Wealthsimple Magazine Podcast

Debt: A Love Story

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21:40 | Mar 16th, 2021

9 recommendations

To their friends, they were just a normal upper middle class couple. But they were were hiding a debt so crippling they can’t even afford to get divorced. And when they told us their story, the intern...Show More



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mm recommended:Jun 9th, 2021

An "upper middle class" couple's complicated relationship with money and debt that led them to be the couple the internet loved to hate. The question is: are they actually upper middle class?

I thought this episode was:

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yttap68 recommended:Jun 17th, 2021

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danny recommended:Jun 19th, 2021

I thought this episode was:

💔 Heart-breaking
😲 Shocking
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phocks recommended:Jun 24th, 2021

"Think about the next time you're having dinner with some of your upper middle class friends, just look at them and wonder if there is this horrible secret in their closet, which is this insurmountable, hundreds of thousands, maybe even millions of dollars of debt, that they're just doing a great jo...Show More

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write2tg recommended:Jun 23rd, 2021

An interesting conversation around debt and how being honest about it can sometimes be socially detrimental. I had sympathy for the couple but I also questioned how so many people are unable to strike the balance between spending now and saving for the future. I think it’s our overconfidence that do...Show More

I thought this episode was:

💬 A great conversation
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🤔 Thought-provoking
👍 Well-produced
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rmmiller364 recommended:Jun 30th, 2021

This was really hard for me to listen to because I have a really intense phobia of financial insecurity. I just felt so deeply for this couple. Yes, they got themselves into this mess, but I also felt like anyone could find themselves in this situation with just the right combination of situational ...Show More

I thought this episode was:

💔 Heart-breaking
💛 Honest
🤓 Insightful
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mmJul 3rd, 2021

@rmmiller364 I have the same phobia 🙈 Probably also just as unhealthy 🙈

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westcoastdave recommended:Jul 25th, 2021

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