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How Can You Enjoy the Travel Season Without Breaking the Bank? · Becoming Financially Confident

• 0:37
  Hey,
• 0:38
  I've
• 0:38
  got
• 0:38
  a
• 0:38
  great
• 0:38
  question
• 0:39
  to
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  start
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  today's
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  show.
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  Ralph,
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  we
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  love
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  traveling
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  to
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  see
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  family
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  and
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  hosting
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  guests
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  at
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  our
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  home,
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  but
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  the
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  costs
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  always
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  get
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  out
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  of
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  control.
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  And
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  here's
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  their
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  question.
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  How
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  can
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  we
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  do
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  both
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  without
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  draining
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  our
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  savings?
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  And
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  listen
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  to
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  me,
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  travel
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  and
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  hosting
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  can
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  fill
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  your
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  calendar
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  or
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  it
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  can
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  empty
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  your
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  wallet.
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  It's
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  just
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  a
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  true
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  statement,
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  isn't
• 0:59
  it?
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  The
• 1:00
  question
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  is,
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  what's
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  the
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  real
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  cost
• 1:02
  of
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  your
• 1:03
  holiday
• 1:03
  joy?
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  That's
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  the
• 1:04
  question
• 1:04
  I'm
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  going
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  to
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  answer
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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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  and
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  I
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  come
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  to
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  you
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  every
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  day
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  with
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  the
• 1:22
  goal
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  of
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  helping
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  you
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  break
• 1:23
  that
• 1:23
  cycle
• 1:24
  of
• 1:24
  financial
• 1:24
  shame
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  with
• 1:25
  confidence.
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  And
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  today
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  we're
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  going
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  to
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  talk
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  about
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  the
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  cost
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  of
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  holiday
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  entertaining
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  and
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  travel.
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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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  about
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  some
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  family
• 1:31
  friends
• 1:31
  of
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  mine
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  that
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  they're
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  named
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  the
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  Smiths.
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  Now,
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  the
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  Smiths
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  were
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  these
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  folks,
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  their
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  family
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  lived
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  far
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  away
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  from
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  them
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  and
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  every
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  year
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  they
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  loved
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  to
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  travel
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  for
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  the
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  holidays
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  to
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  see
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  their
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  family.
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  That's
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  what
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  made
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  the
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  holidays
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  what
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  they
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  are.
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  But
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  one
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  year,
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  Mr.
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  Smith
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  had
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  lost
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  his
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  job
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  and
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  he
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  was
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  really
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  having
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  a
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  hard
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  time
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  making
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  bills,
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  he
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  was
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  having
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  a
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  hard
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  time
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  planning.
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  And
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  he
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  looked
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  and
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  the
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  cost
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  of
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  flights
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  had
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  gone
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  up
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  substantially.
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  I
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  don't
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  remember
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  what
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  was
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  going
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  on.
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  I
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  think
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  there
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  might
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  have
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  been
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  a
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  gas
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  crisis
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  or
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  something.
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  But
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  the
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  cost
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  of
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  plates
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  was
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  outrageous.
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  And
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  him
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  and
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  his
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  wife
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  decided.
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  It
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  was
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  a
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  tough
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  decision,
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  but
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  they
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  decided
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  they
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  were
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  going
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  to
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  skip
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  that
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  family
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  visit
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  one
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  year
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  all
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  because
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  of
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  the
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  costs.
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  And
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  I
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  forget,
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  they
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  told
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  me
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  afterwards
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  we
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  ended
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  up
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  having
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  them
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  come
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  over
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  to
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  our
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  house
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  on
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  Christmas.
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  And
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  I
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  could
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  tell
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  they
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  were
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  a
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  little
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  down
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  that
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  day.
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  And
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  I
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  said,
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  what's
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  going
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  on?
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  I
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  said,
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  you
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  guys
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  are
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  usually
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  happy.
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  You're
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  kind
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  of
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  the
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  life
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  of
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  the
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  party.
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  They
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  said,
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  we
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  just
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  feel
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  lost,
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  Ralph.
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  Every
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  year
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  we
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  look
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  forward
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  to
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  traveling
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  to
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  see
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  our
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  family.
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  And
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  I
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  get
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  it.
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  They
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  felt
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  left
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  out.
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  They
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  didn't
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  ask
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  me
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  for
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  some
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  guidance.
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  But
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  I
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  said,
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  hey,
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  can
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  I
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  help
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  you
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  with
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  this
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  situation?
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  I
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  got
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  an
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  idea
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  for
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  you.
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  Next
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  year,
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  why
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  don't
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  you
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  plan
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  ahead?
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  And
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  that's
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  exactly
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  what
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  they
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  did.
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  They
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  planned
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  ahead
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  next
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  year
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  they
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  booked
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  early.
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  And
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  here's
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  the
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  other
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  thing
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  they
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  did.
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  They
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  imposed
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  on
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  relatives.
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  A
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  lot
• 2:37
  of
• 2:37
  people
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  say,
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  well,
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  I
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  couldn't
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  do
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  that,
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  Ralph,
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  it's
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  okay,
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  your
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  relatives
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  are
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  cool
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  with
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  you
• 2:41
  staying
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  with
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  them.
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  And
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  when
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  they
• 2:43
  did
• 2:43
  that,
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  because
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  they
• 2:44
  planned
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  Ahead.
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  They
• 2:45
  booked
• 2:45
  those
• 2:45
  tickets
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  early.
• 2:46
  They
• 2:46
  didn't
• 2:46
  wait
• 2:47
  till
• 2:47
  the
• 2:47
  last
• 2:47
  minute.
• 2:47
  Mr.
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  Smith
• 2:48
  was
• 2:48
  great
• 2:48
  about
• 2:48
  waiting
• 2:49
  till
• 2:49
  the
• 2:49
  last
• 2:49
  minute.
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  They
• 2:50
  booked
• 2:50
  ahead,
• 2:51
  they
• 2:51
  saved
• 2:51
  hundreds
• 2:52
  of
• 2:52
  dollars.
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  And
• 2:53
  I'll
• 2:53
  never
• 2:53
  forget
• 2:54
  after
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  that
• 2:54
  holiday,
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  they
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  said
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  something.
• 2:55
  They
• 2:55
  said
• 2:55
  that
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  was
• 2:56
  the
• 2:56
  most
• 2:56
  peaceful
• 2:57
  visit
• 2:57
  they'd
• 2:57
  ever
• 2:57
  had.
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  They
• 2:59
  planned
• 2:59
  ahead,
• 2:59
  they
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  saved
• 3:00
  money,
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  and
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  they
• 3:01
  got
• 3:01
  to
• 3:01
  live
• 3:02
  what
• 3:02
  their
• 3:02
  dream
• 3:02
  was.
• 3:02
  That's
• 3:03
  what
• 3:03
  they
• 3:03
  loved
• 3:03
  about
• 3:03
  Christmas.
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  And
• 3:05
  we
• 3:05
  found
• 3:05
  this
• 3:06
  anonymous
• 3:06
  quote,
• 3:06
  and
• 3:07
  I
• 3:07
  think
• 3:07
  this
• 3:07
  one
• 3:07
  just
• 3:08
  absolutely
• 3:08
  nails
• 3:08
  it.
• 3:09
  It's
• 3:09
  kind
• 3:09
  of
• 3:09
  funny,
• 3:10
  but
• 3:10
  I
• 3:10
  think
• 3:10
  it's
• 3:10
  perfect.
• 3:11
  It
• 3:11
  says,
• 3:11
  hospitality
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  is
• 3:12
  making
• 3:12
  others
• 3:13
  feel
• 3:13
  at
• 3:13
  home,
• 3:14
  even
• 3:14
  when
• 3:14
  you
• 3:15
  wish
• 3:15
  they
• 3:15
  were.
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  See,
• 3:17
  that's
• 3:17
  the
• 3:17
  funny
• 3:17
  thing,
• 3:17
  isn't
• 3:18
  it?
• 3:18
  You
• 3:18
  wish
• 3:19
  they
• 3:19
  were
• 3:19
  at
• 3:19
  home.
• 3:20
  But
• 3:20
  let's
• 3:20
  get
• 3:20
  back
• 3:20
  to
• 3:20
  our
• 3:21
  question
• 3:21
  today.
• 3:22
  How
• 3:22
  can
• 3:22
  we
• 3:22
  do
• 3:22
  both
• 3:23
  things?
• 3:23
  How
• 3:23
  can
• 3:23
  we
• 3:23
  do
• 3:24
  both
• 3:24
  of
• 3:24
  those
• 3:24
  things
• 3:25
  without
• 3:25
  draining
• 3:25
  our
• 3:26
  savings?
• 3:27
  So
• 3:27
  today
• 3:27
  I
• 3:27
  want
• 3:27
  to
• 3:27
  share
• 3:27
  some
• 3:28
  ways
• 3:28
  to
• 3:28
  entertain
• 3:29
  and
• 3:29
  travel
• 3:29
  without
• 3:29
  draining
• 3:30
  your
• 3:30
  budget.
• 3:31
  Like
• 3:31
  I
• 3:31
  told
• 3:31
  dismissed.
• 3:32
  First
• 3:32
  thing,
• 3:33
  travel
• 3:33
  smart.
• 3:34
  That's
• 3:34
  the
• 3:34
  big
• 3:34
  thing
• 3:34
  for
• 3:35
  today.
• 3:35
  Book
• 3:36
  early.
• 3:37
  If
• 3:37
  you
• 3:37
  don't
• 3:37
  know
• 3:37
  this,
• 3:38
  airlines
• 3:39
  increase
• 3:39
  the
• 3:40
  price
• 3:40
  of
• 3:40
  tickets
• 3:40
  the
• 3:41
  closer
• 3:41
  you
• 3:41
  get
• 3:41
  to
• 3:41
  the
• 3:41
  date.
• 3:42
  So
• 3:42
  if
• 3:42
  you
• 3:43
  can
• 3:43
  book
• 3:43
  those
• 3:43
  tickets
• 3:44
  early,
• 3:44
  you
• 3:44
  can
• 3:45
  save
• 3:45
  hundreds
• 3:46
  of
• 3:46
  dollars.
• 3:47
  You
• 3:47
  get
• 3:48
  the
• 3:48
  seat
• 3:48
  you
• 3:48
  want,
• 3:48
  and
• 3:49
  guess
• 3:49
  what?
• 3:49
  You're
• 3:49
  going
• 3:49
  to
• 3:49
  save
• 3:50
  money.
• 3:50
  Now,
• 3:51
  maybe
• 3:51
  the
• 3:52
  folks
• 3:52
  aren't
• 3:52
  so
• 3:52
  far
• 3:53
  away
• 3:53
  that
• 3:53
  you
• 3:53
  could
• 3:54
  consider
• 3:54
  driving.
• 3:55
  I
• 3:55
  actually
• 3:55
  love
• 3:55
  to
• 3:56
  drive.
• 3:56
  My
• 3:56
  wife
• 3:56
  hates
• 3:56
  driving.
• 3:57
  If
• 3:57
  I
• 3:57
  say
• 3:57
  to
• 3:58
  her,
• 3:58
  we're
• 3:58
  going
• 3:58
  to
• 3:58
  drive
• 3:58
  somewhere,
• 3:58
  she's
• 3:59
  like,
• 3:59
  I'm
• 3:59
  not
• 3:59
  going.
• 3:59
  If
• 4:00
  it's
• 4:00
  a
• 4:00
  couple
• 4:00
  hours,
• 4:00
  she
• 4:01
  can
• 4:01
  tolerate
• 4:01
  it.
• 4:01
  But
• 4:02
  more
• 4:02
  than
• 4:02
  that,
• 4:02
  not
• 4:02
  so
• 4:02
  much
• 4:03
  now.
• 4:03
  My
• 4:03
  oldest
• 4:04
  now
• 4:04
  lives
• 4:04
  in
• 4:04
  Texas
• 4:04
  and
• 4:05
  for
• 4:05
  us,
• 4:05
  that's
• 4:06
  like
• 4:06
  a
• 4:06
  30
• 4:06
  hour
• 4:06
  drive.
• 4:07
  I
• 4:07
  don't
• 4:07
  think
• 4:07
  we're
• 4:08
  going
• 4:08
  to
• 4:08
  be
• 4:08
  driving
• 4:08
  there
• 4:08
  anytime
• 4:09
  soon.
• 4:10
  But
• 4:10
  if
• 4:10
  you've
• 4:10
  got
• 4:10
  folks
• 4:11
  that
• 4:11
  are
• 4:11
  close
• 4:11
  to
• 4:12
  you
• 4:12
  or
• 4:12
  family
• 4:12
  members
• 4:12
  that
• 4:13
  are
• 4:13
  close
• 4:13
  to
• 4:13
  you,
• 4:13
  consider
• 4:14
  driving.
• 4:14
  It
• 4:14
  might
• 4:14
  save
• 4:15
  you
• 4:15
  some
• 4:15
  money.
• 4:16
  Second
• 4:16
  thing
• 4:17
  I
• 4:17
  want
• 4:17
  to
• 4:17
  talk
• 4:17
  about
• 4:17
  today,
• 4:18
  hospitality.
• 4:19
  A
• 4:19
  lot
• 4:19
  of
• 4:19
  people
• 4:20
  get
• 4:20
  hung
• 4:20
  up
• 4:20
  on
• 4:20
  this.
• 4:20
  Maybe
• 4:21
  you're
• 4:21
  not
• 4:21
  traveling,
• 4:22
  but
• 4:22
  maybe
• 4:22
  you're
• 4:22
  going
• 4:22
  to
• 4:23
  entertain
• 4:23
  people
• 4:23
  in
• 4:23
  your
• 4:24
  home.
• 4:25
  Hospitality
• 4:25
  is
• 4:26
  about
• 4:26
  the
• 4:26
  heart.
• 4:26
  So
• 4:27
  many
• 4:27
  people
• 4:27
  get
• 4:27
  stressed
• 4:28
  out
• 4:28
  about
• 4:28
  this.
• 4:28
  They
• 4:29
  got
• 4:29
  to
• 4:29
  show
• 4:29
  off.
• 4:29
  They
• 4:30
  got
• 4:30
  to
• 4:30
  put
• 4:30
  on
• 4:30
  a
• 4:30
  show
• 4:30
  for
• 4:31
  everybody.
• 4:31
  I
• 4:31
  know
• 4:31
  people
• 4:32
  in
• 4:32
  my
• 4:32
  own
• 4:32
  family
• 4:32
  that
• 4:33
  do
• 4:33
  that.
• 4:33
  That's
• 4:34
  not
• 4:34
  what
• 4:34
  people
• 4:34
  are
• 4:34
  looking
• 4:35
  for.
• 4:36
  Keep
• 4:36
  it
• 4:36
  clean,
• 4:36
  keep
• 4:37
  it
• 4:37
  simple.
• 4:37
  Because
• 4:37
  here's
• 4:38
  the
• 4:38
  truth.
• 4:39
  Your
• 4:39
  guests
• 4:39
  remember
• 4:40
  warmth.
• 4:41
  They
• 4:41
  remember
• 4:41
  that
• 4:41
  warmth.
• 4:42
  They
• 4:42
  remember
• 4:42
  that
• 4:42
  welcoming
• 4:43
  attitude
• 4:45
  that's
• 4:45
  gonna
• 4:45
  far
• 4:46
  outlast
• 4:46
  those
• 4:46
  expensive
• 4:47
  things.
• 4:47
  I
• 4:48
  know
• 4:48
  so
• 4:48
  many
• 4:48
  people
• 4:49
  think,
• 4:49
  well,
• 4:49
  I
• 4:49
  gotta
• 4:49
  get
• 4:49
  the
• 4:49
  house
• 4:50
  in
• 4:50
  order.
• 4:50
  I
• 4:50
  Gotta
• 4:51
  redecorate
• 4:51
  the
• 4:51
  guest
• 4:52
  room.
• 4:52
  I
• 4:52
  gotta
• 4:52
  do
• 4:52
  this.
• 4:53
  I
• 4:53
  gotta.
• 4:53
  They
• 4:53
  drive
• 4:53
  themselves
• 4:54
  crazy.
• 4:55
  They're
• 4:55
  trying
• 4:55
  to
• 4:55
  put
• 4:55
  on
• 4:56
  this
• 4:56
  show,
• 4:56
  this
• 4:56
  performance.
• 4:57
  It's
• 4:57
  not
• 4:57
  how
• 4:57
  they
• 4:57
  live
• 4:57
  their
• 4:58
  life.
• 4:58
  It's
• 4:58
  funny.
• 4:58
  I
• 4:59
  did
• 4:59
  that
• 4:59
  one
• 4:59
  time
• 4:59
  in
• 4:59
  my
• 5:00
  own
• 5:00
  house.
• 5:00
  My
• 5:00
  wife
• 5:00
  said,
• 5:01
  is
• 5:01
  the
• 5:01
  queen
• 5:01
  coming
• 5:02
  to
• 5:02
  visit?
• 5:02
  Ralph,
• 5:03
  who's
• 5:03
  coming
• 5:03
  to
• 5:03
  visit?
• 5:04
  My
• 5:04
  mom
• 5:04
  was
• 5:04
  coming
• 5:04
  over.
• 5:05
  We
• 5:05
  just
• 5:05
  got
• 5:05
  this
• 5:05
  new
• 5:06
  house,
• 5:06
  and
• 5:06
  I
• 5:06
  was
• 5:06
  trying
• 5:07
  to
• 5:07
  put
• 5:07
  on
• 5:07
  a
• 5:07
  performance,
• 5:08
  if
• 5:08
  you
• 5:08
  will.
• 5:09
  And
• 5:09
  what's
• 5:09
  funny,
• 5:10
  because
• 5:10
  during
• 5:10
  the
• 5:11
  dinner,
• 5:11
  I
• 5:11
  said
• 5:11
  to
• 5:11
  my
• 5:11
  mom,
• 5:12
  I
• 5:12
  said,
• 5:12
  don't
• 5:12
  you
• 5:12
  love?
• 5:12
  She
• 5:13
  goes,
• 5:13
  ralph,
• 5:13
  I
• 5:13
  could
• 5:13
  care
• 5:13
  less
• 5:14
  what
• 5:14
  your
• 5:14
  house
• 5:14
  looks
• 5:14
  like.
• 5:15
  It's
• 5:15
  about
• 5:16
  family.
• 5:17
  Understand
• 5:18
  that.
• 5:18
  Focus
• 5:18
  on
• 5:19
  the
• 5:19
  people.
• 5:20
  It's
• 5:20
  so
• 5:21
  easy
• 5:21
  for
• 5:21
  us
• 5:21
  to
• 5:22
  miss
• 5:22
  that
• 5:22
  connection
• 5:23
  when
• 5:23
  we're
• 5:23
  chasing
• 5:24
  perfection.
• 5:26
  We're
• 5:26
  looking
• 5:26
  for
• 5:26
  peace.
• 5:28
  Let's
• 5:28
  look
• 5:28
  for
• 5:28
  that
• 5:28
  peace
• 5:29
  over
• 5:29
  performance.
• 5:29
  Let
• 5:30
  joy,
• 5:30
  not
• 5:30
  comparison,
• 5:31
  lead
• 5:31
  your
• 5:32
  gathering.
• 5:33
  Which
• 5:33
  leads
• 5:33
  us
• 5:33
  to
• 5:33
  our
• 5:34
  Bible
• 5:34
  verse.
• 5:34
  We
• 5:34
  actually
• 5:34
  got
• 5:35
  two
• 5:35
  Bible
• 5:35
  verses
• 5:35
  that
• 5:35
  I
• 5:36
  couldn't
• 5:36
  decide
• 5:36
  which
• 5:36
  one
• 5:36
  I
• 5:36
  like.
• 5:37
  So
• 5:37
  guess
• 5:37
  what?
• 5:37
  You're
• 5:37
  getting
• 5:37
  both.
• 5:38
  First
• 5:39
  one
• 5:39
  is
• 5:39
  this.
• 5:39
  First
• 5:40
  Peter,
• 5:40
  chapter
• 5:41
  four,
• 5:41
  verse
• 5:41
  nine.
• 5:43
  Offer
• 5:43
  hospitality
• 5:44
  to
• 5:44
  one
• 5:44
  another
• 5:44
  without
• 5:45
  grumbling.
• 5:45
  Now,
• 5:46
  listen,
• 5:46
  I'm
• 5:46
  a
• 5:46
  park
• 5:46
  on
• 5:47
  this
• 5:47
  one
• 5:47
  for
• 5:47
  a
• 5:47
  second
• 5:48
  because
• 5:48
  I'm
• 5:48
  guilty
• 5:48
  of
• 5:49
  this
• 5:49
  one,
• 5:49
  too.
• 5:50
  If
• 5:50
  you're
• 5:50
  going
• 5:51
  to
• 5:51
  ask
• 5:51
  people
• 5:51
  to
• 5:51
  come
• 5:52
  to
• 5:52
  your
• 5:52
  home,
• 5:53
  whether
• 5:53
  it's
• 5:53
  for
• 5:53
  the
• 5:54
  holidays
• 5:54
  or
• 5:54
  anything
• 5:54
  else,
• 5:56
  be
• 5:56
  hospitable.
• 5:57
  Don't
• 5:57
  grumble
• 5:57
  about
• 5:58
  it.
• 5:58
  Don't
• 5:58
  complain
• 5:58
  about
• 5:58
  it.
• 5:59
  If
• 5:59
  you
• 5:59
  don't
• 6:00
  want
• 6:00
  them
• 6:00
  to
• 6:00
  come
• 6:00
  to
• 6:00
  your
• 6:00
  house,
• 6:00
  don't
• 6:01
  invite
• 6:01
  them.
• 6:01
  It
• 6:02
  sounds
• 6:02
  kind
• 6:02
  of
• 6:02
  harsh,
• 6:03
  but
• 6:04
  connect
• 6:04
  with
• 6:04
  them.
• 6:04
  It's
• 6:05
  not
• 6:05
  about
• 6:05
  a
• 6:05
  performance.
• 6:07
  Offer
• 6:07
  hospitality
• 6:08
  to
• 6:08
  one
• 6:08
  another
• 6:08
  without
• 6:09
  grumbling.
• 6:09
  That's
• 6:09
  right,
• 6:09
  from
• 6:09
  the
• 6:10
  scripture.
• 6:10
  If
• 6:10
  you're
• 6:10
  going
• 6:10
  to
• 6:10
  grumble
• 6:11
  about
• 6:11
  it,
• 6:11
  it's
• 6:11
  kind
• 6:11
  of
• 6:12
  like
• 6:12
  giving.
• 6:13
  God
• 6:13
  wants
• 6:13
  you
• 6:13
  to
• 6:13
  be
• 6:13
  a
• 6:13
  cheerful
• 6:14
  giver.
• 6:14
  Well,
• 6:14
  he
• 6:14
  wants
• 6:15
  you
• 6:15
  to
• 6:15
  be
• 6:15
  a
• 6:15
  cheerful
• 6:16
  hospitality
• 6:17
  person.
• 6:18
  If
• 6:18
  that's
• 6:18
  not
• 6:18
  who
• 6:18
  you
• 6:18
  are,
• 6:18
  then
• 6:19
  don't
• 6:19
  do
• 6:19
  it.
• 6:19
  Go
• 6:19
  to
• 6:19
  their
• 6:20
  house.
• 6:20
  Go
• 6:20
  impose
• 6:21
  on
• 6:21
  them.
• 6:21
  Second
• 6:21
  verse
• 6:22
  for
• 6:22
  today.
• 6:22
  Hebrews,
• 6:23
  chapter
• 6:23
  13,
• 6:24
  verse
• 6:24
  2.
• 6:25
  Do
• 6:25
  not
• 6:25
  forget
• 6:26
  to
• 6:26
  show
• 6:26
  hospitality
• 6:27
  to
• 6:27
  strangers.
• 6:28
  For
• 6:28
  by
• 6:28
  doing
• 6:29
  so,
• 6:29
  some
• 6:29
  people
• 6:30
  have
• 6:30
  shown
• 6:30
  hospitality
• 6:31
  to
• 6:31
  angels
• 6:32
  without
• 6:33
  knowing
• 6:33
  it.
• 6:33
  I
• 6:33
  read
• 6:33
  that
• 6:34
  and
• 6:34
  I
• 6:34
  said,
• 6:34
  well,
• 6:34
  think
• 6:34
  about
• 6:35
  that
• 6:35
  for
• 6:35
  a
• 6:35
  second.
• 6:36
  Little
• 6:36
  tangent
• 6:37
  here
• 6:37
  for
• 6:37
  a
• 6:37
  second.
• 6:38
  I
• 6:38
  think
• 6:38
  it's
• 6:38
  a
• 6:38
  great
• 6:39
  tangent
• 6:39
  to
• 6:39
  take
• 6:39
  during
• 6:39
  the
• 6:39
  holidays.
• 6:41
  Do
• 6:41
  you
• 6:41
  ever
• 6:42
  feel
• 6:42
  like
• 6:42
  we're
• 6:42
  surrounded
• 6:43
  by
• 6:43
  angels?
• 6:43
  Sometimes
• 6:44
  you
• 6:45
  just
• 6:45
  wonder,
• 6:45
  is
• 6:46
  that
• 6:46
  person
• 6:46
  an
• 6:46
  angel?
• 6:47
  I
• 6:47
  felt
• 6:47
  that
• 6:47
  in
• 6:47
  my
• 6:48
  own
• 6:48
  life
• 6:48
  at
• 6:48
  times.
• 6:49
  But
• 6:49
  what's
• 6:49
  the
• 6:49
  Scripture
• 6:50
  telling
• 6:50
  us?
• 6:51
  Show
• 6:51
  hospitality
• 6:52
  to
• 6:52
  those
• 6:52
  people.
• 6:53
  One
• 6:54
  of
• 6:54
  the
• 6:54
  most
• 6:54
  beautiful
• 6:55
  things
• 6:55
  that
• 6:55
  my
• 6:55
  family
• 6:56
  has
• 6:56
  done
• 6:56
  during
• 6:56
  the
• 6:56
  holidays,
• 6:57
  especially
• 6:57
  at
• 6:57
  Thanksgiving
• 6:58
  and
• 6:58
  Christmas,
• 6:59
  we
• 6:59
  invite
• 6:59
  other
• 6:59
  people
• 7:00
  that
• 7:00
  we
• 7:00
  don't
• 7:00
  even
• 7:00
  know.
• 7:00
  Sometimes
• 7:01
  maybe
• 7:01
  somebody
• 7:02
  from
• 7:02
  church.
• 7:02
  We
• 7:03
  see
• 7:03
  they're
• 7:03
  always
• 7:03
  by
• 7:03
  themselves
• 7:04
  or
• 7:04
  somebody
• 7:04
  that
• 7:04
  we
• 7:05
  know
• 7:05
  has
• 7:05
  been
• 7:05
  through
• 7:05
  a
• 7:06
  tough
• 7:06
  time.
• 7:06
  I
• 7:06
  remember
• 7:06
  a
• 7:06
  couple
• 7:07
  years
• 7:07
  ago,
• 7:07
  there
• 7:07
  was
• 7:08
  one
• 7:08
  guy,
• 7:08
  he
• 7:08
  had
• 7:08
  just
• 7:08
  broken
• 7:09
  up
• 7:09
  with
• 7:09
  his
• 7:09
  girlfriend
• 7:10
  and
• 7:10
  my
• 7:10
  son
• 7:10
  said,
• 7:11
  hey
• 7:11
  dad,
• 7:11
  can
• 7:11
  we
• 7:11
  invite
• 7:12
  such
• 7:12
  and
• 7:12
  such
• 7:12
  to
• 7:12
  our
• 7:12
  house?
• 7:12
  I'm
• 7:13
  like,
• 7:13
  absolutely.
• 7:14
  Because
• 7:14
  then
• 7:15
  you're
• 7:15
  fulfilling
• 7:15
  the
• 7:15
  law
• 7:16
  of
• 7:16
  Christ.
• 7:16
  What's
• 7:16
  it
• 7:16
  saying?
• 7:16
  Show
• 7:17
  hospitality
• 7:17
  to
• 7:17
  strangers.
• 7:19
  You're
• 7:20
  showing
• 7:20
  them
• 7:20
  your
• 7:21
  Christian
• 7:21
  faith,
• 7:21
  you're
• 7:22
  showing
• 7:22
  them
• 7:22
  Christian
• 7:22
  knowledge.
• 7:22
  See,
• 7:22
  that's
• 7:23
  what
• 7:23
  it's
• 7:23
  all
• 7:23
  about.
• 7:24
  Don't
• 7:24
  forget
• 7:25
  to
• 7:25
  do
• 7:25
  that.
• 7:25
  Let's
• 7:25
  pray
• 7:26
  together.
• 7:27
  Father,
• 7:27
  we
• 7:27
  come
• 7:27
  to
• 7:27
  you
• 7:28
  right
• 7:28
  now
• 7:28
  and
• 7:28
  we
• 7:29
  just
• 7:29
  ask
• 7:29
  for
• 7:30
  safe
• 7:30
  travels
• 7:31
  and
• 7:31
  loving
• 7:32
  gatherings
• 7:32
  during
• 7:32
  the
• 7:32
  holidays.
• 7:33
  Lord,
• 7:33
  we're
• 7:33
  so
• 7:33
  grateful
• 7:34
  that
• 7:34
  you
• 7:34
  give
• 7:34
  us
• 7:34
  the
• 7:34
  opportunity
• 7:35
  to
• 7:35
  do
• 7:35
  that.
• 7:36
  And
• 7:36
  as
• 7:36
  we're
• 7:37
  planning
• 7:37
  those
• 7:37
  things
• 7:37
  and
• 7:38
  we're
• 7:38
  being
• 7:38
  intentional
• 7:39
  stewards
• 7:39
  of
• 7:39
  that,
• 7:40
  give
• 7:40
  us
• 7:40
  wisdom
• 7:40
  to
• 7:41
  plan
• 7:41
  with
• 7:41
  simplicity
• 7:42
  and
• 7:42
  to
• 7:42
  plan
• 7:43
  with
• 7:43
  joy
• 7:44
  and
• 7:44
  not
• 7:45
  worrying
• 7:45
  about
• 7:45
  trying
• 7:45
  to
• 7:46
  impress
• 7:46
  so
• 7:46
  many
• 7:46
  people
• 7:47
  and
• 7:47
  put
• 7:47
  on
• 7:47
  the
• 7:48
  perfect
• 7:48
  show,
• 7:48
  Lord,
• 7:49
  help
• 7:49
  us
• 7:49
  to
• 7:49
  see
• 7:50
  that
• 7:50
  as
• 7:50
  a
• 7:50
  connection.
• 7:51
  Help
• 7:51
  us
• 7:51
  to
• 7:51
  see
• 7:52
  that
• 7:52
  as
• 7:52
  reaching
• 7:52
  out
• 7:53
  and
• 7:53
  connecting
• 7:53
  with
• 7:54
  people.
• 7:54
  Give
• 7:54
  us
• 7:55
  a
• 7:55
  heart
• 7:55
  to
• 7:55
  serve,
• 7:55
  Lord,
• 7:56
  without
• 7:56
  comparison
• 7:57
  or
• 7:57
  without
• 7:57
  pride,
• 7:58
  Lord.
• 7:58
  And
• 7:58
  we
• 7:58
  ask
• 7:58
  this
• 7:59
  in
• 7:59
  the
• 7:59
  name
• 7:59
  of
• 8:00
  Jesus.
• 8:01
  Amen.
• 8:02
  All
• 8:02
  right,
• 8:02
  you
• 8:02
  ready
• 8:02
  for
• 8:02
  your
• 8:03
  one
• 8:03
  action
• 8:03
  item
• 8:03
  today?
• 8:04
  If
• 8:04
  you're
• 8:04
  traveling,
• 8:05
  I've
• 8:05
  got
• 8:05
  two
• 8:05
  action
• 8:05
  items
• 8:05
  for
• 8:06
  today
• 8:06
  because
• 8:06
  it
• 8:06
  depends
• 8:06
  if
• 8:06
  you're
• 8:07
  traveling
• 8:07
  or
• 8:07
  if
• 8:07
  you're
• 8:07
  staying
• 8:08
  at
• 8:08
  home.
• 8:08
  If
• 8:08
  you're
• 8:08
  traveling,
• 8:09
  set
• 8:09
  that
• 8:09
  travel
• 8:10
  budget
• 8:10
  early.
• 8:11
  Do
• 8:11
  it
• 8:11
  ahead
• 8:12
  of
• 8:12
  time.
• 8:12
  Book
• 8:12
  those
• 8:13
  tickets,
• 8:13
  plan
• 8:13
  ahead.
• 8:14
  Comparison
• 8:14
  shop.
• 8:15
  There's
• 8:15
  a
• 8:15
  bunch
• 8:16
  of
• 8:16
  websites
• 8:16
  to
• 8:16
  comparison
• 8:17
  with
• 8:17
  flights.
• 8:18
  Maybe
• 8:18
  you
• 8:18
  can
• 8:18
  get
• 8:19
  a
• 8:19
  not
• 8:19
  a
• 8:19
  direct
• 8:19
  flight.
• 8:20
  Maybe
• 8:20
  you
• 8:20
  can
• 8:20
  fly
• 8:20
  a
• 8:21
  different
• 8:21
  time
• 8:21
  of
• 8:21
  the
• 8:21
  day
• 8:21
  or
• 8:21
  a
• 8:22
  different
• 8:22
  week
• 8:22
  of
• 8:22
  the
• 8:22
  day.
• 8:22
  I
• 8:23
  tell
• 8:23
  you,
• 8:23
  I'm
• 8:23
  not
• 8:23
  a
• 8:23
  big
• 8:24
  flyer,
• 8:24
  but
• 8:24
  when
• 8:24
  I
• 8:24
  fly,
• 8:25
  I
• 8:25
  go
• 8:25
  out
• 8:25
  there,
• 8:25
  compare
• 8:26
  set
• 8:26
  that.
• 8:27
  Maybe
• 8:27
  you
• 8:27
  drive,
• 8:28
  maybe
• 8:28
  you
• 8:28
  make
• 8:28
  a
• 8:29
  different
• 8:29
  kind
• 8:29
  of
• 8:29
  vacation
• 8:30
  out
• 8:30
  of
• 8:30
  it.
• 8:30
  Now,
• 8:30
  if
• 8:31
  you're
• 8:31
  hosting,
• 8:31
  I'm
• 8:31
  going
• 8:31
  to
• 8:31
  encourage
• 8:32
  you
• 8:32
  to
• 8:32
  do
• 8:32
  one
• 8:32
  more
• 8:32
  thing.
• 8:32
  If
• 8:33
  you're
• 8:33
  hosting,
• 8:33
  look
• 8:34
  for
• 8:34
  two
• 8:34
  or
• 8:34
  three
• 8:34
  low
• 8:35
  cost
• 8:35
  hospitality
• 8:36
  touches.
• 8:37
  Remember,
• 8:37
  it's
• 8:38
  not
• 8:38
  about
• 8:38
  putting
• 8:38
  on
• 8:38
  a
• 8:39
  show.
• 8:39
  You
• 8:40
  don't
• 8:40
  have
• 8:40
  to
• 8:40
  put
• 8:40
  on
• 8:40
  it
• 8:40
  like
• 8:40
  the
• 8:41
  Queen
• 8:41
  Mother
• 8:41
  herself
• 8:41
  is
• 8:42
  visiting.
• 8:43
  Show
• 8:43
  hospitality,
• 8:44
  show
• 8:44
  love,
• 8:45
  but
• 8:46
  plan
• 8:46
  early.
• 8:47
  Ask
• 8:47
  yourself
• 8:47
  this
• 8:48
  question.
• 8:48
  How
• 8:49
  can
• 8:49
  I
• 8:49
  make
• 8:49
  my
• 8:49
  guests
• 8:50
  feel
• 8:50
  truly
• 8:50
  welcome?
• 8:51
  Maybe
• 8:52
  that
• 8:52
  guest
• 8:52
  is
• 8:52
  an
• 8:53
  angel.
• 8:53
  I'll
• 8:54
  tell
• 8:54
  you
• 8:54
  what,
• 8:54
  my
• 8:55
  family,
• 8:55
  they're
• 8:55
  not
• 8:55
  angels.
• 8:56
  Let's
• 8:56
  just
• 8:56
  say
• 8:56
  that
• 8:57
  the
• 8:57
  scripture
• 8:57
  is
• 8:57
  holding
• 8:58
  true
• 8:58
  and
• 8:58
  also
• 8:59
  encourage
• 8:59
  you
• 8:59
  to
• 8:59
  do
• 8:59
  one
• 8:59
  more
• 9:00
  thing.
• 9:00
  If
• 9:00
  you
• 9:01
  know
• 9:01
  somebody
• 9:01
  that's
• 9:01
  struggling
• 9:02
  during
• 9:02
  the
• 9:02
  holidays,
• 9:03
  reach
• 9:03
  out
• 9:03
  to
• 9:04
  them.
• 9:04
  You
• 9:05
  can
• 9:05
  set
• 9:05
  another
• 9:05
  place
• 9:06
  at
• 9:06
  your
• 9:06
  table.
• 9:07
  You
• 9:07
  can
• 9:07
  include
• 9:07
  them.
• 9:08
  And
• 9:08
  that's
• 9:08
  how
• 9:08
  we
• 9:09
  show
• 9:09
  Christian
• 9:09
  love.
• 9:10
  Because
• 9:10
  remember,
• 9:11
  Joy
• 9:11
  doesn't
• 9:11
  need
• 9:12
  a
• 9:12
  big
• 9:12
  budget.
• 9:12
  It's
• 9:12
  not
• 9:12
  going
• 9:12
  to
• 9:13
  cost
• 9:13
  you
• 9:13
  all
• 9:13
  that
• 9:14
  much
• 9:14
  more
• 9:14
  to
• 9:15
  bring
• 9:15
  somebody
• 9:15
  else
• 9:15
  to
• 9:15
  your
• 9:16
  dinner
• 9:16
  table
• 9:16
  on
• 9:16
  Christmas
• 9:17
  or
• 9:17
  Thanksgiving.
• 9:18
  You
• 9:18
  just
• 9:18
  have
• 9:18
  to
• 9:18
  have
• 9:18
  a
• 9:18
  willing
• 9:19
  heart
• 9:19
  for
• 9:19
  that.
• 9:20
  And
• 9:20
  that's
• 9:20
  how
• 9:20
  we
• 9:21
  truly
• 9:21
  live
• 9:22
  as
• 9:22
  disciples
• 9:22
  of
• 9:23
  Christ.
• 9:23
  So
• 9:23
  I'm
• 9:23
  going
• 9:23
  to
• 9:23
  encourage
• 9:23
  you
• 9:23
  right
• 9:24
  now.
• 9:24
  Go
• 9:24
  be
• 9:25
  a
• 9:25
  financially
• 9:25
  confident
• 9:26
  Christian.
• 9:26
  I
• 9:27
  have
• 9:27
  confidence
• 9:27
  in
• 9:28
  you.
• 9:28
  Have
• 9:28
  confidence
• 9:28
  in
• 9:28
  yourself.
• 9:29
  You
• 9:30
  can
• 9:30
  do
• 9:30
  this.
• 9:30
  You
• 9:31
  can
• 9:31
  get
• 9:31
  through
• 9:31
  the
• 9:31
  holidays
• 9:32
  with
• 9:32
  Joy,
• 9:33
  and
• 9:33
  you
• 9:33
  can
• 9:34
  be
• 9:34
  impactful
• 9:34
  to
• 9:35
  the
• 9:35
  people
• 9:35
  that
• 9:35
  you
• 9:36
  love.
• 9:36
  So
• 9:36
  stay
• 9:36
  financially
• 9:37
  savvy.
• 9:37
  God
• 9:38
  bless
• 9:38
  you.
• 9:38
  And
• 9:38
  I'll
• 9:39
  see
• 9:39
  you
• 9:39
  again
• 9:39
  tomorrow
• 9:40
  on
• 9:40
  the
• 9:40
  show.