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- 0:37Do
- 0:37you
- 0:37ever
- 0:37feel
- 0:38like
- 0:38your
- 0:38bills
- 0:38are
- 0:38playing
- 0:39whack
- 0:39a
- 0:39mole?
- 0:40You
- 0:40know,
- 0:40one
- 0:41pops
- 0:41up
- 0:41and
- 0:41you
- 0:41pay
- 0:42it,
- 0:42then
- 0:43another
- 0:43one
- 0:43appears
- 0:43out
- 0:43of
- 0:44nowhere.
- 0:45And
- 0:45the
- 0:45worst
- 0:46part
- 0:46is
- 0:46it's
- 0:47never
- 0:47the
- 0:47same
- 0:48rhythm.
- 0:49Different
- 0:49due
- 0:49dates,
- 0:50different
- 0:51amounts,
- 0:52even
- 0:52different
- 0:52timing.
- 0:53So
- 0:54you're
- 0:54always
- 0:54scrambling,
- 0:55you're
- 0:56always
- 0:56reacting,
- 0:57and
- 0:57you're
- 0:58always
- 0:58bracing
- 0:58for
- 0:59that
- 0:59next
- 0:59surprise
- 1:01friend.
- 1:01You
- 1:01don't
- 1:02need
- 1:02more
- 1:02discipline.
- 1:03You
- 1:03just
- 1:04need
- 1:04a
- 1:04better
- 1:04system.
- 1:05So
- 1:05today
- 1:06I'm
- 1:06going
- 1:06to
- 1:06give
- 1:06you
- 1:06the
- 1:06easiest
- 1:07way
- 1:07to
- 1:07map
- 1:08your
- 1:08bills
- 1:08so
- 1:08money
- 1:09stops
- 1:09catching
- 1:09you
- 1:09off
- 1:10guard.
- 1:32Hello,
- 1:32friend.
- 1:33Ralph
- 1:33Estep
- 1:34Jr.
- 1:34Here.
- 1:34Welcome
- 1:35to
- 1:35financially
- 1:36Confident
- 1:36Christian,
- 1:37where
- 1:37every
- 1:37day
- 1:38my
- 1:38goal
- 1:38is
- 1:38pretty
- 1:39simple.
- 1:39I
- 1:40want
- 1:40to
- 1:40help
- 1:40you
- 1:40break
- 1:41that
- 1:41cycle
- 1:41of
- 1:42financial
- 1:42shame
- 1:43and
- 1:43live
- 1:43in
- 1:43confidence.
- 1:45And
- 1:45today
- 1:45we're
- 1:45going
- 1:45to
- 1:46talk
- 1:46about
- 1:46the
- 1:46simplest
- 1:47way
- 1:47to
- 1:47organize
- 1:48bills
- 1:49when
- 1:49dates
- 1:49are
- 1:50always
- 1:50changing.
- 1:51Let's
- 1:51get
- 1:52right
- 1:52to
- 1:52our
- 1:52listener
- 1:52question
- 1:53today.
- 1:54Listener
- 1:54question
- 1:54says
- 1:55this,
- 1:56Ralph,
- 1:57My
- 1:57bills
- 1:57are
- 1:57due
- 1:57at
- 1:58different
- 1:58times
- 1:58every
- 1:59month,
- 2:00and
- 2:00I
- 2:00feel
- 2:00like
- 2:00I'm
- 2:01constantly
- 2:01scrambling
- 2:02to
- 2:02keep
- 2:02up.
- 2:03It
- 2:03feels
- 2:03like
- 2:03I'm
- 2:04always
- 2:04reacting.
- 2:05I'm
- 2:05never
- 2:06ahead,
- 2:07never
- 2:07steady.
- 2:08I
- 2:08want
- 2:08to
- 2:09be
- 2:09proactive
- 2:10and
- 2:10I
- 2:10want
- 2:10to
- 2:10finally
- 2:11feel
- 2:11in
- 2:11control.
- 2:12But
- 2:13I
- 2:13honestly
- 2:13don't
- 2:13know
- 2:13where
- 2:14to
- 2:14start.
- 2:15What's
- 2:15the
- 2:15simplest
- 2:16way
- 2:16to
- 2:17map
- 2:17out
- 2:17my
- 2:17bills
- 2:18so
- 2:18money
- 2:19stops
- 2:19catching
- 2:20me
- 2:20off
- 2:20guard?
- 2:22I
- 2:23like
- 2:23that
- 2:23question.
- 2:24None
- 2:25of
- 2:25us
- 2:25like
- 2:25to
- 2:25be
- 2:25caught
- 2:26off
- 2:26guard.
- 2:27Kind
- 2:27of
- 2:27like
- 2:27you're
- 2:27going
- 2:28through
- 2:28a
- 2:28horror
- 2:28place
- 2:29and
- 2:29somebody
- 2:29jumps
- 2:30out
- 2:30at
- 2:30you,
- 2:31you
- 2:31don't
- 2:31want
- 2:31your
- 2:31bills
- 2:32back.
- 2:33So
- 2:33my
- 2:34big
- 2:34idea
- 2:34today
- 2:34is
- 2:35when
- 2:35you
- 2:35can
- 2:35finally
- 2:36get
- 2:36control.
- 2:37You
- 2:37stop
- 2:38tracking
- 2:38due
- 2:39dates
- 2:39and
- 2:39you
- 2:39start
- 2:39running
- 2:40what
- 2:40I'll
- 2:40call
- 2:40a
- 2:41weekly
- 2:41bills
- 2:42rhythm.
- 2:42That's
- 2:42what
- 2:42I
- 2:42really
- 2:43want
- 2:43to
- 2:43drill
- 2:43down
- 2:43in
- 2:43today.
- 2:45But
- 2:45how
- 2:45do
- 2:45you
- 2:45do
- 2:45that?
- 2:46Here's
- 2:46how
- 2:47you
- 2:47do
- 2:47it.
- 2:47So
- 2:47start
- 2:48off
- 2:48by
- 2:48making
- 2:48one
- 2:49master
- 2:49list.
- 2:50Now,
- 2:50I'm
- 2:50not
- 2:50telling
- 2:50you
- 2:51to
- 2:51go
- 2:51spend
- 2:51an
- 2:51hour
- 2:52doing
- 2:52this.
- 2:52I'm
- 2:52talking
- 2:53about
- 2:5310
- 2:53minutes.
- 2:54You
- 2:54don't
- 2:54have
- 2:55to
- 2:55start
- 2:55with
- 2:55some
- 2:55fancy
- 2:56app.
- 2:56It
- 2:56doesn't
- 2:57have
- 2:57to
- 2:57be
- 2:57this
- 2:57elaborate
- 2:58spreadsheet.
- 2:59You
- 3:00can
- 3:00start
- 3:00with
- 3:00a
- 3:00simple
- 3:01list.
- 3:02And
- 3:02on
- 3:02that
- 3:02list,
- 3:03here's
- 3:03the
- 3:03thing
- 3:03you
- 3:03want
- 3:03to
- 3:04include.
- 3:04Put
- 3:05the
- 3:05name
- 3:05of
- 3:05the
- 3:05bill.
- 3:06You
- 3:06can
- 3:07put
- 3:07the
- 3:07typical
- 3:07amount
- 3:08of
- 3:08the
- 3:08bill
- 3:08and
- 3:09then
- 3:09I'm
- 3:09going
- 3:09to
- 3:09encourage
- 3:10you
- 3:10to
- 3:10put
- 3:10what
- 3:10I
- 3:10call
- 3:10a
- 3:11due
- 3:11window.
- 3:12Is
- 3:12it
- 3:13early
- 3:13in
- 3:13the
- 3:13month,
- 3:14is
- 3:14it
- 3:14mid
- 3:14month,
- 3:15or
- 3:15is
- 3:15it
- 3:15late
- 3:15month?
- 3:16Now
- 3:17I
- 3:17also
- 3:17can
- 3:17think
- 3:17you
- 3:17should
- 3:18put
- 3:18whether
- 3:18it's
- 3:18an
- 3:18auto
- 3:19drift
- 3:19yes
- 3:19or
- 3:19no.
- 3:19You
- 3:20don't
- 3:20want
- 3:20any
- 3:20surprises
- 3:20like
- 3:21that.
- 3:22But
- 3:22that's
- 3:22it
- 3:23because
- 3:23right
- 3:23now
- 3:24we're
- 3:24going
- 3:24for
- 3:24clarity,
- 3:25not
- 3:25Perfection.
- 3:27Second
- 3:27thing,
- 3:28and
- 3:28this
- 3:29is
- 3:29why
- 3:29I
- 3:29told
- 3:29you
- 3:29to
- 3:29do
- 3:29those
- 3:30windows.
- 3:31Stop
- 3:32chasing
- 3:32dates
- 3:33and
- 3:33choose
- 3:34two
- 3:34money
- 3:35days.
- 3:36Here's
- 3:36the
- 3:36simplest
- 3:37method
- 3:37I
- 3:37can
- 3:37Think
- 3:37of.
- 3:38Pick
- 3:382
- 3:39days
- 3:39each
- 3:40month
- 3:40to
- 3:40handle
- 3:40your
- 3:41money.
- 3:42For
- 3:42example,
- 3:43let's
- 3:43say
- 3:43your
- 3:43first
- 3:44money
- 3:44day
- 3:44of
- 3:44the
- 3:44month
- 3:45is
- 3:45the
- 3:45first
- 3:45of
- 3:45the
- 3:46month.
- 3:46You're
- 3:46going
- 3:46to
- 3:47have
- 3:47a
- 3:47bucket
- 3:47of
- 3:47bills
- 3:48which
- 3:48land
- 3:48on
- 3:48the
- 3:49first.
- 3:50Maybe
- 3:50your
- 3:50second
- 3:50money
- 3:51day
- 3:51is
- 3:51the
- 3:5215th
- 3:52of
- 3:52the
- 3:52month.
- 3:52Again,
- 3:53this
- 3:53could
- 3:53be
- 3:54based
- 3:54on
- 3:54your
- 3:54pay
- 3:55cycle.
- 3:56But
- 3:56on
- 3:56those
- 3:57two
- 3:57days,
- 3:58you
- 3:58pay
- 3:59what's
- 3:59due,
- 4:00you
- 4:00set
- 4:00aside
- 4:01for
- 4:01what's
- 4:01coming,
- 4:02and
- 4:02you
- 4:02check
- 4:03what's
- 4:03changed.
- 4:04That
- 4:05way,
- 4:05even
- 4:05if
- 4:05the
- 4:05due
- 4:06dates
- 4:06move,
- 4:06your
- 4:07money
- 4:07days
- 4:07don't.
- 4:09And
- 4:09if
- 4:09you
- 4:09think
- 4:09about
- 4:09it,
- 4:09what
- 4:10you're
- 4:10doing
- 4:10is
- 4:10you're
- 4:10turning
- 4:11that
- 4:11chaos
- 4:12into
- 4:12a
- 4:12rhythm.
- 4:14Here's
- 4:14another
- 4:15thing
- 4:15I
- 4:15think
- 4:15you
- 4:15should
- 4:15do.
- 4:16Use
- 4:17one
- 4:17bills
- 4:18account.
- 4:19And
- 4:19this
- 4:20one
- 4:20I
- 4:20think
- 4:20is
- 4:20so
- 4:21critical
- 4:21to
- 4:21your
- 4:21success.
- 4:23If
- 4:23your
- 4:23bills
- 4:24are
- 4:24mixed
- 4:24with
- 4:24your
- 4:24spending
- 4:25money,
- 4:25you're
- 4:26always
- 4:26going
- 4:26to
- 4:27feel
- 4:27behind.
- 4:28One
- 4:28of
- 4:28the
- 4:28easiest
- 4:29ways
- 4:29to
- 4:29beat
- 4:30that
- 4:30is
- 4:30to
- 4:30create
- 4:30a
- 4:31separate
- 4:31bills
- 4:31account.
- 4:32And
- 4:32then
- 4:32on
- 4:33payday,
- 4:33transfer
- 4:34the
- 4:34bills
- 4:34money
- 4:35into
- 4:35that
- 4:35account.
- 4:36And
- 4:36then
- 4:37the
- 4:37bills
- 4:37get
- 4:37paid
- 4:38from
- 4:38one
- 4:38place.
- 4:38You
- 4:38don't
- 4:38have
- 4:38to
- 4:39worry
- 4:39anymore.
- 4:39Did
- 4:40I
- 4:40spend
- 4:40the
- 4:40rent
- 4:41money
- 4:41on
- 4:41groceries?
- 4:42That's
- 4:43just
- 4:43a
- 4:43level
- 4:43of
- 4:44panic.
- 4:45Because
- 4:45when
- 4:45you
- 4:45have
- 4:46one
- 4:46account
- 4:46set
- 4:47aside
- 4:47for
- 4:47bills,
- 4:48that
- 4:48one
- 4:48account
- 4:49has
- 4:49just
- 4:49one
- 4:50purpose.
- 4:51Here's
- 4:51another
- 4:51thing
- 4:51I'm
- 4:52going
- 4:52to
- 4:52encourage
- 4:52you
- 4:52to
- 4:52do.
- 4:53Pay
- 4:54by
- 4:54pay
- 4:54period,
- 4:55not
- 4:55the
- 4:55due
- 4:55date.
- 4:56This
- 4:56is
- 4:57what
- 4:57I
- 4:57call
- 4:57the
- 4:57secret
- 4:57to
- 4:58all
- 4:58of
- 4:58this.
- 4:59If
- 4:59you
- 4:59get
- 4:59paid
- 5:00twice
- 5:00a
- 5:00month,
- 5:01pay
- 5:01all
- 5:02your
- 5:02early
- 5:02month
- 5:03bills
- 5:03with
- 5:03that
- 5:03first
- 5:04paycheck.
- 5:05And
- 5:05then
- 5:05pay
- 5:05all
- 5:05the
- 5:05late
- 5:06month
- 5:06bills
- 5:06with
- 5:07the
- 5:07second
- 5:07check.
- 5:08If
- 5:08you're
- 5:09weekly
- 5:09or
- 5:09bi
- 5:09weekly,
- 5:10then
- 5:10each
- 5:11payday
- 5:11you
- 5:11fund
- 5:11the
- 5:11next
- 5:12seven
- 5:12to
- 5:1214
- 5:13days
- 5:13of
- 5:13bills.
- 5:14And
- 5:14then
- 5:15your
- 5:15paycheck
- 5:15really
- 5:15becomes
- 5:16your
- 5:16calendar.
- 5:17I
- 5:17remember
- 5:17at
- 5:17one
- 5:18point
- 5:18I
- 5:18was
- 5:18working
- 5:18for
- 5:19my
- 5:19dad's
- 5:19accounting
- 5:20practice.
- 5:20We
- 5:20got
- 5:21paid
- 5:21once
- 5:21a
- 5:21month
- 5:22and
- 5:22it
- 5:22was
- 5:23really
- 5:23hard
- 5:23to
- 5:23manage
- 5:24that.
- 5:24So
- 5:24we
- 5:24did
- 5:24strategic
- 5:25in
- 5:25doing
- 5:25it.
- 5:26And
- 5:26I
- 5:26remember
- 5:26I
- 5:26went
- 5:26to
- 5:26another
- 5:27job.
- 5:27We
- 5:27started
- 5:27getting
- 5:27paid
- 5:28every
- 5:28two
- 5:28weeks.
- 5:28I
- 5:28was
- 5:29like,
- 5:29wow,
- 5:29this
- 5:29is
- 5:29so
- 5:29much
- 5:30easier
- 5:30now.
- 5:31And
- 5:32one
- 5:32more
- 5:32way
- 5:32you
- 5:32can
- 5:32make
- 5:33this
- 5:33easier.
- 5:34And
- 5:34you
- 5:34know,
- 5:34I'm
- 5:34going
- 5:34to
- 5:34sound
- 5:35like
- 5:35a
- 5:35broken
- 5:35record
- 5:35on
- 5:36this,
- 5:36but
- 5:36add
- 5:37one
- 5:37small
- 5:37buffer
- 5:38to
- 5:38eliminate
- 5:39those
- 5:39surprises.
- 5:40And
- 5:41it
- 5:41doesn't
- 5:41have
- 5:41to
- 5:41be
- 5:41a
- 5:42lot
- 5:42of
- 5:42money.
- 5:42You
- 5:43can
- 5:43start
- 5:43with
- 5:43a
- 5:43hundred
- 5:44dollars,
- 5:45but
- 5:45that
- 5:45buffer
- 5:45is
- 5:46for
- 5:46those
- 5:46slightly
- 5:47higher
- 5:47utility
- 5:48bills.
- 5:48The
- 5:49winter
- 5:49months
- 5:49here
- 5:49in
- 5:50Delaware,
- 5:50it
- 5:51was
- 5:51kind
- 5:51of
- 5:51cold
- 5:51this
- 5:52year.
- 5:52And
- 5:52the
- 5:53winter
- 5:53the
- 5:53electrical
- 5:54bills
- 5:54were
- 5:54higher.
- 5:55Maybe
- 5:55you've
- 5:55got
- 5:56some
- 5:56timing
- 5:56changes
- 5:57or
- 5:58maybe
- 5:58you've
- 5:58got
- 5:58one
- 5:58of
- 5:58those
- 5:59bills
- 5:59that
- 5:59just
- 5:59dropped
- 6:00a
- 6:00random
- 6:00fee.
- 6:01Well,
- 6:01if
- 6:01you
- 6:02have
- 6:02that
- 6:02buffer,
- 6:03it's
- 6:03not
- 6:03going
- 6:03to
- 6:03solve
- 6:03everything,
- 6:04but
- 6:04it
- 6:05stops
- 6:05the
- 6:05scramble
- 6:06and
- 6:07it
- 6:07stops
- 6:07the
- 6:08panic.
- 6:09In
- 6:09the
- 6:09end,
- 6:10I
- 6:10really
- 6:10believe
- 6:10that
- 6:11order
- 6:11brings
- 6:12peace.
- 6:13So
- 6:13here's
- 6:13your
- 6:14win
- 6:14for
- 6:14today.
- 6:14Really
- 6:15want
- 6:15to
- 6:15encourage
- 6:15you
- 6:15to
- 6:15create
- 6:16your
- 6:16master
- 6:16list
- 6:17and
- 6:17pick
- 6:17your
- 6:18two
- 6:18money
- 6:18days.
- 6:19That
- 6:19one
- 6:20move,
- 6:20if
- 6:20you
- 6:20do
- 6:20that
- 6:21today,
- 6:21turns
- 6:22reaction
- 6:22into
- 6:23routine,
- 6:23and
- 6:23we
- 6:23build
- 6:23that
- 6:24rhythm
- 6:24we
- 6:24talked
- 6:24about.
- 6:25Well,
- 6:25let's
- 6:26get
- 6:26right
- 6:26into
- 6:26the
- 6:26word
- 6:27today.
- 6:27We're
- 6:28going
- 6:28to
- 6:28go
- 6:28to
- 6:28First
- 6:28Corinthians,
- 6:29chapter
- 6:3014,
- 6:30verse
- 6:3140
- 6:32says
- 6:32this,
- 6:33but
- 6:33everything
- 6:34should
- 6:34be
- 6:34done
- 6:34in
- 6:35a
- 6:35fitting
- 6:35and
- 6:36orderly
- 6:36way.
- 6:37You
- 6:38know,
- 6:38it's
- 6:38funny.
- 6:39God
- 6:39loves
- 6:39us
- 6:40accountants.
- 6:41We
- 6:41like
- 6:41things
- 6:41done
- 6:42in
- 6:42fitting
- 6:42and
- 6:42orderly
- 6:43ways.
- 6:44And
- 6:44God
- 6:44honors
- 6:45that
- 6:45order.
- 6:46And
- 6:46a
- 6:46simple
- 6:47bill
- 6:47system
- 6:47brings
- 6:48peace
- 6:48where
- 6:49chaos
- 6:49used
- 6:50to
- 6:50live.
- 6:51How
- 6:51about
- 6:51we
- 6:51pray
- 6:51to
- 6:51God
- 6:51right
- 6:52now?
- 6:53Lord,
- 6:53you
- 6:54see
- 6:54how
- 6:54exhausted
- 6:55my
- 6:55friend
- 6:55is
- 6:56from
- 6:56always
- 6:56reacting.
- 6:58Lord,
- 6:58bring
- 6:58order
- 6:59to
- 6:59their
- 6:59finances.
- 7:00Give
- 7:01them
- 7:01clarity
- 7:01to
- 7:02list
- 7:02their
- 7:02bills
- 7:02and
- 7:03help
- 7:03them
- 7:04have
- 7:04a
- 7:04discipline
- 7:04to
- 7:05choose
- 7:05a
- 7:05rhythm.
- 7:06And,
- 7:07Lord,
- 7:07let
- 7:07there
- 7:07be
- 7:07peace
- 7:08as
- 7:08they
- 7:08follow
- 7:09that
- 7:09simple
- 7:09plan.
- 7:10We
- 7:10ask
- 7:11that
- 7:11you
- 7:11would
- 7:11replace
- 7:11scrambling
- 7:12with
- 7:12steadiness,
- 7:13replace
- 7:14fear
- 7:14with
- 7:14confidence,
- 7:15and
- 7:16remind
- 7:16them
- 7:16that
- 7:17wise
- 7:17order
- 7:17is
- 7:18not
- 7:18about
- 7:18control,
- 7:19but
- 7:19it's
- 7:20actually
- 7:20about
- 7:20stewardship.
- 7:21And
- 7:22we
- 7:22ask
- 7:22this
- 7:22in
- 7:23the
- 7:23holy
- 7:23name
- 7:23of
- 7:23Jesus.
- 7:25Amen,
- 7:26friend.
- 7:27You
- 7:27don't
- 7:27need
- 7:27a
- 7:27perfect
- 7:28system.
- 7:29You
- 7:29just
- 7:29need
- 7:30a
- 7:30simple
- 7:30rhythm
- 7:30that
- 7:31you'll
- 7:31actually
- 7:31keep.
- 7:33So
- 7:33I
- 7:33encourage
- 7:33you
- 7:33to
- 7:34go
- 7:34do
- 7:34that
- 7:34today.
- 7:35And
- 7:35if
- 7:35you've
- 7:35got
- 7:36a
- 7:36question
- 7:36for
- 7:36the
- 7:36show,
- 7:37as
- 7:37you
- 7:37know,
- 7:37I
- 7:37love
- 7:38answering
- 7:38questions.
- 7:39We'll
- 7:39put
- 7:39this
- 7:40in
- 7:40the
- 7:40show
- 7:40notes,
- 7:40but
- 7:40you
- 7:41can
- 7:41go
- 7:41to
- 7:41financiallyconfidentchristian.com/question
- 7:46Again.
- 7:46It'll
- 7:47be
- 7:47in
- 7:47the
- 7:47show
- 7:47notes,
- 7:48but
- 7:48I
- 7:48want
- 7:48to
- 7:48give
- 7:48it
- 7:48to
- 7:48you
- 7:49one
- 7:49more
- 7:49time.
- 7:50It's
- 7:50financiallyconfidentchristian.Com/Question.
- 7:55Well,
- 7:55thank
- 7:56you
- 7:56so
- 7:56much
- 7:56for
- 7:56joining
- 7:57me
- 7:57today.
- 7:57As
- 7:57I
- 7:58always
- 7:58say,
- 7:58stay
- 7:58financially
- 7:59savvy.
- 8:00May
- 8:00God
- 8:00bless
- 8:01you,
- 8:01and
- 8:01you
- 8:02have
- 8:02a
- 8:02truly
- 8:02great
- 8:03day
- 8:03today.