10 steps to boost your financial health -- that you can do in a day | Your Money and Your Mind

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ืื ื ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ืœืžื˜ื” ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ.

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We all know you should take a sick day
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ืชืจื’ื•ื: zeeva livshitz ืขืจื™ื›ื”: Ido Dekkers
ื›ื•ืœื ื• ื™ื•ื“ืขื™ื ืฉืฆืจื™ืš ืœืงื—ืช ื™ืžื™ ืžื—ืœื”
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or a mental health day
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ืื• ื™ื•ื ืฉืžื•ืงื“ืฉ ืœื‘ืจื™ืื•ืช ื”ื ืคืฉ
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or even a personal day.
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ืื• ืืคื™ืœื• ืกืชื ื™ื•ื ืœืขืฆืžื ื•.
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But a financial day is just as important.
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ืื‘ืœ ืฆืจื™ืš ื’ื ืœื”ืงื“ื™ืฉ ื™ื•ื ืœื˜ื™ืคื•ืœ ื‘ืขื ื™ื™ื ื™ื ื”ืคื™ื ื ืกื™ื™ื ืฉืœื ื•.
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[Your Money and Your Mind with Wendy De La Rosa]
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[ื”ื›ืกืฃ ื•ื”ืžื™ื™ื ื“ ืฉืœื›ื ืขื ื•ื•ื ื“ื™ ื“ื” ืœื” ืจื•ื–ื”]
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You deserve to take time to get your life in order
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ืžื’ื™ืข ืœื›ื ืœืงื—ืช ื–ืžืŸ ืฉื™ื•ืงื“ืฉ ืœืืจื’ืŸ ืืช ื—ื™ื™ื›ื ื›ืจืื•ื™
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when you aren't on edge and under pressure.
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ื‘ืœื™ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืžืชื— ื•ืœื—ืฅ.
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Employers, if you're watching this: you should also think about
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ืžืขืกื™ืงื™ื, ืื ืืชื ืฆื•ืคื™ื ืขื›ืฉื™ื•: ื’ื ืืชื ืฆืจื™ื›ื™ื ืœื—ืฉื•ื‘
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giving your employees a financial health day.
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ืœืชืช ืœืขื•ื‘ื“ื™ื ืฉืœื›ื ื™ื•ื ืฉืžื•ืงื“ืฉ ืœื‘ืจื™ืื•ืช ืคื™ื ื ืกื™ืช.
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Throughout this series,
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ืœืื•ืจืš ืกื“ืจืช ื”ื”ืจืฆืื•ืช ื”ื–ื•,
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I've shared ways that you can change your environment
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ืฉื™ืชืคืชื™ ื‘ื“ืจื›ื™ื ืฉืื™ืชืŸ ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœืฉื ื•ืช ืืช ื”ืกื‘ื™ื‘ื” ืฉืœื›ื
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so you can spend less and save more.
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ื›ืš ืฉื™ืชืืคืฉืจ ืœื›ื ืœื‘ื–ื‘ื– ืคื—ื•ืช ื•ืœื—ืกื•ืš ื™ื•ืชืจ.
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But the secret ingredient for each tip has been time:
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ืจื›ื™ื‘ ื”ืกื•ื“ื™ ื‘ื›ืœ ืื—ื“ ืžื”ื˜ื™ืคื™ื ืฉื ืชืชื™ ื”ื™ื” ื–ืžืŸ:
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calling your credit card company to change your interest rate takes time;
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ืœื•ืงื— ื–ืžืŸ ืœื”ืชืงืฉืจ ืœื—ื‘ืจืช ื”ืืฉืจืื™ ื›ื“ื™ ืœื‘ืงืฉ ืฉื™ื ื•ื™ ื‘ืฉื™ืขื•ืจ ื”ืจื™ื‘ื™ืช ืฉืืชื ืžืฉืœืžื™ื;
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deleting an app off your phone takes time.
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ืœื•ืงื— ื–ืžืŸ ืœืžื—ื•ืง ื™ื™ืฉื•ื ืžื”ืกืžืืจื˜ืคื•ืŸ ืฉืœื›ื.
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And if you haven't had time to put these changes into action,
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ื•ืื ืœื ื”ื™ื” ืœื›ื ืืช ื”ื–ืžืŸ ืœื‘ืฆืข ืืช ื”ืฉื™ื ื•ื™ื™ื ื”ืœืœื•,
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this is your chance.
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ื”ื ื” ื”ื”ื–ื“ืžื ื•ืช ืฉืœื›ื.
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Mark a day on your calendar right now
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ืกืžื ื• ื‘ืจื’ืข ื–ื” ื™ื•ื ืื—ื“ ื‘ืœื•ื— ื”ืฉื ื”
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to devote to reorganizing your finances.
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ืฉื™ื•ืงื“ืฉ ืœืืจื’ื•ืŸ ืžื—ื“ืฉ ืฉืœ ื”ืขื ื™ื™ื ื™ื ื”ืคื™ื ื ืกื™ื™ื ืฉืœื›ื.
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Really commit to this day
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ื”ืชื—ื™ื™ื‘ื• ืžืžืฉ ืœื™ื•ื ื”ื–ื”
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and make that day as productive as possible.
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ื•ื”ื™ืคื›ื• ืืช ื”ื™ื•ื ื”ื–ื” ืœื›ืžื” ืฉื™ื•ืชืจ ืคืจื•ื“ื•ืงื˜ื™ื‘ื™.
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But here are the big headlines that are the most important to cover,
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ืื‘ืœ ื”ื ื” ืœื›ื ื”ื›ื•ืชืจื•ืช ื”ืขื™ืงืจื™ื•ืช ืœืฉื™ื ืœื‘ ืืœื™ื”ืŸ,
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both from earlier episodes and beyond.
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ื’ื ืžืคืจืงื™ื ืงื•ื“ืžื™ื ื•ืžืขื‘ืจ ืœื”ื.
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So first I want you to focus on your fixed expenses.
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ืงื•ื“ื ื›ืœ, ื”ืชืžืงื“ื• ื‘ื”ื•ืฆืื•ืช ื”ืงื‘ื•ืขื•ืช ืฉืœื›ื.
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Take the day to evaluate your bills.
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ืงื—ื• ืืช ื”ื™ื•ื ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืขืจื™ืš ืืช ื”ื—ืฉื‘ื•ื ื•ืช ืฉืœื›ื.
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Can you truly afford your housing payment?
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ื”ืื ืืชื ื‘ืืžืช ืขื•ืžื“ื™ื ื‘ื”ื•ืฆืื•ืช ื”ื“ื™ื•ืจ?
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Is it time to start looking for a cheaper place?
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ื”ืื ื”ื’ื™ืข ื”ื–ืžืŸ ืœื”ืชื—ื™ืœ ืœื—ืคืฉ ืžืงื•ื ืžื’ื•ืจื™ื ื–ื•ืœ ื™ื•ืชืจ?
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Do you need to switch to a low-cost cell phone provider?
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ื”ืื ืฆืจื™ืš ืœืขื‘ื•ืจ ืœืกืคืง ืกืœื•ืœืจื™ ื–ื•ืœ ื™ื•ืชืจ?
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Do you need to trade in your car for something else?
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ื”ืื ื›ื“ืื™ ืœื”ื—ืœื™ืฃ ืืช ื”ืจื›ื‘ ืฉืœื›ื ื‘ืื—ืจ?
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This is the day where I really want you to think about
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ื–ื” ื”ื™ื•ื ืฉื‘ื• ืื ื™ ืจื•ืฆื” ืฉืชื—ืฉื‘ื•
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those large fixed expenses
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ืขืœ ืื•ืชืŸ ื”ื•ืฆืื•ืช ืงื‘ื•ืขื•ืช ื•ื’ื‘ื•ื”ื•ืช
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and make that one-time change.
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ื•ืชืขืฉื• ืืช ื”ืฉื™ื ื•ื™ ื”ื—ื“-ืคืขืžื™ ื”ื–ื”.
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Number two: sign up for the boring-but-necessary stuff.
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ืฉื ื™ืช: ื”ืจืฉืžื• ืœื›ืœ ื”ืขื ื™ื™ื ื™ื ื”ืžืฉืขืžืžื™ื-ืืš-ื”ื›ืจื—ื™ื™ื.
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Do you have life insurance?
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ื™ืฉ ืœื›ื ื‘ื™ื˜ื•ื— ื—ื™ื™ื?
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No? Sign up now.
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ืœื? ืื– ื”ืจืฉืžื• ืขื›ืฉื™ื•.
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Are you enrolled in your company's 401(k)?
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ื”ืื ืืชื ืจืฉื•ืžื™ื ืœืคื ืกื™ื” ืฉืœ ื”ื—ื‘ืจื” ืฉืœื›ื?
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No? Sign up now.
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ืœื? ืื– ื”ืจืฉืžื• ืขื›ืฉื•.
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Are you contributing enough to that 401(k)?
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ื”ืื ืืชื ืžืคืจื™ืฉื™ื ืžืกืคื™ืง ืœืคื ืกื™ื”?
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No? Edit your contribution rate right now.
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ืœื? ืขืจื›ื• ืืช ืฉื™ืขื•ืจ ื”ื”ืคืจืฉื” ืฉืœื›ื ืขื›ืฉื™ื•
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Number three: if you haven't already,
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ืฉืœื™ืฉื™ืช: ืื ืขื“ื™ื™ืŸ ืœื ืขืฉื™ืชื ื–ืืช,
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talk to your significant other about money.
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ื“ื‘ืจื• ืขื ื‘ื ื™ ื”ื–ื•ื’ ืฉืœื›ื ืขืœ ื›ืกืฃ.
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Get on the same page; it matters.
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ื•ื•ื“ืื• ืฉืืชื ืžืชื•ืืžื™ื ื‘ื ื•ืฉื; ื–ื” ื—ืฉื•ื‘.
01:42
Visit the link below for a list of questions
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ื”ื™ื›ื ืกื• ืœืงื™ืฉื•ืจ ืœืžื˜ื” ื•ืขื™ื‘ืจื• ืขืœ ืจืฉื™ืžืช ื”ืฉืืœื•ืช
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to help get you started.
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ืฉื™ืขื–ืจื• ืœื›ื ืœื”ืชื—ื™ืœ.
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Number four: create a singular savings goal.
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ืžืก.ืืจื‘ืข: ืฆืจื• ื™ืขื“ ื—ื™ืกื›ื•ืŸ ื™ื™ื—ื•ื“ื™.
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You can start by setting up an automatic plan
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ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœื”ืชื—ื™ืœ ื‘ืชื•ื›ื ื™ืช ืฉืžืชื‘ืกืกืช ืขืœ ื”ืคืงื“ื” ืื•ื˜ื•ืžื˜ื™ืช
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so that a portion of every paycheck
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ื›ืš ืฉืื—ื•ื– ืžืกื•ื™ื™ื ืžื›ืœ ืžืฉื›ื•ืจืช
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goes directly into your savings account.
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ื™ื›ื ืก ื™ืฉื™ืจื•ืช ืœื—ืฉื‘ื•ืŸ ื”ื—ื™ืกื›ื•ืŸ ืฉืœื›ื.
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Number five: start paying off your debt every week,
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ืžืกืคืจ ื—ืžืฉ: ื”ืชื—ื™ืœื• ืœืฉืœื ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ื•ืจื™ื“ ืืช ื”ื—ื•ื‘ ืฉืœื›ื ื›ืœ ืฉื‘ื•ืข,
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not just every month.
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ืœื ืจืง ื›ืœ ื—ื•ื“ืฉ.
02:00
Maybe it's your credit card debt
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ืื•ืœื™ ื–ื” ื”ื—ื•ื‘ ืฉืœ ื›ืจื˜ื™ืก ื”ืืฉืจืื™ ืฉืœื›ื
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or your mortgage debt or whatever you have,
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ืื• ื—ื•ื‘ ื”ืžืฉื›ื ืชื ืื• ืžื” ืฉื™ืฉ ืœื›ื,
02:03
you'll end up reducing more of your debt over the course of a year
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ื‘ืกื•ืคื• ืฉืœ ื“ื‘ืจ ืชืคื—ื™ืชื• ื™ื•ืชืจ ืžื”ื—ื•ื‘ ืฉืœื›ื ื‘ืžื”ืœืš ืฉื ื”
02:07
if you pay that debt more often.
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ืื ืืชื ืžืฉืœืžื™ื ืืช ื”ื—ื•ื‘ ื”ื–ื” ืœืขืชื™ื ืงืจื•ื‘ื•ืช ื™ื•ืชืจ.
02:09
Number six: renegotiate your credit card interest rate
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ืžืกืคืจ ืฉืฉ: ื ื”ืœื• ืžืฉื ื•ืžืชืŸ ืžื—ื“ืฉ ืขืœ ืจื™ื‘ื™ืช ื›ืจื˜ื™ืก ื”ืืฉืจืื™ ืฉืœื›ื
02:12
and change your payment due date.
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ื•ืฉื ื• ืืช ืชืืจื™ืš ื”ืคื™ืจืขื•ืŸ ืฉืœ ื”ืชืฉืœื•ื ืฉืœื›ื.
02:14
Get on the phone, call your credit card company
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ื”ืชืงืฉืจื• ื‘ื˜ืœืคื•ืŸ, ืœื—ื‘ืจืช ื”ืืฉืจืื™ ืฉืœื›ื
02:17
and make your credit card company work for you.
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ื•ื’ื™ืจืžื• ืœื—ื‘ืจืช ื›ืจื˜ื™ืก ื”ืืฉืจืื™ ืฉืœื›ื ืœืขื‘ื•ื“ ื‘ืฉื‘ื™ืœื›ื.
02:19
Number seven: use technology to your advantage.
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ืžืกืคืจ ืฉื‘ืข: ื”ืฉืชืžืฉื• ื‘ื˜ื›ื ื•ืœื•ื’ื™ื” ืœื˜ื•ื‘ืชื›ื.
02:22
Redesign your online environment
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ืขืฆื‘ื• ืžื—ื“ืฉ ืืช ื”ืกื‘ื™ื‘ื” ื”ืžืงื•ื•ื ืช ืฉืœื›ื
02:24
by unsubscribing from all your shopping newsletters
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ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ื‘ื™ื˜ื•ืœ ื”ืจืฉืžื” ืžื›ืœ ื™ื“ื™ืขื•ื ื™ ื”ืงื ื™ื•ืช ืฉืœื›ื
02:28
and install an ad blocker.
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ื•ื”ืชืงื™ื ื• ื—ื•ืกื ืคืจืกื•ืžื•ืช.
02:29
You can't spend on what you can't see.
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ืื™ื ื›ื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื‘ื–ื‘ื– ืขืœ ืžื” ืฉืืชื ืœื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœืจืื•ืช.
02:32
Number eight: delete those distracting delivery apps.
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ืžืกืคืจ ืฉืžื•ื ื”: ืžื—ืงื• ืืคืœื™ืงืฆื™ื•ืช ืžืฉืœื•ื— ื”ืžืกื™ื—ื•ืช ืืช ื”ื“ืขืช.
02:35
Number nine:
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ืžืกืคืจ ืชืฉืข:
02:37
now, my tips are not all about cutting back spending.
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ืขื›ืฉื™ื•, ืœื ื›ืœ ื”ื˜ื™ืคื™ื ืฉืœื™ ื”ื ืœื’ื‘ื™ ืงื™ืฆื•ืฅ ื‘ื”ื•ืฆืื•ืช.
02:39
I want you to spend on things that increase your happiness.
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ืื ื™ ืจื•ืฆื” ืฉืชื•ืฆื™ืื• ืขืœ ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืฉืžื’ื“ื™ืœื™ื ืืช ื”ืื•ืฉืจ ืฉืœื›ื.
02:43
So focus on experiences, on spending time with others
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ืื– ืชืชืžืงื“ื• ื‘ื—ื•ื•ื™ื•ืช, ืขืœ ื‘ื™ืœื•ื™ ืขื ืื—ืจื™ื
02:46
and on expenditures that help save you time,
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ื•ื‘ื”ื•ืฆืื•ืช ืฉืขื•ื–ืจื•ืช ืœื›ื ืœื—ืกื•ืš ื–ืžืŸ,
02:49
like hiring someone to clean your house
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ื›ืžื• ืœืฉื›ื•ืจ ืžื™ืฉื”ื• ืฉื™ื ืงื” ืืช ื”ื‘ื™ืช ืฉืœื›ื
02:51
or mow your lawn.
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ืื• ืœื›ืกื— ืืช ื”ื“ืฉื.
02:53
That will save you time and boost your happiness.
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ื–ื” ื™ื—ืกื•ืš ืœื›ื ื–ืžืŸ ื•ื™ื’ื‘ื™ืจ ืืช ื”ืื•ืฉืจ ืฉืœื›ื.
02:56
Number 10: last but certainly not least,
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ืžืกืคืจ 10: ืื—ืจื•ืŸ ื—ื‘ื™ื‘,
02:59
schedule another financial health day
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ืงื™ื‘ืขื• ื™ื•ื ื‘ืจื™ืื•ืช ืคื™ื ื ืกื™ืช ื ื•ืกืฃ
03:01
for a few weeks later.
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ืœื›ืžื” ืฉื‘ื•ืขื•ืช ืœืื—ืจ ืžื›ืŸ.
03:02
Chances are, you'll need to revisit some of the things
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ืจื•ื‘ ื”ืกื™ื›ื•ื™ื™ื ืฉืชืฆื˜ืจื›ื• ืœื‘ื—ื•ืŸ ืžื—ื“ืฉ ื—ืœืง ืžื”ื“ื‘ืจื™ื
03:05
you started today.
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ืฉื”ืชื—ืœืชื ื”ื™ื•ื.
03:06
I know all of this may seem tedious or boring,
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ืื ื™ ื™ื•ื“ืขืช ืฉื›ืœ ื–ื” ืขืฉื•ื™ ืœื”ื™ืจืื•ืช ืžื™ื™ื’ืข ืื• ืžืฉืขืžื,
03:08
but it's better to make these vital changes
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ืื‘ืœ ืขื“ื™ืฃ ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืืช ื”ืฉื™ื ื•ื™ื™ื ื”ื—ื™ื•ื ื™ื™ื ื”ืœืœื•
03:11
when you have the time to think about them,
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ื›ืฉื™ืฉ ืœื›ื ื–ืžืŸ ืœื—ืฉื•ื‘ ืขืœื™ื”ื,
03:13
and not under the stressful conditions
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ื•ืœื ื‘ืชื ืื™ ืœื—ืฅ
03:15
when we usually make these very important decisions.
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ื›ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ื‘ื“ืจืš ื›ืœืœ ืžืงื‘ืœื™ื ืืช ื”ื”ื—ืœื˜ื•ืช ื”ืžืื•ื“ ื—ืฉื•ื‘ื•ืช ื”ืœืœื•.
03:18
Not every day can be a spa day,
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ืœื ื›ืœ ื™ื•ื ื™ื›ื•ืœ ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื™ื•ื ืกืคื,
03:20
but I think a financial day
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ืื‘ืœ ืื ื™ ื—ื•ืฉื‘ืช ืฉื™ื•ื ืคื™ื ื ืกื™
03:22
will leave you feeling soothed and pampered.
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ื™ืฉืื™ืจ ืืชื›ื ื‘ืชื—ื•ืฉื” ืžืจื’ื™ืขื” ื•ืžืคื ืงืช.
ืขืœ ืืชืจ ื–ื”

ืืชืจ ื–ื” ื™ืฆื™ื’ ื‘ืคื ื™ื›ื ืกืจื˜ื•ื ื™ YouTube ื”ืžื•ืขื™ืœื™ื ืœืœื™ืžื•ื“ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช. ืชื•ื›ืœื• ืœืจืื•ืช ืฉื™ืขื•ืจื™ ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืขื‘ืจื™ื ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืžื•ืจื™ื ืžื”ืฉื•ืจื” ื”ืจืืฉื•ื ื” ืžืจื—ื‘ื™ ื”ืขื•ืœื. ืœื—ืฅ ืคืขืžื™ื™ื ืขืœ ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื‘ืื ื’ืœื™ืช ื”ืžื•ืฆื’ื•ืช ื‘ื›ืœ ื“ืฃ ื•ื™ื“ืื• ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ืคืขื™ืœ ืืช ื”ืกืจื˜ื•ืŸ ืžืฉื. ื”ื›ืชื•ื‘ื™ื•ืช ื’ื•ืœืœื•ืช ื‘ืกื ื›ืจื•ืŸ ืขื ื”ืคืขืœืช ื”ื•ื•ื™ื“ืื•. ืื ื™ืฉ ืœืš ื”ืขืจื•ืช ืื• ื‘ืงืฉื•ืช, ืื ื ืฆื•ืจ ืื™ืชื ื• ืงืฉืจ ื‘ืืžืฆืขื•ืช ื˜ื•ืคืก ื™ืฆื™ืจืช ืงืฉืจ ื–ื”.

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