Episode 149. “We have no savings but bought our kid a $500 toy for Christmas” (Part 1)
Elizabeth and Jonathan are in their mid-thirties, have been married for 13 years, and share a young daughter. They bought a starter home after getting married, but expensive renova
Episode 150. “We’re broke, but I spend $350/mo on clothes” (Part 2)
In part two with Elizabeth and Jonathan, 36 and 38, we continue unpacking their complicated personal backgrounds with money as they relate to current spending, investing, and savin
Episode 151. “Our gas is about to get shut off, but I refuse to sell any of my 7 cars”
Peter and Megan, 36 and 37, are married with no kids but severe financial stress threatens their future together. Peter has grown to resent Megan’s unwillingness to seek a higher
Episode 152. “The world is going to end. So why bother investing?”
Fernando and Anushka, 30 and 31, live in San Diego and earn high incomes—matching $135,000 salaries, in fact. They have healthy investment and savings rates, send money to his fa