cover of episode 111. “We rushed into buying a $730K house. Now I can’t sleep at night”

111. “We rushed into buying a $730K house. Now I can’t sleep at night”

2023/7/4
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Jonathan
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Ramit Sethi
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Shalom
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Jonathan: 购房后，Jonathan 经历了严重的焦虑和恐慌，主要源于高额债务带来的心理压力。他负责家庭的财务规划，并对购房的财务风险进行了评估，但忽视了心理层面的影响。在购房过程中，他为了满足Shalom 的愿望，在财务上做出了让步，导致了巨大的压力。在日常生活中，他更倾向于理性规划，并为购置家具制定预算，这与Shalom 的消费习惯存在差异。他更重视体验和经历，而不是物质上的积累，这在婚礼和地板装修的支出对比中体现得尤为明显。 Shalom: Shalom 对购房的财务压力感到焦虑，但她将压力都留给了Jonathan，自己选择不去操心。她希望为未来的孩子提供一个带院子的房子，而不是公寓，这促使他们匆忙购房。在日常生活中，她更注重生活质量和居住环境，希望尽快为新家添置家具，这与Jonathan 的理性规划存在冲突。她对财务数字不敏感，对家庭的财务状况缺乏清晰的了解。 Ramit Sethi: Ramit Sethi 指出，这对夫妻的购房经历反映了房地产行业惯用的营销策略，以及人们在人生重大转变时期（如结婚、生子）经常会做出非理性的消费决策。他建议他们建立一个系统来帮助他们做出理性的财务决策，关注重大财务决策，而不是琐碎的小事。他还强调了沟通和妥协的重要性，并建议他们定期沟通财务问题，并达成共识。 Jonathan: 在购房前，Jonathan 对购房的财务和情感负担缺乏充分的认识，这导致了购房后的焦虑和恐慌。购房后，他与Shalom 在房屋装修和家具添置等方面存在分歧，这反映了他们对财务和生活方式的不同价值观。他更倾向于理性规划，并为购置家具制定预算，这与Shalom 的消费习惯存在差异。 Shalom: Shalom 对购房的财务压力感到焦虑，但她将压力都留给了Jonathan，自己选择不去操心。她希望为未来的孩子提供一个带院子的房子，而不是公寓，这促使他们匆忙购房。在日常生活中，她更注重生活质量和居住环境，希望尽快为新家添置家具，这与Jonathan 的理性规划存在冲突。她对财务数字不敏感，对家庭的财务状况缺乏清晰的了解。 Ramit Sethi: Ramit Sethi 总结了这对夫妻在财务规划和沟通方面的不足，并建议他们建立一个共同的财务规划系统，定期沟通财务问题，并就重大财务决策达成共识。他指出，沙发问题只是他们财务决策缺乏系统性的一种体现，并建议他们关注重大财务决策，而不是琐碎的小事。

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Jonathan and Shalom, a young married couple, discuss their rushed decision to buy a house in the Pacific Northwest, the financial and emotional stress it caused, and their differing approaches to money management.

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Jonathan and Shalom are young, 31 and 27, married for 5 years and getting used to a big addition to their lives—a rushed home purchase in the Pacific Northwest that tints their relationship with conflict. Jonathan buries himself in the numbers. Shalom buries her head in the sand.

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