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How can I make Holiday Meals on a Budget? · Becoming Financially Confident

• 0:37
  Ralph,
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  I
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  love
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  hosting
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  during
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  the
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  holidays,
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  but
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  every
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  year
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  the
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  food
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  costs
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  seem
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  to
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  explode.
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  Is
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  it
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  even
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  possible
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  to
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  serve
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  a
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  great
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  meal
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  without
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  overspending?
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  I
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  got
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  that
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  question.
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  I
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  was
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  like,
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  that
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  is
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  a
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  great
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  question
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  to
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  talk
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  about
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  on
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  the
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  show
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  today
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  because
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  the
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  truth
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  is,
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  big
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  meals,
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  big
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  gatherings
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  and
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  too
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  often
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  it
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  leads
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  to
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  big
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  bills.
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  But
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  you
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  can
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  absolutely
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  feast
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  with
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  abundance
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  and
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  stay
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  within
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  your
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  budget.
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  And
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  I'm
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  going
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  to
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  show
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  you
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  exactly
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  how
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  to
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  do
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  that
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  on
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  today's
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  show.
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  This
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  is
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  Financially
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  Confident
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  Christian,
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  your
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  daily
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  dose
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  of
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  gospel,
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  grounded
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  insight
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  and
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  faith
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  driven
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  tips
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  to
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  help
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  you
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  break
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  the
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  cycle
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  of
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  financial
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  shame
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  with
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  confidence.
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  Welcome
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  to
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  the
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  show.
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  I'm
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  Ralph.
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  I'm
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  all
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  about
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  helping
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  you
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  break
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  that
• 1:20
  cycle
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  of
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  financial
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  shame
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  with
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  confidence.
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  And
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  today,
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  as
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  we
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  continue
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  our
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  series
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  of
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  planning
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  for
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  the
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  holidays,
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  let's
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  talk
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  about
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  how
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  to
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  save
• 1:27
  money
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  and
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  still
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  have
• 1:28
  that
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  abundant
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  feast
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  that
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  we
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  all
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  love.
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  And
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  I
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  want
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  to
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  tell
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  you
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  a
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  story
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  about
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  my
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  own
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  Thanksgiving
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  situation.
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  I
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  never
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  forget.
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  It
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  was
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  a
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  couple
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  years
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  ago
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  and
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  the
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  grocery
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  bill
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  nearly
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  gave
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  me
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  a
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  heart
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  attack.
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  When
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  I
• 1:38
  looked
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  at
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  what
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  we
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  spent
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  on
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  Thanksgiving,
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  I
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  said
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  to
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  my
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  wife,
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  I
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  said,
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  we
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  got
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  to
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  stop
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  doing
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  this.
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  This
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  is
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  crazy.
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  We
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  had
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  two
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  fresh
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  turkeys
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  and
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  this
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  pie
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  and
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  that
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  pie.
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  I'm
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  going
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  to
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  tell
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  you
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  what,
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  it
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  looked
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  like
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  a
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  feast
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  for
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  the
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  pilgrims.
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  I
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  mean,
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  this
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  thing,
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  this
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  table
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  was
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  laid
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  out
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  with
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  all
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  kinds
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  of
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  stuff,
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  looked
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  great.
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  It
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  took
• 1:54
  us
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  about
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  three
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  minutes
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  to
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  eat
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  it,
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  which
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  is
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  another
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  whole
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  discussion,
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  probably
• 1:57
  talk
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  about
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  that
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  on
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  another
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  day.
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  But
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  the
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  bill,
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  when
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  I
• 1:59
  looked
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  at
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  it,
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  like,
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  this
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  is
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  insane
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  how
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  much
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  we
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  spent.
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  So
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  the
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  following
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  year
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  I
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  said,
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  I'm
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  going
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  to
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  do
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  this
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  differently.
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  It's
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  all
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  about
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  planning.
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  And
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  that's
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  what
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  we
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  did.
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  My
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  wife
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  and
• 2:07
  I
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  sat
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  down,
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  we
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  developed
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  a
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  plan
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  because
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  if
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  you
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  plan,
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  you
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  can
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  get
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  ahead
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  with
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  this.
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  The
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  next
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  year
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  we
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  used
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  store
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  brands.
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  We
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  found
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  that
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  the
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  food
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  tasted
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  just
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  the
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  same.
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  If
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  we
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  used
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  that
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  store
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  brand,
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  we
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  actually
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  added
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  a
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  little
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  bit
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  of
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  fun
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  to
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  it.
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  We
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  made
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  it
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  potluck
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  style.
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  So
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  instead
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  of
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  making
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  my
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  wife
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  do
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  the
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  whole
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  thing,
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  we
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  said,
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  listen,
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  let's
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  encourage
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  everybody
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  else
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  to
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  bring
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  stuff.
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  You
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  can
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  bring
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  this
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  and
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  you
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  can
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  bring
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  that.
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  And
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  it
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  was
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  cool
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  because
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  it
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  was
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  sort
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  of
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  a,
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  here's
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  a,
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  here's
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  a
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  nice
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  Thanksgiving
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  term.
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  It
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  was
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  a
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  cornucopia
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  of
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  different
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  stuff.
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  And
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  it
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  was
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  cool
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  because
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  it
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  was
• 2:36
  things
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  I
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  hadn't
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  even
• 2:37
  thought
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  about.
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  Like
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  some
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  people
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  brought
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  some
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  stuff.
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  Like,
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  I
• 2:39
  don't
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  know
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  if
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  I'm
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  going
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  to
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  eat
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  that
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  or
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  not.
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  It
• 2:40
  looked
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  kind
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  of
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  scary,
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  but
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  it
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  was
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  fun.
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  The
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  other
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  thing
• 2:43
  we
• 2:43
  did
• 2:43
  is
• 2:43
  we
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  started
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  buying
• 2:44
  stuff
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  in
• 2:45
  September.
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  Now,
• 2:46
  as
• 2:46
  you're
• 2:46
  listening
• 2:47
  to
• 2:47
  this,
• 2:47
  we're
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  already
• 2:48
  in
• 2:48
  November.
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  But
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  it's
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  not
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  too
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  late.
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  You
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  can
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  still
• 2:50
  plan
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  for
• 2:50
  the
• 2:50
  holidays.
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  Start
• 2:51
  buying
• 2:52
  a
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  little
• 2:52
  bit
• 2:52
  every
• 2:52
  week.
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  And
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  like
• 2:53
  I
• 2:53
  said,
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  that
• 2:54
  potluck
• 2:54
  was
• 2:55
  fun.
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  Just
• 2:55
  make
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  sure
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  you
• 2:55
  coordinate
• 2:56
  it,
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  because
• 2:56
  what
• 2:56
  you
• 2:56
  don't
• 2:57
  want
• 2:57
  to
• 2:57
  have
• 2:57
  is
• 2:57
  everybody
• 2:58
  decides
• 2:58
  to
• 2:58
  bring
• 2:59
  the
• 2:59
  same
• 2:59
  thing.
• 2:59
  My
• 2:59
  sister
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  is
• 3:00
  great
• 3:00
  with
• 3:00
  that.
• 3:00
  Well,
• 3:01
  I'm
• 3:01
  going
• 3:01
  to
• 3:01
  bring
• 3:01
  this
• 3:01
  or
• 3:02
  bring
• 3:02
  that.
• 3:02
  Like,
• 3:02
  wait
• 3:02
  a
• 3:02
  minute,
• 3:02
  we
• 3:02
  already
• 3:03
  got
• 3:03
  that.
• 3:04
  But
• 3:04
  when
• 3:04
  we
• 3:04
  did
• 3:04
  that,
• 3:05
  guess
• 3:05
  what
• 3:05
  happened?
• 3:06
  We
• 3:06
  had
• 3:06
  a
• 3:07
  bigger
• 3:07
  variety.
• 3:07
  The
• 3:08
  food
• 3:08
  tasted
• 3:08
  better.
• 3:09
  And
• 3:09
  listen
• 3:09
  to
• 3:09
  this.
• 3:10
  The
• 3:10
  cost
• 3:10
  dropped
• 3:11
  by
• 3:11
  almost
• 3:12
  30%.
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  And
• 3:14
  here's
• 3:14
  the
• 3:14
  way
• 3:15
  I
• 3:15
  knew
• 3:15
  that
• 3:15
  it
• 3:15
  was
• 3:15
  good.
• 3:16
  Everybody
• 3:17
  was
• 3:17
  quiet
• 3:18
  after
• 3:18
  dinner.
• 3:19
  Everybody
• 3:20
  was
• 3:20
  taking
• 3:20
  a
• 3:20
  nap.
• 3:21
  Everybody
• 3:21
  left
• 3:21
  full,
• 3:22
  and
• 3:22
  they
• 3:22
  left
• 3:22
  happy.
• 3:23
  That's
• 3:23
  the
• 3:23
  whole
• 3:24
  point.
• 3:24
  That
• 3:24
  was
• 3:24
  a
• 3:24
  great
• 3:24
  time.
• 3:25
  There's
• 3:25
  joy
• 3:25
  in
• 3:25
  that.
• 3:25
  Well,
• 3:26
  let's
• 3:26
  get
• 3:26
  right
• 3:26
  to
• 3:26
  our
• 3:26
  quote
• 3:27
  today.
• 3:27
  This
• 3:27
  one
• 3:28
  comes
• 3:28
  from
• 3:28
  good
• 3:28
  old
• 3:29
  Benjamin
• 3:29
  Franklin.
• 3:30
  And
• 3:31
  this
• 3:31
  is
• 3:31
  what
• 3:31
  Ben
• 3:31
  said.
• 3:31
  He
• 3:31
  said,
• 3:32
  contentment
• 3:32
  makes
• 3:32
  poor
• 3:33
  men
• 3:33
  rich.
• 3:34
  Discontent
• 3:36
  makes
• 3:36
  rich
• 3:36
  men
• 3:37
  poor
• 3:37
  man.
• 3:38
  Talk
• 3:38
  about
• 3:38
  a
• 3:38
  dichotomy
• 3:39
  there,
• 3:39
  huh?
• 3:40
  Contentment
• 3:41
  makes
• 3:41
  poor
• 3:42
  men
• 3:42
  rich.
• 3:42
  That's
• 3:43
  seeking
• 3:43
  that
• 3:43
  contentment.
• 3:44
  But.
• 3:45
  But
• 3:45
  that
• 3:45
  discontent
• 3:46
  makes
• 3:46
  rich
• 3:46
  men
• 3:47
  poor.
• 3:48
  So
• 3:48
  let's
• 3:48
  get
• 3:48
  to
• 3:48
  our
• 3:48
  question
• 3:49
  today.
• 3:49
  And
• 3:50
  I
• 3:50
  love
• 3:50
  what
• 3:50
  the
• 3:50
  listener
• 3:51
  asked.
• 3:51
  Ralph,
• 3:51
  Is
• 3:52
  it
• 3:52
  even
• 3:52
  possible
• 3:53
  to
• 3:53
  serve
• 3:53
  a
• 3:53
  great
• 3:54
  meal
• 3:54
  without
• 3:54
  overspending?
• 3:56
  Well,
• 3:56
  guess
• 3:56
  what?
• 3:56
  I've
• 3:56
  got
• 3:57
  some
• 3:57
  answers
• 3:57
  for
• 3:57
  you.
• 3:57
  I'm
• 3:57
  gonna
• 3:58
  give
• 3:58
  you
• 3:58
  my
• 3:58
  creative
• 3:59
  meal
• 3:59
  planning
• 3:59
  and
• 3:59
  saving
• 4:00
  tips.
• 4:01
  First
• 4:01
  thing
• 4:01
  I'm
• 4:02
  gonna
• 4:02
  encourage
• 4:02
  you
• 4:02
  to
• 4:02
  do,
• 4:03
  plan
• 4:03
  early.
• 4:05
  Avoid
• 4:05
  that
• 4:05
  last
• 4:05
  minute
• 4:06
  rush
• 4:06
  pricing.
• 4:06
  Because
• 4:07
  here's
• 4:07
  the
• 4:07
  thing
• 4:07
  that
• 4:07
  you
• 4:07
  don't
• 4:08
  really
• 4:08
  understand.
• 4:08
  The
• 4:09
  stores
• 4:09
  know
• 4:09
  this.
• 4:10
  I
• 4:11
  firmly
• 4:11
  believe
• 4:11
  that
• 4:12
  right
• 4:12
  before
• 4:12
  the
• 4:12
  holidays,
• 4:13
  man,
• 4:13
  those
• 4:13
  prices
• 4:14
  go
• 4:14
  up.
• 4:15
  So
• 4:15
  if
• 4:15
  you
• 4:15
  start
• 4:15
  to
• 4:16
  place,
• 4:16
  my
• 4:16
  wife
• 4:16
  does
• 4:16
  a
• 4:17
  great
• 4:17
  job
• 4:17
  at
• 4:17
  this.
• 4:17
  In
• 4:18
  September
• 4:18
  and
• 4:18
  October,
• 4:19
  she
• 4:19
  starts
• 4:19
  thinking
• 4:19
  about,
• 4:19
  okay,
• 4:20
  we're
• 4:20
  going
• 4:20
  to
• 4:20
  have
• 4:20
  Christmas
• 4:20
  at
• 4:21
  our
• 4:21
  house,
• 4:21
  we're
• 4:21
  going
• 4:21
  to
• 4:21
  have
• 4:22
  Thanksgiving,
• 4:22
  whatever
• 4:22
  that
• 4:23
  looks
• 4:23
  like
• 4:23
  for
• 4:23
  you.
• 4:23
  And
• 4:24
  she'll
• 4:24
  buy
• 4:24
  a
• 4:24
  little
• 4:24
  bit
• 4:25
  as
• 4:25
  we
• 4:25
  go
• 4:25
  each
• 4:25
  week.
• 4:26
  Now
• 4:26
  listen,
• 4:26
  you
• 4:26
  can't
• 4:27
  buy
• 4:27
  perishables.
• 4:27
  Obviously,
• 4:28
  you
• 4:28
  can
• 4:29
  freeze
• 4:29
  a
• 4:29
  lot
• 4:29
  of
• 4:29
  stuff,
• 4:30
  but
• 4:30
  you
• 4:30
  can
• 4:30
  start
• 4:30
  to
• 4:31
  think
• 4:31
  about,
• 4:31
  what
• 4:31
  can
• 4:31
  I
• 4:32
  do.
• 4:32
  Second
• 4:33
  thing
• 4:33
  I'm
• 4:33
  going
• 4:33
  to
• 4:33
  encourage
• 4:33
  you
• 4:34
  to
• 4:34
  do
• 4:34
  is
• 4:34
  shop
• 4:34
  smart.
• 4:36
  Like
• 4:36
  I
• 4:36
  learned,
• 4:37
  you
• 4:37
  don't
• 4:37
  have
• 4:37
  to
• 4:37
  buy
• 4:37
  the
• 4:37
  name
• 4:38
  brands
• 4:38
  for
• 4:38
  everything.
• 4:39
  Here's
• 4:39
  another
• 4:39
  great
• 4:40
  idea.
• 4:40
  Test
• 4:41
  out
• 4:41
  some
• 4:41
  of
• 4:41
  those
• 4:41
  store
• 4:41
  brands.
• 4:42
  Now
• 4:43
  buy
• 4:43
  some
• 4:43
  of
• 4:44
  that
• 4:44
  stuff
• 4:44
  and
• 4:44
  try
• 4:44
  it
• 4:44
  out.
• 4:44
  You
• 4:45
  might
• 4:45
  be
• 4:45
  surprised
• 4:45
  at
• 4:45
  just
• 4:46
  how
• 4:46
  good
• 4:46
  it
• 4:46
  is.
• 4:46
  There's
• 4:46
  also
• 4:47
  a
• 4:47
  ton
• 4:47
  of
• 4:47
  early
• 4:48
  sales
• 4:48
  because,
• 4:48
  see,
• 4:49
  retailers
• 4:50
  understand
• 4:50
  this
• 4:50
  too.
• 4:51
  And
• 4:52
  that
• 4:52
  can
• 4:52
  cut
• 4:52
  your
• 4:52
  cost
• 4:53
  by
• 4:53
  20
• 4:53
  or
• 4:53
  30%.
• 4:54
  Another
• 4:54
  thing
• 4:54
  I
• 4:54
  want
• 4:55
  to
• 4:55
  encourage
• 4:55
  you
• 4:55
  to
• 4:55
  do
• 4:55
  like
• 4:55
  we
• 4:56
  did
• 4:57
  is
• 4:57
  encourage
• 4:57
  that
• 4:58
  potluck
• 4:58
  thing.
• 4:59
  It
• 4:59
  helps
• 4:59
  everybody
• 5:00
  get
• 5:00
  involved.
• 5:01
  It
• 5:01
  takes
• 5:01
  the
• 5:01
  stress
• 5:02
  off.
• 5:02
  Because
• 5:02
  if
• 5:02
  maybe
• 5:02
  your
• 5:03
  wife
• 5:03
  likes
• 5:03
  my
• 5:03
  wife,
• 5:04
  she
• 5:04
  feels
• 5:04
  this
• 5:04
  stress
• 5:05
  of
• 5:05
  the
• 5:05
  holiday.
• 5:05
  She's
• 5:05
  got
• 5:06
  to
• 5:06
  put
• 5:06
  it
• 5:06
  all
• 5:06
  together
• 5:06
  perfectly.
• 5:07
  I
• 5:07
  said,
• 5:07
  stop
• 5:07
  doing
• 5:07
  that.
• 5:08
  Let's
• 5:08
  make
• 5:08
  a
• 5:09
  list.
• 5:09
  Here's
• 5:09
  what
• 5:09
  we're
• 5:09
  going
• 5:09
  to
• 5:09
  provide.
• 5:10
  Like
• 5:10
  in
• 5:10
  our
• 5:10
  house,
• 5:10
  we
• 5:11
  provide
• 5:11
  the
• 5:11
  turkey.
• 5:11
  I
• 5:11
  go
• 5:12
  get
• 5:12
  fresh
• 5:12
  turkeys
• 5:13
  from
• 5:13
  a
• 5:13
  local
• 5:13
  farm.
• 5:13
  People
• 5:14
  like,
• 5:14
  oh,
• 5:14
  that
• 5:14
  is
• 5:14
  the
• 5:14
  best
• 5:15
  turkey
• 5:15
  ever.
• 5:16
  But
• 5:16
  that's
• 5:16
  what
• 5:16
  I
• 5:16
  provide.
• 5:17
  My
• 5:17
  wife
• 5:18
  might
• 5:18
  do
• 5:18
  mashed
• 5:18
  potatoes
• 5:19
  and
• 5:19
  gravy,
• 5:19
  but
• 5:19
  we
• 5:19
  say
• 5:20
  to
• 5:20
  everybody
• 5:20
  else,
• 5:20
  listen,
• 5:20
  here's
• 5:21
  the
• 5:21
  other
• 5:21
  things
• 5:21
  we'd
• 5:21
  like
• 5:21
  to
• 5:22
  have
• 5:22
  or
• 5:22
  give
• 5:22
  us
• 5:22
  some
• 5:22
  ideas
• 5:22
  that
• 5:23
  you'd
• 5:23
  like
• 5:23
  to
• 5:23
  do.
• 5:24
  Those
• 5:24
  potluck
• 5:25
  gatherings
• 5:25
  are
• 5:26
  fantastic.
• 5:27
  Another
• 5:27
  thing
• 5:27
  I'm
• 5:27
  going
• 5:27
  to
• 5:27
  encourage
• 5:28
  you
• 5:28
  to
• 5:28
  do,
• 5:28
  because
• 5:28
  people
• 5:28
  get
• 5:29
  crazy
• 5:29
  at
• 5:29
  the
• 5:30
  holidays.
• 5:31
  Make
• 5:31
  it
• 5:32
  simple.
• 5:33
  A
• 5:33
  joyful
• 5:33
  meal
• 5:34
  doesn't
• 5:34
  need
• 5:34
  to
• 5:34
  have
• 5:35
  15
• 5:35
  side
• 5:35
  dishes.
• 5:37
  I
• 5:37
  always
• 5:37
  think
• 5:38
  it's
• 5:38
  funny.
• 5:38
  At
• 5:38
  Thanksgiving
• 5:39
  we
• 5:39
  had
• 5:39
  this
• 5:39
  whole,
• 5:40
  I
• 5:40
  used
• 5:40
  the
• 5:40
  term
• 5:40
  earlier,
• 5:41
  cornucopia
• 5:41
  of
• 5:42
  food.
• 5:42
  How
• 5:43
  much
• 5:43
  of
• 5:43
  that
• 5:43
  can
• 5:43
  you
• 5:43
  really
• 5:43
  consume?
• 5:44
  You
• 5:44
  can
• 5:44
  only
• 5:44
  eat
• 5:45
  so
• 5:45
  much.
• 5:46
  And
• 5:47
  here's
• 5:47
  my
• 5:47
  big
• 5:47
  takeaway.
• 5:48
  Quality
• 5:48
  conversation
• 5:49
  beats
• 5:49
  quantity
• 5:49
  of
• 5:50
  food
• 5:50
  at
• 5:50
  the
• 5:50
  table.
• 5:50
  Listen,
• 5:50
  just
• 5:51
  don't
• 5:51
  talk
• 5:51
  politics
• 5:51
  and
• 5:52
  religion.
• 5:52
  Like,
• 5:52
  that's
• 5:52
  the
• 5:52
  thing
• 5:52
  they
• 5:52
  say,
• 5:53
  like
• 5:53
  rap.
• 5:54
  I'm
• 5:54
  guilty
• 5:54
  of
• 5:54
  that.
• 5:55
  Like,
• 5:55
  I
• 5:55
  like
• 5:55
  to
• 5:55
  stir
• 5:55
  people
• 5:56
  up.
• 5:56
  I'm
• 5:56
  kind
• 5:56
  of
• 5:56
  like
• 5:56
  a
• 5:57
  prognosticator
• 5:58
  of
• 5:58
  comments,
• 5:58
  right?
• 5:59
  So
• 5:59
  I'm
• 5:59
  just
• 5:59
  going
• 5:59
  to
• 6:00
  tell
• 6:00
  you
• 6:00
  right
• 6:00
  now.
• 6:00
  Raph's
• 6:00
  little
• 6:00
  tip
• 6:01
  for
• 6:01
  today
• 6:01
  is
• 6:01
  don't
• 6:02
  talk
• 6:02
  about
• 6:02
  politics.
• 6:02
  Politics
• 6:03
  and
• 6:03
  religion.
• 6:04
  And
• 6:04
  here's
• 6:04
  another
• 6:05
  one,
• 6:05
  avoid
• 6:06
  waste.
• 6:06
  And
• 6:06
  we're
• 6:06
  going
• 6:06
  to
• 6:06
  get
• 6:06
  to
• 6:07
  our
• 6:07
  Bible
• 6:07
  verse
• 6:07
  in
• 6:07
  a
• 6:07
  second.
• 6:08
  But
• 6:08
  Jesus
• 6:09
  modeled
• 6:09
  stewardship
• 6:10
  even
• 6:11
  after
• 6:11
  feeding
• 6:12
  thousands.
• 6:12
  Let
• 6:12
  nothing
• 6:12
  be
• 6:12
  wasted.
• 6:13
  It's
• 6:13
  right
• 6:13
  from
• 6:13
  the
• 6:14
  Book
• 6:14
  of
• 6:14
  John,
• 6:15
  chapter
• 6:15
  6,
• 6:15
  verse
• 6:16
  12.
• 6:16
  When
• 6:17
  they
• 6:17
  had
• 6:17
  all
• 6:17
  had
• 6:18
  enough
• 6:18
  to
• 6:18
  eat,
• 6:19
  he
• 6:19
  said
• 6:19
  to
• 6:19
  his
• 6:19
  disciples,
• 6:20
  gather
• 6:21
  the
• 6:21
  pieces
• 6:21
  that
• 6:21
  are
• 6:22
  left
• 6:22
  over.
• 6:22
  Let
• 6:23
  nothing
• 6:23
  be
• 6:23
  wasted.
• 6:24
  So
• 6:24
  two
• 6:24
  takeaways
• 6:25
  from
• 6:25
  that.
• 6:25
  Let's
• 6:26
  not
• 6:26
  be
• 6:26
  wasteful.
• 6:27
  And
• 6:27
  hey,
• 6:27
  encourage
• 6:28
  the
• 6:28
  people
• 6:28
  to
• 6:28
  come
• 6:28
  to
• 6:28
  your
• 6:29
  house
• 6:29
  to
• 6:29
  bring
• 6:29
  containers
• 6:30
  and
• 6:30
  send
• 6:30
  those
• 6:31
  leftovers
• 6:31
  with
• 6:31
  them.
• 6:31
  Some
• 6:32
  of
• 6:32
  those
• 6:32
  leftovers,
• 6:32
  especially
• 6:32
  from
• 6:33
  Thanksgiving,
• 6:33
  all
• 6:34
  are
• 6:34
  fantastic.
• 6:35
  I
• 6:35
  love
• 6:35
  those
• 6:35
  turkey
• 6:36
  sandwiches
• 6:36
  a
• 6:37
  day
• 6:37
  or
• 6:37
  two
• 6:37
  after
• 6:37
  Thanksgiving.
• 6:39
  But
• 6:39
  that's
• 6:39
  all
• 6:39
  Christian,
• 6:40
  right?
• 6:40
  That's
• 6:40
  all
• 6:40
  about
• 6:41
  stewarding
• 6:41
  our
• 6:41
  food.
• 6:41
  Don't
• 6:42
  let
• 6:42
  anything
• 6:42
  be
• 6:42
  wasted.
• 6:43
  Well,
• 6:43
  how
• 6:43
  about
• 6:43
  we
• 6:44
  pray
• 6:44
  together?
• 6:45
  Father
• 6:45
  God,
• 6:45
  we
• 6:45
  come
• 6:45
  to
• 6:46
  you
• 6:46
  and
• 6:46
  we're
• 6:46
  just
• 6:46
  grateful
• 6:47
  for
• 6:47
  the
• 6:47
  great
• 6:48
  provision
• 6:48
  you
• 6:48
  give
• 6:48
  us
• 6:49
  in
• 6:49
  our
• 6:49
  lives,
• 6:49
  Lord,
• 6:49
  and
• 6:49
  we
• 6:50
  get
• 6:50
  so
• 6:50
  caught
• 6:50
  up
• 6:50
  in
• 6:51
  the
• 6:51
  holidays
• 6:51
  and
• 6:51
  planning
• 6:52
  that
• 6:52
  we
• 6:52
  sometimes
• 6:52
  forget
• 6:53
  just
• 6:53
  how
• 6:54
  much
• 6:54
  you
• 6:54
  really
• 6:54
  give
• 6:54
  us.
• 6:56
  So
• 6:56
  grant
• 6:56
  us
• 6:56
  wisdom
• 6:57
  as
• 6:57
  we
• 6:57
  plan
• 6:58
  for
• 6:58
  these
• 6:58
  things.
• 6:58
  Have
• 6:58
  us
• 6:59
  wisdom
• 6:59
  to
• 6:59
  plan
• 6:59
  those
• 7:00
  meals
• 7:00
  with
• 7:00
  your
• 7:01
  stewardship
• 7:01
  in
• 7:01
  mind.
• 7:02
  Help
• 7:02
  us
• 7:03
  to
• 7:03
  see
• 7:03
  the
• 7:03
  true
• 7:03
  joy
• 7:04
  in
• 7:04
  sharing
• 7:04
  food
• 7:05
  and
• 7:05
  sharing
• 7:06
  fellowship,
• 7:06
  not
• 7:06
  impressing
• 7:07
  others.
• 7:08
  Help
• 7:08
  us
• 7:08
  not
• 7:09
  to
• 7:09
  get
• 7:09
  stuck
• 7:09
  in
• 7:09
  that
• 7:10
  social
• 7:10
  media
• 7:10
  trap
• 7:11
  of,
• 7:11
  you
• 7:11
  know,
• 7:11
  those
• 7:12
  click
• 7:12
  on
• 7:12
  comparisons
• 7:13
  and
• 7:13
  the
• 7:13
  highlight
• 7:14
  reel
• 7:14
  that
• 7:14
  so
• 7:14
  many
• 7:14
  people
• 7:15
  look
• 7:15
  at.
• 7:16
  Help
• 7:16
  us
• 7:16
  to
• 7:16
  focus
• 7:17
  our
• 7:17
  minds
• 7:17
  on
• 7:17
  you
• 7:17
  and
• 7:18
  not
• 7:18
  to
• 7:18
  impress
• 7:18
  others.
• 7:18
  And
• 7:19
  we
• 7:19
  ask
• 7:19
  this
• 7:20
  in
• 7:20
  the
• 7:20
  power
• 7:20
  of
• 7:20
  Jesus.
• 7:21
  Amen.
• 7:22
  So
• 7:23
  here's
• 7:23
  my
• 7:23
  one
• 7:23
  action
• 7:23
  item
• 7:24
  for
• 7:24
  today.
• 7:24
  I
• 7:25
  want
• 7:25
  to
• 7:25
  encourage
• 7:25
  you
• 7:25
  plan
• 7:26
  one
• 7:26
  holiday
• 7:26
  meal
• 7:27
  this
• 7:27
  week.
• 7:27
  It's
• 7:27
  not
• 7:27
  too
• 7:28
  early
• 7:28
  to
• 7:28
  do
• 7:28
  it.
• 7:29
  Write
• 7:29
  down
• 7:29
  how
• 7:29
  you're
• 7:30
  going
• 7:30
  to
• 7:30
  save
• 7:30
  at
• 7:30
  least
• 7:30
  20%
• 7:31
  compared
• 7:31
  to
• 7:31
  last
• 7:31
  year.
• 7:32
  Build
• 7:32
  that
• 7:32
  plan,
• 7:33
  shop
• 7:33
  early,
• 7:34
  simplify
• 7:35
  or
• 7:35
  share
• 7:36
  the
• 7:36
  cost
• 7:36
  with
• 7:36
  others.
• 7:36
  Hey,
• 7:37
  make
• 7:37
  it
• 7:37
  a
• 7:37
  big
• 7:37
  potluck
• 7:38
  dinner.
• 7:38
  Plan
• 7:39
  that
• 7:39
  meal
• 7:39
  today.
• 7:40
  Keep
• 7:40
  it
• 7:40
  simple
• 7:41
  and
• 7:41
  really
• 7:42
  enjoy
• 7:42
  your
• 7:42
  time
• 7:42
  with
• 7:43
  family
• 7:43
  and
• 7:43
  friends.
• 7:43
  Because
• 7:43
  that's
• 7:44
  what
• 7:44
  the
• 7:44
  holiday
• 7:44
  season
• 7:45
  is
• 7:45
  all
• 7:45
  about.
• 7:45
  It's
• 7:46
  about
• 7:46
  building
• 7:46
  those
• 7:46
  relationships.
• 7:47
  Because
• 7:47
  truth
• 7:47
  is,
• 7:47
  you're
• 7:48
  not
• 7:48
  going
• 7:48
  to
• 7:48
  remember
• 7:48
  what
• 7:48
  you
• 7:48
  had
• 7:48
  to
• 7:48
  eat,
• 7:49
  but
• 7:49
  you'll
• 7:50
  remember
• 7:50
  those
• 7:50
  relationships.
• 7:51
  I
• 7:51
  want
• 7:52
  to
• 7:52
  encourage
• 7:52
  you
• 7:52
  right
• 7:52
  now.
• 7:53
  Be
• 7:53
  a
• 7:53
  financially
• 7:53
  confident
• 7:54
  Christian.
• 7:54
  You
• 7:54
  can
• 7:55
  do
• 7:55
  this.
• 7:55
  I
• 7:55
  have
• 7:55
  confidence
• 7:56
  in
• 7:56
  you.
• 7:57
  Stay
• 7:57
  financially
• 7:57
  savvy,
• 7:58
  God
• 7:58
  bless
• 7:58
  you
• 7:59
  and
• 7:59
  I'll
• 7:59
  see
• 7:59
  you
• 7:59
  on
• 7:59
  tomorrow's.