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8: Seeing Money as a Bridge: A Thanksgiving Reflection · The Money Clarity Podcast

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  when you hear the word gratitude, you probably think about being
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  thankful for your family, your health,
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  maybe that big vacation you took this year.
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  but what about being grateful for your money?
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  this week is thanksgiving here in the united states,
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  so it makes sense that gratitude is at the front of my mind.
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  when you hear the word gratitude, you probably think about being
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  thankful for your family, your health,
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  or maybe that big vacation that you got to take this year.
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  but what about being grateful for your money?
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  i believe that money should be a tool to help you live your
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  greatest life rather than an obstacle.
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  so wouldn't it make sense to pause and appreciate your money
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  for the opportunities it provides no matter how big or small your
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  bank account balance is? what if when you look at your checking
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  account balance, even if it really isn't where you'd like it
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  to be, you still take a moment to find gratitude for what
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  actually is in there. it's the money that paid for the
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  roof over your head. it's the money that bought the groceries
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  for your thanksgiving meal. it's the money that covered the bill
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  for your thanksgiving meal. kids' new
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  shoes. it's the money that you're using to pay down that credit
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  card debt. again, even if it's going much slower than
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  you would like like it. every dollar,
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  every cent has a job. when you're using a tool like ynab and
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  you're intentionally giving every dollar a job,
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  you can visually see the progress of your deliberate planning and
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  start to feel the energetic flow of your money.
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  and that my friends deserves gratitude.
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  instead of focusing on financial anxiety or that feeling that
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  everything you want cost money, try to embrace that energetic
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  flow of money. be grateful for when the money comes in
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  because it allows you to pay for the things that are important to
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  you. it's so easy to get caught up in the stress of budgeting,
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  especially when you're just getting started or if you've had
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  some large expenses come up recently.
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  but when you stop and acknowledge that your money is a bridge to
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  achieving your biggest, wildest dreams,
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  it might just change everything. this week,
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  as you are sitting down for your thanksgiving meal or your usual
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  thursday meal if you aren't here in the us,
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  i want you to try this simple practice.
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  take a moment to genuinely thank your money for the opportunities
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  it provides. the goal is to begin to move past the shame,
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  guilt, and fear. all of those heavy emotions that people carry
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  around when it comes to money and replace them with appreciation
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  and clarity. go ahead and give this practice a try for a week,
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  even if it feels a little silly at first.
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  you might just be surprised at the shift you feel with your
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  relationship with your money. and finally,
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  as we talk about gratitude, i actually want to take a moment to
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  thank you, my amazing listeners. i know this is only episode
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  eight of this podcast, so it is still pretty brand new for me.
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  but you are here, showing up. and i wanted to say thank thank
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  you. but not only are you showing up for me,
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  maybe more importantly, you are showing up for yourself.
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  every week that you show up, you listen,
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  you take in this information, and you take another step towards a
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  more positive financial future. and you are the reason
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  i am so passionate about helping others use money as a tool to
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  build their greatest life. it truly means the world to me
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  that you are letting me be a part of your financial journey.
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  and i don't take that lightly. and i want to know that i
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  appreciate each and every one of you.
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  so thank you, truly. thank you for allowing me to share this
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  work that lights me up so darn much.
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  thank you for allowing me to spread my budget nerdiness into
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  your life a little bit. with that,
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  happy thanksgiving, friends. until next time,
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  keep creating that positive relationship with your money so
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  that you too can start to experience financial freedom.