Why So Many Young Adults Feel Financially Stuck | Ramit Sethi on ‘The Interview’

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Ramit Sethi, 43, has successfully positioned himself as a personal-finance expert. His 2009 book, “I Will Teach You to Be Rich,” now has more than a million copies in print. Since the book was published, Sethi has transitioned into television, with a Netflix series called “How to Get Rich,” and podcasting, with his popular “Money for Couples” show, in which he plays the dual roles of financial adviser and de facto therapist for couples struggling with all manner of money problems. So why are people listening to his advice? For one, he comes across as younger, hipper, more emotionally attuned and liberal (in multiple senses of the word) than some browbeating financial experts. For another, he says becoming rich, even in an economic moment that seems particularly tough for his fellow millennials, can be as much about spending money as it is about scrimping and saving. David Marchese spoke with @ramitsethi about why that’s the case, how parents should financially help their adult childre

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