Ramit Sethi
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
That's totally fine.
Let's have that conversation.
If you want to be the sole earner in your household, okay, let's see what it would take.
And
Too often, we don't have those conversations.
We just dance around them for 50 years.
Who should pay for the first date then?
My answer is doesn't matter.
It would be nice if the person who suggested the date pays.
But I think we spend way too much time focusing on the first date and way too little time thinking about the next 14,625 days.
It's like a couple who's obsessed with the wedding.
Fine, you want a nice wedding, great.
What about the marriage?
Same thing with money.
First date, okay, we can have that conversation, but aren't you more interested in how your partner thinks about money and talks about money?
Are they a cheapskate?
Are they generous?
Are they abundant?
Did they grow up the same or different than you?
That is something we don't talk about.