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Did Being Honest Just Cost Me Money? · Becoming Financially Confident

• 0:37
  What
• 0:37
  do
• 0:37
  you
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  do
• 0:38
  when
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  honesty
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  cost
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  you
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  money?
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  I'm
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  talking
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  real
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  money.
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  And
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  part
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  of
• 0:42
  you
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  wonders
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  if
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  anyone
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  would
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  have
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  even
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  known
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  otherwise.
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  On
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  today's
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  episode,
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  I
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  talk
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  with
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  someone
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  who's
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  reported
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  income
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  on
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  their
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  taxes,
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  even
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  though
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  no
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  forms
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  were
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  sent
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  to
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  them.
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  And
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  now
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  they're
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  wrestling
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  with
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  the
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  feeling
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  that
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  doing
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  the
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  right
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  thing
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  may
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  have
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  put
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  them
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  at
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  a
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  disadvantage.
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  They
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  could
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  have
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  just
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  ignored
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  it.
• 1:00
  They
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  could
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  have
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  looked
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  the
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  other
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  way.
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  Instead,
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  they
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  chose
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  integrity,
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  and
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  now
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  they're
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  questioning
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  whether
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  it
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  was
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  worth
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  the
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  cost.
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  How
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  do
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  you
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  keep
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  choosing
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  honesty
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  when
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  compromise
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  seems
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  easier
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  and
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  cheaper?
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  That's
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  what
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  I'm
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  breaking
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  down
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  on
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  today's
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  show.
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  Hello,
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  friend.
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  Ralph
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  Estep
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  Jr.
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  Here.
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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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  This
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  is
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  the
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  Daily
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  show
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  where
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  every
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  day
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  we
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  try
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  to
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  break
• 1:31
  that
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  cycle
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  of
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  financial
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  shame
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  and.
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  And
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  help
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  you
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  live
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  in
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  confidence.
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  And
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  today
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  we're
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  talking
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  about
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  making
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  that
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  right
• 1:38
  choice
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  and
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  being
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  honest
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  on
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  our
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  taxes
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  when
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  maybe
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  no
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  one
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  would
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  have
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  known
• 1:43
  the
• 1:44
  difference
• 1:44
  otherwise.
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  This
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  is
• 1:45
  a
• 1:46
  classic
• 1:46
  question
• 1:46
  I
• 1:46
  hear
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  all
• 1:47
  the
• 1:47
  time,
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  probably
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  once
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  or
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  twice
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  a
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  week
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  from
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  my
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  clients.
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  But
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  let's
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  get
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  right
• 1:50
  into
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  the
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  question.
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  Person
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  writes
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  this
• 1:52
  Ralph,
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  I
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  reported
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  income
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  on
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  my
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  taxes
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  that
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  no
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  one
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  even
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  sent
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  me
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  forms
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  for.
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  And
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  now
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  part
• 1:58
  of
• 1:58
  me
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  feels
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  foolish
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  for
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  being
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  honest.
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  It
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  would
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  have
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  been
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  easy
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  to
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  just
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  leave
• 2:02
  it
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  off
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  and
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  pretend
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  I
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  ever
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  noticed,
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  especially
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  since
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  no
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  tax
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  forms
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  showed
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  up.
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  Instead,
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  I
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  did
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  what
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  I
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  knew
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  was
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  right,
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  and
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  now
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  I'm
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  paying
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  more
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  because
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  of
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  it.
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  I
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  guess
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  I'm
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  wrestling
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  with
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  the
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  tension
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  of
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  doing
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  a
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  responsible
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  thing
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  when
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  it
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  feels
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  like
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  no
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  one
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  else
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  would
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  have
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  known.
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  Ralph,
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  did
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  I
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  make
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  the
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  right
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  choice?
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  Did
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  a
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  right
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  call
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  by
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  choosing
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  integrity
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  even
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  when
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  it
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  cost
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  me?
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  Yes,
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  you
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  did
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  the
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  right
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  thing.
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  Doing
• 2:30
  the
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  right
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  thing
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  is
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  still
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  the
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  right
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  thing,
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  even
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  when
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  it
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  cost
• 2:34
  you
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  something.
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  So
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  let's
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  break
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  this
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  down
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  today,
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  because
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  here
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  I
• 2:38
  want
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  to
• 2:38
  start
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  with
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  this.
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  If
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  you
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  know
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  anything
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  about
• 2:41
  gangsters
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  in
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  America,
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  what
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  eventually
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  brought
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  down
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  the
• 2:45
  gangster
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  Al
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  Capone?
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  It
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  wasn't
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  murder.
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  It
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  wasn't
• 2:49
  any
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  gambling.
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  It
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  was
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  taxes.
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  That's
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  what
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  brought
• 2:54
  him
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  down.
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  But
• 2:55
  let's
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  get
• 2:56
  right
• 2:56
  into
• 2:56
  it
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  today.
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  First
• 2:57
  thing,
• 2:57
  I
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  want
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  you
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  to
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  recognize,
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  recognize
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  what
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  integrity
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  actually
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  means.
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  Old
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  wise
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  person
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  once
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  said,
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  integrity
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  is
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  what
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  happens
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  at
• 3:07
  what
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  you
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  do
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  when
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  no
• 3:07
  one's
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  watching
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  and
• 3:10
  it
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  matters.
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  See,
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  it's
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  super
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  easy
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  to
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  be
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  honest
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  when
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  it
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  benefits
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  us.
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  If
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  we're
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  going
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  to
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  get
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  something
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  from
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  it,
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  if
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  we're
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  going
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  to
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  gain
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  something
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  from
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  it,
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  hey,
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  that's
• 3:19
  simple.
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  Nobody's
• 3:20
  going
• 3:20
  to
• 3:20
  argue
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  with
• 3:20
  you.
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  Oh,
• 3:21
  that's
• 3:21
  super
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  easy.
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  But
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  true
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  character,
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  the
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  core
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  of
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  your
• 3:26
  character
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  is
• 3:28
  Revealed
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  when
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  honesty
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  cost
• 3:30
  you
• 3:30
  something,
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  and
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  this
• 3:33
  has
• 3:33
  cost
• 3:33
  you
• 3:34
  something,
• 3:34
  I
• 3:34
  get
• 3:34
  it.
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  But
• 3:36
  the
• 3:36
  character
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  is
• 3:37
  what's
• 3:37
  important.
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  And
• 3:38
  you
• 3:38
  have
• 3:38
  to
• 3:38
  do
• 3:39
  something
• 3:39
  else,
• 3:39
  too.
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  You've
• 3:40
  got
• 3:40
  to
• 3:40
  separate
• 3:41
  fairness
• 3:42
  from
• 3:42
  faithfulness.
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  These
• 3:44
  are
• 3:44
  two
• 3:44
  very
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  different
• 3:45
  words
• 3:45
  with
• 3:46
  very
• 3:46
  different
• 3:46
  meanings.
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  And
• 3:48
  it
• 3:49
  may
• 3:49
  feel
• 3:49
  unfair.
• 3:51
  Why
• 3:51
  am
• 3:51
  I
• 3:52
  paying
• 3:52
  taxes
• 3:52
  on
• 3:52
  this,
• 3:52
  Ralph?
• 3:53
  I
• 3:53
  don't
• 3:53
  have
• 3:53
  to.
• 3:54
  You
• 3:55
  might
• 3:55
  be
• 3:55
  saying
• 3:55
  to
• 3:55
  yourself,
• 3:56
  ralph,
• 3:56
  I
• 3:56
  know
• 3:56
  other
• 3:57
  people
• 3:57
  get
• 3:57
  away
• 3:57
  with
• 3:58
  this
• 3:58
  all
• 3:58
  the
• 3:58
  time.
• 3:58
  I
• 3:59
  get
• 3:59
  it.
• 3:59
  I'm
• 3:59
  a
• 3:59
  tax
• 4:00
  accountant.
• 4:00
  That's
• 4:00
  what
• 4:00
  I
• 4:00
  do
• 4:00
  for
• 4:01
  a
• 4:01
  living.
• 4:01
  I
• 4:02
  know
• 4:02
  for
• 4:02
  a
• 4:02
  fact
• 4:02
  there
• 4:03
  are
• 4:03
  a
• 4:03
  lot
• 4:03
  of
• 4:03
  people
• 4:03
  out
• 4:03
  there
• 4:04
  that
• 4:04
  don't
• 4:04
  report
• 4:05
  stuff.
• 4:06
  But,
• 4:07
  friend,
• 4:07
  it's
• 4:07
  not
• 4:07
  your
• 4:08
  responsibility
• 4:08
  to
• 4:09
  manage
• 4:09
  others.
• 4:11
  Your
• 4:11
  responsibility
• 4:12
  is
• 4:12
  to
• 4:12
  walk
• 4:13
  faithfully
• 4:13
  in
• 4:13
  your
• 4:14
  own
• 4:14
  decisions.
• 4:16
  I
• 4:16
  talked
• 4:16
  about
• 4:16
  this
• 4:16
  yesterday.
• 4:17
  We
• 4:17
  all
• 4:17
  run
• 4:17
  our
• 4:17
  own
• 4:18
  race.
• 4:19
  What
• 4:19
  are
• 4:20
  the
• 4:20
  rules
• 4:20
  you're
• 4:20
  setting
• 4:21
  for
• 4:21
  your
• 4:21
  race?
• 4:22
  Your
• 4:23
  responsibility
• 4:23
  is
• 4:24
  to
• 4:24
  do
• 4:24
  what
• 4:24
  is
• 4:25
  right,
• 4:25
  regardless
• 4:26
  of
• 4:26
  what
• 4:26
  that
• 4:26
  means,
• 4:27
  regardless
• 4:27
  of
• 4:27
  what
• 4:28
  other
• 4:28
  people
• 4:28
  are
• 4:28
  doing.
• 4:29
  I
• 4:29
  remember
• 4:30
  my
• 4:30
  kids
• 4:30
  were
• 4:30
  really
• 4:30
  young.
• 4:31
  They
• 4:32
  used
• 4:32
  to
• 4:32
  say
• 4:32
  to
• 4:32
  me,
• 4:32
  dad,
• 4:33
  is
• 4:33
  it
• 4:33
  wrong
• 4:33
  if
• 4:33
  I
• 4:34
  do
• 4:34
  something
• 4:34
  that's
• 4:34
  not
• 4:34
  right
• 4:35
  if
• 4:35
  nobody's
• 4:35
  watching?
• 4:36
  And
• 4:37
  I
• 4:37
  said,
• 4:37
  well,
• 4:37
  you
• 4:37
  saw
• 4:38
  it,
• 4:38
  didn't
• 4:38
  you?
• 4:39
  And
• 4:39
  he
• 4:39
  said,
• 4:39
  of
• 4:40
  course,
• 4:40
  Dad,
• 4:40
  I
• 4:40
  saw.
• 4:40
  I
• 4:40
  said,
• 4:41
  dad,
• 4:41
  then
• 4:41
  it's
• 4:41
  wrong.
• 4:43
  And
• 4:43
  you've
• 4:43
  got
• 4:43
  to
• 4:44
  understand
• 4:44
  what
• 4:44
  you're
• 4:45
  really
• 4:45
  protecting
• 4:45
  here.
• 4:46
  You're
• 4:47
  protecting
• 4:47
  your
• 4:48
  peace,
• 4:49
  you're
• 4:49
  protecting
• 4:50
  your
• 4:50
  conscience,
• 4:52
  you're
• 4:52
  protecting
• 4:52
  your
• 4:53
  future
• 4:53
  from
• 4:53
  those
• 4:54
  hidden
• 4:54
  risks.
• 4:54
  That's
• 4:55
  the
• 4:55
  thing
• 4:55
  about
• 4:55
  tax
• 4:55
  stuff,
• 4:56
  right?
• 4:57
  It's
• 4:57
  all
• 4:58
  great
• 4:58
  till
• 4:58
  you
• 4:58
  get
• 4:58
  caught.
• 4:59
  It's
• 5:00
  all
• 5:00
  great
• 5:00
  till
• 5:00
  somebody
• 5:01
  finds
• 5:01
  it
• 5:01
  out.
• 5:02
  But
• 5:02
  bigger
• 5:03
  than
• 5:03
  that,
• 5:03
  you're
• 5:03
  protecting
• 5:04
  the
• 5:04
  kind
• 5:04
  of
• 5:05
  person
• 5:05
  you're
• 5:05
  becoming.
• 5:06
  You're
• 5:06
  protecting
• 5:06
  the
• 5:07
  kind
• 5:07
  of
• 5:07
  person
• 5:07
  you
• 5:07
  want
• 5:07
  to
• 5:08
  be.
• 5:08
  And
• 5:08
  listen,
• 5:09
  you
• 5:09
  can't
• 5:09
  put
• 5:09
  a
• 5:09
  dollar
• 5:10
  value
• 5:10
  on
• 5:10
  that.
• 5:13
  So
• 5:13
  let
• 5:13
  that
• 5:14
  cost
• 5:14
  reinforce
• 5:15
  your
• 5:15
  values.
• 5:16
  I
• 5:17
  want
• 5:17
  to
• 5:17
  rephrase
• 5:17
  this
• 5:18
  a
• 5:18
  bit.
• 5:18
  This
• 5:18
  wasn't
• 5:19
  money
• 5:19
  that
• 5:19
  you
• 5:19
  lost.
• 5:21
  What
• 5:21
  you
• 5:22
  lost
• 5:22
  was
• 5:22
  the
• 5:22
  price
• 5:23
  of
• 5:23
  living
• 5:23
  aligned
• 5:24
  with
• 5:24
  your
• 5:24
  convictions.
• 5:26
  Sometimes
• 5:27
  integrity
• 5:28
  has
• 5:28
  a
• 5:28
  visible
• 5:28
  cost,
• 5:30
  but
• 5:31
  compromise
• 5:31
  has
• 5:31
  a
• 5:32
  deeper
• 5:32
  one.
• 5:33
  And
• 5:33
  so
• 5:34
  many
• 5:34
  people
• 5:34
  don't
• 5:34
  see
• 5:34
  that
• 5:35
  till
• 5:35
  it's
• 5:35
  too
• 5:35
  late,
• 5:37
  when
• 5:37
  they've
• 5:37
  already
• 5:37
  let
• 5:38
  go
• 5:38
  of
• 5:38
  that,
• 5:38
  when
• 5:38
  their
• 5:39
  character
• 5:39
  has
• 5:39
  become
• 5:40
  so
• 5:40
  fouled
• 5:40
  they
• 5:40
  don't
• 5:41
  even
• 5:41
  know
• 5:41
  who
• 5:41
  they
• 5:41
  are
• 5:41
  anymore.
• 5:43
  So,
• 5:44
  friend,
• 5:44
  I
• 5:44
  want
• 5:44
  to
• 5:44
  encourage
• 5:45
  you
• 5:45
  keep
• 5:45
  building
• 5:45
  on
• 5:46
  that
• 5:46
  foundation.
• 5:48
  I
• 5:48
  want
• 5:48
  to
• 5:48
  encourage
• 5:49
  you
• 5:49
  continue
• 5:50
  handling
• 5:50
  money
• 5:50
  with
• 5:51
  honesty,
• 5:52
  continuing
• 5:52
  making
• 5:53
  clean
• 5:53
  decisions,
• 5:54
  continuing
• 5:55
  trusting
• 5:56
  that
• 5:56
  long
• 5:56
  term
• 5:57
  faithfulness.
• 5:58
  And
• 5:58
  that's
• 5:58
  what
• 5:58
  we're
• 5:58
  talking
• 5:59
  about
• 5:59
  here,
• 6:00
  that
• 6:00
  long
• 6:00
  term
• 6:01
  faithfulness.
• 6:01
  Jesus
• 6:02
  said
• 6:02
  it
• 6:02
  himself.
• 6:02
  He
• 6:03
  said,
• 6:04
  he
• 6:04
  goes,
• 6:04
  whose
• 6:04
  picture's
• 6:05
  on
• 6:05
  the
• 6:05
  coin?
• 6:05
  He
• 6:06
  said,
• 6:06
  caesar.
• 6:06
  He
• 6:06
  says,
• 6:07
  Give
• 6:07
  unto
• 6:07
  Caesar
• 6:08
  what
• 6:08
  is
• 6:08
  Caesar's,
• 6:09
  and
• 6:09
  give
• 6:10
  unto
• 6:10
  God
• 6:10
  what
• 6:10
  is
• 6:10
  God's.
• 6:12
  That
• 6:13
  long
• 6:13
  term
• 6:14
  trusting
• 6:14
  faithfulness
• 6:16
  matters
• 6:17
  so
• 6:17
  much
• 6:17
  more
• 6:17
  than
• 6:17
  that
• 6:17
  short
• 6:18
  term
• 6:18
  gain.
• 6:20
  But
• 6:21
  I
• 6:21
  want
• 6:21
  to
• 6:21
  take
• 6:21
  it
• 6:21
  a
• 6:21
  little
• 6:21
  deeper
• 6:22
  now.
• 6:22
  You
• 6:22
  come
• 6:23
  to
• 6:23
  the
• 6:23
  show
• 6:23
  because
• 6:23
  we
• 6:23
  go
• 6:24
  a
• 6:24
  little
• 6:24
  beyond
• 6:24
  the
• 6:24
  numbers,
• 6:25
  don't
• 6:25
  we?
• 6:26
  What
• 6:26
  may
• 6:27
  be
• 6:27
  the
• 6:27
  hardest
• 6:27
  thing
• 6:28
  here
• 6:28
  isn't
• 6:28
  the
• 6:28
  tax
• 6:29
  bill
• 6:29
  itself.
• 6:31
  It's
• 6:31
  that
• 6:31
  feeling
• 6:32
  that
• 6:32
  you're
• 6:32
  doing
• 6:32
  the
• 6:33
  right
• 6:33
  thing
• 6:34
  and
• 6:34
  it
• 6:35
  puts
• 6:35
  you
• 6:35
  behind.
• 6:35
  You
• 6:35
  said
• 6:36
  it.
• 6:37
  I'm
• 6:37
  gonna
• 6:37
  pay
• 6:37
  more.
• 6:39
  And
• 6:39
  that
• 6:39
  can
• 6:39
  make
• 6:40
  you
• 6:40
  question
• 6:40
  whether
• 6:41
  integrity's
• 6:41
  worth
• 6:42
  it
• 6:43
  when
• 6:43
  compromise
• 6:44
  looks
• 6:44
  so
• 6:44
  much
• 6:45
  easier.
• 6:47
  But
• 6:47
  that's
• 6:48
  not
• 6:48
  how
• 6:48
  God
• 6:48
  sees
• 6:48
  you.
• 6:50
  God
• 6:50
  honors
• 6:51
  faithfulness
• 6:53
  even
• 6:53
  when
• 6:53
  nobody
• 6:54
  else
• 6:54
  notices.
• 6:56
  God
• 6:56
  sees
• 6:57
  it
• 6:57
  all.
• 6:59
  So
• 7:00
  just
• 7:00
  trust
• 7:00
  in
• 7:00
  him.
• 7:02
  Let
• 7:02
  him
• 7:02
  know
• 7:02
  that
• 7:02
  you
• 7:02
  can
• 7:03
  be
• 7:03
  trusted
• 7:03
  in
• 7:04
  obedience
• 7:05
  even
• 7:06
  when
• 7:06
  it
• 7:06
  costs
• 7:06
  you.
• 7:09
  It's
• 7:10
  true,
• 7:10
  integrity
• 7:10
  may
• 7:11
  cost
• 7:11
  you
• 7:11
  in
• 7:11
  the
• 7:11
  moment,
• 7:13
  but
• 7:13
  it
• 7:14
  builds
• 7:14
  something
• 7:14
  so
• 7:15
  much
• 7:15
  deeper
• 7:15
  over
• 7:15
  time.
• 7:17
  So
• 7:17
  I
• 7:17
  want
• 7:18
  to
• 7:18
  share
• 7:18
  one
• 7:18
  win
• 7:18
  with
• 7:18
  you
• 7:18
  today.
• 7:19
  I
• 7:19
  want
• 7:19
  you
• 7:19
  to
• 7:19
  write
• 7:19
  down
• 7:20
  one
• 7:20
  sentence
• 7:20
  today,
• 7:21
  and
• 7:21
  it's
• 7:22
  really
• 7:22
  simple.
• 7:22
  I
• 7:23
  choose
• 7:23
  integrity
• 7:24
  because
• 7:25
  that
• 7:25
  is
• 7:25
  who
• 7:25
  I
• 7:25
  want
• 7:26
  to
• 7:26
  be.
• 7:28
  I
• 7:28
  want
• 7:28
  to
• 7:28
  encourage
• 7:29
  everybody
• 7:29
  listening.
• 7:29
  If
• 7:30
  you're
• 7:30
  watching
• 7:30
  this,
• 7:30
  write
• 7:31
  this
• 7:31
  down.
• 7:31
  Put
• 7:32
  it
• 7:32
  somewhere
• 7:32
  you
• 7:32
  see
• 7:32
  it.
• 7:33
  I
• 7:33
  chose
• 7:34
  integrity
• 7:35
  because
• 7:36
  that's
• 7:36
  who
• 7:36
  I
• 7:36
  want
• 7:37
  to
• 7:37
  be.
• 7:38
  And
• 7:38
  keep
• 7:38
  it
• 7:39
  where
• 7:39
  you
• 7:39
  can
• 7:39
  see
• 7:39
  it.
• 7:40
  Well,
• 7:40
  let's
• 7:41
  get
• 7:41
  to
• 7:41
  our
• 7:41
  Bible
• 7:41
  verse
• 7:42
  today.
• 7:42
  We're
• 7:42
  going
• 7:42
  to
• 7:42
  go
• 7:42
  to
• 7:42
  the
• 7:42
  book
• 7:43
  of
• 7:43
  Luke,
• 7:43
  chapter
• 7:44
  16,
• 7:44
  verse
• 7:45
  10.
• 7:46
  It
• 7:46
  says
• 7:46
  whoever
• 7:47
  can
• 7:47
  be
• 7:47
  trusted
• 7:47
  with
• 7:48
  very
• 7:48
  little
• 7:49
  can
• 7:49
  also
• 7:50
  be
• 7:50
  trusted
• 7:50
  with
• 7:51
  much.
• 7:52
  And
• 7:52
  whoever
• 7:52
  is
• 7:53
  dishonest
• 7:53
  with
• 7:53
  very
• 7:54
  little
• 7:55
  also
• 7:55
  will
• 7:55
  be
• 7:56
  dishonest
• 7:56
  with
• 7:57
  much.
• 7:58
  What
• 7:58
  a
• 7:58
  classic
• 7:59
  verse.
• 8:00
  Can
• 8:01
  you
• 8:01
  be
• 8:01
  trusted
• 8:01
  with
• 8:02
  the
• 8:02
  little
• 8:02
  things
• 8:04
  if
• 8:04
  you
• 8:04
  can
• 8:04
  be?
• 8:05
  I
• 8:05
  truly
• 8:06
  believe
• 8:06
  God
• 8:06
  is
• 8:06
  going
• 8:06
  to
• 8:06
  trust
• 8:07
  you
• 8:07
  with
• 8:07
  some
• 8:07
  amazing
• 8:08
  things.
• 8:09
  That
• 8:10
  faithfulness
• 8:10
  in
• 8:11
  small
• 8:11
  financial
• 8:12
  decisions
• 8:12
  shapes
• 8:13
  the
• 8:13
  kind
• 8:13
  of
• 8:14
  character
• 8:14
  God
• 8:15
  can
• 8:15
  trust
• 8:15
  with
• 8:15
  greater
• 8:16
  responsibility.
• 8:18
  Let's
• 8:18
  pray
• 8:18
  right
• 8:19
  now.
• 8:19
  Heavenly
• 8:20
  Father,
• 8:21
  I
• 8:21
  want
• 8:21
  to
• 8:21
  lift
• 8:22
  up
• 8:22
  the
• 8:22
  person
• 8:22
  who
• 8:22
  chose
• 8:23
  integrity
• 8:23
  even
• 8:24
  when
• 8:24
  it
• 8:24
  came
• 8:24
  at
• 8:24
  a
• 8:25
  cost.
• 8:25
  Me
• 8:25
  just
• 8:25
  champion
• 8:26
  that,
• 8:26
  Lord.
• 8:27
  And
• 8:27
  you
• 8:28
  see
• 8:28
  the
• 8:28
  sacrifice
• 8:29
  they're
• 8:29
  making.
• 8:31
  You
• 8:31
  see
• 8:31
  the
• 8:31
  tension
• 8:32
  that
• 8:32
  they're
• 8:32
  feeling,
• 8:33
  and
• 8:33
  you
• 8:33
  see
• 8:34
  those
• 8:34
  questions
• 8:34
  they're
• 8:35
  still
• 8:35
  wrestling
• 8:35
  with.
• 8:37
  So,
• 8:37
  Lord,
• 8:37
  I
• 8:37
  just
• 8:37
  ask
• 8:38
  right
• 8:38
  now
• 8:38
  that
• 8:38
  you
• 8:38
  would
• 8:38
  strengthen
• 8:39
  their
• 8:39
  heart
• 8:39
  and
• 8:39
  remind
• 8:40
  them
• 8:40
  that
• 8:40
  faithfulness
• 8:41
  matters
• 8:43
  even
• 8:43
  when
• 8:43
  no
• 8:43
  one
• 8:43
  else
• 8:44
  sees
• 8:44
  it,
• 8:44
  Lord.
• 8:45
  And
• 8:46
  help
• 8:46
  them
• 8:46
  trust
• 8:46
  that
• 8:47
  honoring
• 8:47
  you
• 8:47
  is
• 8:48
  never
• 8:48
  wasted.
• 8:49
  Building
• 8:50
  that
• 8:50
  character,
• 8:50
  deepening
• 8:51
  those
• 8:51
  convictions,
• 8:52
  Lord,
• 8:52
  and
• 8:52
  give
• 8:53
  them
• 8:53
  peace
• 8:53
  in
• 8:53
  knowing
• 8:54
  they
• 8:54
  chose
• 8:54
  what
• 8:55
  was
• 8:55
  right
• 8:57
  even
• 8:57
  when
• 8:57
  other
• 8:57
  people
• 8:58
  might
• 8:58
  not
• 8:58
  have
• 8:58
  made
• 8:58
  that
• 8:59
  same
• 8:59
  decision.
• 9:00
  And
• 9:01
  we
• 9:01
  ask
• 9:01
  this
• 9:01
  in
• 9:01
  Jesus
• 9:02
  name.
• 9:03
  Amen,
• 9:06
  friend.
• 9:06
  The
• 9:06
  right
• 9:07
  choice
• 9:07
  is
• 9:07
  still
• 9:07
  right
• 9:09
  even
• 9:09
  when
• 9:10
  it
• 9:10
  costs
• 9:10
  you.
• 9:12
  Because
• 9:13
  Your
• 9:13
  story
• 9:13
  matters,
• 9:14
  your
• 9:14
  faithfulness
• 9:15
  matters.
• 9:16
  And
• 9:16
  maybe
• 9:17
  right
• 9:17
  now
• 9:17
  you're
• 9:17
  wrestling
• 9:18
  with
• 9:18
  something
• 9:18
  like
• 9:18
  this.
• 9:19
  Or
• 9:19
  maybe
• 9:19
  you've
• 9:19
  got
• 9:19
  a
• 9:20
  life
• 9:20
  decision
• 9:20
  that
• 9:21
  you
• 9:21
  need
• 9:21
  to
• 9:21
  make
• 9:22
  and
• 9:22
  you
• 9:22
  really
• 9:22
  want
• 9:23
  to
• 9:23
  talk
• 9:23
  to
• 9:23
  somebody
• 9:23
  about
• 9:23
  it.
• 9:23
  I
• 9:24
  would
• 9:24
  love
• 9:24
  to
• 9:24
  hear
• 9:24
  from
• 9:24
  you.
• 9:25
  You
• 9:25
  can
• 9:25
  share
• 9:25
  it
• 9:26
  with
• 9:26
  me
• 9:26
  by
• 9:26
  leaving
• 9:26
  a
• 9:27
  voicemail
• 9:29
  at
• 9:30
  financiallyconfidentchristian.com/voicemail.
• 9:32
  It's
• 9:32
  super
• 9:32
  easy.
• 9:33
  You
• 9:33
  just
• 9:33
  follow
• 9:33
  that
• 9:33
  link,
• 9:34
  we'll
• 9:34
  put
• 9:34
  it
• 9:34
  in
• 9:34
  the
• 9:34
  show
• 9:35
  notes.
• 9:35
  Again,
• 9:36
  it's
• 9:36
  financiallyconfidentchristian.com/voicemail.
• 9:40
  You
• 9:40
  don't
• 9:40
  have
• 9:40
  to
• 9:40
  be
• 9:41
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• 9:41
  just
• 9:41
  speak
• 9:41
  in
• 9:42
  there.
• 9:42
  Click
• 9:42
  report.
• 9:43
  I
• 9:43
  would
• 9:43
  love
• 9:43
  to
• 9:43
  hear
• 9:44
  from
• 9:44
  you
• 9:44
  and
• 9:44
  your
• 9:45
  question
• 9:45
  might
• 9:45
  be
• 9:46
  featured
• 9:46
  on
• 9:46
  a
• 9:46
  future
• 9:47
  episode.
• 9:48
  Thanks
• 9:49
  so
• 9:49
  much
• 9:49
  for
• 9:49
  being
• 9:50
  here
• 9:50
  today.
• 9:51
  I
• 9:51
  want
• 9:51
  to
• 9:51
  encourage
• 9:52
  you
• 9:52
  to
• 9:52
  stay
• 9:52
  financially
• 9:53
  savvy,
• 9:54
  choose
• 9:54
  the
• 9:54
  faithful
• 9:55
  approach,
• 9:56
  and
• 9:56
  may
• 9:56
  God
• 9:56
  bless
• 9:57
  you.
• 9:57
  I'll
• 9:57
  see
• 9:57
  you
• 9:57
  again
• 9:57
  tomorrow
• 9:58
  on
• 9:58
  the.
• 10:15
  Oh,
• 10:15
  we.