Kristin is 32 and David is 38. They share five kids in a blended family and David is getting close to military retirement. The problem is their spending—fueled by emotions alone, they make purchase after purchase, soaring over set budgets and putting the future of their family at risk.
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153. “We’re married. Why do I have to ask him for money?”
152. “The world is going to end. So why bother investing?”
151. “Our gas is about to get shut off, but I refuse to sell any of my 7 cars”
150. “We’re broke, but I spend $350/mo on clothes” (Part 2)
149. “We have no savings but bought our kid a $500 toy for Christmas” (Part 1)
148. “We have 2 kids and $0 invested, but refuse to get 9-5 jobs”
147. “I don’t trust him with money, so I check his cc accounts”
146. “I'm jealous when I see friends' vacations on Instagram”
144. “We make $245K. Why do I have to ask my wife for dinner money?”
143. “I maxed out my credit cards on our $45k wedding. Are we broke?”
142. “We have a $2.3M net worth—but we cut coupons”
141. “We only have $2k in savings but she can’t stop going to the mall”
140. “He put our $1M into one risky investment. Will we lose it all?” (Part 2)
139. “I’m afraid he’ll leave if I don’t stop stressing about the budget” (Part 1)
138. “My wife doesn’t want me to take a $720k job offer”
137. “MLMs, crypto, real estate—I can’t stop falling for get-rich-quick schemes” (Part 2)
136. “We have $500k in debt. Can I retire early?” (Part 1)
135. "It could cost us $50k to have a baby. Can we afford it?"
134. “I make $24K a year but my truck costs $1,600+ a month” (Part 2)
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