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041: How They Built a $350m Portfolio Without Losing Their Marriage - Gino + Julia Barbaro | Our Family Invests
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Let’s be honest. Most entrepreneurs chasing “freedom” are secretly trading their family for a bigger balance sheet.
Not Gino and Julia Barbaro.
They’ve built a $350M multifamily portfolio. They’ve raised six kids. They’ve stayed married for 27 years without losing themselves — or each other — in the process.
He started as a chef. She used to avoid money like the plague. Now they’re authors, podcast hosts, and Certified Money Coaches helping couples stop fighting about finances and start building legacy with clarity.
In this episode:
• Gino’s turning point: garlic stains, long johns, and a decision
• Julia’s money avoidance and what cracked it open
• Why your kids don’t care about your $450M empire
• The 3 steps every multifamily beginner actually needs
• How surrender (not spreadsheets) saved their sanity
This one’s for the couples in the middle of the grind — the ones who want to build something big without losing everything that matters.
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