256. "We moved abroad for fun. Now we can’t afford to leave"
About this episode
Liza and Bradford, expats in Colombia, face financial challenges that threaten their desire to move back to Canada, revealing deeper issues in their marriage.
Liza and Bradford earn $120,000 a year as expats in Colombia, South America. They have three kids, $273,000 in net worth, and by the standards of expat life, they live well. But they have $1,500 in savings, no savings rate, and a line of credit they treat like a rainy day fund. And for five years, Liza has been pushing to move back to Canada almost every single day. When Ramit opens their Conscious Spending Plan, the income isn't the issue. Investments are protected at all costs. Savings are non-existent. And the same debt cycle they've been running for years keeps getting treated like a victory every time they pay it off. If nothing changes, moving back to Canada, the thing Liza wants most, will never actually be an option. They can't afford the flights, the furniture, or the fresh start. But this episode goes deeper than the numbers. What Ramit finds is a dynamic that has been quietly running their marriage for years. Bradford takes on every financial burden alone, and every time he does, Liza is left feeling like she has no purpose and no reason to contribute. After years of this, both of them are stuck in roles that aren't working. In this episode we uncover: • The expat…
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