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How Do I Avoid Holiday FOMO? · Becoming Financially Confident

• 0:37
  Hey,
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  let's
• 0:38
  talk
• 0:38
  about
• 0:38
  some
• 0:38
  common
• 0:38
  marketing
• 0:39
  tricks
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  that
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  build
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  fear
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  of
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  missing
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  out.
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  That
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  famous
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  FOMO
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  thing.
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  Got
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  some
• 0:43
  great
• 0:43
  ones.
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  Think
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  about
• 0:44
  those
• 0:44
  countdown
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  timers.
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  You've
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  seen
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  them.
• 0:46
  The
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  sale
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  ends
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  in
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  just
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  two
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  hours.
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  What's
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  it
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  do?
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  It
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  creates
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  urgency
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  and
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  panic.
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  How
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  about
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  this
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  one?
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  Low
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  stock
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  alert.
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  Only
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  three
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  left.
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  Makes
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  you
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  feel
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  like
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  you'll
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  miss
• 0:56
  out.
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  I
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  see
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  that
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  on
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  Amazon
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  all
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  the
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  time.
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  How
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  about
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  these
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  exclusive
• 1:00
  offers,
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  members
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  only.
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  That's
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  the
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  deals
• 1:03
  that
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  trigger
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  the
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  fear
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  of
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  being
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  left
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  out.
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  And
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  hey,
• 1:05
  how
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  about
• 1:05
  this
• 1:06
  one?
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  Those
• 1:06
  flash
• 1:07
  sales,
• 1:07
  those
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  sudden
• 1:08
  discounts,
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  trying
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  to
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  push
• 1:10
  quick
• 1:10
  decisions
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  versus
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  thoughtful
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  one.
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  Which
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  leads
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  me
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  directly
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  to
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  our
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  listener
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  question
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  today.
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  So
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  happy
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  that
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  I
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  got
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  this
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  one.
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  If
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  you've
• 1:16
  got
• 1:16
  a
• 1:16
  question
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  for
• 1:16
  the
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  show,
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  Remember,
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  just
• 1:18
  ask
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  Ralph.com.
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  submit
• 1:19
  your
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  question.
• 1:19
  But
• 1:19
  here's
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  today's
• 1:20
  question.
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  Ralph,
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  every
• 1:22
  time
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  a
• 1:22
  fly
• 1:22
  sale
• 1:23
  pops
• 1:23
  up,
• 1:23
  I
• 1:24
  panic.
• 1:24
  I
• 1:24
  miss
• 1:24
  a
• 1:25
  deal
• 1:25
  even
• 1:25
  if
• 1:26
  I
• 1:26
  don't
• 1:26
  need
• 1:26
  the
• 1:26
  thing.
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  How
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  do
• 1:28
  I
• 1:28
  avoid
• 1:28
  these
• 1:28
  sales
• 1:29
  traps?
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  Yeah,
• 1:29
  you
• 1:30
  and
• 1:30
  me
• 1:30
  both.
• 1:30
  We're
• 1:31
  all
• 1:31
  going.
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  We
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  got
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  to
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  figure
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  this
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  out.
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  Fomo,
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  that
• 1:35
  fear
• 1:35
  of
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  missing
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  out,
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  it's
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  one
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  of
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  the
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  biggest
• 1:37
  reasons
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  people
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  overspend
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  in
• 1:38
  the
• 1:39
  holidays.
• 1:39
  Remember,
• 1:39
  the
• 1:40
  sale
• 1:40
  ends
• 1:40
  tonight,
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  but
• 1:41
  guess
• 1:41
  what?
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  The
• 1:42
  bill
• 1:42
  lasts
• 1:43
  a
• 1:43
  lot
• 1:43
  longer.
• 1:44
  Let's
• 1:44
  talk
• 1:44
  about
• 1:44
  that
• 1:44
  on
• 1:44
  today's
• 1:45
  show.
• 1:47
  This
• 1:47
  is
• 1:47
  Financially
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  Confident
• 1:48
  Christian.
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  Your
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  daily
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  dose
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  of
• 1:50
  gospel,
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  grounded
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  insight
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  and
• 1:52
  faith
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  driven
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  tips
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  to
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  help
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  you
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  break
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  the
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  cycle
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  of
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  financial
• 1:55
  shame
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  with
• 1:55
  confidence.
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  Hello
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  there.
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  Welcome
• 1:59
  to
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  the
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  show.
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  I'm
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  Ralph.
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  Thank
• 2:01
  you
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  for
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  joining
• 2:01
  me
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  today
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  to
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  help
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  you
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  break
• 2:02
  that
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  cycle
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  of
• 2:03
  financial
• 2:04
  shame
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  and
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  do
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  it
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  with
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  confidence
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  as
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  we
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  continue
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  to
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  build
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  joy
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  for
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  the
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  holidays
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  without
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  going
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  broke.
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  And
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  listen,
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  without
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  avoiding
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  that
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  fomo.
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  I've
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  been
• 2:11
  doing
• 2:11
  this
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  for
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  a
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  while.
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  I've
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  been
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  doing
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  for
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  decades.
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  I
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  say
• 2:13
  that
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  it
• 2:14
  makes
• 2:14
  me
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  feel
• 2:14
  old,
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  but
• 2:15
  I've
• 2:15
  seen
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  how
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  marketing
• 2:16
  preys
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  on
• 2:17
  emotion
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  and
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  it
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  preys
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  on
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  urgency.
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  And
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  I
• 2:19
  personally
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  learned
• 2:20
  that
• 2:20
  saying
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  no
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  to
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  the
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  wrong
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  deal
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  feels
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  better
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  than
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  saying
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  yes
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  to
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  regret.
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  Man,
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  I
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  don't
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  want
• 2:25
  that.
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  January
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  credit
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  card
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  redetermine.
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  They
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  tell
• 2:28
  you
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  about
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  my
• 2:29
  podcast
• 2:29
  promoter,
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  Abby.
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  We
• 2:31
  were
• 2:31
  talking
• 2:31
  about
• 2:31
  today's
• 2:32
  episode.
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  We
• 2:32
  do
• 2:32
  our
• 2:32
  planning
• 2:33
  the
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  prior
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  week
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  and
• 2:34
  Abby's
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  in
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  the
• 2:35
  Philippines.
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  And
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  she
• 2:35
  was
• 2:35
  telling
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  me,
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  she
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  said,
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  ralph,
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  because
• 2:36
  I
• 2:37
  was
• 2:37
  really
• 2:37
  asking
• 2:37
  her
• 2:37
  about
• 2:37
  this
• 2:37
  film.
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  How
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  does
• 2:38
  that
• 2:38
  play
• 2:38
  out
• 2:38
  all
• 2:38
  around
• 2:39
  the
• 2:39
  world?
• 2:39
  She
• 2:39
  says,
• 2:39
  ralph,
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  we
• 2:40
  got
• 2:40
  something
• 2:40
  that
• 2:40
  goes
• 2:40
  on
• 2:41
  here.
• 2:41
  It's
• 2:41
  called
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  a
• 2:42
  mega
• 2:42
  sale.
• 2:42
  Listen
• 2:43
  to
• 2:43
  this
• 2:43
  one.
• 2:43
  Every
• 2:44
  month
• 2:44
  they
• 2:44
  have
• 2:44
  a
• 2:45
  mega
• 2:45
  sale.
• 2:45
  Like
• 2:46
  8,
• 2:46
  8,
• 2:46
  9,
• 2:46
  9,
• 2:47
  10,
• 2:47
  10.
• 2:47
  You
• 2:47
  get
• 2:48
  the
• 2:48
  idea.
• 2:48
  Every
• 2:48
  month
• 2:49
  there's
• 2:49
  a
• 2:49
  reason
• 2:49
  to
• 2:49
  go
• 2:50
  spend
• 2:50
  and
• 2:50
  she
• 2:50
  said,
• 2:50
  ralph.
• 2:51
  She
• 2:51
  said,
• 2:51
  I
• 2:51
  used
• 2:51
  to
• 2:51
  jump
• 2:52
  on
• 2:52
  every
• 2:52
  one
• 2:52
  of
• 2:52
  those.
• 2:53
  I
• 2:53
  was
• 2:53
  so
• 2:53
  afraid
• 2:54
  I
• 2:54
  was
• 2:54
  going
• 2:54
  to
• 2:54
  miss
• 2:54
  a
• 2:54
  great
• 2:55
  deal.
• 2:56
  But
• 2:56
  then
• 2:56
  she
• 2:56
  shared
• 2:56
  with
• 2:57
  me
• 2:57
  something.
• 2:57
  She
• 2:57
  said,
• 2:57
  ralph.
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  Truth
• 2:58
  is,
• 2:59
  the
• 2:59
  excitement
• 3:00
  faded
• 3:00
  fast.
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  But
• 3:02
  you
• 3:02
  know,
• 3:02
  it
• 3:02
  didn't
• 3:02
  fade.
• 3:02
  That
• 3:03
  guilt
• 3:03
  as
• 3:03
  credit
• 3:04
  card
• 3:04
  payments.
• 3:05
  And
• 3:05
  she
• 3:05
  said,
• 3:06
  ralph.
• 3:06
  I
• 3:06
  finally
• 3:06
  had
• 3:06
  to
• 3:06
  remind
• 3:07
  myself
• 3:08
  that
• 3:08
  not
• 3:08
  every
• 3:08
  discount
• 3:09
  is
• 3:09
  a
• 3:09
  saving.
• 3:10
  And
• 3:11
  the
• 3:11
  smartest
• 3:11
  deal.
• 3:12
  And
• 3:12
  Abby
• 3:13
  thumbs
• 3:13
  up
• 3:13
  to
• 3:13
  you
• 3:14
  and
• 3:14
  anybody
• 3:14
  else
• 3:14
  has
• 3:15
  done
• 3:15
  this.
• 3:15
  The
• 3:15
  smartest
• 3:16
  deal
• 3:16
  is
• 3:16
  walking
• 3:16
  away.
• 3:17
  Which
• 3:17
  leads
• 3:18
  me
• 3:18
  to
• 3:18
  today's
• 3:18
  quote.
• 3:19
  This
• 3:19
  comes
• 3:19
  from
• 3:19
  marketing
• 3:20
  expert
• 3:20
  Seth
• 3:21
  God.
• 3:21
  He
• 3:21
  says,
• 3:22
  if
• 3:22
  it's
• 3:22
  a
• 3:22
  real
• 3:22
  deal
• 3:23
  today,
• 3:24
  it'll
• 3:24
  still
• 3:24
  be
• 3:24
  a
• 3:25
  real
• 3:25
  deal
• 3:25
  tomorrow.
• 3:25
  See,
• 3:26
  the
• 3:26
  marketers
• 3:26
  don't
• 3:26
  want
• 3:26
  you
• 3:26
  to
• 3:26
  hear
• 3:27
  that.
• 3:27
  They
• 3:27
  don't
• 3:27
  want
• 3:28
  you
• 3:28
  to
• 3:28
  know.
• 3:28
  24
• 3:28
  hours
• 3:29
  and
• 3:29
  you're
• 3:29
  going
• 3:29
  to
• 3:29
  miss
• 3:29
  it.
• 3:30
  If
• 3:31
  it's
• 3:31
  a
• 3:31
  real
• 3:31
  deal
• 3:31
  today,
• 3:32
  guess
• 3:32
  what?
• 3:32
  It's
• 3:33
  still
• 3:33
  going
• 3:33
  to
• 3:33
  be
• 3:33
  a
• 3:33
  real
• 3:34
  deal
• 3:34
  tomorrow.
• 3:35
  So
• 3:35
  let's
• 3:35
  answer
• 3:35
  today's
• 3:36
  question.
• 3:36
  How
• 3:36
  do
• 3:36
  I
• 3:36
  avoid
• 3:37
  those
• 3:37
  sales
• 3:37
  traps?
• 3:38
  I've
• 3:38
  got
• 3:38
  some
• 3:38
  things
• 3:39
  to
• 3:39
  remember.
• 3:39
  Number
• 3:40
  one
• 3:40
  thing,
• 3:40
  you
• 3:40
  got
• 3:41
  to
• 3:41
  know
• 3:41
  this.
• 3:42
  Understand
• 3:43
  the
• 3:43
  game.
• 3:44
  You're
• 3:44
  in
• 3:45
  the
• 3:45
  middle
• 3:45
  of
• 3:45
  a
• 3:45
  game.
• 3:45
  You
• 3:45
  got
• 3:45
  to
• 3:45
  understand
• 3:46
  retailers
• 3:47
  are
• 3:47
  pressing
• 3:48
  your
• 3:48
  emotional
• 3:48
  hot
• 3:48
  buttons.
• 3:49
  They
• 3:49
  do
• 3:49
  it
• 3:49
  all
• 3:49
  the
• 3:49
  time.
• 3:50
  Guess
• 3:50
  what?
• 3:50
  They're
• 3:50
  doing
• 3:50
  it
• 3:51
  more
• 3:51
  right
• 3:51
  now.
• 3:53
  That's
• 3:53
  what
• 3:53
  the
• 3:53
  holidays
• 3:53
  is
• 3:54
  all
• 3:54
  about.
• 3:54
  I
• 3:54
  don't
• 3:54
  mean
• 3:54
  to
• 3:54
  be
• 3:55
  negative
• 3:55
  about
• 3:55
  it.
• 3:55
  Holiday
• 3:56
  for
• 3:56
  Christians
• 3:57
  is
• 3:57
  celebrating
• 3:57
  Christ.
• 3:57
  Don't
• 3:58
  miss
• 3:58
  that.
• 3:59
  But
• 3:59
  absent
• 3:59
  that,
• 4:00
  it's
• 4:01
  all
• 4:01
  about
• 4:01
  those
• 4:02
  emotional
• 4:02
  buttons.
• 4:03
  These
• 4:03
  marketers
• 4:03
  create
• 4:04
  deals
• 4:04
  that
• 4:04
  drive
• 4:05
  reaction.
• 4:05
  See,
• 4:06
  they
• 4:06
  don't
• 4:06
  want
• 4:06
  you
• 4:06
  to
• 4:06
  think
• 4:07
  about
• 4:07
  it.
• 4:08
  They
• 4:08
  want
• 4:08
  you
• 4:08
  to
• 4:08
  act
• 4:08
  immediately.
• 4:09
  Because
• 4:09
  if
• 4:09
  you
• 4:09
  got
• 4:09
  time
• 4:09
  to
• 4:10
  think,
• 4:10
  if
• 4:10
  you
• 4:10
  do
• 4:10
  the
• 4:10
  pause
• 4:11
  thing
• 4:11
  that
• 4:11
  we
• 4:11
  talked
• 4:11
  about
• 4:11
  on
• 4:12
  yesterday's
• 4:12
  show,
• 4:13
  you're
• 4:13
  going
• 4:13
  to
• 4:13
  think
• 4:14
  about.
• 4:14
  You
• 4:14
  go,
• 4:14
  wait
• 4:14
  a
• 4:14
  minute.
• 4:14
  That's
• 4:15
  not
• 4:15
  a
• 4:15
  reaction.
• 4:15
  Which
• 4:15
  leads
• 4:16
  me
• 4:16
  to
• 4:16
  this
• 4:16
  thing.
• 4:17
  Pause
• 4:17
  before
• 4:17
  you
• 4:18
  purchase.
• 4:18
  I
• 4:18
  don't
• 4:18
  know
• 4:18
  how
• 4:18
  many
• 4:19
  times
• 4:19
  I
• 4:19
  can
• 4:19
  stress
• 4:19
  this.
• 4:21
  Even
• 4:21
  waiting
• 4:21
  an
• 4:22
  hour,
• 4:22
  waiting
• 4:22
  to
• 4:23
  the
• 4:23
  next
• 4:23
  day,
• 4:23
  it
• 4:24
  breaks
• 4:24
  that
• 4:24
  emotional
• 4:25
  link.
• 4:25
  Because
• 4:25
  when
• 4:25
  you
• 4:25
  saw
• 4:26
  that
• 4:26
  commercial
• 4:26
  or
• 4:27
  when
• 4:27
  you
• 4:27
  were
• 4:27
  on
• 4:27
  social
• 4:28
  media
• 4:28
  and
• 4:28
  you
• 4:29
  saw
• 4:29
  that,
• 4:29
  I
• 4:29
  gotta
• 4:29
  have
• 4:29
  this.
• 4:31
  When
• 4:31
  you
• 4:31
  can
• 4:32
  think
• 4:32
  about
• 4:32
  it.
• 4:32
  When
• 4:32
  you
• 4:32
  break
• 4:33
  that
• 4:33
  emotional
• 4:33
  link,
• 4:34
  when
• 4:34
  logic
• 4:34
  finally
• 4:34
  catches
• 4:35
  up
• 4:35
  and
• 4:35
  you
• 4:35
  go,
• 4:35
  wait
• 4:35
  a
• 4:35
  minute,
• 4:35
  I
• 4:35
  don't
• 4:36
  need
• 4:36
  this.
• 4:36
  Yeah,
• 4:37
  I
• 4:37
  was
• 4:37
  comparing
• 4:37
  myself,
• 4:38
  but
• 4:38
  I
• 4:39
  don't
• 4:39
  really
• 4:39
  need
• 4:39
  this.
• 4:40
  You
• 4:40
  might
• 4:40
  be
• 4:41
  saying,
• 4:41
  okay,
• 4:41
  Ralph,
• 4:41
  how
• 4:41
  do
• 4:41
  I
• 4:41
  do
• 4:41
  that?
• 4:42
  Here's
• 4:42
  a
• 4:42
  great
• 4:42
  thing
• 4:42
  you
• 4:42
  can
• 4:42
  do.
• 4:43
  Control
• 4:43
  that
• 4:44
  inbox.
• 4:44
  I
• 4:44
  don't
• 4:44
  know
• 4:44
  how
• 4:45
  many
• 4:45
  on
• 4:45
  a
• 4:45
  daily
• 4:45
  basis.
• 4:47
  I
• 4:47
  get
• 4:47
  a
• 4:47
  ton
• 4:48
  of
• 4:48
  these
• 4:48
  emails,
• 4:49
  these
• 4:49
  store
• 4:49
  emails
• 4:50
  coming
• 4:50
  at
• 4:50
  me
• 4:50
  from
• 4:50
  all
• 4:50
  Directions.
• 4:51
  Yeah,
• 4:51
  I
• 4:51
  signed
• 4:52
  up
• 4:52
  for
• 4:52
  em
• 4:52
  because,
• 4:52
  well,
• 4:52
  maybe
• 4:53
  they
• 4:53
  offered
• 4:53
  a
• 4:53
  coupon
• 4:54
  or
• 4:54
  maybe
• 4:54
  there
• 4:54
  was
• 4:54
  this
• 4:54
  flash
• 4:55
  sale
• 4:55
  I
• 4:55
  had
• 4:55
  to
• 4:55
  have.
• 4:56
  So
• 4:56
  here's
• 4:56
  my
• 4:56
  encouragement
• 4:56
  for
• 4:57
  today.
• 4:57
  Unsubscribe
• 4:58
  to
• 4:58
  those
• 4:58
  things.
• 4:59
  Why
• 5:00
  expose
• 5:00
  yourself
• 5:01
  to
• 5:01
  these
• 5:01
  things?
• 5:02
  Listen,
• 5:02
  it's
• 5:02
  gonna
• 5:03
  be
• 5:03
  a
• 5:03
  little
• 5:03
  bit
• 5:03
  negative
• 5:03
  too,
• 5:04
  here,
• 5:04
  but
• 5:04
  listen,
• 5:05
  social
• 5:06
  media
• 5:06
  drives
• 5:07
  spending.
• 5:07
  I
• 5:08
  was
• 5:08
  on
• 5:08
  a
• 5:08
  call
• 5:08
  this
• 5:09
  weekend
• 5:09
  on
• 5:09
  a
• 5:10
  friend
• 5:10
  of
• 5:10
  mine
• 5:10
  show.
• 5:10
  We
• 5:11
  were
• 5:11
  talking
• 5:11
  about
• 5:11
  social
• 5:11
  media
• 5:12
  and
• 5:12
  what
• 5:12
  social
• 5:12
  media
• 5:13
  really
• 5:13
  does.
• 5:13
  You
• 5:13
  know
• 5:13
  what
• 5:13
  it
• 5:13
  does?
• 5:14
  It.
• 5:14
  It
• 5:14
  makes
• 5:14
  you
• 5:14
  spend
• 5:14
  more.
• 5:15
  Why
• 5:15
  does
• 5:15
  it
• 5:16
  make
• 5:16
  you
• 5:16
  spend
• 5:16
  more?
• 5:16
  Because
• 5:17
  it
• 5:17
  makes
• 5:17
  you
• 5:17
  compare
• 5:18
  yourself
• 5:18
  to
• 5:18
  other
• 5:19
  people.
• 5:19
  And
• 5:19
  you're
• 5:19
  like,
• 5:20
  well,
• 5:20
  I
• 5:20
  don't
• 5:20
  have
• 5:20
  that
• 5:21
  and
• 5:21
  I
• 5:21
  don't
• 5:21
  have
• 5:21
  this.
• 5:22
  That's
• 5:22
  what
• 5:22
  it
• 5:23
  does.
• 5:23
  So
• 5:23
  this
• 5:24
  time
• 5:24
  of
• 5:24
  year,
• 5:24
  especially,
• 5:25
  maybe
• 5:26
  limit
• 5:26
  your
• 5:26
  social
• 5:27
  media,
• 5:28
  because
• 5:28
  we
• 5:28
  don't
• 5:28
  need
• 5:28
  to
• 5:29
  live
• 5:29
  in
• 5:29
  that
• 5:29
  comparison
• 5:29
  trap,
• 5:31
  and
• 5:31
  social
• 5:31
  media
• 5:31
  just
• 5:32
  triggers
• 5:32
  that.
• 5:32
  Here's
• 5:33
  another
• 5:33
  key
• 5:33
  thing.
• 5:34
  Practice
• 5:35
  gratitude.
• 5:35
  It's
• 5:36
  so
• 5:36
  easy
• 5:36
  to
• 5:36
  focus
• 5:37
  on
• 5:37
  what
• 5:37
  we
• 5:37
  don't
• 5:37
  have,
• 5:38
  but
• 5:39
  you
• 5:39
  really
• 5:39
  want
• 5:39
  to
• 5:39
  beat
• 5:40
  this
• 5:40
  fomo,
• 5:40
  this
• 5:41
  fear
• 5:41
  of
• 5:41
  missing
• 5:41
  out.
• 5:42
  Focus
• 5:42
  on
• 5:42
  what
• 5:43
  you
• 5:43
  already
• 5:43
  have.
• 5:44
  God
• 5:44
  has
• 5:44
  given
• 5:45
  us
• 5:45
  so
• 5:45
  much.
• 5:46
  I'm
• 5:46
  thinking
• 5:47
  about
• 5:47
  my
• 5:47
  own
• 5:47
  life.
• 5:47
  I
• 5:47
  was
• 5:48
  getting
• 5:48
  dressed
• 5:48
  this
• 5:48
  morning.
• 5:48
  I've
• 5:49
  got
• 5:49
  a
• 5:49
  closet
• 5:49
  full
• 5:49
  of
• 5:50
  clothes.
• 5:51
  But
• 5:51
  I'll
• 5:51
  say,
• 5:51
  oh,
• 5:51
  I've
• 5:52
  got
• 5:52
  nothing
• 5:52
  to
• 5:52
  wear
• 5:52
  today.
• 5:53
  Like,
• 5:53
  what
• 5:53
  are
• 5:53
  you
• 5:53
  talking
• 5:53
  about,
• 5:54
  Ralph?
• 5:54
  You
• 5:54
  got
• 5:54
  a
• 5:54
  whole
• 5:54
  closet
• 5:55
  full
• 5:55
  of
• 5:55
  clothes,
• 5:55
  and
• 5:55
  I'm
• 5:55
  not
• 5:56
  picking
• 5:56
  on
• 5:56
  anybody.
• 5:57
  I
• 5:57
  got
• 5:57
  10
• 5:57
  pair
• 5:58
  of
• 5:58
  shoes.
• 5:58
  I
• 5:58
  got
• 5:58
  all
• 5:58
  these
• 5:58
  different.
• 5:59
  Yeah,
• 5:59
  for
• 5:59
  a
• 5:59
  man,
• 5:59
  I
• 5:59
  have
• 6:00
  a
• 6:00
  lot
• 6:00
  of
• 6:00
  shoes.
• 6:00
  Don't
• 6:00
  give
• 6:00
  me
• 6:00
  a
• 6:01
  hard
• 6:01
  time.
• 6:01
  No
• 6:01
  judgment
• 6:01
  here,
• 6:02
  right?
• 6:02
  But
• 6:03
  understand
• 6:03
  that
• 6:04
  gratitude.
• 6:05
  And
• 6:05
  finally,
• 6:06
  stop
• 6:07
  comparing
• 6:07
  yourself
• 6:08
  to
• 6:08
  everybody
• 6:08
  else.
• 6:09
  This
• 6:09
  is
• 6:10
  your
• 6:10
  race.
• 6:11
  This
• 6:11
  is
• 6:11
  your
• 6:12
  journey.
• 6:13
  Stop
• 6:13
  measuring
• 6:14
  your
• 6:14
  joy
• 6:14
  by
• 6:14
  someone
• 6:15
  else's
• 6:15
  shopping
• 6:15
  cart.
• 6:16
  Stop
• 6:16
  looking
• 6:16
  at
• 6:17
  Instagram
• 6:17
  and
• 6:17
  going,
• 6:18
  oh,
• 6:18
  look
• 6:18
  what
• 6:19
  they
• 6:19
  got.
• 6:19
  What
• 6:19
  you
• 6:19
  don't
• 6:19
  understand
• 6:20
  about
• 6:20
  it,
• 6:21
  they
• 6:21
  also
• 6:22
  have
• 6:22
  debt.
• 6:23
  They
• 6:23
  also
• 6:23
  are
• 6:23
  making
• 6:24
  other
• 6:24
  decisions.
• 6:25
  See,
• 6:25
  we
• 6:25
  don't
• 6:26
  see
• 6:26
  that
• 6:26
  when
• 6:26
  we
• 6:26
  see
• 6:26
  that.
• 6:27
  I
• 6:27
  call
• 6:27
  it
• 6:27
  the
• 6:27
  highlight
• 6:28
  film
• 6:28
  on
• 6:28
  Instagram
• 6:29
  or
• 6:29
  on
• 6:29
  Facebook.
• 6:29
  Oh,
• 6:30
  look
• 6:30
  at
• 6:30
  all
• 6:30
  this
• 6:30
  beautiful
• 6:30
  stuff,
• 6:31
  Ralph.
• 6:31
  I
• 6:31
  don't
• 6:32
  have
• 6:32
  those
• 6:32
  things.
• 6:33
  But
• 6:33
  you
• 6:34
  probably
• 6:34
  don't
• 6:34
  have
• 6:34
  the
• 6:34
  stress
• 6:35
  they
• 6:35
  have
• 6:35
  or
• 6:35
  the
• 6:35
  tension
• 6:35
  that
• 6:36
  they
• 6:36
  have.
• 6:37
  So
• 6:37
  just
• 6:38
  stop
• 6:38
  comparing
• 6:39
  yourself
• 6:39
  and
• 6:40
  focus
• 6:40
  on
• 6:40
  what
• 6:40
  the
• 6:40
  good
• 6:40
  order
• 6:41
  has
• 6:41
  already
• 6:41
  given
• 6:41
  you.
• 6:41
  Which
• 6:41
  leads
• 6:42
  me
• 6:42
  right
• 6:42
  to
• 6:42
  our
• 6:42
  Bible
• 6:42
  verse
• 6:43
  today.
• 6:43
  We
• 6:43
  actually
• 6:43
  got
• 6:43
  two
• 6:44
  again
• 6:44
  today.
• 6:45
  Philippians,
• 6:45
  chapter
• 6:46
  four,
• 6:46
  verse
• 6:46
  11.
• 6:46
  It
• 6:47
  says,
• 6:47
  I
• 6:47
  have
• 6:47
  learned
• 6:47
  to
• 6:47
  be
• 6:48
  content,
• 6:48
  whatever
• 6:48
  the
• 6:49
  circumstance.
• 6:50
  Live
• 6:51
  in
• 6:51
  that.
• 6:52
  Recognize
• 6:52
  what
• 6:53
  you
• 6:53
  already
• 6:53
  have.
• 6:54
  I
• 6:54
  was
• 6:54
  on
• 6:54
  a
• 6:54
  call
• 6:55
  the
• 6:55
  other
• 6:55
  day
• 6:55
  with
• 6:55
  a
• 6:55
  lady
• 6:56
  in
• 6:56
  Kenya.
• 6:56
  She
• 6:57
  works
• 6:57
  at
• 6:57
  a
• 6:57
  private
• 6:57
  school
• 6:58
  in
• 6:58
  Kenya,
• 6:58
  and
• 6:59
  she's
• 6:59
  Working
• 6:59
  with
• 7:00
  a
• 7:00
  ladies
• 7:00
  group.
• 7:00
  And
• 7:00
  this
• 7:00
  just
• 7:01
  floored
• 7:01
  me.
• 7:01
  And
• 7:01
  this
• 7:01
  is
• 7:01
  one
• 7:01
  of
• 7:02
  the
• 7:02
  things.
• 7:02
  And
• 7:02
  I'm
• 7:02
  going
• 7:02
  to
• 7:02
  do
• 7:03
  a
• 7:03
  show
• 7:03
  here
• 7:03
  in
• 7:03
  the
• 7:03
  next
• 7:03
  couple
• 7:03
  of
• 7:03
  weeks
• 7:04
  to
• 7:04
  talk
• 7:04
  about
• 7:04
  exactly
• 7:05
  what
• 7:05
  they're
• 7:05
  doing
• 7:05
  over
• 7:05
  there.
• 7:05
  But
• 7:05
  just
• 7:05
  listen
• 7:06
  to
• 7:06
  this
• 7:06
  about
• 7:06
  contentment.
• 7:07
  She
• 7:07
  was
• 7:07
  working
• 7:07
  with
• 7:08
  a
• 7:08
  group
• 7:08
  of
• 7:08
  ladies
• 7:09
  and
• 7:09
  their
• 7:10
  goal
• 7:10
  was
• 7:10
  to
• 7:10
  save
• 7:11
  15
• 7:11
  cents
• 7:12
  this
• 7:12
  week.
• 7:13
  15
• 7:13
  cents.
• 7:15
  Think
• 7:15
  about
• 7:15
  that.
• 7:16
  That's
• 7:17
  impactful
• 7:17
  to
• 7:17
  them.
• 7:18
  Appreciate
• 7:19
  what
• 7:19
  you
• 7:19
  have.
• 7:19
  Live
• 7:19
  in
• 7:20
  contentment.
• 7:20
  Which
• 7:20
  leads
• 7:20
  me
• 7:20
  to
• 7:21
  first
• 7:21
  Timothy,
• 7:21
  chapter
• 7:22
  six,
• 7:22
  verse
• 7:22
  six.
• 7:23
  But
• 7:23
  godliness,
• 7:24
  here
• 7:24
  we
• 7:24
  go
• 7:24
  again
• 7:25
  with
• 7:25
  contentment
• 7:26
  is
• 7:26
  great
• 7:26
  gain.
• 7:27
  You
• 7:27
  want
• 7:27
  to
• 7:27
  find
• 7:27
  gain,
• 7:28
  Find
• 7:28
  contentment.
• 7:29
  That's
• 7:29
  what
• 7:29
  the
• 7:29
  Lord
• 7:29
  is
• 7:29
  searching
• 7:30
  for.
• 7:30
  Well,
• 7:30
  let's
• 7:30
  pray
• 7:30
  together.
• 7:31
  Lord,
• 7:32
  we
• 7:32
  come
• 7:32
  to
• 7:32
  you
• 7:32
  right
• 7:32
  now
• 7:33
  and
• 7:33
  we're
• 7:33
  seeking
• 7:33
  contentment.
• 7:35
  Lord,
• 7:35
  help
• 7:35
  us
• 7:35
  to
• 7:36
  find
• 7:36
  peace.
• 7:36
  Help
• 7:37
  us
• 7:37
  to
• 7:37
  find
• 7:37
  that
• 7:37
  contentment
• 7:38
  that
• 7:38
  your
• 7:38
  scripture
• 7:39
  speaks
• 7:39
  about.
• 7:40
  Help
• 7:40
  us
• 7:40
  to
• 7:40
  resist
• 7:41
  this
• 7:41
  pressure
• 7:41
  to
• 7:41
  buy
• 7:42
  that's
• 7:42
  all
• 7:42
  around
• 7:42
  us
• 7:43
  for
• 7:43
  things
• 7:43
  that
• 7:43
  we
• 7:44
  really
• 7:44
  don't
• 7:44
  need,
• 7:44
  Lord,
• 7:45
  that
• 7:45
  are
• 7:45
  just
• 7:45
  comparison
• 7:46
  traps
• 7:46
  and
• 7:46
  are
• 7:47
  way
• 7:47
  for
• 7:47
  us
• 7:47
  to
• 7:47
  compete
• 7:48
  with
• 7:48
  others
• 7:48
  that
• 7:48
  we
• 7:48
  really
• 7:49
  don't
• 7:49
  need
• 7:49
  to
• 7:49
  compete
• 7:49
  with.
• 7:50
  Lord,
• 7:50
  help
• 7:50
  us
• 7:50
  to
• 7:50
  say
• 7:51
  focus
• 7:51
  on
• 7:51
  eternal
• 7:52
  joy,
• 7:53
  not
• 7:53
  these
• 7:53
  temporary
• 7:54
  deals.
• 7:54
  The
• 7:54
  eight
• 7:54
  for
• 7:55
  eights
• 7:55
  and
• 7:55
  the
• 7:55
  nine
• 7:55
  for
• 7:56
  nines
• 7:56
  help
• 7:57
  us
• 7:57
  to
• 7:57
  find
• 7:57
  true
• 7:57
  contentment
• 7:58
  in
• 7:58
  our
• 7:58
  love
• 7:58
  for
• 7:59
  you
• 7:59
  and
• 7:59
  our
• 7:59
  love
• 7:59
  for
• 7:59
  our
• 7:59
  family.
• 8:00
  So
• 8:00
  do
• 8:00
  we
• 8:00
  ask
• 8:00
  this
• 8:01
  in
• 8:01
  the
• 8:01
  precious
• 8:01
  name
• 8:02
  of
• 8:02
  Jesus.
• 8:03
  Amen.
• 8:03
  All
• 8:03
  right,
• 8:04
  so
• 8:04
  you
• 8:04
  want
• 8:04
  your
• 8:04
  action
• 8:04
  item
• 8:04
  for
• 8:05
  today?
• 8:05
  Super
• 8:05
  simple.
• 8:06
  Go
• 8:06
  into
• 8:07
  your
• 8:07
  inbox
• 8:07
  and
• 8:08
  I
• 8:08
  want
• 8:08
  you
• 8:08
  to
• 8:08
  unsubscribe
• 8:09
  from
• 8:09
  three
• 8:09
  marketing
• 8:10
  emails
• 8:10
  today.
• 8:10
  Yes,
• 8:11
  the
• 8:11
  marketing
• 8:12
  people
• 8:12
  are
• 8:12
  going
• 8:12
  to
• 8:12
  be
• 8:12
  mad
• 8:13
  at
• 8:13
  me,
• 8:13
  but
• 8:13
  I
• 8:13
  don't
• 8:14
  care.
• 8:14
  My
• 8:15
  goal
• 8:15
  is
• 8:15
  to
• 8:15
  help
• 8:15
  you
• 8:16
  break
• 8:16
  that
• 8:16
  cycle.
• 8:17
  So
• 8:17
  go
• 8:17
  in
• 8:17
  there
• 8:18
  and
• 8:18
  unsubscribe.
• 8:19
  Here's
• 8:19
  another
• 8:19
  thing
• 8:19
  I'm
• 8:19
  going
• 8:19
  to
• 8:19
  encourage
• 8:20
  you
• 8:20
  to
• 8:20
  do
• 8:20
  for
• 8:20
  the
• 8:21
  next
• 8:21
  couple
• 8:21
  days.
• 8:22
  Take
• 8:22
  a
• 8:22
  24
• 8:23
  hour
• 8:23
  pause
• 8:23
  before
• 8:23
  you
• 8:24
  buy
• 8:24
  anything
• 8:24
  new.
• 8:24
  Hey,
• 8:24
  maybe
• 8:25
  make
• 8:25
  it
• 8:25
  48
• 8:25
  hours.
• 8:26
  Say,
• 8:26
  listen,
• 8:26
  I'm
• 8:27
  taking
• 8:27
  the
• 8:27
  Ralph
• 8:27
  pause.
• 8:28
  I'm
• 8:28
  not
• 8:28
  buying
• 8:29
  anything
• 8:29
  until
• 8:29
  I
• 8:29
  pause.
• 8:31
  Now,
• 8:31
  if
• 8:31
  this
• 8:32
  show's
• 8:32
  encouraged,
• 8:32
  especially
• 8:33
  today's
• 8:33
  show,
• 8:34
  I
• 8:34
  want
• 8:34
  to
• 8:34
  encourage
• 8:34
  you
• 8:34
  to
• 8:35
  do
• 8:35
  something
• 8:35
  for
• 8:35
  me.
• 8:35
  I'm
• 8:35
  trying
• 8:35
  to
• 8:36
  grow
• 8:36
  the
• 8:36
  show.
• 8:36
  I'm
• 8:37
  trying
• 8:37
  to
• 8:37
  reach
• 8:37
  more
• 8:37
  people.
• 8:38
  One
• 8:38
  of
• 8:38
  the
• 8:38
  ways
• 8:38
  we
• 8:38
  can
• 8:38
  do
• 8:39
  that
• 8:39
  is
• 8:39
  advertising.
• 8:40
  Advertising
• 8:41
  isn't
• 8:41
  cheap
• 8:41
  and
• 8:42
  your
• 8:42
  support
• 8:42
  can
• 8:42
  make
• 8:42
  a
• 8:43
  real
• 8:43
  difference.
• 8:43
  If
• 8:43
  you
• 8:43
  felt
• 8:44
  like
• 8:44
  you
• 8:44
  can
• 8:45
  help
• 8:45
  the
• 8:45
  show,
• 8:45
  I'm
• 8:45
  going
• 8:46
  to
• 8:46
  encourage
• 8:46
  you
• 8:46
  to
• 8:46
  go
• 8:46
  to
• 8:46
  our
• 8:46
  website.
• 8:47
  It's
• 8:48
  financiallyconfidentchristian.com/support.
• 8:51
  You'll
• 8:51
  have
• 8:51
  an
• 8:51
  opportunity
• 8:52
  there
• 8:52
  to
• 8:52
  buy
• 8:52
  me
• 8:52
  a
• 8:52
  coffee.
• 8:53
  Now
• 8:53
  listen,
• 8:53
  I
• 8:53
  don't
• 8:53
  even
• 8:53
  drink
• 8:54
  coffee.
• 8:54
  I
• 8:54
  drink
• 8:54
  tea.
• 8:55
  But
• 8:55
  this
• 8:55
  is
• 8:56
  a
• 8:56
  virtual
• 8:56
  way
• 8:57
  to
• 8:57
  support
• 8:57
  the
• 8:57
  show.
• 8:57
  And
• 8:57
  I
• 8:58
  want
• 8:58
  you
• 8:58
  to
• 8:58
  understand
• 8:58
  that
• 8:58
  your
• 8:59
  support
• 8:59
  is
• 8:59
  not
• 9:00
  going
• 9:00
  in
• 9:00
  my
• 9:00
  pocket.
• 9:00
  That's
• 9:01
  not
• 9:01
  why
• 9:01
  I'm
• 9:01
  doing
• 9:01
  it.
• 9:01
  Your
• 9:02
  support
• 9:02
  goes
• 9:03
  to
• 9:03
  help
• 9:03
  us
• 9:03
  advertise
• 9:04
  to
• 9:04
  reach
• 9:04
  more
• 9:04
  people
• 9:05
  so
• 9:05
  that
• 9:05
  we
• 9:05
  can
• 9:05
  be
• 9:06
  impactful,
• 9:06
  so
• 9:07
  we
• 9:07
  can
• 9:07
  help
• 9:07
  people
• 9:07
  break
• 9:08
  that
• 9:08
  cycle
• 9:08
  of
• 9:08
  financial
• 9:09
  shame
• 9:09
  that
• 9:09
  so
• 9:10
  many
• 9:10
  people
• 9:10
  are
• 9:10
  dealing
• 9:10
  with.
• 9:11
  So
• 9:11
  I'm
• 9:11
  going
• 9:11
  to
• 9:11
  encourage
• 9:11
  you
• 9:11
  one
• 9:12
  more
• 9:12
  time
• 9:12
  financiallyconfidentchristian.com/support.
• 9:16
  And
• 9:16
  as
• 9:17
  I
• 9:17
  close
• 9:17
  today,
• 9:17
  remember
• 9:18
  this.
• 9:18
  The
• 9:18
  best
• 9:19
  deal
• 9:19
  is
• 9:19
  in
• 9:19
  a
• 9:19
  discount.
• 9:21
  It's
• 9:21
  peace
• 9:21
  of
• 9:22
  mind.
• 9:22
  So
• 9:22
  don't
• 9:23
  let
• 9:23
  fear
• 9:23
  drive
• 9:24
  your
• 9:24
  spending.
• 9:24
  Choose
• 9:25
  contentment
• 9:25
  over
• 9:25
  comparison.
• 9:26
  Thank
• 9:27
  you
• 9:27
  for
• 9:27
  tuning
• 9:27
  in
• 9:27
  today.
• 9:27
  Let's
• 9:28
  all
• 9:28
  go
• 9:28
  out
• 9:28
  there
• 9:28
  today
• 9:29
  and
• 9:29
  be
• 9:30
  financially
• 9:30
  confident
• 9:30
  Christians.
• 9:31
  Stay
• 9:31
  financially
• 9:32
  savvy.
• 9:32
  God
• 9:33
  bless
• 9:33
  you
• 9:33
  and
• 9:33
  you
• 9:33
  take
• 9:34
  care
• 9:34
  today.