Ramit Sethi of I Will Teach You To Be Rich talks to Asha and Matt who are in their mid 30s. They bring a totally unique situation to the show today. A few years ago, Asha needed a second open-heart surgery—and an emergency appendectomy. She was told she might have three years left, so they spent like it. The issue? She made a full recovery.
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Can’t-miss moments
00:00:00 — 1: Opening
00:01:42 — 2: They find out Asha needs open heart surgery 2 months into dating
00:05:04 — 3: The moment they realized their spending was a problem
00:16:06 — 4: Matt's amazing story: from living in a trailer to working for NATO in Europe
00:21:27 — 5: The shocking way Matt's family treated money
00:27:36 — 6: Asha describes her drastically different upbringing
00:31:18 — 7: Matt describes how nervous he was to meet Asha's family
00:35:42 — 8: The moment Matt wins over Asha's family
00:38:06 — 9: Why they need to fix their money issues now
00:46:52 — 10: Ramit breaks down their numbers
00:49:48 — 11: Ramit is blown away by how they decided on their house
00:52:39 — 12: Finally! Someone admits they don't need a truck
00:57:54 — 13: They're paying more for their credit card debt than their mortgage?
01:02:33 — 14: Matt has a major realization
01:10:28 — 15: Matt and Asha make a plan to pay off their credit card debt
01:22:10 — 16: Where are they now: Matt and Asha's follow-up
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