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Facts Are Your Friends...Not Feelings

Explore episode Aug 11, 2026

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Sarah in Boston: Should Mom Move Into the Duplex Upstairs?

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Sarah's duplex setup is financially sensible on paper — Mom pays $2,000 a month in rent, stays near the grandkids, and the family benefits. But Sarah keeps adding caveats: Mom enables her brothers, she doesn't manage money well, and Sarah worries it'll all land in her lap. Dave and Jade pick up on the pattern immediately: you've already given us the answer — you're just waiting for permission to say no. Their prescription is to encourage Mom to sell her home (listing at $765K with a $500K+ mortgage), rent a cheap one-bedroom while she looks, and buy a condo near the grandkids. Don't let temporary become permanent. Dave offers to be the bad guy so Sarah can blame him when she tells her mother the answer is no.

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