Why talking to your friends can help you save money | 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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Changing people's financial behavior is difficult,
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ืชืจื’ื•ื: Or Sinai ืขืจื™ื›ื”: Ido Dekkers
ืœืฉื ื•ืช ื”ืชื ื”ื’ื•ื™ื•ืช ื›ืœื›ืœื™ื•ืช ืฉืœ ืื ืฉื™ื ื–ื” ืงืฉื”,
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but it is possible.
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ืื‘ืœ ื–ื” ืืคืฉืจื™.
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[Your Money and Your Mind with Wendy De La Rosa]
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[ื”ื›ืกืฃ ื•ื”ื—ืฉื™ื‘ื” ืฉืœืš ืขื ื•ื ื“ื™ ื“ื” ืœื” ืจื•ืกื”]
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One company that was looking to reduce energy consumption in San Diego
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ื—ื‘ืจื” ืื—ืช ืฉื—ื™ืคืฉื” ืœื”ืคื—ื™ืช ืฆืจื™ื›ืช ืื ืจื’ื™ื” ื‘ืกืŸ ื“ื™ืื’ื•
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tried to change people's behaviors
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ื ื™ืกืชื” ืœืฉื ื•ืช ื”ืชื ื”ื’ื•ื™ื•ืช ืฉืœ ืื ืฉื™ื
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by using signs with one key sentence.
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ืขืœ ื™ื“ื™ ืฉื™ืžื•ืฉ ื‘ืฉืœื˜ื™ื ืขื ืžืฉืคื˜ ืžืคืชื—.
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What exactly was that sentence?
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ืžื” ื‘ื“ื™ื•ืง ื”ื™ื” ื”ืžืฉืคื˜ ื”ื–ื”?
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Well, it turns out that signs about protecting the environment
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ื•ื‘ื›ืŸ, ืžืกืชื‘ืจ ืฉื”ืฉืœื˜ ื”ื™ื” ืขืœ ื”ื’ื ืช ื”ืกื‘ื™ื‘ื”
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or looking out for future generations
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ืื• ืขืœ ืœื“ืื•ื’ ืœื“ื•ืจื•ืช ื”ื‘ืื™ื
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or signs that focus on the amount of money that people will save
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ืื• ืฉืœื˜ื™ื ืฉื”ืชืจื›ื–ื• ื‘ื›ืžื•ืช ื”ื›ืกืฃ ืฉืื ืฉื™ื ื™ื—ืกื›ื•
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were not effective in reducing consumers' energy consumption.
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ืœื ื”ื™ื• ืืคืงื˜ื™ื‘ื™ื™ื ื‘ื”ืคื—ืชืช ืฆืจื™ื›ืช ื”ืื ืจื’ื™ื” ืฉืœ ื”ืœืงื•ื—ื•ืช.
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Instead, the message that worked the best
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ื‘ืžืงื•ื ื–ืืช, ื”ืžืกืจ ืฉืขื‘ื“ ื”ื›ื™ ื˜ื•ื‘
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was a simple one that read,
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ื”ื™ื” ืคืฉื•ื˜ ืื—ื“ ืฉื”ื™ื” ื›ืชื•ื‘ ื‘ื•,
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"The majority of your neighbors
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โ€œืจื•ื‘ ื”ืฉื›ื ื™ื ืฉืœื›ื
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are undertaking energy-saving actions every day.โ€
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ืขื•ืฉื™ื ืคืขื•ืœื•ืช ื™ื•ื ื™ื•ืžื™ื•ืช ืœืฆืžืฆื•ื ืฆืจื™ื›ืช ืื ืจื’ื™ื”.โ€
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A similar message focusing on what our neighbors are doing
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ืžืกืจ ื“ื•ืžื” ื”ืชืจื›ื– ื‘ืžื” ืฉื”ืฉื›ื ื™ื ืฉืœื ื• ืขื•ืฉื™ื
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was used in the UK to incentivize British taxpayers
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ื”ื™ื” ื‘ืฉื™ืžื•ืฉ ื‘ืžืžืœื›ื” ื”ืžืื•ื—ื“ืช ื›ื“ื™ ืœืชืžืจืฅ ืžืฉืœืžื™ ืžื™ืกื™ื ื‘ืจื™ื˜ื™ื
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to pay their taxes on time.
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ืœืฉืœื ืืช ื”ืžื™ืกื™ื ืฉืœื”ื ื‘ื–ืžืŸ.
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That simple change, pointing out what other people are doing,
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ื”ืฉื™ื ื•ื™ ื”ื‘ืกื™ืกื™ ื”ื–ื”, ืžืฆื‘ื™ืข ืขืœ ืžื” ืฉืื ืฉื™ื ืื—ืจื™ื ืขื•ืฉื™ื,
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led to an increase in collections of about 29 percent.
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ื”ื•ื‘ื™ืœ ืœืขืœื™ื™ื” ื‘ื’ื‘ื™ื™ื” ืฉืœ ื›- 29 ืื—ื•ื–.
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Psychologist Robert Cialdini, who worked on both of these studies,
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ื”ืคืกื™ื›ื•ืœื•ื’ ืจื•ื‘ืจื˜ ืฉื™ืืœื“ื™ื ื™, ืฉืขื‘ื“ ื‘ืฉื ื™ ื”ืžื—ืงืจื™ื ื”ืืœื•,
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calls this phenomenon "social proof."
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ืงื•ืจื ืœืชื•ืคืขื” ื”ื–ื• โ€œื”ื•ื›ื—ื” ื—ื‘ืจืชื™ืช.โ€
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He says people look to what others do
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ื”ื•ื ื˜ื•ืขืŸ ืฉืื ืฉื™ื ืžืกืชื›ืœื™ื ืžื” ืื—ืจื™ื ืขื•ืฉื™ื
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in order to guide their own behavior.
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ื›ื“ื™ ืœื”ื ื—ื•ืช ืืช ื”ื”ืชื ื”ื’ื•ืช ืฉืœ ืขืฆืžื.
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It's no wonder, then,
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ืขื ื›ืš, ืื™ืŸ ืคืœื,
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that we base a lot of our own fiscal decisions
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ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืžื‘ืกืกื™ื ื”ืžื•ืŸ ืžื”ื”ื—ืœื˜ื•ืช ื”ื›ืกืคื™ื•ืช ืฉืœื ื•
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on what other people do.
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ืขืœ ืžื” ืฉืื—ืจื™ื ืขื•ืฉื™ื.
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And unfortunately, what we most easily observe
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ื•ืœืžืจื‘ื” ื”ืฆืขืจ, ืžื” ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืžื‘ื—ื™ื ื™ื ืœืจื•ื‘
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are other people's spending behavior,
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ื”ื™ื ื”ื”ืชื ื”ื’ื•ืช ื”ื‘ื–ื‘ื–ื ื™ืช ืฉืœ ืื ืฉื™ื ืื—ืจื™ื,
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not their savings behavior.
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ื•ืœื ืืช ื”ื”ืชื ื”ื’ื•ืช ื”ื—ืกื›ื ื™ืช ืฉืœื”ื.
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It's easy to notice if your friend goes on vacation
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ื–ื” ืงืœ ืœื”ื‘ื—ื™ืŸ ืื ื—ื‘ืจ ืฉืœืš ื™ื•ืฆื ืœื—ื•ืคืฉื”
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or buys a new car or a swanky pair of shoes.
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ืื• ืงื•ื ื” ืžื›ื•ื ื™ืช ื—ื“ืฉื” ืื• ื–ื•ื’ ื ืขืœื™ื™ื ืื•ืคื ืชื™ื•ืช.
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And with social media, you can even keep tabs
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ืขื ื”ืจืฉืชื•ืช ื”ื—ื‘ืจืชื™ื•ืช, ืืคืฉืจ ืืคื™ืœื• ืœืขืงื•ื‘ ืื—ืจื™
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on the shopping habits of the rich and the famous.
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ื”ืจื’ืœื™ ื”ืงื ื™ื™ื” ืฉืœ ื”ืขืฉื™ืจื™ื ื•ืžื”ืžืคื•ืจืกืžื™ื.
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Now, if someone wins the lottery,
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ื•ืื ืžื™ืฉื”ื• ื–ื•ื›ื” ื‘ืœื•ื˜ื•,
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we'd expect them to spend more money -- and they do.
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ื”ื™ื™ื ื• ืžืฆืคื™ื ืžื”ื ืœื‘ื–ื‘ื– ื™ื•ืชืจ ื›ืกืฃ - ื•ืื›ืŸ ื”ื ืžื‘ื–ื‘ื–ื™ื.
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But what's really interesting
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ืื‘ืœ ืžื” ืฉื‘ืืžืช ืžืขื ื™ื™ืŸ
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is what happens to their neighbors.
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ื”ื•ื ืžื” ืงื•ืจื” ืœืฉื›ื ื™ื ืฉืœื”ื.
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A recent study found that close neighbors of lottery winners
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ืžื—ืงืจ ืขื“ื›ื ื™ ืžืฆื ืฉืฉื›ื ื™ื ืงืจื•ื‘ื™ื ืœื–ื•ื›ื™ ืœื•ื˜ื•
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are more likely to borrow money, spend more on goods
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ื ื•ื˜ื™ื ืœืœืœื•ื•ืช ื›ืกืฃ, ืœื‘ื–ื‘ื– ื™ื•ืชืจ ืขืœ ืกื—ื•ืจื•ืช
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and eventually declare bankruptcy.
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ื•ื‘ืกื•ืคื• ืฉืœ ื“ื‘ืจื™ื ืžื›ืจื™ื–ื™ื ืขืœ ืคืฉื™ื˜ืช ืจื’ืœ.
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In fact, the larger the lottery winner,
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ืœืžืขืฉื”, ื›ื›ืœ ืฉืกื›ื•ื ื”ื–ื›ื™ื™ื” ื’ื‘ื•ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ,
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the higher the rate of bankruptcy
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ื”ื™ื” ืฉื™ืขื•ืจ ื’ื‘ื•ื” ื™ื•ืชืจ ืฉืœ ืคืฉื™ื˜ืช ืจื’ืœ
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among the neighbors of the lottery winners.
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ื‘ืงืจื‘ ื”ืฉื›ื ื™ื ืฉืœ ื–ื•ื›ื™ ื”ืœื•ื˜ื•.
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Basically, the lottery winner's behavior
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ื”ืชื ื”ื’ื•ืชื• ืฉืœ ื–ื•ื›ื” ื”ืœื•ื˜ื•
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is rubbing off on their neighbors.
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โ€œื ื“ื‘ืงื”โ€ ืœืฉื›ื ื™ื ืฉืœื”ื.
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We are always aware of consumer spending,
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ืื ื—ื ื• ืชืžื™ื“ ืžื•ื“ืขื™ื ืœื”ื•ืฆืื•ืช ืฆืจื›ื ื™ื•ืช,
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but what we are not aware of
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ืื‘ืœ ืžื” ืฉืื ื—ื ื• ืœื ืžื•ื“ืขื™ื ืืœื™ื•
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are other people's savings behavior.
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ื”ืŸ ื”ืชื ื”ื’ื•ื™ื•ืช ื—ืกื›ื ื™ื•ืช ืฉืœ ืื ืฉื™ื ืื—ืจื™ื.
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So let's lift that veil.
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ืื– ื‘ื•ืื• ื ืจื™ื ืืช ื”ื›ื™ืกื•ื™.
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You can start with just a couple of friends.
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ืืชื ื™ื›ื•ืœื™ื ืœื”ืชื—ื™ืœ ืขื ื›ืžื” ื—ื‘ืจื™ื ื‘ืœื‘ื“.
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Instead of asking where they bought their new bike
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ื‘ืžืงื•ื ืœืฉืื•ืœ ืื™ืคื” ื”ื ืงื ื• ืืช ื”ืื•ืคื ื™ื™ื ื”ื—ื“ืฉื™ื ืฉืœื”ื
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or the best time of year to travel to France,
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ืื• ืžื” ื”ื–ืžืŸ ื”ื˜ื•ื‘ ื”ื™ื•ืชืจ ืœื˜ื™ื™ืœ ื‘ืฆืจืคืช
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ask them if they paid down their mortgage
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ืฉืืœื• ืื•ืชื ืื ื”ื ืฉื™ืœืžื• ืืช ื”ืžืฉื›ื ืชื ืฉืœื”ื
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or if they have an emergency fund
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ืื• ืื ื™ืฉ ืœื”ื ืงืจืŸ ืœืฉืขืช ื—ื™ืจื•ื
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or if they've paid off their student loan.
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ืื• ืื ื”ื ืกื™ื™ืžื• ืœืฉืœื ืืช ื”ืœื•ื•ืืช ื”ืกื˜ื•ื“ื ื˜ ืฉืœื”ื
02:20
Tell them about your own financial situation.
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ืกืคืจื• ืœื”ื ืขืœ ื”ืžืฆื‘ ื”ื›ืœื›ืœื™ ืฉืœื›ื.
02:22
To really make this a social affair,
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ื›ื“ื™ ื‘ืืžืช ืœืขืฉื•ืช ืžื–ื” ื ื•ืฉื ื—ื‘ืจืชื™,
02:24
I encourage you to start celebrating paying down your debts.
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ืื ื™ ืžืขื•ื“ื“ืช ืืชื›ื ืœืชื—ื™ืœ ืœื—ื’ื•ื’ ื”ื—ื–ืจืช ื—ื•ื‘.
02:27
Maybe you've seen the viral video of a happy dancing woman
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ืื•ืœื™ ืจืื™ืชื ืืช ื”ื•ื™ื“ืื• ื”ื•ื™ืจืืœื™ ืฉืœ ืื™ืฉื” ืฉืžื—ื” ืจื•ืงื“ืช
02:31
who paid off more than 200,000 dollars in student debt.
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ืฉื”ื—ื–ื™ืจื” ื—ื•ื‘ ืฉืœ ื™ื•ืชืจ ืž- 200,000 ื“ื•ืœืจ.
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She was able to achieve this incredible milestone
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ื”ื™ื ื™ื›ืœื” ืœื”ื’ื™ืข ืœืฆื™ื•ืŸ ื“ืจืš ื”ื™ื•ืฆื ื“ื•ืคืŸ ื”ื–ื”
02:38
because she was bold enough to ask her colleagues
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ื›ื™ ื”ื™ื ื”ื™ื™ืชื” ืืžื™ืฆื” ืžืกืคื™ืง ืœืฉืื•ืœ ืืช ื”ืงื•ืœื’ื•ืช ืฉืœื”
02:40
and her industry peers
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ื•ื”ืขืžื™ืชื™ื ืฉืœื” ื‘ืชืขืฉื™ื™ื”
02:42
how much they earned,
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ื›ืžื” ื”ื ื”ืจื•ื•ื™ื—ื•,
02:43
noting the thousands of dollars that she was missing out on,
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ืœืฉื™ื ืœื‘ ืœืืœืคื™ ื”ื“ื•ืœืจื™ื ืฉื”ื™ื ืคื™ืกืคืกื”,
02:47
and finding a job that would pay her her fair market rate.
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ื•ืœืžืฆื•ื ืขื‘ื•ื“ื” ืฉืชืฉืœื ืœื” ืฉื›ืจ ื”ื•ื’ืŸ ืœืชื—ื•ืžื”.
02:51
I think that video gained notoriety
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ืื ื™ ื—ื•ืฉื‘ืช ืฉื”ื•ื™ื“ืื• ื”ื–ื” ืฆื‘ืจ ืžื•ื ื™ื˜ื™ืŸ ื—ื™ื•ื‘ื™
02:53
because it's not often that we get to see what people have saved
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ื‘ื’ืœืœ ืฉื–ื” ืœื ืฉื›ื™ื— ืฉืื ื• ืจื•ืื™ื ืžื” ืื ืฉื™ื ื”ืฆืœื™ื—ื• ืœื—ืกื•ืš
02:57
and how they're doing it.
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ื•ืื™ืš ื”ื ืขื•ืฉื™ื ืืช ื–ื”.
02:58
But it shouldn't be so rare.
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ืื‘ืœ ื–ื” ืœื ืฆืจื™ืš ืœื”ื™ื•ืช ื›ื” ื ื“ื™ืจ.
03:00
By having check-ins with your friends,
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ื‘ืœื‘ื“ื•ืง ืขื ื”ื—ื‘ืจื™ื ืฉืœื›ื,
03:02
you can help make a trend.
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ื ื™ืชืŸ ืœื”ืคื•ืš ืืช ื–ื” ืœื˜ืจื ื“.
03:03
I remember when I paid off my student loan,
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ืื ื™ ื–ื•ื›ืจืช ื›ืฉืฉื™ืœืžืชื™ ืืช ื”ืœื•ื•ืืช ื”ืกื˜ื•ื“ื ื˜ ืฉืœื™,
03:05
I wish I would have celebrated that milestone with friends.
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ื™ื™ื—ืœืชื™ ืœื—ื’ื•ื’ ืืช ื”ืฆื™ื•ืŸ ื“ืจืš ื”ื–ื” ืขื ื—ื‘ืจื™ื.
03:08
But at the time, I, too, was brainwashed into thinking
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ืื‘ืœ ื‘ืื•ืชื• ื–ืžืŸ, ื’ื ืื ื™, ืขื‘ืจืชื™ ืฉื˜ื™ืคืช ืžื•ื— ืœื—ืฉื•ื‘
03:11
that I shouldn't talk to my friends about money,
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ืฉืื ื™ ืœื ืฆืจื™ื›ื” ืœื“ื‘ืจ ืขืœ ื›ืกืฃ ืขื ื—ื‘ืจื™ื ืฉืœื™,
03:14
that it was a scary taboo subject.
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ื–ื” ื”ื™ื” ื ื•ืฉื ืขื ื˜ืื‘ื• ืžืคื—ื™ื“.
03:16
Don't be like me.
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ืืœ ืชื”ื™ื• ื›ืžื•ื ื™.
03:17
Start the conversation today.
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ื”ืชื—ื™ืœื• ืืช ื”ืฉื™ื—ื” ื”ื™ื•ื.
03:19
Research has shown that our social bonds make us healthier.
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ืžื—ืงืจ ื”ืจืื” ืฉื”ืงืฉืจื™ื ื”ื—ื‘ืจืชื™ื™ื ืฉืœื ื• ืขื•ืฉื™ื ืื•ืชื ื• ื‘ืจื™ืื™ื ื™ื•ืชืจ.
03:23
It's time to harness your social ties
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ื–ื” ื”ื–ืžืŸ ืœืจืชื•ื ืืช ื”ืงืฉืจื™ื ื”ื—ื‘ืจืชื™ื™ื
03:25
to boost your financial fitness, too.
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ืœื”ืืฆืช ื”ื›ื•ืฉืจ ื”ื›ืœื›ืœื™, ื’ื.
03:27
Your future self will thank you.
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ื”ืขืฆืžื™ ื”ืขืชื™ื“ื™ ืฉืœืš ื™ื•ื“ื” ืœืš.
ื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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