Ramit Sethi
👤 SpeakerAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
So they'll say like, we need more.
We don't have enough right now.
And I'll ask them, how much do you think you make?
This just happened a couple of weeks ago on a podcast episode.
They thought they made around $70,000 a year, okay?
We add up all their stuff.
They make $120,000 a year.
So I go, well, here you go.
You wanted to make an extra 40K.
You actually make 50K more than you thought.
Do you feel any better?
And she goes...
No, because the way you feel about money is highly uncorrelated to the amount in your bank account.
So worriers worry.
That's how they relate.
They can't imagine any other relationship to money.
And my job is to help them realize, first of all, let's actually look at your numbers.
Let me help you understand what it means.
Do you have enough?
What does it take to have enough?