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130. “I don’t trust him with spending. Do we have a future?”
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Alisa is 38 and Jesse is 42; they live in Portland with no kids and have been married for 10 years. Alisa has a growing sense of urgency related to their future–their lack of savings, modest investments, and credit card debt—fed by pressure from her family. But Jesse is hands-off with money.
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