33. “We’re in debt, but I don’t want to make her go back to the corporate world”
Martin earns good money, but Arly recently quit her job to focus on a business direct selling essential oils. She’s now bringing in only about $300 a month, and they don’t have enough household income to comfortably pay their bills—let alone take care of their growing debts.
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Show Notes
Martin and Arly feel suffocated by mounting interest on their debt and are jaded by the corporate world. Martin earns $125,000, but Arly is selling essential oils in a network marketing business (read: SCAM!). With $300 coming in every month, this venture is going nowhere very quickly.
The solution seems painstakingly obvious, but their internal narrative is shortcutting their logic. I’m going to need to spell it out to them.
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