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Feb 2022
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28. “What if we divorce and I end up hom...

RAMIT SETHI
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Most people think if they earned 25-50% more, all their money problems would disappear.  Katie and Shawn are a living example that that’s not true.  They earn almost half a million dollars per year, so there is no reason they should be arguing over a $600 Roomba. Their world is not in sync with their income.  So why does Katie obsessively penny-pinch and pre ... Show More
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