Ramit Sethi of I Will Teach You To Be Rich talks to Dominique (33) and Chris (34), who have been together for six years, engaged for two, and share a two-year-old son. While Dominique manages parenting, full-time work, and their finances, Chris shuts down when money comes up — and has no plan for what’s next. With rising childcare costs, growing debt, and a second home draining up to $2,000/month, their finances are on the brink. Dominique has paused their wedding plans — and admits she’s considering co-parenting alone. Can Ramit help them build a future together before it’s too late? In this episode we uncover: *The emotional burden Dominique carries as the default parent, planner, and financial lead *How Chris’s we’ll-figure-it-out mindset undermines Dominique’s trust and long-term planning *The real reason their wedding is on pause—and why Dominique’s preparing for life on her own *Chris’s internal conflict: overwhelmed by adulthood, uncertain how to change *How avoiding money conversations became the deepest fracture in their relationship *What happens when one partner is growing—and the other is standing still *Ramit’s challenge to both: take action now, or risk losing everything ⏩ CHAPTERS (00:00:00) “At this rate, we’ll be co-parenting next year” (00:06:52) Can I actually afford a new vehicle? (00:20:46) Ramit breaks down their numbers (00:30:43) “We make $180K — but we still feel broke” (00:46:45) Uncovering their REAL spending habits (00:55:59) The money messages they’re passing on without realizing it (01:18:29) “We’ll figure it out” — reacting vs. being proactive (01:23:26) What we’ll uncover next week 💡 RAMIT’S PODCAST NEWSLETTER * I share new ways to think about money every Saturday. Get the emails here: https://iwt.com/podcastnewsletter 🙌 GET HELP FROM RAMIT SETHI * Order my new book: Money for Couples: https://iwt.com/moneyforcouples * Take control of your money with the Conscious Spending Plan: https://iwt.com/csp * Optimize your credit cards with the 1st chapter of my book: https://iwt.com/chapter1-pod * Join my Money Coaching program for monthly help: https://iwt.com/moneycoaching * Listen to my book — now on Audible: https://amzn.to/48zko28 * If you've been waiting for "the right time" to start your business, join me on Monday, July 21, at 8pm ET / 5pm PT, to learn how to start a business in just one hour. Reserve your seat at https://iwt.com/earnmore. * Should you buy or rent? Get my 3-step guide to buying a house at https://iwt.com/house. 🤳 CONNECT WITH RAMIT SETHI * Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/ramit/ * X: https://twitter.com/ramit ✅ SUBSCRIBE SO YOU DON’T MISS ANY EPISODES https://youtube.com/user/ramitsethi/featured/ If you and your partner have a money issue and you want my help, I occasionally select a couple to work with, free of charge. Apply for my help here: https://iwt.com/apply