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- 0:37Does
- 0:37pay
- 0:38to
- 0:38ever
- 0:38feel
- 0:38heavy
- 0:39to
- 0:39you?
- 0:39You
- 0:40know
- 0:40that
- 0:40feeling
- 0:40that
- 0:41money
- 0:41hits
- 0:41your
- 0:41account
- 0:42and
- 0:42instead
- 0:42of
- 0:42relief,
- 0:43you
- 0:44feel
- 0:44pressure.
- 0:45You
- 0:46tell
- 0:46yourself,
- 0:47this
- 0:47is
- 0:47the
- 0:47paycheck.
- 0:48I'm
- 0:48going
- 0:48to
- 0:49finally
- 0:49do
- 0:49it
- 0:49right.
- 0:50But
- 0:51then
- 0:51you
- 0:51freeze.
- 0:52You
- 0:52avoid
- 0:53looking.
- 0:54You
- 0:54spend
- 0:54a
- 0:54little
- 0:55here
- 0:55and
- 0:55you
- 0:55spend
- 0:56a
- 0:56little
- 0:56there,
- 0:56and
- 0:57by
- 0:57the
- 0:57time
- 0:57you
- 0:57breathe
- 0:58again,
- 0:58it's
- 0:58gone.
- 1:00If
- 1:00budgeting
- 1:00feels
- 1:01overwhelming
- 1:01and
- 1:02shame
- 1:02filled
- 1:02instead
- 1:03of
- 1:03empowering,
- 1:04today
- 1:04we're
- 1:04going
- 1:05to
- 1:05make
- 1:05it
- 1:05simple.
- 1:06Not
- 1:06perfect,
- 1:07but
- 1:07simple.
- 1:29Hello,
- 1:30friend.
- 1:30Ralph
- 1:31Estep
- 1:31Jr.
- 1:31Here.
- 1:32Welcome
- 1:32to
- 1:33Financially
- 1:33Confident
- 1:34Christian.
- 1:34If
- 1:35you're
- 1:35new
- 1:35to
- 1:35the
- 1:35show,
- 1:36this
- 1:36is
- 1:36the
- 1:36daily
- 1:36show
- 1:37where
- 1:37we
- 1:37try
- 1:37to
- 1:37break
- 1:38that
- 1:38cycle
- 1:38of
- 1:38financial
- 1:39shame
- 1:40and
- 1:40help
- 1:40you
- 1:40find
- 1:41confidence.
- 1:42And
- 1:42today's
- 1:43topic
- 1:43is
- 1:43how
- 1:43to
- 1:44start
- 1:44budgeting.
- 1:45Not
- 1:45some
- 1:46big
- 1:46pie
- 1:46in
- 1:46the
- 1:46sky
- 1:47deal,
- 1:47but
- 1:47how
- 1:47to
- 1:47get
- 1:47started.
- 1:48Well,
- 1:49let's
- 1:49get
- 1:49right
- 1:49into
- 1:49today's
- 1:50listener
- 1:50question.
- 1:50We
- 1:50always
- 1:51do
- 1:51listener
- 1:51questions
- 1:52on
- 1:52the
- 1:52show.
- 1:53And
- 1:53this
- 1:53listener
- 1:54question
- 1:54says
- 1:54this,
- 1:54Ralph,
- 1:55I
- 1:56keep
- 1:56promising
- 1:56myself
- 1:57I'll
- 1:57start
- 1:57next
- 1:58paycheck,
- 1:59but
- 2:00it
- 2:00comes
- 2:01and
- 2:01I
- 2:01freeze
- 2:02because
- 2:02I
- 2:02didn't
- 2:02even
- 2:02know
- 2:03where
- 2:03to
- 2:03begin.
- 2:04I'm
- 2:05embarrassed
- 2:05that
- 2:05something
- 2:06so
- 2:06basic
- 2:06feels
- 2:07so
- 2:07overwhelming.
- 2:08I
- 2:09want
- 2:09a
- 2:09plan
- 2:09that
- 2:09doesn't
- 2:10make
- 2:10me
- 2:10feel
- 2:10worse
- 2:10about
- 2:11myself
- 2:11than
- 2:11I
- 2:11already
- 2:12do.
- 2:13What's
- 2:13one
- 2:14small,
- 2:14non
- 2:14judgmental
- 2:15step
- 2:15that
- 2:15I
- 2:15can
- 2:15take
- 2:16this
- 2:16week?
- 2:17To
- 2:17start
- 2:18getting
- 2:18control,
- 2:20I
- 2:20need
- 2:20something
- 2:20that
- 2:21feels
- 2:21doable
- 2:22and
- 2:22not
- 2:22shameful.
- 2:24See,
- 2:25that's
- 2:25what
- 2:25I'm
- 2:25talking
- 2:25about
- 2:26today.
- 2:27It
- 2:27can
- 2:27feel
- 2:27overwhelming.
- 2:29Yes,
- 2:29you
- 2:29know
- 2:29what
- 2:30you're
- 2:30supposed
- 2:30to
- 2:30do.
- 2:30But
- 2:31hey,
- 2:31our
- 2:31lives
- 2:32are
- 2:32full
- 2:32of
- 2:32things
- 2:32we
- 2:32know
- 2:33we're
- 2:33supposed
- 2:33to
- 2:33do.
- 2:35But
- 2:35it
- 2:35doesn't
- 2:35make
- 2:35it
- 2:35any
- 2:36easier,
- 2:36does
- 2:36it?
- 2:37And
- 2:37today
- 2:38you
- 2:38don't
- 2:38need
- 2:38a
- 2:38full
- 2:39budget.
- 2:40You
- 2:40just
- 2:41need
- 2:41a
- 2:41first
- 2:41category
- 2:43because
- 2:43here's
- 2:44my
- 2:44take
- 2:44on
- 2:44this.
- 2:44I've
- 2:44been
- 2:44doing
- 2:45this
- 2:45for
- 2:45a
- 2:45long
- 2:45time,
- 2:45over
- 2:4630
- 2:46years.
- 2:48Freezing
- 2:48happens
- 2:48because
- 2:49you're
- 2:49trying
- 2:49to
- 2:49manage
- 2:50everything
- 2:50at
- 2:50once.
- 2:52So
- 2:52today
- 2:52I
- 2:53want
- 2:53to
- 2:53just
- 2:53narrow
- 2:53the
- 2:54focus
- 2:54a
- 2:54little
- 2:54bit.
- 2:55And
- 2:55here's
- 2:56the
- 2:56way
- 2:56we
- 2:56start
- 2:56that.
- 2:57We
- 2:57start
- 2:57it
- 2:58by
- 2:58stopping
- 2:58something.
- 2:59Stop
- 2:59calling
- 3:00it
- 3:00a
- 3:00budget
- 3:01for
- 3:01now.
- 3:02Don't
- 3:02even
- 3:02use
- 3:02that
- 3:02word.
- 3:03If
- 3:03you
- 3:03catch
- 3:03me
- 3:03using
- 3:03it,
- 3:04say,
- 3:04Ralph,
- 3:04you
- 3:04said
- 3:04you
- 3:05weren't
- 3:05going
- 3:05to
- 3:05use
- 3:05that.
- 3:06Friend
- 3:06of
- 3:06mine
- 3:07coined
- 3:07this
- 3:07phrase,
- 3:07and
- 3:07I
- 3:07love
- 3:08this
- 3:08one
- 3:09called
- 3:09an
- 3:09intentional
- 3:10spending
- 3:11plan.
- 3:12Intentional
- 3:13spending
- 3:14plan.
- 3:14And
- 3:15it's
- 3:15a
- 3:15plan
- 3:15for
- 3:16this
- 3:16paycheck
- 3:16only
- 3:17just
- 3:17this
- 3:17week.
- 3:18Not
- 3:18a
- 3:18month,
- 3:19not
- 3:19a
- 3:19year,
- 3:20just
- 3:20this
- 3:21deposit
- 3:21this
- 3:21week.
- 3:22Because
- 3:23when
- 3:23we
- 3:23do
- 3:23that,
- 3:24we
- 3:24reduce
- 3:24the
- 3:24emotional
- 3:25weight
- 3:25by
- 3:26shrinking
- 3:26the
- 3:26scope
- 3:27of
- 3:27this.
- 3:27We
- 3:27can
- 3:27narrow
- 3:28it
- 3:28down.
- 3:29Here's
- 3:30the
- 3:30next
- 3:30thing
- 3:30we've
- 3:30got
- 3:31to
- 3:31do.
- 3:32We've
- 3:32got
- 3:32to
- 3:32choose
- 3:33one
- 3:33protection
- 3:34category.
- 3:35Before
- 3:35you
- 3:36do
- 3:36anything
- 3:36else
- 3:36with
- 3:37your
- 3:37paycheck,
- 3:38choose
- 3:38one
- 3:39category
- 3:39to
- 3:39protect.
- 3:41Here's
- 3:41some
- 3:41great
- 3:41examples.
- 3:42You
- 3:43got
- 3:43to
- 3:43protect
- 3:43your
- 3:43rent
- 3:44or
- 3:44mortgage.
- 3:44Got
- 3:44to
- 3:45have
- 3:45a
- 3:45place
- 3:45to
- 3:45live,
- 3:45right?
- 3:46Maybe
- 3:47protect
- 3:47your
- 3:47electric
- 3:47bill
- 3:48or
- 3:49groceries.
- 3:49Hey,
- 3:50we
- 3:50got
- 3:50to
- 3:50eat
- 3:50something,
- 3:51right?
- 3:52Protect
- 3:52your
- 3:52car
- 3:52payment.
- 3:53You
- 3:53got
- 3:53to
- 3:53be
- 3:53able
- 3:54to
- 3:54get
- 3:54to
- 3:54and
- 3:54from
- 3:54work
- 3:55and
- 3:55protect
- 3:56your
- 3:56credit
- 3:56by
- 3:57making
- 3:57those
- 3:57minimum
- 3:57debt
- 3:58payments.
- 3:59And
- 3:59see
- 3:59here,
- 4:00what
- 4:00I'm
- 4:00talking
- 4:00about
- 4:00is
- 4:01picking
- 4:01one,
- 4:01not
- 4:02five
- 4:02of
- 4:02them.
- 4:02When
- 4:03you
- 4:03pick
- 4:03five,
- 4:03it
- 4:04does
- 4:04feel
- 4:04overwhelming.
- 4:05Just
- 4:05pick
- 4:06one,
- 4:06because
- 4:06protection
- 4:07builds
- 4:08safety.
- 4:09And
- 4:09here's
- 4:10how
- 4:10you
- 4:10do
- 4:10it.
- 4:11Move
- 4:11that
- 4:11money
- 4:12first.
- 4:13As
- 4:13soon
- 4:13as
- 4:14the
- 4:14paycheck
- 4:14hits,
- 4:15transfer
- 4:16it
- 4:16to
- 4:16a
- 4:16bills
- 4:17account
- 4:17or
- 4:17put
- 4:17it
- 4:18in
- 4:18an
- 4:18envelope.
- 4:18I
- 4:18talked
- 4:19on
- 4:19the
- 4:19show
- 4:19before
- 4:19how
- 4:19my
- 4:20grandparents
- 4:20used
- 4:20to
- 4:20have
- 4:21the
- 4:21envelope
- 4:21system.
- 4:22There's
- 4:22no
- 4:22shame
- 4:23in
- 4:23that.
- 4:24Or
- 4:24rename
- 4:24a
- 4:25portion
- 4:25of
- 4:25it
- 4:25in
- 4:25your
- 4:25banking
- 4:26app.
- 4:26Just
- 4:27physically
- 4:27move
- 4:28it.
- 4:28Because
- 4:29in
- 4:29my
- 4:29view,
- 4:30movement
- 4:30creates
- 4:31clarity.
- 4:32If
- 4:32you
- 4:32can't
- 4:32see
- 4:33what's
- 4:33protected,
- 4:34your
- 4:34brain
- 4:34relaxes
- 4:35when
- 4:35you
- 4:35can
- 4:35see
- 4:35it.
- 4:36If
- 4:36you
- 4:36can
- 4:36see
- 4:36it,
- 4:37it's
- 4:37a
- 4:37good
- 4:37thing.
- 4:39Here's
- 4:39what
- 4:39I
- 4:39encourage
- 4:40you
- 4:40to
- 4:40do
- 4:40with
- 4:40the
- 4:40rest
- 4:40of
- 4:41the
- 4:41money.
- 4:42Give
- 4:42the
- 4:42rest.
- 4:42Only
- 4:42two
- 4:43labels,
- 4:44not
- 4:4410
- 4:45categories.
- 4:45You're
- 4:45probably
- 4:46thinking,
- 4:46ralph,
- 4:46this
- 4:46is
- 4:47a
- 4:47pretty
- 4:47simple
- 4:47budget
- 4:48plan.
- 4:48Exactly.
- 4:50Just
- 4:50label
- 4:51exactly
- 4:51what
- 4:51remains
- 4:52as
- 4:52spending
- 4:52and
- 4:53buffer.
- 4:54That's
- 4:54it.
- 4:55Think
- 4:56of
- 4:56it
- 4:56like
- 4:56this.
- 4:56Spending
- 4:57is
- 4:57for
- 4:57normal
- 4:57life.
- 4:58Buffer,
- 4:59that's
- 4:59your
- 4:59margin.
- 5:00That's
- 5:00your
- 5:00set
- 5:00aside.
- 5:02And
- 5:02this
- 5:02keeps
- 5:02the
- 5:03system
- 5:03simple
- 5:03because
- 5:04enough
- 5:04that
- 5:05you
- 5:05won't
- 5:05freeze
- 5:06when
- 5:06you're
- 5:06in
- 5:06the
- 5:06middle
- 5:07of
- 5:07it.
- 5:08Here's
- 5:08the
- 5:08best
- 5:09part.
- 5:09You
- 5:10can
- 5:10repeat
- 5:10this
- 5:10next
- 5:11paycheck.
- 5:12It's
- 5:13not
- 5:13about
- 5:13mastering
- 5:14money
- 5:14in
- 5:14one
- 5:14week.
- 5:15That's
- 5:15not
- 5:15what
- 5:15we're
- 5:15talking
- 5:16about
- 5:16here.
- 5:16It's
- 5:16about
- 5:16building
- 5:17a
- 5:17rhythm.
- 5:17I
- 5:17talk
- 5:17about
- 5:18rhythms
- 5:18on
- 5:18the
- 5:18show
- 5:18all
- 5:19the
- 5:19time.
- 5:20Rhythms
- 5:20are
- 5:20what
- 5:21you'll
- 5:21do.
- 5:22So
- 5:22each
- 5:22paycheck,
- 5:23protect
- 5:24one
- 5:24thing
- 5:24first.
- 5:26Label
- 5:26the
- 5:26rest.
- 5:26Simply
- 5:27what
- 5:27we
- 5:27talked
- 5:27about.
- 5:28That
- 5:28small
- 5:28structure
- 5:29reduces
- 5:30big
- 5:30shame.
- 5:31Here's
- 5:32a
- 5:32big
- 5:32line
- 5:32of
- 5:32encouragement
- 5:33for
- 5:33today.
- 5:34Simple
- 5:35beats
- 5:35perfect
- 5:35every
- 5:36single
- 5:36time.
- 5:37So
- 5:38here's
- 5:38your
- 5:38win
- 5:38for
- 5:39today.
- 5:39When
- 5:39your
- 5:40next
- 5:40paycheck
- 5:41hits,
- 5:41protect
- 5:42one
- 5:42of
- 5:42those
- 5:42bills
- 5:43immediately.
- 5:44Move
- 5:44that
- 5:44money
- 5:45first,
- 5:45because
- 5:45that's
- 5:46a
- 5:46win
- 5:46for
- 5:46you
- 5:47and
- 5:47that's
- 5:48your
- 5:48starting.
- 5:49Let's
- 5:49jump
- 5:50right
- 5:50into
- 5:50our
- 5:50Bible
- 5:51verse
- 5:51today.
- 5:51It
- 5:51comes
- 5:52to
- 5:52us
- 5:52from
- 5:52the
- 5:52book
- 5:52of
- 5:52Psalms,
- 5:53chapter
- 5:54103,
- 5:55verses
- 5:5613
- 5:56and
- 5:5614.
- 5:58And
- 5:58it
- 5:58says
- 5:58this.
- 5:59As
- 6:00a
- 6:00father
- 6:00has
- 6:00compassion
- 6:01on
- 6:01his
- 6:01children,
- 6:02so
- 6:03the
- 6:03Lord
- 6:03has
- 6:03compassion
- 6:04on
- 6:04those
- 6:04who
- 6:04fear
- 6:05him.
- 6:06For
- 6:06he
- 6:06knows
- 6:07how
- 6:07we
- 6:07are
- 6:07formed.
- 6:09He
- 6:09remembers
- 6:09that
- 6:10we
- 6:10are
- 6:10dust.
- 6:13Friend,
- 6:13God
- 6:14understands
- 6:14your
- 6:15overwhelm
- 6:16and
- 6:16he
- 6:17responds
- 6:17with
- 6:17compassion,
- 6:18never
- 6:18criticism.
- 6:20Let's
- 6:20pray
- 6:20together.
- 6:22Lord,
- 6:22you
- 6:22know
- 6:23how
- 6:23easily
- 6:23we
- 6:23feel
- 6:23overwhelmed.
- 6:25You
- 6:25know
- 6:25how
- 6:26quickly
- 6:26shame
- 6:26rises
- 6:27up
- 6:27in
- 6:27us.
- 6:28So
- 6:28thank
- 6:29you
- 6:29so
- 6:29much
- 6:29for
- 6:29your
- 6:30compassion
- 6:30for
- 6:30us.
- 6:31And
- 6:32Lord,
- 6:32I
- 6:32just
- 6:32ask
- 6:32that
- 6:32you
- 6:33would
- 6:33help
- 6:33my
- 6:33friend
- 6:33take
- 6:34one
- 6:34small,
- 6:34steady
- 6:35step
- 6:35this
- 6:35week.
- 6:37Calm
- 6:37those
- 6:37racing
- 6:38thoughts
- 6:38and
- 6:39quiet
- 6:39the
- 6:39inner
- 6:40critic.
- 6:41Give
- 6:41them
- 6:42courage
- 6:42to
- 6:42protect
- 6:42just
- 6:43one
- 6:43bill,
- 6:44to
- 6:44move
- 6:44one
- 6:45category,
- 6:46to
- 6:46build
- 6:46just
- 6:47one
- 6:47small
- 6:47habit.
- 6:49And
- 6:49let's
- 6:49let
- 6:49budget
- 6:50become
- 6:50peaceful,
- 6:52not
- 6:52punishing.
- 6:53And
- 6:53we
- 6:53ask
- 6:54this
- 6:54in
- 6:54the
- 6:54precious
- 6:55name
- 6:55of
- 6:55Jesus.
- 6:56Amen.
- 6:58Friend,
- 6:59listen
- 6:59to
- 6:59me.
- 7:00You're
- 7:00not
- 7:00bad
- 7:01at
- 7:01money.
- 7:02You're
- 7:02just
- 7:02building
- 7:03a
- 7:03new
- 7:03habit.
- 7:04And
- 7:04habits
- 7:04take
- 7:05time.
- 7:06And
- 7:06if
- 7:06you've
- 7:06got
- 7:06a
- 7:07question
- 7:07for
- 7:07this
- 7:07show,
- 7:07I
- 7:08would
- 7:08absolutely
- 7:08love
- 7:09to
- 7:09answer
- 7:09your
- 7:09question
- 7:09on
- 7:10the
- 7:10show.
- 7:10That's
- 7:10what
- 7:10fuels
- 7:11me.
- 7:11That's
- 7:11what
- 7:11fuels
- 7:11the
- 7:12show.
- 7:12If
- 7:12you've
- 7:13got
- 7:13a
- 7:13question,
- 7:13you
- 7:14can
- 7:14go
- 7:14to
- 7:14Financially
- 7:15Confident
- 7:16Christian.
- 7:19Now,
- 7:19we'll
- 7:19put
- 7:19a
- 7:19link
- 7:20in
- 7:20the
- 7:20show
- 7:20notes,
- 7:20but
- 7:20I'm
- 7:20gonna
- 7:20give
- 7:21it
- 7:21to
- 7:21you
- 7:21again
- 7:21in
- 7:21case
- 7:21you
- 7:21want
- 7:22to
- 7:22write
- 7:22it
- 7:22down.
- 7:23It's
- 7:23financiallyconfidentchristian.com/question
- 7:28thank
- 7:29you
- 7:29so
- 7:29much
- 7:29for
- 7:29joining
- 7:30me
- 7:30today.
- 7:30As
- 7:30I
- 7:30always
- 7:31say,
- 7:32stay
- 7:32financially
- 7:33savvy
- 7:33out
- 7:33there.
- 7:33May
- 7:34God
- 7:34bless
- 7:34you
- 7:35and
- 7:35you
- 7:35have
- 7:35a
- 7:35truly
- 7:36great
- 7:36day
- 7:36today.