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124. “We make $113,500. Why do we feel poor?”

2023/10/3
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Bebe
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Paul
投资专家和教育者,专注于小盘价值基金的分析和教育。
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Ramit Sethi
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Ramit Sethi: 本期节目的核心是帮助一对年收入11万美元却感觉入不敷出的夫妇解决财务问题。Ramit 指出,这对夫妇的财务困境源于其长期以来形成的错误理财观念和冲动消费习惯,导致其固定成本过高(高达94%),入不敷出,并陷入债务循环。他通过分析他们的消费习惯、债务情况和心理状态,帮助他们重新审视自己的财务状况,并制定相应的理财计划。Ramit 强调,改变需要从长远角度出发,并需要夫妇双方共同努力,建立共同的理财目标和愿景。 Bebe: Bebe 和 Paul 讲述了他们多年来因家庭变故和个人原因而多次搬家,导致生活不稳定,财务状况也因此受到影响。他们虽然收入不错,但由于缺乏理财知识和规划,总是陷入入不敷出的困境。Bebe 承认他们存在冲动消费和过度依赖短期贷款的问题,并表示希望改变现状,但同时也表达了对改变的恐惧和不确定性。Bebe 的成长经历也影响了她的理财观念,她从小在富裕家庭长大,但经历了父母离婚和父亲去世等变故,这使得她对金钱的态度复杂且矛盾。 Paul: Paul 也承认他们存在财务问题,并表示他过去曾因为冲动而做出一些错误的财务决定,例如申请高利息贷款。他表示希望能够改善财务状况,并为孩子创造更好的未来,但他缺乏理财知识和规划能力,不知道如何开始。Paul 的成长经历也影响了他的理财观念,他从小在经济条件不佳的家庭长大,这使得他对金钱的态度较为谨慎和保守。 Ramit Sethi: Ramit 通过分析Bebe和Paul的财务数据,指出他们固定成本过高是导致财务困境的主要原因。他帮助他们识别并取消不必要的订阅服务、降低手机费用等,并鼓励他们制定更长期的理财计划,例如设定具体的理财目标(例如家庭旅行),并学习投资知识。Ramit 强调,改变需要夫妇双方共同努力,建立共同的理财目标和愿景,并培养健康的理财习惯。他指出,Bebe和Paul需要改变其“简单人”的自我认知,并正视其消费习惯问题。Ramit 还指出,Bebe 的低薪工作也影响了家庭的财务状况,建议她寻找更高薪的工作。 Ramit Sethi: Ramit 指出Bebe和Paul需要改变其“简单人”的自我认知,并正视其消费习惯问题。他帮助他们识别并取消不必要的订阅服务、降低手机费用等,并鼓励他们制定更长期的理财计划,例如设定具体的理财目标(例如家庭旅行),并学习投资知识。Ramit 强调,改变需要夫妇双方共同努力,建立共同的理财目标和愿景,并培养健康的理财习惯。他指出,Bebe和Paul需要改变其“简单人”的自我认知,并正视其消费习惯问题。Ramit 还指出,Bebe 的低薪工作也影响了家庭的财务状况,建议她寻找更高薪的工作。

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Bebe and Paul discuss their dream of taking their kids on a vacation, specifically to Legoland or Galveston, and express their feelings of jealousy and inadequacy compared to others who seem to have an easier financial life.

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Bebe and Paul are 37 and 40. They have two young kids and in the last few years, they have moved about ten times for various family reasons. They’re stuck in false narratives that are sinking their finances—unable to recognize the long term negative effects of their actions.

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