Dr. John Deloney

But he's going to have $25,000 in the bank, and his sweet new fiance is going to say, hey, we need a cash deposit. He's going to give it to her, and he's going to say, okay, I'm just going to float this for one month. And that's going to float for one more month.

All right, today's question comes from Erica in Delaware. Erica writes, how can I respect my partner when we have significantly different views on money? He believes living paycheck to paycheck is justified because you get experiences before you die. Because, I know, dude, I'm just, Dave, we're going to have work forever. Forever. We're always going to have a job. I guess we're geniuses.

All right, today's question comes from Erica in Delaware. Erica writes, how can I respect my partner when we have significantly different views on money? He believes living paycheck to paycheck is justified because you get experiences before you die. Because, I know, dude, I'm just, Dave, we're going to have work forever. Forever. We're always going to have a job. I guess we're geniuses.

All right, today's question comes from Erica in Delaware. Erica writes, how can I respect my partner when we have significantly different views on money? He believes living paycheck to paycheck is justified because you get experiences before you die. Because, I know, dude, I'm just, Dave, we're going to have work forever. Forever. We're always going to have a job. I guess we're geniuses.

Please. Because I've been following your principles for a year, and I'm on baby step four, which is investing for the future. I totally disagree with him. Help. Here's the deal. You already don't respect him. because this isn't about different views on money. This is about living in reality or not living in reality. And so let's don't blame money.

Please. Because I've been following your principles for a year, and I'm on baby step four, which is investing for the future. I totally disagree with him. Help. Here's the deal. You already don't respect him. because this isn't about different views on money. This is about living in reality or not living in reality. And so let's don't blame money.

Please. Because I've been following your principles for a year, and I'm on baby step four, which is investing for the future. I totally disagree with him. Help. Here's the deal. You already don't respect him. because this isn't about different views on money. This is about living in reality or not living in reality. And so let's don't blame money.

This isn't about being a grown-up or being a child. That's right. So this partner of yours is a child. That's exactly right.

This isn't about being a grown-up or being a child. That's right. So this partner of yours is a child. That's exactly right.

This isn't about being a grown-up or being a child. That's right. So this partner of yours is a child. That's exactly right.

That's right. And by the way, we just went on a boat. With a bunch of millionaires for eight days. 3,000 of them. And it was an insane experience.

That's right. And by the way, we just went on a boat. With a bunch of millionaires for eight days. 3,000 of them. And it was an insane experience.

That's right. And by the way, we just went on a boat. With a bunch of millionaires for eight days. 3,000 of them. And it was an insane experience.

That's right. So the idea that having a budget and following principles keeps you from experiences is nonsense. It just magnifies how rad your experiences can be for a long time. It's not living in reality. Yeah. It's YOLO. It's what I expect my nine-year-old daughter to do. How she should view the world.

That's right. So the idea that having a budget and following principles keeps you from experiences is nonsense. It just magnifies how rad your experiences can be for a long time. It's not living in reality. Yeah. It's YOLO. It's what I expect my nine-year-old daughter to do. How she should view the world.

That's right. So the idea that having a budget and following principles keeps you from experiences is nonsense. It just magnifies how rad your experiences can be for a long time. It's not living in reality. Yeah. It's YOLO. It's what I expect my nine-year-old daughter to do. How she should view the world.

I guarantee you this is not just money. This has to do with everything. How much we're going to drink, raising kids, where we're going to live, what are we going to do for vacation. This impacts everything. And Dave, I'm hearing this more and more. People want to dump this on the baby steps or dump the global marriage challenge they have inside their house or their dating relationship on a plan.

I guarantee you this is not just money. This has to do with everything. How much we're going to drink, raising kids, where we're going to live, what are we going to do for vacation. This impacts everything. And Dave, I'm hearing this more and more. People want to dump this on the baby steps or dump the global marriage challenge they have inside their house or their dating relationship on a plan.

I guarantee you this is not just money. This has to do with everything. How much we're going to drink, raising kids, where we're going to live, what are we going to do for vacation. This impacts everything. And Dave, I'm hearing this more and more. People want to dump this on the baby steps or dump the global marriage challenge they have inside their house or their dating relationship on a plan.

The plan just exposes what's already there.