Uploaded June 2026 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
Melissa and Taryn are a married couple in their 40s living in Los Angeles with five children. They have a net worth of over $700K, nearly half a million invested, and a successful business, but their finances are on the edge. After Taryn took a $75K pay cut, they continued building a $200K pool, took on a $100K family loan, and now face fixed costs of 179% since Taryn was recently laid off from Netflix. Ramit helps them confront the brutal math behind their situation, the emotional reasons they keep avoiding it, and the radical changes they may need to make before they run out of money.
🎧 New episode out today: "We're 1.2m in debt, just lost my job"
▶️ Watch the full episode here: youtube.com/user/ramitsethi
Melissa and Taryn are a married couple in their 40s living in Los Angeles with five children. They have a net worth of over $700K, nearly half a million invested, and a successful business, but their finances are on the edge. After Taryn took a $75K pay cut, they continued building a $200K pool, took on a $100K family loan, and now face fixed costs of 179% since Taryn was recently laid off from Netflix. Ramit helps them confront the brutal math behind their situation, the emotional reasons they keep avoiding it, and the radical changes they may need to make before they run out of money.
🎧 New episode out today: "We're 1.2m in debt, just lost my job"
▶️ Watch the full episode here: youtube.com/user/ramitsethi
