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- 0:38Netflix,
- 0:38Spotify,
- 0:39fitness
- 0:39apps,
- 0:40meal
- 0:40kits.
- 0:41You
- 0:41signed
- 0:41up
- 0:41for
- 0:42them
- 0:42once,
- 0:42you
- 0:42barely
- 0:43use
- 0:43them.
- 0:43But
- 0:43guess
- 0:43what,
- 0:44you're
- 0:44still
- 0:44paying
- 0:44for
- 0:44them
- 0:45and
- 0:45they're
- 0:46silently
- 0:46draining
- 0:47your
- 0:47bank
- 0:47account.
- 0:48Well,
- 0:48let
- 0:49me
- 0:49ask
- 0:49you
- 0:49this.
- 0:49What
- 0:49if
- 0:50a
- 0:50quick
- 0:50check
- 0:50could
- 0:50put
- 0:51hundreds
- 0:51of
- 0:51dollars
- 0:52back
- 0:52in
- 0:52your
- 0:52budget?
- 0:53Well,
- 0:54that's
- 0:54what
- 0:54I'm
- 0:54going
- 0:54to
- 0:54cover
- 0:54on
- 0:54today's
- 0:55show.
- 0:55I've
- 0:55got
- 0:55the
- 0:56answers.
- 0:58This
- 0:58is
- 0:59Financially
- 0:59Confident
- 1:00Christian,
- 1:01Your
- 1:01daily
- 1:01dose
- 1:01of
- 1:02gospel
- 1:02grounded
- 1:02insight
- 1:03and
- 1:03faith
- 1:03driven
- 1:04tips
- 1:04to
- 1:05help
- 1:05you
- 1:05break
- 1:05the
- 1:05cycle
- 1:06of
- 1:06financial
- 1:06shame
- 1:07with
- 1:07conf.
- 1:11Welcome
- 1:11back
- 1:12to
- 1:12Financially
- 1:12Confident
- 1:13Christian.
- 1:13I'm
- 1:13Ralph.
- 1:14I
- 1:14am
- 1:14so
- 1:14happy
- 1:14that
- 1:14you've
- 1:15chosen
- 1:15to
- 1:15join
- 1:15me.
- 1:15We
- 1:16are
- 1:16middle
- 1:16of
- 1:16our
- 1:16series
- 1:17breaking
- 1:18those
- 1:18financial
- 1:18chains.
- 1:19We're
- 1:19really
- 1:19trying
- 1:20to
- 1:20get
- 1:20past
- 1:20those
- 1:21financial
- 1:21struggles
- 1:22that
- 1:22so
- 1:22many
- 1:22of
- 1:22us,
- 1:23let
- 1:23me
- 1:23be
- 1:23honest,
- 1:23deal
- 1:24with
- 1:24these
- 1:24on
- 1:24a
- 1:24daily
- 1:24basis.
- 1:25And
- 1:26today's
- 1:26show
- 1:26is
- 1:26no
- 1:26different
- 1:27than
- 1:27that.
- 1:27Listen,
- 1:27if
- 1:27you've
- 1:28got
- 1:28subscriptions,
- 1:28I've
- 1:29got
- 1:29subscription.
- 1:29I'm
- 1:30going
- 1:30to
- 1:30tell
- 1:30you
- 1:30a
- 1:30story
- 1:30in
- 1:30a
- 1:30couple
- 1:31minutes.
- 1:31You're
- 1:31never
- 1:31going
- 1:32to
- 1:32believe
- 1:32this,
- 1:32but
- 1:33that's
- 1:33what
- 1:33we're
- 1:33going
- 1:33to
- 1:33cover
- 1:33today.
- 1:34Now,
- 1:34yesterday,
- 1:34if
- 1:34you
- 1:34missed
- 1:35the
- 1:35show,
- 1:35we,
- 1:35we
- 1:35talked
- 1:36about
- 1:36those
- 1:36family
- 1:37money
- 1:37meetings
- 1:37and
- 1:38we
- 1:38talked
- 1:38about
- 1:38how
- 1:39to
- 1:39finally
- 1:39have
- 1:40that
- 1:40conversation
- 1:41with
- 1:41your
- 1:41family
- 1:41about
- 1:42money.
- 1:42Or
- 1:42maybe
- 1:42you
- 1:43and
- 1:43your
- 1:43spouse
- 1:43need
- 1:43to
- 1:44sit
- 1:44down
- 1:44and
- 1:44have
- 1:45that
- 1:45financial
- 1:45discussion.
- 1:46If
- 1:46you
- 1:46missed
- 1:47yesterday's
- 1:47show,
- 1:47I
- 1:47encourage
- 1:48you
- 1:48to
- 1:48go
- 1:48check
- 1:48it
- 1:48out.
- 1:48You
- 1:48can
- 1:49find
- 1:49all
- 1:49of
- 1:49our
- 1:49shows
- 1:50at
- 1:51financiallyconfidentchristian.com
- 1:53but
- 1:53today
- 1:53we're
- 1:53going
- 1:53to
- 1:54talk
- 1:54about
- 1:54those
- 1:54sneaky
- 1:55budget
- 1:55leaks.
- 1:55Yes,
- 1:56those
- 1:56sneaky
- 1:57little
- 1:57devils,
- 1:57aren't
- 1:57they
- 1:58those
- 1:58forgotten
- 1:59subscriptions?
- 2:00I
- 2:00remember.
- 2:00I'll
- 2:01give
- 2:01you
- 2:01an
- 2:01example.
- 2:01That's
- 2:01what
- 2:01I
- 2:01was
- 2:01going
- 2:02to
- 2:02talk
- 2:02about.
- 2:02I
- 2:02couldn't
- 2:02believe
- 2:02this.
- 2:02The
- 2:03other
- 2:03day
- 2:03when
- 2:03this
- 2:03happened,
- 2:04I,
- 2:04I
- 2:04remember
- 2:04signing
- 2:05up
- 2:05for
- 2:05a
- 2:05service,
- 2:06some
- 2:06kind
- 2:06of
- 2:07iPhone
- 2:07service.
- 2:08And
- 2:08it
- 2:08was
- 2:08one
- 2:08of
- 2:08those
- 2:09things
- 2:09that
- 2:09renews
- 2:09every
- 2:10year.
- 2:10And
- 2:11I
- 2:11remember
- 2:11last
- 2:11year
- 2:12when
- 2:12it
- 2:12came
- 2:12up
- 2:12for
- 2:12renewal,
- 2:13it
- 2:13was
- 2:13too
- 2:13late.
- 2:13It
- 2:13already
- 2:14hit
- 2:14me
- 2:14again.
- 2:14I
- 2:14totally
- 2:15forgot
- 2:15about
- 2:15it.
- 2:16It's
- 2:16been
- 2:16hitting
- 2:17me
- 2:17every
- 2:17year,
- 2:18year
- 2:18after
- 2:18year.
- 2:20Maybe
- 2:20you're
- 2:20feeling
- 2:20the
- 2:20same
- 2:21thing.
- 2:21Maybe
- 2:21you've
- 2:21got
- 2:21some
- 2:22monthly
- 2:22subscription,
- 2:22you
- 2:22just
- 2:23keep
- 2:23on
- 2:23hitting
- 2:23on
- 2:24auto
- 2:24charge.
- 2:24Hey,
- 2:24these
- 2:25people
- 2:25love
- 2:25these
- 2:25things.
- 2:26They
- 2:26just
- 2:26have
- 2:27a
- 2:27copy
- 2:27of
- 2:27your
- 2:27credit
- 2:28card
- 2:28or
- 2:28your
- 2:28bank
- 2:28account,
- 2:29boom,
- 2:29boom,
- 2:29boom,
- 2:30month
- 2:30after
- 2:30month.
- 2:31And
- 2:31they
- 2:32might
- 2:32be
- 2:32small,
- 2:33they
- 2:33add
- 2:34up
- 2:34fast.
- 2:35I've
- 2:35worked
- 2:35with
- 2:35clients,
- 2:36we
- 2:36put
- 2:36their
- 2:36subscription
- 2:37together,
- 2:37it's
- 2:38100
- 2:38bucks
- 2:38a
- 2:38month
- 2:38going
- 2:39out.
- 2:39They
- 2:40didn't
- 2:40even
- 2:40know
- 2:40what
- 2:40they
- 2:40were
- 2:41paying
- 2:41for.
- 2:41They
- 2:41don't
- 2:41use
- 2:42the
- 2:42stuff
- 2:42at
- 2:42all.
- 2:43For
- 2:44so
- 2:44many
- 2:44of
- 2:44us,
- 2:44a
- 2:45silent
- 2:45budget
- 2:45leak,
- 2:46it
- 2:46leads
- 2:47to
- 2:47frustration
- 2:48and
- 2:48it
- 2:48leads
- 2:48to
- 2:49a
- 2:49complete
- 2:49loss
- 2:49of
- 2:49control.
- 2:50Now
- 2:51here's
- 2:51the
- 2:51truth.
- 2:52Subscriptions
- 2:52are
- 2:52convenient.
- 2:53They're
- 2:53great.
- 2:53We
- 2:53don't
- 2:54go
- 2:54back
- 2:54and
- 2:54keep
- 2:54on
- 2:54buying
- 2:55stuff.
- 2:56But
- 2:56for
- 2:56so
- 2:57many
- 2:57of
- 2:57us,
- 2:57if
- 2:57we're
- 2:58being
- 2:58honest,
- 2:59they're
- 2:59wasteful.
- 3:00They're
- 3:00especially
- 3:00wasteful
- 3:01if
- 3:01we
- 3:01don't
- 3:01manage
- 3:02them.
- 3:03And
- 3:03if
- 3:03we're
- 3:03going
- 3:03to
- 3:03be
- 3:04good,
- 3:04wise
- 3:04stewards
- 3:05of
- 3:05what
- 3:05God
- 3:05has
- 3:06given
- 3:06us,
- 3:07we've
- 3:07got
- 3:07to
- 3:08even
- 3:08check
- 3:08the
- 3:08small
- 3:08stuff.
- 3:09We
- 3:09got
- 3:09to
- 3:09measure
- 3:09those
- 3:10small
- 3:10things.
- 3:11Let's
- 3:11get
- 3:11right
- 3:11into
- 3:11the
- 3:12word
- 3:12of
- 3:12God
- 3:12today,
- 3:12because
- 3:13I
- 3:13want
- 3:13to
- 3:13go
- 3:13right
- 3:13to
- 3:13this.
- 3:14Let's
- 3:14look
- 3:14at
- 3:14the
- 3:14book
- 3:14of
- 3:14Luke,
- 3:15chapter
- 3:1516,
- 3:16verse
- 3:1710.
- 3:17Use
- 3:18this
- 3:18on
- 3:18the
- 3:18show
- 3:18a
- 3:19few
- 3:19times,
- 3:19but
- 3:19it's
- 3:19so
- 3:19important
- 3:20and
- 3:20it
- 3:20nails
- 3:21exactly
- 3:21we're
- 3:21talking
- 3:22about.
- 3:22Says
- 3:23this
- 3:23again,
- 3:23Luke
- 3:2316:10.
- 3:25Whoever
- 3:26can
- 3:26be
- 3:26trusted
- 3:26with
- 3:26very
- 3:27little
- 3:28can
- 3:28also
- 3:28be
- 3:28trusted
- 3:29with
- 3:29much.
- 3:30And
- 3:30whoever
- 3:31is
- 3:31dishonest
- 3:31with
- 3:32very
- 3:32little
- 3:33will
- 3:33also
- 3:33be
- 3:34dishonest
- 3:34with
- 3:35much.
- 3:35Wow.
- 3:36Take
- 3:36a
- 3:36hammer
- 3:37and
- 3:37hit
- 3:37me
- 3:37over
- 3:37the
- 3:38head
- 3:38with
- 3:38it.
- 3:38Because
- 3:38what's
- 3:39it
- 3:39saying
- 3:39here?
- 3:40If
- 3:40you
- 3:41can
- 3:41be
- 3:41trusted
- 3:41with
- 3:41just
- 3:42a
- 3:42little?
- 3:43Let's
- 3:43put
- 3:43little
- 3:44in
- 3:44terms
- 3:44of
- 3:44those
- 3:44subscriptions.
- 3:45$5
- 3:45here,
- 3:46$7
- 3:46or
- 3:46$12,
- 3:47it
- 3:47doesn't
- 3:47matter.
- 3:48Are
- 3:49you
- 3:49trustworthy
- 3:50with
- 3:50that?
- 3:51But
- 3:51if
- 3:51you're
- 3:51dishonest
- 3:52with
- 3:52that,
- 3:52if
- 3:52you're
- 3:53not
- 3:53being
- 3:53a
- 3:53wise
- 3:53stewards
- 3:54of
- 3:54those
- 3:54things,
- 3:54if
- 3:54you're
- 3:54not
- 3:55using
- 3:55them,
- 3:56you're
- 3:56not
- 3:56going
- 3:57to
- 3:57be
- 3:57trusted
- 3:57with
- 3:57much.
- 3:58Let's
- 3:59go
- 3:59around
- 3:59a
- 3:59little
- 3:59bit
- 3:59deeper.
- 4:00Let's
- 4:00go
- 4:00to
- 4:00the
- 4:00book
- 4:01of
- 4:01John,
- 4:01chapter
- 4:016,
- 4:02verse
- 4:0212.
- 4:03Again,
- 4:03this
- 4:03is
- 4:03John
- 4:046:12.
- 4:05When
- 4:05they
- 4:06all
- 4:06had
- 4:06had
- 4:06enough
- 4:06to
- 4:06eat,
- 4:08he
- 4:08said
- 4:08to
- 4:08his
- 4:09disciples,
- 4:09gather
- 4:10the
- 4:10pieces
- 4:10that
- 4:10are
- 4:10left
- 4:11over.
- 4:12This
- 4:12is
- 4:12the
- 4:13most
- 4:13important
- 4:13part.
- 4:13This
- 4:13is
- 4:13the
- 4:14crucial
- 4:14piece
- 4:14of
- 4:14today's
- 4:15show.
- 4:16Let
- 4:16nothing
- 4:17be
- 4:17wasted.
- 4:19And
- 4:19see,
- 4:19here's
- 4:19the
- 4:19thing.
- 4:19I'm
- 4:20going
- 4:20to
- 4:20hit
- 4:20you
- 4:20over
- 4:20the
- 4:20head
- 4:20with
- 4:20a
- 4:21mallet.
- 4:22If
- 4:22you're
- 4:22not
- 4:23using
- 4:23subscription,
- 4:24if
- 4:24you're
- 4:24not
- 4:24managing
- 4:25those,
- 4:26you're
- 4:26wasting
- 4:27God's
- 4:27resources.
- 4:28And
- 4:28I'm
- 4:29not
- 4:29judging
- 4:29you.
- 4:29Listen,
- 4:30I'm
- 4:30right
- 4:30there
- 4:30with
- 4:30you.
- 4:32But
- 4:32small
- 4:32leaks
- 4:33matter.
- 4:34I've
- 4:34worked
- 4:35with
- 4:35so
- 4:35many
- 4:35couples,
- 4:36so
- 4:36many
- 4:36individual
- 4:37people,
- 4:37when
- 4:37their
- 4:38budget
- 4:38and
- 4:38they
- 4:38see
- 4:39small
- 4:39leaks,
- 4:41they
- 4:41just
- 4:41lead
- 4:41to
- 4:42big
- 4:42problems
- 4:42in
- 4:42the
- 4:43end
- 4:43of
- 4:43the
- 4:43month.
- 4:43Like
- 4:43I
- 4:43said,
- 4:43this
- 4:44one
- 4:44person,
- 4:44$100
- 4:45a
- 4:45month
- 4:46if
- 4:46you
- 4:46in
- 4:46subscriptions.
- 4:46And
- 4:47the
- 4:47worst
- 4:47part,
- 4:47they
- 4:47weren't
- 4:48even
- 4:48using
- 4:48them.
- 4:49But
- 4:49God
- 4:50calls
- 4:50us
- 4:50to
- 4:50diligence.
- 4:52God
- 4:52calls
- 4:52us
- 4:53to
- 4:53be
- 4:53trustworthy
- 4:54and
- 4:54what
- 4:55did
- 4:55God
- 4:55just
- 4:55call
- 4:55us
- 4:55to
- 4:56gather
- 4:56up
- 4:56all
- 4:57the
- 4:57scraps,
- 4:57avoid
- 4:57waste.
- 4:59I
- 4:59can
- 4:59tell
- 4:59you
- 4:59right
- 5:00now.
- 5:00I
- 5:00remember
- 5:00one
- 5:00time
- 5:01you're
- 5:01going
- 5:01to
- 5:01tell
- 5:01this
- 5:01is
- 5:01a
- 5:01crazy
- 5:02story.
- 5:03I
- 5:03was
- 5:03working
- 5:03in
- 5:04this
- 5:04place
- 5:04out
- 5:04of
- 5:05town.
- 5:05It
- 5:05was
- 5:05about
- 5:05an
- 5:05hour
- 5:05drive
- 5:06up
- 5:06and
- 5:06an
- 5:06hour
- 5:06drive
- 5:07back.
- 5:07The
- 5:07kids
- 5:07were
- 5:07real
- 5:07young.
- 5:08And
- 5:08I
- 5:09said,
- 5:09you
- 5:09know
- 5:09what?
- 5:09I
- 5:09really
- 5:10got
- 5:10to
- 5:10get
- 5:10in
- 5:10shape.
- 5:10So
- 5:11I
- 5:11said,
- 5:11there's
- 5:11this
- 5:11new
- 5:11gym
- 5:12that
- 5:12just
- 5:12opened
- 5:12up
- 5:12just
- 5:13down
- 5:13the
- 5:13road
- 5:13from
- 5:13where
- 5:14I
- 5:14worked.
- 5:14I
- 5:14thought,
- 5:14hey,
- 5:14you
- 5:14know
- 5:15what?
- 5:15I.
- 5:15Every
- 5:15day
- 5:15at
- 5:15lunch,
- 5:16rather
- 5:16than
- 5:16going
- 5:17over
- 5:17to
- 5:17the
- 5:17cafe
- 5:18and
- 5:18getting
- 5:18something
- 5:18to
- 5:18eat,
- 5:18I
- 5:18can
- 5:19grab
- 5:19a
- 5:19quick
- 5:19bite
- 5:19to
- 5:19eat.
- 5:20I
- 5:20can
- 5:20brown
- 5:20bag
- 5:21it.
- 5:21I'll
- 5:21go
- 5:21join
- 5:21the
- 5:21gym,
- 5:21and
- 5:22I'll
- 5:22go
- 5:22to
- 5:22the
- 5:22gym
- 5:22and
- 5:22get
- 5:22a
- 5:23workout
- 5:23in.
- 5:23I
- 5:24was
- 5:24all
- 5:24excited.
- 5:25I
- 5:25went
- 5:25there,
- 5:26to
- 5:26the
- 5:26gym,
- 5:26got
- 5:27signed
- 5:27up,
- 5:28you
- 5:28know,
- 5:28the
- 5:28next
- 5:29morning,
- 5:29got
- 5:29up,
- 5:29packed
- 5:30my
- 5:30gym
- 5:30bag.
- 5:31Guess
- 5:32what?
- 5:32Never
- 5:32made
- 5:33it
- 5:33to
- 5:33the
- 5:33gym
- 5:33that
- 5:34day.
- 5:34And
- 5:34if
- 5:35I'm
- 5:35being
- 5:35honest,
- 5:36you're
- 5:36going
- 5:36to
- 5:36laugh
- 5:36at
- 5:37this
- 5:37one.
- 5:37I
- 5:37never
- 5:38actually
- 5:38stepped
- 5:39foot
- 5:39in
- 5:39that
- 5:39gym
- 5:40again.
- 5:41And
- 5:41I
- 5:41don't
- 5:41know
- 5:41what
- 5:42time
- 5:42of
- 5:42year
- 5:42was
- 5:42it,
- 5:42but
- 5:43I
- 5:43almost
- 5:43feel
- 5:43like
- 5:43it
- 5:43was
- 5:44the
- 5:44beginning
- 5:44of
- 5:44the
- 5:44year.
- 5:44You
- 5:45know
- 5:45what
- 5:45I'm
- 5:45gonna
- 5:46do?
- 5:46My
- 5:46first
- 5:46New
- 5:47Year's
- 5:47resolution,
- 5:47I'm
- 5:48gonna
- 5:48get
- 5:48in
- 5:48shape.
- 5:48I'm
- 5:48gonna
- 5:49go
- 5:49to
- 5:49the
- 5:49gym.
- 5:49So
- 5:50that
- 5:50night,
- 5:50before
- 5:51I
- 5:51packed
- 5:51my
- 5:51bag,
- 5:52told
- 5:52my
- 5:52wife,
- 5:52hey,
- 5:52I'm
- 5:52gonna
- 5:53go
- 5:53to
- 5:53the
- 5:53gym
- 5:53in
- 5:53the
- 5:53morning.
- 5:53She
- 5:54goes,
- 5:54that's
- 5:54great.
- 5:54She
- 5:54says
- 5:55to
- 5:55me
- 5:55one
- 5:55time,
- 5:55she
- 5:55goes,
- 5:55I
- 5:56noticed
- 5:56your
- 5:56gym
- 5:56clothes
- 5:56never
- 5:57come
- 5:57back.
- 5:57Do
- 5:57you
- 5:57ever
- 5:57go
- 5:57to
- 5:58the
- 5:58gym?
- 5:58I
- 5:58haven't
- 5:58been
- 5:58to
- 5:59the
- 5:59gym
- 5:59one
- 5:59time.
- 5:59But
- 5:59anyway,
- 6:00beginning
- 6:00of
- 6:00the
- 6:00year,
- 6:00first,
- 6:01second,
- 6:01third
- 6:01day
- 6:01of
- 6:02the
- 6:02year,
- 6:02whatever
- 6:02it
- 6:02was
- 6:02after
- 6:03the
- 6:03holiday,
- 6:03go
- 6:04pull
- 6:04up
- 6:04to
- 6:04the
- 6:04general
- 6:05thinking,
- 6:05wait
- 6:05a
- 6:05minute,
- 6:05there's
- 6:05nobody
- 6:06around
- 6:06here.
- 6:07Well,
- 6:07guess
- 6:08what?
- 6:08The
- 6:08gym
- 6:08had
- 6:08closed.
- 6:09Here's
- 6:09the
- 6:09worst
- 6:10part.
- 6:10They
- 6:10had
- 6:10closed,
- 6:10like
- 6:1130
- 6:11days
- 6:11before
- 6:11that,
- 6:13but
- 6:13I
- 6:13was
- 6:13still
- 6:13paying.
- 6:14They
- 6:15were
- 6:15in
- 6:15some
- 6:15kind
- 6:15of
- 6:15bankruptcy
- 6:16thing,
- 6:16and
- 6:16nobody
- 6:16turned
- 6:17off
- 6:17the
- 6:17siphon.
- 6:18The
- 6:18hose
- 6:18was
- 6:19still
- 6:19feeding
- 6:19them
- 6:19my
- 6:20fees.
- 6:21And
- 6:21I
- 6:21learned
- 6:22a
- 6:22very
- 6:22valuable
- 6:23lesson
- 6:23there,
- 6:24because
- 6:24when
- 6:24I
- 6:24finally
- 6:25had
- 6:25the
- 6:25gumption
- 6:26to
- 6:26cancel
- 6:26that,
- 6:27it
- 6:27was
- 6:28an
- 6:28instant
- 6:28raise
- 6:28in
- 6:29my
- 6:29budget.
- 6:30So
- 6:30now
- 6:30you
- 6:30might
- 6:31be
- 6:31saying,
- 6:31ralph,
- 6:31I
- 6:31need
- 6:31that
- 6:32kind
- 6:32of
- 6:32deal.
- 6:32I
- 6:32need
- 6:32a
- 6:33raise
- 6:33in
- 6:33my
- 6:33budget.
- 6:35So
- 6:35how
- 6:35do
- 6:35I
- 6:35do
- 6:35that?
- 6:35Well,
- 6:35I'm
- 6:36going
- 6:36to
- 6:36talk
- 6:36to
- 6:36you
- 6:36right
- 6:36now
- 6:36about
- 6:36how
- 6:37to
- 6:37do
- 6:37that.
- 6:37And
- 6:37it
- 6:37starts
- 6:38by
- 6:38understanding
- 6:39what
- 6:39you're
- 6:39spending.
- 6:40So
- 6:40I'm
- 6:40going
- 6:40to
- 6:40encourage
- 6:41you
- 6:41right
- 6:41now.
- 6:41We're
- 6:41going
- 6:41to
- 6:41talk
- 6:42about
- 6:42the
- 6:42Actions
- 6:42up
- 6:42here
- 6:42in
- 6:42a
- 6:42minute.
- 6:43But
- 6:43review
- 6:43all
- 6:44those
- 6:44recurring
- 6:44charges
- 6:45and
- 6:46make
- 6:46sure
- 6:46those
- 6:46things
- 6:47cancel.
- 6:48Cancel
- 6:48those
- 6:49things
- 6:49that
- 6:49don't
- 6:49align
- 6:49with
- 6:50your
- 6:50values.
- 6:52So
- 6:52here
- 6:52is
- 6:52your
- 6:53one
- 6:53action
- 6:53step
- 6:54for
- 6:54today
- 6:54that
- 6:54will
- 6:54really
- 6:55help
- 6:55you
- 6:55get
- 6:55past
- 6:55this.
- 6:55I
- 6:56want
- 6:56you
- 6:56to
- 6:56go
- 6:56pull
- 6:57your
- 6:57bank
- 6:57statements.
- 6:58Pull
- 6:58your
- 6:58credit
- 6:58card
- 6:59statements
- 6:59for
- 6:59the
- 7:00last
- 7:00two
- 7:00or
- 7:00three
- 7:00months.
- 7:01Just
- 7:01pull
- 7:02them
- 7:02out,
- 7:02put
- 7:02them
- 7:03on
- 7:03the
- 7:03table
- 7:03in
- 7:03front
- 7:03of
- 7:03you
- 7:04and
- 7:04just
- 7:04look
- 7:05at
- 7:05those.
- 7:06Those
- 7:06are
- 7:06like
- 7:06your
- 7:06guide.
- 7:07Go
- 7:07through
- 7:07those
- 7:07and
- 7:08highlight
- 7:09all
- 7:09those
- 7:09subscriptions.
- 7:10List
- 7:11every
- 7:11single
- 7:12recurring
- 7:12charge
- 7:13I'm
- 7:13talking
- 7:14about.
- 7:14Be
- 7:14brutally
- 7:15honest
- 7:15with
- 7:15yourself
- 7:15and
- 7:15do
- 7:16it
- 7:16for
- 7:16three
- 7:16months.
- 7:16That
- 7:17way,
- 7:17if
- 7:17something's
- 7:17not
- 7:17quite
- 7:18billed
- 7:18every
- 7:18month,
- 7:18you're
- 7:19going
- 7:19to
- 7:19pick
- 7:19it
- 7:19up.
- 7:20Bank
- 7:20accounts,
- 7:21credit
- 7:21card
- 7:22accounts,
- 7:22if
- 7:22you've
- 7:23got
- 7:23cash,
- 7:23apps,
- 7:23whatever
- 7:24those
- 7:24things
- 7:24are,
- 7:24put
- 7:25them
- 7:25all
- 7:25down,
- 7:25Take
- 7:26a
- 7:26look
- 7:26at
- 7:26that
- 7:26and
- 7:26list
- 7:27every
- 7:27single
- 7:27one
- 7:27of
- 7:27them.
- 7:27Highlight
- 7:28them,
- 7:28whatever
- 7:28works
- 7:28for
- 7:29you.
- 7:29And
- 7:30then
- 7:30ask
- 7:30yourself
- 7:31this.
- 7:32Do
- 7:32I
- 7:32use
- 7:33this?
- 7:34You
- 7:34think
- 7:34about
- 7:34my
- 7:35example.
- 7:35If
- 7:36I'd
- 7:36have
- 7:36done
- 7:36that,
- 7:36if
- 7:36I'd
- 7:37have
- 7:37been
- 7:37honest
- 7:37with
- 7:37myself,
- 7:37do
- 7:38I
- 7:38use
- 7:38this
- 7:38gym
- 7:38membership?
- 7:39No,
- 7:39never
- 7:40been
- 7:40there.
- 7:41And
- 7:41then
- 7:41ask
- 7:42yourself
- 7:42this
- 7:42question,
- 7:43would
- 7:43I
- 7:43sign
- 7:43up
- 7:43again
- 7:44today?
- 7:45Here's
- 7:45where
- 7:45the
- 7:45rubber
- 7:45meets
- 7:45the
- 7:46road,
- 7:46is
- 7:46where
- 7:46the
- 7:46action
- 7:47actually
- 7:47does
- 7:47something
- 7:47beyond
- 7:48intention.
- 7:49I
- 7:49want
- 7:49to
- 7:49encourage
- 7:50you
- 7:50to
- 7:50cancel
- 7:50one
- 7:51unused
- 7:51subscription
- 7:52and
- 7:52do
- 7:52it
- 7:52today,
- 7:53because
- 7:54that's
- 7:54how
- 7:54you
- 7:54start
- 7:54to
- 7:55build
- 7:55this
- 7:55freedom.
- 7:56And
- 7:56listen,
- 7:56maybe
- 7:56you
- 7:57go
- 7:57through
- 7:57this
- 7:57and
- 7:57you're
- 7:57like,
- 7:57ralph,
- 7:58you.
- 7:58You
- 7:58know,
- 7:58some
- 7:58of
- 7:59these
- 7:59things
- 7:59I
- 7:59do
- 7:59kind
- 7:59of
- 8:00use.
- 8:00I
- 8:00don't
- 8:00know
- 8:01if
- 8:01they
- 8:01still
- 8:01have
- 8:01valuable.
- 8:01Here's
- 8:02one
- 8:02of
- 8:02the
- 8:02things
- 8:02you
- 8:02can
- 8:02really
- 8:02think
- 8:03about
- 8:03doing.
- 8:03It's
- 8:03like
- 8:03a
- 8:03little
- 8:04pro
- 8:04tip
- 8:04for
- 8:04today.
- 8:05Call
- 8:05them
- 8:05and
- 8:06tell
- 8:06them
- 8:06you're
- 8:06going
- 8:06to
- 8:07cancel
- 8:07because
- 8:08all
- 8:08of
- 8:08a
- 8:08sudden
- 8:08they're
- 8:08going
- 8:08to
- 8:09put
- 8:09their
- 8:09best
- 8:09people
- 8:09in
- 8:09the
- 8:09phone
- 8:10to
- 8:10try
- 8:10to
- 8:10keep
- 8:10it,
- 8:10those
- 8:10retention
- 8:11folks.
- 8:12And
- 8:12you
- 8:12might
- 8:12be
- 8:13able
- 8:13to
- 8:13get
- 8:13that
- 8:13price
- 8:14lower.
- 8:14I've
- 8:14done
- 8:14that
- 8:14with
- 8:15Sirius
- 8:15XM
- 8:16satellite
- 8:16radio
- 8:17more
- 8:17times
- 8:17than
- 8:17I
- 8:17can
- 8:18count.
- 8:18I
- 8:18would
- 8:18say
- 8:18to
- 8:18them,
- 8:18I
- 8:19call
- 8:19up
- 8:19because
- 8:19trying
- 8:20to
- 8:20cancel,
- 8:20that
- 8:20is
- 8:20insane.
- 8:21But
- 8:21because
- 8:22they
- 8:22put
- 8:22you
- 8:22on
- 8:22the
- 8:22phone
- 8:22with
- 8:22this
- 8:23retention
- 8:23person
- 8:24and
- 8:24you
- 8:24got
- 8:24a
- 8:24ring
- 8:24on
- 8:25the
- 8:25roll.
- 8:25Finally
- 8:25I
- 8:25said
- 8:25to
- 8:25the
- 8:26guy,
- 8:26make
- 8:26me
- 8:26a
- 8:26deal.
- 8:27And
- 8:28this
- 8:28is
- 8:28a
- 8:28crazy
- 8:28thing,
- 8:29but
- 8:29he
- 8:29was
- 8:29able
- 8:29to
- 8:30knock
- 8:30almost
- 8:3075%
- 8:31off
- 8:31of
- 8:31that
- 8:32cost.
- 8:32So
- 8:32you
- 8:32might
- 8:33be
- 8:33in
- 8:33that
- 8:33same
- 8:33position.
- 8:34But
- 8:34as
- 8:35you
- 8:35look
- 8:35at
- 8:35those
- 8:35recurring
- 8:36charges,
- 8:36if
- 8:36you're
- 8:36not
- 8:36going
- 8:37to
- 8:37use
- 8:37it,
- 8:37get
- 8:37rid
- 8:38of
- 8:38it.
- 8:38But
- 8:38if
- 8:39still
- 8:39a
- 8:39chance
- 8:39you're
- 8:39going
- 8:39to
- 8:39use
- 8:40it,
- 8:40negotiate
- 8:41it.
- 8:41And
- 8:42if
- 8:42you're
- 8:42not
- 8:42going
- 8:42to
- 8:42use
- 8:42it.
- 8:42Cancel
- 8:43it.
- 8:43Be
- 8:43done
- 8:43with
- 8:43it.
- 8:43How
- 8:44about
- 8:44we
- 8:44pray
- 8:44together
- 8:45today?
- 8:46Lord,
- 8:46we
- 8:46thank
- 8:46you
- 8:47for
- 8:47provision.
- 8:47We
- 8:47thank
- 8:48you
- 8:48for
- 8:48all
- 8:48the
- 8:48things
- 8:48you've
- 8:49given
- 8:49us,
- 8:49Lord.
- 8:50You've
- 8:50provided
- 8:51for
- 8:51us
- 8:51in
- 8:51so
- 8:51many
- 8:51ways,
- 8:52Lord.
- 8:52And
- 8:52we
- 8:52got
- 8:52to
- 8:52confess
- 8:53right
- 8:53now
- 8:53that
- 8:54we've
- 8:54allowed
- 8:54small
- 8:54leaks
- 8:55to
- 8:55go
- 8:55unnoticed,
- 8:56Lord,
- 8:56we've
- 8:56those
- 8:57subscriptions
- 8:58or
- 8:58those
- 8:58recurring
- 8:59charges
- 8:59just
- 8:59be
- 9:00in
- 9:00our
- 9:00life,
- 9:00Lord,
- 9:01and
- 9:01we
- 9:01haven't
- 9:01really
- 9:01done
- 9:02a
- 9:02good
- 9:02job
- 9:02of
- 9:03stewarding
- 9:03those
- 9:03resources.
- 9:04So,
- 9:04Lord,
- 9:04we
- 9:04just
- 9:05ask
- 9:05you
- 9:05right
- 9:05now
- 9:05to
- 9:06give
- 9:06us
- 9:06the
- 9:06wisdom
- 9:07and
- 9:07the
- 9:07courage
- 9:07honestly
- 9:08to
- 9:08go
- 9:08find
- 9:09those
- 9:09things
- 9:09and
- 9:09to
- 9:10track
- 9:10those
- 9:10things,
- 9:10Lord,
- 9:11and
- 9:11to
- 9:11follow
- 9:12through
- 9:12and
- 9:13cancel
- 9:13those
- 9:13things.
- 9:14Lord,
- 9:14help
- 9:15us
- 9:15to
- 9:15focus
- 9:15on
- 9:15goals
- 9:16that
- 9:16honor
- 9:16you,
- 9:16that
- 9:17are
- 9:17aligned
- 9:17with
- 9:17our
- 9:18true
- 9:18Christian
- 9:19values.
- 9:20Help
- 9:20us
- 9:20to
- 9:20break
- 9:21this
- 9:21cycle
- 9:21of
- 9:21financial
- 9:22shame
- 9:22and
- 9:23do
- 9:23it
- 9:23with
- 9:23confidence.
- 9:24And
- 9:24we
- 9:24ask
- 9:24this
- 9:24in
- 9:25true
- 9:25confidence,
- 9:26in
- 9:26the
- 9:26name
- 9:26of
- 9:26Jesus.
- 9:28Amen.
- 9:29Subscription
- 9:30reviews
- 9:30aren't
- 9:30glamorous.
- 9:31This
- 9:31isn't
- 9:31glamorous,
- 9:31what
- 9:32I
- 9:32talked
- 9:32about
- 9:32today.
- 9:33It's
- 9:33not
- 9:33some
- 9:33exciting
- 9:34thing
- 9:34like,
- 9:34oh,
- 9:34this
- 9:34is
- 9:34a
- 9:34great
- 9:34thing,
- 9:35Ralph.
- 9:35No,
- 9:35but
- 9:35they
- 9:36are
- 9:36powerful.
- 9:37You
- 9:37want
- 9:37to
- 9:37stop
- 9:38those
- 9:38small
- 9:38leaks,
- 9:38those
- 9:39little
- 9:39drip,
- 9:39drip,
- 9:39drips.
- 9:40This
- 9:40is
- 9:40where
- 9:40you
- 9:41can
- 9:41do
- 9:41it.
- 9:41So
- 9:41I
- 9:41encourage
- 9:41you
- 9:41to
- 9:42do
- 9:42it
- 9:42today
- 9:42because
- 9:43you
- 9:43might
- 9:43just
- 9:43give
- 9:44yourself
- 9:44a
- 9:44raise
- 9:44and,
- 9:45hey,
- 9:45who
- 9:45doesn't
- 9:45want
- 9:46a
- 9:46raise?
- 9:47And
- 9:47while
- 9:47you're
- 9:47thinking
- 9:47about
- 9:47doing
- 9:48something,
- 9:48I
- 9:48want
- 9:48to
- 9:48encourage
- 9:48you
- 9:49to
- 9:49do
- 9:49something
- 9:49for
- 9:49me.
- 9:50This
- 9:50show
- 9:50means
- 9:51a
- 9:51lot
- 9:51to
- 9:51me.
- 9:51This
- 9:51is
- 9:52my
- 9:52heart
- 9:52that
- 9:52I
- 9:52put
- 9:52out
- 9:52here
- 9:53every
- 9:53day.
- 9:53And
- 9:53I
- 9:53would
- 9:53love
- 9:54for
- 9:54you
- 9:54to
- 9:54share
- 9:54this
- 9:54show
- 9:55with
- 9:55other
- 9:55people
- 9:56who
- 9:56might
- 9:57be
- 9:57wondering
- 9:57where
- 9:57their
- 9:58money
- 9:58goes
- 9:58as
- 9:58well.
- 9:58You
- 9:58might
- 9:59have
- 9:59somebody
- 9:59you're
- 9:59thinking
- 9:59about
- 10:00right
- 10:00now.
- 10:00They're
- 10:00saying,
- 10:00Ralph,
- 10:01they're
- 10:01always
- 10:01telling
- 10:01me,
- 10:02I
- 10:02can't
- 10:02figure
- 10:02out
- 10:02where
- 10:02my
- 10:02money
- 10:03goes.
- 10:03They're
- 10:03always
- 10:03hitting
- 10:03me
- 10:03up
- 10:04for
- 10:0410
- 10:04bucks
- 10:04at
- 10:04lunch
- 10:05or
- 10:05something
- 10:05like
- 10:05that.
- 10:06It's
- 10:06a
- 10:06great
- 10:07opportunity
- 10:07to
- 10:07share
- 10:08the
- 10:08show
- 10:08with
- 10:08them.
- 10:08You
- 10:08can
- 10:08send
- 10:09them
- 10:09right
- 10:09to
- 10:09our
- 10:10website,
- 10:10that's
- 10:11financiallyconfidentchristian.com
- 10:13and
- 10:13just
- 10:13say
- 10:14to
- 10:14them,
- 10:14hey,
- 10:14go
- 10:14listen
- 10:14to
- 10:15Ralph.
- 10:15He's
- 10:15got
- 10:15some
- 10:15great
- 10:15ideas.
- 10:16He
- 10:16does
- 10:16it
- 10:16every
- 10:17day.
- 10:17It's
- 10:17free.
- 10:17Not
- 10:18a
- 10:18lot
- 10:18to
- 10:18stomach.
- 10:18Just
- 10:18one
- 10:19thing
- 10:19at
- 10:19a
- 10:19time.
- 10:19Encourage
- 10:20them
- 10:20to
- 10:20do
- 10:20that
- 10:20and
- 10:21listen
- 10:21while
- 10:21they're
- 10:21there.
- 10:21And
- 10:22while
- 10:22you're
- 10:22there,
- 10:22you
- 10:23can
- 10:23actually
- 10:23get
- 10:23a
- 10:23copy
- 10:24of
- 10:24my
- 10:24latest
- 10:24book
- 10:25absolutely
- 10:25free,
- 10:25no
- 10:26strings
- 10:26attached.
- 10:27It's
- 10:27called
- 10:27Becoming
- 10:28a
- 10:28Financially
- 10:28Confident
- 10:29Christian.
- 10:29I
- 10:29want
- 10:29to
- 10:29give
- 10:29you
- 10:29a
- 10:30free
- 10:30download
- 10:30of
- 10:30that.
- 10:31You
- 10:31can
- 10:31go
- 10:31right
- 10:31to
- 10:32financiallyconfidentchristian.com/becoming
- 10:35get
- 10:36a
- 10:36free
- 10:36copy
- 10:36of
- 10:36the
- 10:36book
- 10:37again.
- 10:37That's
- 10:37financially
- 10:38confidentchristian.com/becoming
- 10:41now,
- 10:41tomorrow
- 10:42on
- 10:42the
- 10:42show,
- 10:42we're
- 10:42going
- 10:43to
- 10:43talk
- 10:43about
- 10:43retirement
- 10:44planning.
- 10:44Specifically,
- 10:45we're
- 10:45going
- 10:45to
- 10:46talk
- 10:46about
- 10:46why
- 10:46it
- 10:46feels
- 10:47so
- 10:47overwhelming
- 10:48and
- 10:48how
- 10:48I
- 10:48can
- 10:48help
- 10:49you
- 10:49break
- 10:49it
- 10:49it
- 10:49down
- 10:49into
- 10:50simple
- 10:50steps
- 10:51so
- 10:51that
- 10:51you
- 10:51actually
- 10:52do
- 10:52it.
- 10:52Because
- 10:52that's
- 10:52the
- 10:52key.
- 10:53I
- 10:53say
- 10:53this
- 10:53on
- 10:54the
- 10:54show
- 10:54all
- 10:54the
- 10:54time.
- 10:54Intentions
- 10:55are
- 10:55great,
- 10:56but
- 10:56it's
- 10:56the
- 10:56actions
- 10:57that
- 10:57matter.
- 10:58And
- 10:58listen,
- 10:59today
- 10:59I
- 10:59know
- 10:59you
- 10:59can
- 11:00do
- 11:00this.
- 11:00Go
- 11:00do
- 11:00that
- 11:01one
- 11:01subscription.
- 11:01Go
- 11:01find
- 11:02that
- 11:02recurring
- 11:02charge
- 11:02that
- 11:03you're
- 11:03not
- 11:03using.
- 11:03Don't
- 11:04be
- 11:04like
- 11:04Ralph
- 11:04and
- 11:04stay
- 11:04connected
- 11:05to
- 11:05a
- 11:05gym
- 11:05that
- 11:06doesn't
- 11:06even
- 11:06exist
- 11:06anymore.
- 11:07Go
- 11:07find
- 11:08those
- 11:08things.
- 11:08Plug
- 11:08those
- 11:08leaks.
- 11:09I
- 11:10believe
- 11:10in
- 11:10you.
- 11:10Believe
- 11:11in
- 11:11yourself.
- 11:11Now
- 11:12go
- 11:12live
- 11:12as
- 11:12a
- 11:12financially
- 11:13confident
- 11:13Christian.
- 11:14God
- 11:14bless
- 11:15you.
- 11:15And
- 11:15you
- 11:15have
- 11:16a
- 11:16great
- 11:16day
- 11:16today.