Are You Breaking Money Rules?

5 May 2025 · 1 min
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Ramit Sethi (speaker) reflects on the idea of intentionally breaking common personal-finance rules. He gives personal examples — spending "more than 35% of take-home pay" on guilt-free spending, overspending for a wedding celebration, and temporarily cutting investment contributions to build a larger liquid emergency fund — then asks viewers to name one money rule they intentionally break.

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More than 35% of take-home pay.

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