Carrie earns five times what her PhD-student husband Dylan makes, but calls herself the breadwinner and him a housewife. The money gap has killed their respect for each other and derailed plans for a bucket-list vacation. Ramit Sethi works through why high earners often feel broke and how couples get stuck in money shame.
$40,000
On today's episode. Meet Dylan and Carrie.
I personally wish that you could kind of feel more relaxed about money.
I tend to blow things out of proportion.
Carrie works in tech. She earns a very high income, but she's constantly worried about money.
I wouldn't know what being relaxed or confident about money even looks like.
Dylan is a PhD student. He earns a $40,000 annual stipend, and he is frustrated by Carrie's belittling comments.
I have said that I'm the breadwinner and he's my housewife.
Carrie's view of finances is so negative that it's causing her to drag her feet on taking a bucket list vacation that they've been planning for years.
When we talk about doing something that is relatively affordable given how much money we have, it's like yes and then no and then yes and then no.
Can Carrie improve her money psychology so they can live a happier, richer life together?
I have to actively work to not feel that way.
Let's meet Dylan and Carrie.
