85. “I thought she was going to die, so we spent all our money. Now we’re broke”

Asha and Matt are in their mid 30s. They bring a totally unique situation to the show today. A few years ago, Asha needed a second open-heart surgery—and an emergency appendectomy. She was told she might have three years left, so they spent like it. The issue? She made a full recovery.

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• Reading Classes: On Culture and Classism In America by Barbara Jensen
• The Power of the Past: Understanding Cross-Class Marriages by Jessi Streib

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