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- 0:37Have
- 0:37you
- 0:37ever
- 0:38had
- 0:38money
- 0:38sitting
- 0:38there
- 0:39and
- 0:39felt
- 0:39stuck
- 0:40with
- 0:40what
- 0:40to
- 0:40do
- 0:40with
- 0:40it,
- 0:41asking
- 0:42yourself,
- 0:42should
- 0:42I
- 0:43invest
- 0:43it
- 0:43or
- 0:44try
- 0:44to
- 0:44grow
- 0:44it
- 0:45or
- 0:46maybe
- 0:46pay
- 0:46off
- 0:46some
- 0:46debt
- 0:47and
- 0:47feel
- 0:47that
- 0:48relief?
- 0:49If
- 0:49you've
- 0:49ever
- 0:49gone
- 0:50back
- 0:50and
- 0:50forth
- 0:50second
- 0:51guessing
- 0:51your
- 0:51decision
- 0:52today,
- 0:53I'm
- 0:53going
- 0:53to
- 0:53help
- 0:53you
- 0:54bring
- 0:54clarity
- 0:54to
- 0:54that
- 0:55exact
- 0:55tension.
- 0:56I
- 0:56got
- 0:56a
- 0:57real
- 0:57positive
- 0:57takeaway
- 0:58for
- 0:58you
- 0:58today.
- 1:19Hello,
- 1:19friend.
- 1:19Ralph
- 1:20Estep
- 1:20Jr.
- 1:21Here.
- 1:21This
- 1:22is
- 1:22financially
- 1:22confident
- 1:23Christian,
- 1:24where
- 1:24every
- 1:24day
- 1:24my
- 1:24goal
- 1:25is
- 1:25to
- 1:25help
- 1:25you
- 1:25break
- 1:26that
- 1:26cycle
- 1:26of
- 1:26financial
- 1:27shame
- 1:28and
- 1:28live
- 1:28with
- 1:28confidence.
- 1:29Now,
- 1:29we
- 1:30got
- 1:30a
- 1:30really
- 1:30specific
- 1:31question
- 1:31today,
- 1:32which
- 1:32I'm
- 1:32going
- 1:32to
- 1:32make
- 1:32a
- 1:33little
- 1:33bit
- 1:33bigger.
- 1:33But
- 1:33the
- 1:34question
- 1:34today
- 1:34was,
- 1:34should
- 1:35I
- 1:35pay
- 1:35off
- 1:35my
- 1:36car
- 1:36or
- 1:36invest
- 1:37my
- 1:37money
- 1:37first?
- 1:39Great
- 1:39question,
- 1:39but
- 1:39let's
- 1:40get
- 1:40right
- 1:40to
- 1:40it.
- 1:41This
- 1:41was
- 1:41sent
- 1:41in
- 1:41by
- 1:42email.
- 1:43Listener
- 1:43writes
- 1:44this.
- 1:44Hey
- 1:44there,
- 1:44Ralph.
- 1:45I'm
- 1:46wondering
- 1:46if
- 1:46I
- 1:46should
- 1:46invest
- 1:47my
- 1:47money
- 1:47or
- 1:48pay
- 1:48off
- 1:48my
- 1:48car
- 1:49first.
- 1:50The
- 1:50interest
- 1:50rate
- 1:51is
- 1:517%
- 1:52and
- 1:52I've
- 1:52got
- 1:53$17,000
- 1:54left
- 1:54on
- 1:55it.
- 1:55I
- 1:55recently
- 1:56sold
- 1:56my
- 1:56house
- 1:57and
- 1:57have
- 1:57enough
- 1:57money
- 1:57to
- 1:58fully
- 1:58pay
- 1:58off
- 1:58the
- 1:59car
- 1:59while
- 2:00still
- 2:00keeping
- 2:01about
- 2:01six
- 2:01months
- 2:01of
- 2:02savings
- 2:02for
- 2:02emergencies.
- 2:04My
- 2:04mom
- 2:04keeps
- 2:04telling
- 2:05me
- 2:05I
- 2:05should
- 2:05invest
- 2:05instead,
- 2:06but
- 2:06in
- 2:07my
- 2:07mind,
- 2:08I
- 2:08feel
- 2:08like
- 2:08I
- 2:08should
- 2:08just
- 2:09pay
- 2:09off
- 2:09the
- 2:09car.
- 2:10Is
- 2:10there
- 2:10a
- 2:11good
- 2:11reason
- 2:11she's
- 2:12suggesting
- 2:12that
- 2:13I'd
- 2:13really
- 2:14appreciate
- 2:14some
- 2:15advice?
- 2:16Well,
- 2:16first
- 2:16of
- 2:16all,
- 2:17when
- 2:17mom
- 2:17says
- 2:17something,
- 2:18you
- 2:18got
- 2:18to
- 2:18listen.
- 2:19Mom's
- 2:19got
- 2:19that
- 2:20ability
- 2:20to
- 2:21say
- 2:21that.
- 2:21And
- 2:22it's
- 2:22really
- 2:22a
- 2:22great
- 2:23question.
- 2:23I
- 2:23get
- 2:23this
- 2:23question
- 2:24all
- 2:24the
- 2:24time
- 2:25because
- 2:25on
- 2:26the
- 2:26surface,
- 2:26this
- 2:27feels
- 2:27like
- 2:27a
- 2:27math
- 2:28decision.
- 2:29You're
- 2:29saying,
- 2:30I
- 2:30got
- 2:307%,
- 2:3117,000,
- 2:32I
- 2:32got
- 2:32money
- 2:33in
- 2:33the
- 2:33bank.
- 2:33But
- 2:33see,
- 2:34underneath
- 2:34of
- 2:34this,
- 2:35I
- 2:35think
- 2:35it's
- 2:35a
- 2:35little
- 2:36deeper
- 2:36than
- 2:36that.
- 2:37What
- 2:37you're
- 2:37really
- 2:37asking
- 2:38me
- 2:38is
- 2:38about
- 2:39peace.
- 2:40It's
- 2:40about
- 2:40risk,
- 2:41and
- 2:41it's
- 2:42really
- 2:42about
- 2:42how
- 2:42you
- 2:42want
- 2:43to
- 2:43move
- 2:43forward.
- 2:44And
- 2:44I
- 2:44want
- 2:44you
- 2:44to
- 2:45hear
- 2:45this
- 2:45right
- 2:45from
- 2:45the
- 2:46jump.
- 2:46There
- 2:47isn't
- 2:47just
- 2:48one
- 2:48right
- 2:48answer.
- 2:50I
- 2:50wish
- 2:50I
- 2:50could
- 2:51say
- 2:51to
- 2:51you
- 2:51from
- 2:51my
- 2:51experience,
- 2:52from
- 2:52my
- 2:52professionalism,
- 2:53hey,
- 2:54go
- 2:54do
- 2:54this.
- 2:56There
- 2:56is
- 2:56no
- 2:56right
- 2:57answer.
- 2:57But
- 2:57I
- 2:57do
- 2:58think
- 2:58there's
- 2:58a
- 2:58wise
- 2:58way
- 2:59to
- 2:59think
- 2:59through
- 2:59it,
- 2:59and
- 2:59that's
- 3:00what
- 3:00I'm
- 3:00really
- 3:00going
- 3:00to
- 3:00help
- 3:00you
- 3:01with
- 3:01today.
- 3:02Because
- 3:02in
- 3:02the
- 3:02end,
- 3:03the
- 3:03best
- 3:03choice
- 3:04isn't
- 3:04just
- 3:04about
- 3:05maximizing
- 3:05returns.
- 3:06That's
- 3:06what
- 3:06your
- 3:06mom
- 3:06is
- 3:07saying.
- 3:07How
- 3:07do
- 3:07I
- 3:07maximize
- 3:08returns?
- 3:09But
- 3:09the
- 3:09best
- 3:10choice
- 3:10is
- 3:10about
- 3:11aligning
- 3:11your
- 3:12decisions
- 3:12with
- 3:12stability
- 3:13and
- 3:13peace.
- 3:14That's
- 3:15what
- 3:15the
- 3:15show
- 3:15is
- 3:15all
- 3:15about,
- 3:16stability
- 3:17and
- 3:17peace.
- 3:18Well,
- 3:18let's
- 3:18get
- 3:18right
- 3:18into
- 3:19the
- 3:19nitty
- 3:19gritty.
- 3:20First
- 3:20thing
- 3:20I
- 3:20want
- 3:20you
- 3:21to
- 3:21do,
- 3:21understand
- 3:22what
- 3:22Your
- 3:22interest
- 3:23rate
- 3:23is
- 3:23really
- 3:24costing
- 3:24you.
- 3:25You
- 3:25kind
- 3:26of
- 3:26understand
- 3:26this.
- 3:26You
- 3:26said,
- 3:27ralph,
- 3:27the
- 3:27rate
- 3:27is
- 3:277%.
- 3:29That
- 3:29means
- 3:29if
- 3:29you're
- 3:29paying
- 3:30it
- 3:30off,
- 3:30you're
- 3:31guaranteeing
- 3:31a
- 3:327%
- 3:32return.
- 3:33It's
- 3:33what
- 3:33you're
- 3:33going
- 3:33to
- 3:34get,
- 3:34right?
- 3:34Because
- 3:34you're
- 3:34not
- 3:34paying
- 3:35that
- 3:357%.
- 3:36And
- 3:36that
- 3:37matters
- 3:37because
- 3:38any
- 3:38investment
- 3:39that
- 3:39you
- 3:39make
- 3:40would
- 3:40need
- 3:40to
- 3:40be
- 3:40consistently
- 3:41higher
- 3:42than
- 3:42that.
- 3:43What
- 3:43do
- 3:43I
- 3:43mean
- 3:43by
- 3:44that?
- 3:44If
- 3:44you
- 3:45decide
- 3:45to
- 3:45take
- 3:45the
- 3:46money
- 3:46that
- 3:46you
- 3:46could
- 3:46invest
- 3:48and
- 3:48you
- 3:48could
- 3:48earn
- 3:49more
- 3:49than
- 3:507%
- 3:50on
- 3:50that
- 3:51investment,
- 3:52then
- 3:52keep
- 3:52the
- 3:52car
- 3:53loan,
- 3:53because
- 3:54the
- 3:54car
- 3:54loan
- 3:54is
- 3:54going
- 3:54to
- 3:55cost
- 3:55you
- 3:55less.
- 3:55But
- 3:55here's
- 3:55a
- 3:56great
- 3:56example
- 3:56of
- 3:56that.
- 3:56I
- 3:56had
- 3:57a
- 3:57client
- 3:57I
- 3:57was
- 3:57working
- 3:57with
- 3:57last
- 3:58week.
- 3:59Clients
- 3:59said
- 3:59to
- 3:59me,
- 3:59ralph,
- 4:00I've
- 4:00got
- 4:00this
- 4:00car
- 4:00loan,
- 4:01it's
- 4:01a
- 4:027%
- 4:02interest
- 4:02rate.
- 4:03And
- 4:03I've
- 4:03also
- 4:04got
- 4:04these
- 4:04investments,
- 4:05but
- 4:05they're
- 4:05only
- 4:05making
- 4:05about
- 4:063%.
- 4:07That's
- 4:08the
- 4:08issue,
- 4:08right?
- 4:09So
- 4:09you're
- 4:10paying
- 4:107%,
- 4:11you're
- 4:11earning
- 4:113.
- 4:12Guess
- 4:12what,
- 4:12you're
- 4:12losing
- 4:134%.
- 4:14So
- 4:14that's
- 4:15where
- 4:15you
- 4:15got
- 4:15to
- 4:15start.
- 4:16Understand
- 4:16the
- 4:16true
- 4:17cost
- 4:17of
- 4:17interest.
- 4:17Now
- 4:18we
- 4:18can
- 4:18get
- 4:18into
- 4:18a
- 4:18whole
- 4:19tax
- 4:19discussion
- 4:20about
- 4:20the
- 4:20effective
- 4:21rate
- 4:21because
- 4:21it's
- 4:22tax
- 4:22deductible.
- 4:22We're
- 4:22just
- 4:23keeping
- 4:23it
- 4:23really
- 4:23simple.
- 4:24But
- 4:25also
- 4:25understand
- 4:26why
- 4:26investing
- 4:27is
- 4:27being
- 4:28suggested.
- 4:28You
- 4:28might
- 4:28be
- 4:28saying,
- 4:29well,
- 4:29mom
- 4:29is
- 4:29riding
- 4:30me
- 4:30about
- 4:30this.
- 4:31She
- 4:31doesn't
- 4:31understand
- 4:32what
- 4:32she's
- 4:32talking
- 4:32about,
- 4:33but
- 4:33she's
- 4:33not
- 4:34wrong
- 4:34in
- 4:34this.
- 4:35She's
- 4:35probably
- 4:36thinking
- 4:36this.
- 4:36Over
- 4:37time,
- 4:37the
- 4:38market
- 4:38can
- 4:38return
- 4:39more
- 4:39than
- 4:397%.
- 4:40And
- 4:41historically,
- 4:41I
- 4:41can't
- 4:42argue
- 4:42with
- 4:42your
- 4:42mom,
- 4:43that
- 4:43can
- 4:43be
- 4:43true.
- 4:44But
- 4:44here's
- 4:45what
- 4:45your
- 4:45mom
- 4:45might
- 4:45be
- 4:46missing.
- 4:46And
- 4:46listen,
- 4:46I'm
- 4:46not
- 4:47calling
- 4:47out
- 4:47mom
- 4:47because
- 4:48I
- 4:48don't
- 4:48want
- 4:48to
- 4:48get
- 4:48you
- 4:48in
- 4:48trouble
- 4:49with
- 4:49Mom.
- 4:50But
- 4:50here's
- 4:50what
- 4:50you
- 4:50could
- 4:50be
- 4:51missing.
- 4:51Market
- 4:52returns
- 4:52are
- 4:52not
- 4:53guaranteed.
- 4:53The
- 4:53last
- 4:53several
- 4:54years,
- 4:54numbers
- 4:55have
- 4:55been
- 4:55great.
- 4:56I
- 4:56look
- 4:56at
- 4:56my
- 4:56own
- 4:57investment
- 4:57portfolio,
- 4:58it's
- 4:58been
- 4:58growing
- 4:58at
- 4:5810,
- 4:5912,
- 4:5914.
- 5:00I
- 5:00had
- 5:00a
- 5:00couple
- 5:01years
- 5:01ago
- 5:01where
- 5:01it
- 5:02grew
- 5:02at
- 5:0218%.
- 5:03Hey,
- 5:03that's
- 5:03a
- 5:04no
- 5:04brainer.
- 5:04If
- 5:04I
- 5:05can
- 5:05make
- 5:0518%
- 5:06and
- 5:06it's
- 5:06only
- 5:07costing
- 5:07me
- 5:07seven,
- 5:08hey,
- 5:08I'm
- 5:08making
- 5:08money
- 5:09on
- 5:09that
- 5:09deal.
- 5:10But
- 5:11those
- 5:11things
- 5:11aren't
- 5:11guaranteed.
- 5:12Timing
- 5:13matters.
- 5:13And
- 5:14listen,
- 5:14short
- 5:15term
- 5:15volatility
- 5:15is
- 5:16real.
- 5:16But
- 5:17right
- 5:17now,
- 5:17as
- 5:17I
- 5:17record
- 5:18this
- 5:18episode,
- 5:19in
- 5:19the
- 5:19United
- 5:19States,
- 5:20we're
- 5:20in
- 5:21the
- 5:21midst
- 5:21of
- 5:21a
- 5:21very
- 5:22volatile
- 5:22financial
- 5:23situation.
- 5:24Prices
- 5:25are
- 5:25going
- 5:25up,
- 5:25specifically
- 5:26oil
- 5:26prices.
- 5:27So
- 5:27you
- 5:28have
- 5:28to
- 5:28realize
- 5:28that
- 5:29there's
- 5:29volatility
- 5:29in
- 5:30this.
- 5:30And
- 5:30what
- 5:30might
- 5:30seem
- 5:31like
- 5:31a
- 5:31simple
- 5:32decision
- 5:33might
- 5:33not
- 5:33be
- 5:33so
- 5:34simple.
- 5:34This
- 5:35isn't
- 5:35just
- 5:35about
- 5:36potential.
- 5:36It's
- 5:37about
- 5:37certainty
- 5:38versus
- 5:38risk.
- 5:38That's
- 5:38what
- 5:38I
- 5:38mentioned.
- 5:40But
- 5:40how
- 5:40do
- 5:40you
- 5:40make
- 5:40a
- 5:41practical
- 5:41decision?
- 5:42I
- 5:42first
- 5:42think
- 5:42you
- 5:42need
- 5:42to
- 5:43do
- 5:43is
- 5:43look,
- 5:43look
- 5:44at
- 5:44your
- 5:44current
- 5:44foundation.
- 5:46And
- 5:46I
- 5:46love
- 5:46how
- 5:46you
- 5:47said
- 5:47this,
- 5:47because
- 5:48this
- 5:48is
- 5:48where
- 5:48your
- 5:48situation
- 5:49stands
- 5:49out
- 5:50in
- 5:50a
- 5:50good
- 5:50way.
- 5:51One
- 5:51of
- 5:51the
- 5:51things
- 5:51you
- 5:52mentioned,
- 5:52you
- 5:52said,
- 5:52ralph,
- 5:53I
- 5:53already
- 5:53have
- 5:53six
- 5:54months,
- 5:54nine
- 5:54months
- 5:55of
- 5:55emergency
- 5:55savings.
- 5:56I
- 5:56don't
- 5:56remember
- 5:56exactly
- 5:56what
- 5:56you
- 5:56said,
- 5:57but
- 5:57you
- 5:57had
- 5:57a
- 5:57lot.
- 5:58You
- 5:58have
- 5:59the
- 5:59ability
- 5:59to
- 5:59fully
- 6:00pay
- 6:00off
- 6:00the
- 6:00car.
- 6:00Hey,
- 6:01that's
- 6:01a
- 6:01great
- 6:01place
- 6:01to
- 6:02be.
- 6:02You
- 6:03have
- 6:03this
- 6:03money
- 6:03sitting
- 6:04on
- 6:04the
- 6:04side,
- 6:04and
- 6:04at
- 6:05any
- 6:05moment
- 6:05you
- 6:05could
- 6:06say,
- 6:06ralph,
- 6:06I
- 6:06could
- 6:06just
- 6:06pay
- 6:07that
- 6:07thing
- 6:07off.
- 6:08That's
- 6:08a
- 6:08beautiful
- 6:09place
- 6:09to
- 6:09be.
- 6:09That
- 6:10means
- 6:10you're
- 6:10using
- 6:10credit
- 6:11wisely,
- 6:12which
- 6:12means
- 6:12you've
- 6:12got
- 6:13margin
- 6:13to
- 6:13make
- 6:13a
- 6:14thoughtful
- 6:14decision.
- 6:14A
- 6:15lot
- 6:15of
- 6:15people
- 6:15don't
- 6:16live
- 6:16in
- 6:16that
- 6:16same
- 6:17place,
- 6:18but
- 6:18that
- 6:18is
- 6:18a
- 6:18super
- 6:19strong
- 6:19position.
- 6:20You're
- 6:20not
- 6:21in
- 6:21this
- 6:21place
- 6:21of
- 6:21pressure.
- 6:22You're
- 6:23not
- 6:23in
- 6:23this
- 6:23place
- 6:23of,
- 6:23well,
- 6:24I
- 6:24have
- 6:24no
- 6:24other
- 6:24choices,
- 6:24Rob,
- 6:25you're
- 6:25making
- 6:25a
- 6:26choice
- 6:26from
- 6:26stability,
- 6:27which
- 6:27makes
- 6:27this
- 6:28so
- 6:28much
- 6:28easier.
- 6:29But
- 6:30I
- 6:30want
- 6:30to
- 6:30key
- 6:30in
- 6:30on
- 6:30something
- 6:31you
- 6:31mentioned
- 6:31here.
- 6:32I
- 6:32want
- 6:32you
- 6:33to
- 6:33really
- 6:33think
- 6:33about
- 6:33the
- 6:34emotional
- 6:34and
- 6:35financial
- 6:35weight
- 6:36of
- 6:36debt.
- 6:36I
- 6:37want
- 6:37to
- 6:37get
- 6:37real
- 6:37practical.
- 6:39What
- 6:39changes
- 6:40in
- 6:40your
- 6:40life
- 6:40if
- 6:41this
- 6:41car
- 6:41is
- 6:41paid
- 6:41off?
- 6:42Because
- 6:42this
- 6:42is
- 6:42really
- 6:43not
- 6:43just
- 6:43a
- 6:43math
- 6:44decision.
- 6:44It's
- 6:45an
- 6:45emotional
- 6:46decision.
- 6:46But
- 6:46think
- 6:47about
- 6:47it
- 6:47in
- 6:47your
- 6:47own
- 6:47mind.
- 6:48What's
- 6:48changing
- 6:48if
- 6:49your
- 6:49car
- 6:49gets
- 6:49paid
- 6:50off?
- 6:50You
- 6:50might
- 6:51be
- 6:51thinking,
- 6:51well,
- 6:51Ralph,
- 6:51I'd
- 6:52have
- 6:52no
- 6:52monthly
- 6:52payment.
- 6:53That's
- 6:53great.
- 6:54What
- 6:54are
- 6:55you
- 6:55going
- 6:55to
- 6:55do
- 6:55with
- 6:55that
- 6:55money?
- 6:56If
- 6:56you
- 6:56don't
- 6:56have
- 6:56a
- 6:56monthly
- 6:57payment,
- 6:57your
- 6:57cash
- 6:58flow
- 6:58gets
- 6:58better.
- 6:59Great.
- 7:00You
- 7:00have
- 7:01less
- 7:01financial
- 7:01pressure.
- 7:02You
- 7:02have
- 7:03more
- 7:03flexibility
- 7:03moving
- 7:04forward.
- 7:05But
- 7:05that's
- 7:05why
- 7:05I
- 7:05say
- 7:05this
- 7:06is
- 7:06not
- 7:06just
- 7:06a
- 7:07financial
- 7:07decision.
- 7:08This
- 7:08is
- 7:08a
- 7:09mental
- 7:09decision.
- 7:09There's
- 7:10mental
- 7:10space
- 7:11here.
- 7:11And
- 7:12a
- 7:12lot
- 7:12of
- 7:12people.
- 7:13I
- 7:13counsel
- 7:13clients
- 7:14like
- 7:14this
- 7:14all
- 7:14the
- 7:14time.
- 7:14They'll
- 7:14say
- 7:15to
- 7:15me,
- 7:15ralph,
- 7:15we
- 7:15could
- 7:16pay
- 7:16off
- 7:16our
- 7:16house
- 7:16right
- 7:16now.
- 7:17We
- 7:17take
- 7:17the
- 7:17money
- 7:18out
- 7:18of
- 7:18our
- 7:18investments
- 7:19and
- 7:19pay
- 7:19it
- 7:19off.
- 7:19And
- 7:20I
- 7:20know,
- 7:20Ralph,
- 7:20you've
- 7:20told
- 7:21me
- 7:21that
- 7:21my
- 7:21investments
- 7:22are
- 7:22making
- 7:22more
- 7:22than
- 7:22my
- 7:23interest
- 7:23rate,
- 7:23but
- 7:23I
- 7:24just
- 7:24want
- 7:24to
- 7:24have
- 7:25peace
- 7:25of
- 7:25mind
- 7:25knowing
- 7:26that
- 7:26my
- 7:26house
- 7:26is
- 7:27mine.
- 7:27Hey,
- 7:28there's
- 7:28a
- 7:29lot
- 7:29of
- 7:29value
- 7:29to
- 7:29that.
- 7:30Where
- 7:30it
- 7:31might
- 7:31not
- 7:31be
- 7:31the
- 7:31best
- 7:32financial
- 7:32decision,
- 7:33it
- 7:34might
- 7:34be
- 7:34the
- 7:34best
- 7:34decision
- 7:35for
- 7:35you.
- 7:35And
- 7:35that's
- 7:36what
- 7:36matters
- 7:36more
- 7:37here
- 7:37than
- 7:37that
- 7:37math
- 7:38decision.
- 7:39So
- 7:39you've
- 7:39got
- 7:39to
- 7:40make
- 7:40a
- 7:40choice
- 7:41to
- 7:41choose
- 7:41a
- 7:42path
- 7:42that
- 7:42you
- 7:43can
- 7:43stay
- 7:43consistent
- 7:44with.
- 7:44And
- 7:44here's
- 7:44where
- 7:45the
- 7:45wisdom
- 7:45comes
- 7:45in.
- 7:46Here's
- 7:46what
- 7:46you
- 7:46could
- 7:47do,
- 7:47you've
- 7:47already
- 7:48said
- 7:48it.
- 7:48I
- 7:48could
- 7:48pay
- 7:48off
- 7:48the
- 7:49car
- 7:49now
- 7:49and
- 7:50then.
- 7:50I
- 7:50could
- 7:50invest
- 7:51that
- 7:51freed
- 7:51up
- 7:51money
- 7:52monthly.
- 7:52I
- 7:52can
- 7:52make
- 7:53money
- 7:53with
- 7:53that.
- 7:54But
- 7:54here's
- 7:54something
- 7:54you
- 7:54hadn't
- 7:55thought
- 7:55about.
- 7:56Maybe
- 7:56you
- 7:56do
- 7:56this.
- 7:56This
- 7:57make
- 7:57mom
- 7:57happy
- 7:57and
- 7:58you
- 7:58happy
- 7:58at
- 7:58the
- 7:58same
- 7:58time.
- 7:59Maybe
- 7:59you
- 8:00split
- 8:00the
- 8:00money.
- 8:01Maybe
- 8:01you
- 8:01make
- 8:01extra
- 8:02principal
- 8:02payments
- 8:02on
- 8:03the
- 8:03car
- 8:03every
- 8:03month
- 8:03and
- 8:04then
- 8:04you
- 8:04invest
- 8:04the
- 8:04rest
- 8:05of
- 8:05that.
- 8:06But
- 8:06like
- 8:06I
- 8:06said
- 8:06at
- 8:06the
- 8:07beginning,
- 8:07whichever
- 8:08you
- 8:08choose,
- 8:09you've
- 8:09got
- 8:09to
- 8:10make
- 8:10a
- 8:10decision
- 8:11that
- 8:11you
- 8:11won't
- 8:11second
- 8:12guess
- 8:12every
- 8:13month.
- 8:14If
- 8:14you
- 8:14listen
- 8:15to
- 8:15nothing
- 8:15else
- 8:15I
- 8:15say
- 8:16on
- 8:16the
- 8:16show,
- 8:17consistency
- 8:18is
- 8:18what
- 8:18builds
- 8:19momentum.
- 8:20But
- 8:20I
- 8:20want
- 8:20to
- 8:20go
- 8:21a
- 8:21little
- 8:21deeper
- 8:21here.
- 8:22Take
- 8:22a
- 8:22minute
- 8:22of
- 8:23faith
- 8:23here.
- 8:24Because
- 8:24decisions
- 8:25like
- 8:25this
- 8:25can
- 8:26quietly
- 8:26carry
- 8:26pressure.
- 8:27I
- 8:27can
- 8:28already
- 8:28hear
- 8:28the
- 8:28pressure.
- 8:29You've
- 8:29got
- 8:29mom
- 8:30talking
- 8:30over
- 8:30here
- 8:31and
- 8:31you've
- 8:31got
- 8:31yourself
- 8:32over
- 8:32here
- 8:33and
- 8:33you've
- 8:33got
- 8:33this
- 8:34fear
- 8:34of
- 8:34making
- 8:34the
- 8:35wrong
- 8:35move.
- 8:36You
- 8:36got
- 8:36that
- 8:36fear
- 8:37of
- 8:37missing
- 8:37out.
- 8:38You
- 8:38got
- 8:38that
- 8:38fear
- 8:39regret.
- 8:40But
- 8:40here's
- 8:41the
- 8:41thing.
- 8:42God's
- 8:42not
- 8:42waiting
- 8:43on
- 8:43the
- 8:43sideline
- 8:43to
- 8:44correct
- 8:44you
- 8:44after
- 8:44a
- 8:45mistake.
- 8:45That's
- 8:46not
- 8:46the
- 8:46kind
- 8:46of
- 8:46God
- 8:46we
- 8:47have.
- 8:47He's
- 8:47walking
- 8:48with
- 8:48you
- 8:48as
- 8:48you
- 8:49decide,
- 8:50even
- 8:50in
- 8:50this
- 8:50decision.
- 8:51So
- 8:51listen,
- 8:51let's
- 8:51not
- 8:51forget
- 8:52about
- 8:52this.
- 8:53Maybe
- 8:54you
- 8:54drop
- 8:54a
- 8:54prayer
- 8:54right
- 8:55now,
- 8:55say,
- 8:55lord,
- 8:55guide
- 8:56me
- 8:56in
- 8:56this
- 8:56decision.
- 8:57Help
- 8:57me
- 8:58to
- 8:58choose
- 8:58what
- 8:58I
- 8:59should
- 8:59do
- 8:59with
- 8:59wisdom
- 9:00and
- 9:00peace.
- 9:00And
- 9:00he'll
- 9:01talk
- 9:01to
- 9:01you.
- 9:02Because
- 9:02in
- 9:03the
- 9:03end,
- 9:03you
- 9:03don't
- 9:04need
- 9:04a
- 9:04perfect
- 9:04decision.
- 9:06You
- 9:06just
- 9:06need
- 9:07a
- 9:07peaceful
- 9:07one.
- 9:09So
- 9:09here's
- 9:10your
- 9:10win
- 9:10for
- 9:10today.
- 9:12It's
- 9:12time
- 9:12to
- 9:12decide
- 9:13your
- 9:13direction
- 9:14because
- 9:14I
- 9:14can
- 9:14already
- 9:14sense
- 9:15the
- 9:15emotions
- 9:15and
- 9:16your
- 9:16emotions
- 9:16are
- 9:16gonna
- 9:17take
- 9:17over.
- 9:17It's
- 9:17like
- 9:17riding
- 9:18a
- 9:18roller
- 9:18coaster.
- 9:18You
- 9:19got
- 9:19your
- 9:19hands
- 9:19gripped
- 9:20up
- 9:20and
- 9:20down.
- 9:20Talk
- 9:20to
- 9:21mom.
- 9:21Talk
- 9:21to
- 9:21your.
- 9:22But
- 9:22you've
- 9:23got
- 9:23to
- 9:23write
- 9:23down
- 9:23this
- 9:24sentence,
- 9:24I'm
- 9:25choosing
- 9:25to,
- 9:25and
- 9:26then
- 9:26fill
- 9:26in
- 9:26the
- 9:26blanks
- 9:27because
- 9:27it
- 9:27supports
- 9:28my
- 9:28long
- 9:28term
- 9:29stability
- 9:29plan.
- 9:30Write
- 9:30that
- 9:30down.
- 9:32That
- 9:32clear
- 9:33decision
- 9:33is
- 9:33going
- 9:34to
- 9:34remove
- 9:34that
- 9:34ongoing
- 9:35stress.
- 9:35And
- 9:35that
- 9:35depends
- 9:36on
- 9:36the
- 9:36person.
- 9:37Again,
- 9:37I
- 9:38go
- 9:38back
- 9:38to.
- 9:38I'm
- 9:39not
- 9:39telling
- 9:39you
- 9:39what
- 9:39to
- 9:39do.
- 9:40I
- 9:40can
- 9:41tell
- 9:41you
- 9:41financially
- 9:42if
- 9:42you
- 9:42can
- 9:42make
- 9:42more
- 9:43money
- 9:43in
- 9:43the
- 9:43market
- 9:44than
- 9:44what
- 9:44the
- 9:44interest
- 9:44is
- 9:45costing
- 9:45you
- 9:45from
- 9:45a
- 9:45financial
- 9:46Check
- 9:46the
- 9:46box.
- 9:46It's
- 9:47easy.
- 9:47But
- 9:48you
- 9:48might
- 9:48be
- 9:48saying
- 9:48to
- 9:48Ralph,
- 9:49I've
- 9:49never
- 9:49owned
- 9:49a
- 9:50car.
- 9:50I
- 9:50never
- 9:51had
- 9:51a
- 9:51position
- 9:51where
- 9:52I
- 9:52own
- 9:52my
- 9:52car
- 9:53outright.
- 9:53That
- 9:53may
- 9:53be
- 9:54a
- 9:54decision
- 9:55that
- 9:55makes
- 9:55your
- 9:55heart
- 9:56feel
- 9:56great.
- 9:57You've
- 9:58got
- 9:58to
- 9:58decide
- 9:58what
- 9:58works
- 9:59best
- 9:59for
- 9:59you.
- 9:59Well,
- 10:00let's
- 10:00get
- 10:00into
- 10:00the
- 10:00word
- 10:01of
- 10:01God.
- 10:01We're
- 10:01going
- 10:01to
- 10:01go
- 10:01to
- 10:02book
- 10:02of
- 10:02James
- 10:02chapter
- 10:03one,
- 10:03verse
- 10:04five.
- 10:05And
- 10:05this
- 10:05just
- 10:06nails
- 10:06exactly
- 10:06what
- 10:06we're
- 10:07talking
- 10:07about
- 10:07again,
- 10:07James
- 10:081:5.
- 10:09If
- 10:09any
- 10:10of
- 10:10you
- 10:10lacks
- 10:10wisdom,
- 10:11you
- 10:11should
- 10:12ask
- 10:12God,
- 10:12who
- 10:13gives
- 10:13generously
- 10:14to
- 10:14all
- 10:14without
- 10:15finding
- 10:15fault,
- 10:16and
- 10:16it
- 10:16will
- 10:17be
- 10:17given
- 10:17to
- 10:18you.
- 10:20I
- 10:20like
- 10:20that
- 10:20one.
- 10:21Just
- 10:21ask
- 10:21for
- 10:21God.
- 10:22And
- 10:22he
- 10:22said,
- 10:22hey,
- 10:22I'll
- 10:22give
- 10:22you
- 10:22the
- 10:23wisdom.
- 10:24Because
- 10:24God
- 10:25invites
- 10:25you
- 10:25to
- 10:25seek
- 10:26his
- 10:26wisdoms
- 10:26in
- 10:27decisions
- 10:27just
- 10:28like
- 10:28this.
- 10:29Yes,
- 10:29God
- 10:30wants
- 10:30to
- 10:30give
- 10:30you
- 10:30decisions
- 10:31on
- 10:31money.
- 10:32God
- 10:32wants
- 10:32to
- 10:33give
- 10:33you
- 10:33decisions
- 10:34on
- 10:34buying
- 10:34a
- 10:34car,
- 10:35paying
- 10:35off
- 10:35a
- 10:36car.
- 10:36And
- 10:36he
- 10:37wants
- 10:37to
- 10:37do
- 10:37it
- 10:37without
- 10:37fear
- 10:38or
- 10:38pressure.
- 10:39So
- 10:39take
- 10:39it
- 10:39to
- 10:39him.
- 10:40Let's
- 10:40do
- 10:40that
- 10:41right
- 10:41now,
- 10:41together.
- 10:42Heavenly
- 10:42Father,
- 10:43I
- 10:43lift
- 10:44up
- 10:44my
- 10:44friend
- 10:44who's
- 10:45trying
- 10:45to
- 10:45make
- 10:45a
- 10:45wise
- 10:46decision.
- 10:47And
- 10:47you
- 10:47see
- 10:48their
- 10:48heart,
- 10:48Lord,
- 10:49you
- 10:49see
- 10:49their
- 10:49desire,
- 10:50you
- 10:50see
- 10:51their
- 10:51ability
- 10:51to
- 10:52handle
- 10:52what
- 10:52they've
- 10:52been
- 10:53given.
- 10:54And
- 10:54Lord,
- 10:55I
- 10:55just
- 10:55want
- 10:55you
- 10:55to
- 10:56remove
- 10:56that
- 10:56confusion
- 10:57and
- 10:57that
- 10:57pressure.
- 10:58Give
- 10:59them
- 10:59wisdom
- 10:59to
- 10:59see
- 11:00clearly,
- 11:00Lord,
- 11:00and
- 11:01peace
- 11:01to
- 11:01move
- 11:02forward
- 11:02confidently
- 11:03in
- 11:03whatever
- 11:03they
- 11:03decide
- 11:03to
- 11:04do.
- 11:05Help
- 11:05them
- 11:06not
- 11:06to
- 11:06be
- 11:06driven
- 11:06by
- 11:07fear,
- 11:07Lord,
- 11:07or
- 11:08comparison
- 11:08or
- 11:09second
- 11:09guessing,
- 11:10but
- 11:11help
- 11:11them
- 11:11to
- 11:11be
- 11:11driven
- 11:12by
- 11:12steady
- 11:12and
- 11:13grounded
- 11:13decisions.
- 11:15Lord,
- 11:15we
- 11:16know
- 11:16that
- 11:16you
- 11:16guide
- 11:16all
- 11:17of
- 11:17us
- 11:18even
- 11:18in
- 11:18choices
- 11:19like
- 11:19this.
- 11:19And
- 11:20I
- 11:20ask
- 11:20this
- 11:20in
- 11:21the
- 11:21name
- 11:21of
- 11:21Jesus.
- 11:23Amen,
- 11:24friend.
- 11:24Wisdom
- 11:25isn't
- 11:25about
- 11:25doing
- 11:26more.
- 11:27It's
- 11:27about
- 11:27choosing
- 11:28well.
- 11:28And
- 11:28you've
- 11:28got
- 11:28a
- 11:29decision
- 11:29to
- 11:29make.
- 11:30I
- 11:30know
- 11:30you'll
- 11:31make
- 11:31the
- 11:31right
- 11:31decision.
- 11:32And
- 11:32if
- 11:33you're
- 11:33stuck
- 11:33between
- 11:33two
- 11:34financial
- 11:34choices
- 11:35just
- 11:35like
- 11:35this,
- 11:36I
- 11:36want
- 11:36to
- 11:36encourage
- 11:37you,
- 11:37I
- 11:37want
- 11:37to
- 11:37hear
- 11:37from
- 11:38you,
- 11:38I
- 11:38want
- 11:38to
- 11:39hear
- 11:39your
- 11:39voice.
- 11:40You
- 11:40can
- 11:40go
- 11:40to
- 11:40financiallyconfidentchristian.com/voicemail
- 11:44we'll
- 11:44put
- 11:44a
- 11:45link
- 11:45in
- 11:45the
- 11:45show
- 11:45notes.
- 11:45It's
- 11:46super
- 11:46simple.
- 11:46You
- 11:46click
- 11:47on
- 11:47the
- 11:47link
- 11:47and
- 11:48you
- 11:48record
- 11:48your
- 11:48voice
- 11:49and
- 11:49bam,
- 11:49I've
- 11:49got
- 11:50it.
- 11:50And
- 11:50I'll
- 11:50play
- 11:51your
- 11:51question
- 11:51on
- 11:51the
- 11:51show.
- 11:52I'll
- 11:52answer
- 11:53your
- 11:53question
- 11:53directly.
- 11:54Again,
- 11:54go
- 11:54to
- 11:55financiallyconfidentchristian.com/voicemail
- 11:59I
- 11:59want
- 11:59to
- 11:59thank
- 11:59you
- 12:00so
- 12:00much
- 12:00for
- 12:00joining
- 12:01me
- 12:01today.
- 12:01I
- 12:02want
- 12:02to
- 12:02encourage
- 12:02you
- 12:03stay
- 12:03financially
- 12:04savvy.
- 12:04May
- 12:04God
- 12:05bless
- 12:05you
- 12:05and
- 12:06you
- 12:06have
- 12:06a
- 12:06great
- 12:07day
- 12:07today.