah and Nat are physical therapists that are making things too hard for themselves. The enormous cost of education coupled with relatively low pay has left them burdened with debt that colors every ...
29 Mars 20221h 4min
35. “If we can’t stop fighting about money, we’re going to break up”
Ashley and Josh have come to a stark conclusion: That if they can’t manage to find some common ground in their financial struggles, their relationship has no future. They both earn roughly the same am...
22 Mars 202258min
34. “It’s unromantic if my boyfriend doesn’t pay for date night”
Ashley and Josh both have high incomes but they find themselves arguing about who pays for what. Like a few past guests, Ashley thinks certain things are the man’s responsibility to pay for, but Josh ...
15 Mars 202256min
33. “We’re in debt, but I don’t want to make her go back to the corporate world”
Martin and Arly feel suffocated by mounting interest on their debt and are jaded by the corporate world. Martin earns $125,000, but Arly is selling essential oils in a network marketing business (read...
8 Mars 202241min
32. “We just got married, but I’m scared to combine our income and debts”
Today is part two with John + Lindsey, and progress on finding a solution that sticks for the couple is slow. Listen to how John gets riled up with rage and resentment when I ask him simple questions....
1 Mars 202255min
