I Will Teach You To Be Rich

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11 hours ago▶ 1:59:46 → 26 min read

$1 Million a Year, $11 Million in Assets, and Still Spending More Than They Make: Ramit Sethi Coaches Margo and Kevin

Margo and Kevin, 42 and 52, live in Brooklyn with their five children. On paper their finances look enviable: roughly $11 million in assets, a business Kevin built himself, and a take-home income of a

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Does Boomer Money Advice Still Work? Ramit Sethi Reacts to the Internet's Most Out-of-Touch Takes

In this video, Ramit Sethi reads a series of posts from X, Reddit, and TikTok where older people explain why younger generations can't afford houses or get ahead. His question is simple: does any of t

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"He Lost His $150K Job, But I Make Every Decision": Ramit Sethi on a Couple Stuck in a Parent-Child Money Dynamic

Isabelle, 37, and Ryan, 40, have been married for 12 years and have a four-year-old daughter. Six or seven months before the episode, Ryan was laid off from a software engineering job that paid about

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Ramit Sethi's One-Hour Money System: Automate the Small Decisions, Focus on the Big Ones

Many people who think they are "bad with money," according to Ramit Sethi, are really using a money system that almost guarantees failure. Every month they promise to save more, stick to a budget, and

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"We Spend 108% of What We Make": A Couple Who Has Never Talked About Money Faces Its Numbers

Grace (30) and Chris (29) have been together seven years and married six months. They own their home outright, have about $119,500 invested, and agree they want two children within the next year. On p

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Ramit Sethi on Financial Horror Stories: Shame, Student Loans, and the Money You Don't See Leaving

Ramit Sethi opens with a claim that frames the rest of the video: most financial disasters do not start with one huge mistake. They start with something small, like putting off investing for another y

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A $100,000 Debt Before Marriage: Ramit Sethi on Trust, Avoidance, and Splitting Costs Fairly

Randy, 31, and Mack, 33, have been together for almost four years, live together, and talk about getting married. Their finances are very different. Randy has a net worth of about $102,000. Mack's is

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Plan the Feeling First: Ramit Sethi's Framework for Unforgettable Trips

Ramit Sethi opens with a claim about their own vacations: by the time they're actually traveling, they aren't thinking about money at all. They say they will never sit in a resort restaurant wondering

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"It's My Money": How an Income Gap Became a Story That Almost Ended Lauren and Rob's Marriage

Lauren and Rob have been married eight years and have three children, ages 2, 5, and 10. When Lauren applied to be coached by Ramit Sethi, she wrote that resentment had built up because she managed th

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"I'll Win It Back": Ramit Sethi on How Gambling Losses Spiral

Ramit Sethi, the author of I Will Teach You to Be Rich, opens with one sentence: "I'll win it back." He says it has cost people thousands of dollars, and sometimes everything they have. His argument i

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Debt-Free but Still at Risk: Ramit Sethi Rebuilds Mason and Becca's Spending Plan

Mason and Becca, 34 and 32, spent three years digging themselves out of debt. They sold their house, moved to Florida, and now have about $100,000 from the sale sitting in a high-yield savings account

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Invest or Pay Off Debt? Ramit Sethi's Interest-Rate Framework and the "$50,000 Mistake"

Should extra money go toward paying off debt or toward investing? Ramit Sethi argues that this is the wrong question as usually asked, because people lump credit cards, student loans, mortgages, and c

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A $102,000 Household, a New Baby, and 89% Fixed Costs: Ramit Sethi Pushes a Couple Past Small Cuts

Shelby, 31, and Calvin, 43, came to Ramit Sethi feeling trapped. They have an eight-and-a-half-month-old baby and a combined gross income of about $102,000 a year. They have $3,500 in savings and more

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Can They Actually Afford This? Ramit Sethi Runs the Numbers on Five Big Money Decisions

In this video, Ramit Sethi, author of I Will Teach You To Be Rich, works through five viewer questions that each come down to "Can I afford this?" Sethi argues that beneath that question is a deeper o

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"We Spend 139% of Our Income": A Couple Near Retirement Confronts Their Numbers and Their Adult Children

On this episode of I Will Teach You To Be Rich, Ramit Sethi talks with Mary, 57, and Harry, 62. They spend more than they earn every month and still regularly support their adult children. The central

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Why Couples Keep Having the Same Money Fight: Ramit Sethi on Red Flags and Shared Vision

Ramit Sethi opens with an example. He recently spoke to a couple worth over $87 million who still bickered over random grocery purchases. After talking to thousands of couples about money, he says the

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Two Homes, One Baby, 85% Fixed Costs: Nicole and Drew Weigh Selling the House in Maui

On this episode of I Will Teach You To Be Rich, Ramit Sethi talks with Nicole and Drew, a 39- and 40-year-old couple whose first child is due in less than two weeks. They split their lives between Sou

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Ramit Sethi on Wedding Spending: Spend Freely, but Know Why

Ramit Sethi, host of Netflix's "How To Get Rich" and author of I Will Teach You To Be Rich, reacts to several social media videos about wedding costs. The question he keeps returning to is why people

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"The Light's Not Coming": A Couple Rebuilding Trust After Hidden Debt, and Why Paying It Off Isn't the Whole Answer

Sana and Arhem are both 27 and have been married about a year. One month before their wedding, Arhem told Sana he had around $30,000 of credit card debt he had kept from her. Months later, after both

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July 23, 2026▶ 16:36 → 12 min read

The Invisible Money Rules That Keep People Stuck

Many people assume their money problems come down to arithmetic: too little income, too much debt, too many expenses. Ramit Sethi, host of Netflix's "How To Get Rich" and author of I Will Teach You To