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Podcast: Dev Raga Personal Finance
Episode: 509 the two income trap: why earning more isnโt always better
Description: More income, more security...right? Not always. In this episode, Dev unpacks the "two-income trap," a concept made famous by Elizabeth Warren, and why earning more doesnโt always mean financial freedom. He touches on:๐๐พ what the two-income trap is and why it matters๐๐ฟ how rising fixed costs (housing, childcare) eat away at extra income๐๐ป why dual-income households can still face financial stress๐ whether staying home with kids should be considered "paid work"๐๐ผ practical ways to avoid falling into the two-income trap๐๐ฝ plus, is it okay to borrow money to buy Christmas pr...