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[Applause]

[Applause] it’s Saturday morning and the Gantt man

it’s Saturday morning and the Gantt man

it’s Saturday morning and the Gantt man has made a declaration we are going to

has made a declaration we are going to

has made a declaration we are going to host our first manly man male-bonding

host our first manly man male-bonding

host our first manly man male-bonding breakfast now if you don’t know anything

breakfast now if you don’t know anything

breakfast now if you don’t know anything about men we think better with food so

about men we think better with food so

about men we think better with food so we picked a great restaurant so we’re at

we picked a great restaurant so we’re at

we picked a great restaurant so we’re at a restaurant and we’ve decided that it’s

a restaurant and we’ve decided that it’s

a restaurant and we’ve decided that it’s time for us to conquer some of our

time for us to conquer some of our

time for us to conquer some of our problems of the world and in doing that

problems of the world and in doing that

problems of the world and in doing that we decided that we needed to get going

we decided that we needed to get going

we decided that we needed to get going so we’re a breakfast and just like every

so we’re a breakfast and just like every

so we’re a breakfast and just like every other man you’re like what do we do we

other man you’re like what do we do we

other man you’re like what do we do we you know you really need a woman to help

you know you really need a woman to help

you know you really need a woman to help you get started so we do what we men do

you get started so we do what we men do

you get started so we do what we men do best small talk we talked about sports

best small talk we talked about sports

best small talk we talked about sports like why did my dad like the Cleveland

like why did my dad like the Cleveland

like why did my dad like the Cleveland Browns I mean nobody likes the Cleveland

Browns I mean nobody likes the Cleveland

Browns I mean nobody likes the Cleveland Browns we talked about politics we

Browns we talked about politics we

Browns we talked about politics we talked about religion we all go to the

talked about religion we all go to the

talked about religion we all go to the same church and finally we get to the

same church and finally we get to the

same church and finally we get to the point to where we actually cross about

point to where we actually cross about

point to where we actually cross about what’s going on in modern world we were

what’s going on in modern world we were

what’s going on in modern world we were going through a major real estate bubble

going through a major real estate bubble

going through a major real estate bubble and the market had blown up and I was

and the market had blown up and I was

and the market had blown up and I was with my family so I felt really

with my family so I felt really

with my family so I felt really comfortable comfortable with them saying

comfortable comfortable with them saying

comfortable comfortable with them saying you know I feel like I’m real estate

you know I feel like I’m real estate

you know I feel like I’m real estate poor and we bought this big house and

poor and we bought this big house and

poor and we bought this big house and the deal was was that years before I had

the deal was was that years before I had

the deal was was that years before I had purchased the most amazing house five

purchased the most amazing house five

purchased the most amazing house five acres of land five bedrooms six and a

acres of land five bedrooms six and a

acres of land five bedrooms six and a half baths all on the most amazing lake

half baths all on the most amazing lake

half baths all on the most amazing lake that you could ever want to see so my

that you could ever want to see so my

that you could ever want to see so my dad pipe something he says dude you’re

dad pipe something he says dude you’re

dad pipe something he says dude you’re the financial guru of the family I

the financial guru of the family I

the financial guru of the family I thought you had all this under control

thought you had all this under control

thought you had all this under control now as you know us men we’re not big

now as you know us men we’re not big

now as you know us men we’re not big talkers so I had never asked my dad for

talkers so I had never asked my dad for

talkers so I had never asked my dad for advice and he had never offered advice

advice and he had never offered advice

advice and he had never offered advice to be totally honest with you my mother

to be totally honest with you my mother

to be totally honest with you my mother gave us the sex talk

gave us the sex talk

gave us the sex talk true so he pipes up and he begins to say

true so he pipes up and he begins to say

true so he pipes up and he begins to say and mention everything that anyone would

and mention everything that anyone would

and mention everything that anyone would want to know err consider before you

want to know err consider before you

want to know err consider before you make a major purchase like that so I

make a major purchase like that so I

make a major purchase like that so I immediately you know as a as a

immediately you know as a as a

immediately you know as a as a professional I’m thinking and I’m like

professional I’m thinking and I’m like

professional I’m thinking and I’m like well you know my friends haven’t been

well you know my friends haven’t been

well you know my friends haven’t been real good to me

real good to me

real good to me ego Prai silence I said I need a new set

ego Prai silence I said I need a new set

ego Prai silence I said I need a new set of friends so I began to think about

of friends so I began to think about

of friends so I began to think about this and I said I need to be more open I

this and I said I need to be more open I

this and I said I need to be more open I need to ask more questions I need to be

need to ask more questions I need to be

need to ask more questions I need to be more vulnerable so with that I said you

more vulnerable so with that I said you

more vulnerable so with that I said you know I have to begin to figure out how

know I have to begin to figure out how

know I have to begin to figure out how to do this and it wasn’t easy it wasn’t

to do this and it wasn’t easy it wasn’t

to do this and it wasn’t easy it wasn’t easy it wasn’t it was so difficult that

easy it wasn’t it was so difficult that

easy it wasn’t it was so difficult that I’m gonna ask you to help me figure out

I’m gonna ask you to help me figure out

I’m gonna ask you to help me figure out so you could figure out what it felt

so you could figure out what it felt

so you could figure out what it felt like for me to be vulnerable so what I

like for me to be vulnerable so what I

like for me to be vulnerable so what I want you to do I want you to drop your

want you to do I want you to drop your

want you to do I want you to drop your inhibitions I know you’ve had a lot of

inhibitions I know you’ve had a lot of

inhibitions I know you’ve had a lot of serious talks drop your inhibitions take

serious talks drop your inhibitions take

serious talks drop your inhibitions take a deep breath and I simply want you to

a deep breath and I simply want you to

a deep breath and I simply want you to turn to your neighbor and ask your

turn to your neighbor and ask your

turn to your neighbor and ask your neighbor how much money

exactly now listen your discomfort comes

exactly now listen your discomfort comes from the fact that talking about money

from the fact that talking about money

from the fact that talking about money is the single largest taboo that we’ve

is the single largest taboo that we’ve

is the single largest taboo that we’ve left we talk about everything nowadays

left we talk about everything nowadays

left we talk about everything nowadays if you don’t know it asking someone how

if you don’t know it asking someone how

if you don’t know it asking someone how much money they make is a major nono we

much money they make is a major nono we

much money they make is a major nono we don’t do it personally we don’t do what

don’t do it personally we don’t do what

don’t do it personally we don’t do what at work you know I dated someone I still

at work you know I dated someone I still

at work you know I dated someone I still don’t know how much money she makes all

don’t know how much money she makes all

don’t know how much money she makes all right so you just don’t do it so in the

right so you just don’t do it so in the

right so you just don’t do it so in the process of well what happens if I do

process of well what happens if I do

process of well what happens if I do well check out my man here his name is

well check out my man here his name is

well check out my man here his name is Greg guy Greg worked for Twitter for two

Greg guy Greg worked for Twitter for two

Greg guy Greg worked for Twitter for two days before a three year old old

days before a three year old old

days before a three year old old Facebook post resurfaced where he had

Facebook post resurfaced where he had

Facebook post resurfaced where he had ridicule some homeless people in San

ridicule some homeless people in San

ridicule some homeless people in San Francisco now if you didn’t hear what I

Francisco now if you didn’t hear what I

Francisco now if you didn’t hear what I said he worked there two days because

said he worked there two days because

said he worked there two days because the taboo of criticizing the homeless

the taboo of criticizing the homeless

the taboo of criticizing the homeless got him fired we talked about everything

got him fired we talked about everything

got him fired we talked about everything we talked about politics

we talked about politics

we talked about politics how many of you have lost friends lately

how many of you have lost friends lately

how many of you have lost friends lately talking about politics

talking about politics

talking about politics I mean seriously right we talked about

I mean seriously right we talked about

I mean seriously right we talked about religion we talked about sex

religion we talked about sex

religion we talked about sex remember when you thought Fifty Shades

remember when you thought Fifty Shades

remember when you thought Fifty Shades of Grey was just the color palette now

of Grey was just the color palette now

of Grey was just the color palette now everybody knows what the Red Room is so

everybody knows what the Red Room is so

everybody knows what the Red Room is so if you notice we have talked about

if you notice we have talked about

if you notice we have talked about everything and we feel comfortable

everything and we feel comfortable

everything and we feel comfortable talking about everything except for the

talking about everything except for the

talking about everything except for the one thing that divides us the most money

one thing that divides us the most money

one thing that divides us the most money it is not uncommon for us to see wealthy

it is not uncommon for us to see wealthy

it is not uncommon for us to see wealthy people look at poor and poor people look

people look at poor and poor people look

people look at poor and poor people look and act rich I mean it is the

and act rich I mean it is the

and act rich I mean it is the straightest thing in the universe I

straightest thing in the universe I

straightest thing in the universe I regularly have clients that come see me

regularly have clients that come see me

regularly have clients that come see me and they’re they’re pretty much a

and they’re they’re pretty much a

and they’re they’re pretty much a wealthy clients and they show up in

wealthy clients and they show up in

wealthy clients and they show up in khakis Levi’s some some work shoes they

khakis Levi’s some some work shoes they

khakis Levi’s some some work shoes they get out of a pickup truck

get out of a pickup truck

get out of a pickup truck and they come in and you would never

and they come in and you would never

and they come in and you would never know they had a dime and I have other

know they had a dime and I have other

know they had a dime and I have other clients that are less substantial and

clients that are less substantial and

clients that are less substantial and they show up in an outfit with designer

they show up in an outfit with designer

they show up in an outfit with designer outfit from Tom Ford and I automobiles

outfit from Tom Ford and I automobiles

outfit from Tom Ford and I automobiles is worth half the price of their home

is worth half the price of their home

is worth half the price of their home and the question we begin to ask

and the question we begin to ask

and the question we begin to ask ourselves is how can this be why do we

ourselves is how can this be why do we

ourselves is how can this be why do we do it and what we have to come

do it and what we have to come

do it and what we have to come understand is that the taboo of

understand is that the taboo of

understand is that the taboo of discussing money makes us embarrassed

discussing money makes us embarrassed

discussing money makes us embarrassed it makes us fearful so we take a look

it makes us fearful so we take a look

it makes us fearful so we take a look and we take a step back and we say well

and we take a step back and we say well

and we take a step back and we say well why should I care you should care

why should I care you should care

why should I care you should care because we live in the most abundant

because we live in the most abundant

because we live in the most abundant society in the world at the best time

society in the world at the best time

society in the world at the best time ever and people are silently suffering

ever and people are silently suffering

ever and people are silently suffering in financial desperation now wealthy

in financial desperation now wealthy

in financial desperation now wealthy people will go out and they’ll say hey I

people will go out and they’ll say hey I

people will go out and they’ll say hey I need to hire somebody and we saw this in

need to hire somebody and we saw this in

need to hire somebody and we saw this in the last election they’ll hire somebody

the last election they’ll hire somebody

the last election they’ll hire somebody to make them save more money on taxes

to make them save more money on taxes

to make them save more money on taxes and things while the rest of us we’re in

and things while the rest of us we’re in

and things while the rest of us we’re in the library or the bookstore looking for

the library or the bookstore looking for

the library or the bookstore looking for it look call investments for dummies all

it look call investments for dummies all

it look call investments for dummies all right so we have to be careful to

right so we have to be careful to

right so we have to be careful to understand that it is a stigma and a

understand that it is a stigma and a

understand that it is a stigma and a taboo so I was looking at some

taboo so I was looking at some

taboo so I was looking at some statistics you are not going to believe

statistics you are not going to believe

statistics you are not going to believe this seventy five percent of working

this seventy five percent of working

this seventy five percent of working American families are living check to

American families are living check to

American families are living check to check that means they have less than

check that means they have less than

check that means they have less than $400 anywhere I mean think about this

$400 anywhere I mean think about this

$400 anywhere I mean think about this they are one emergency away from a

they are one emergency away from a

they are one emergency away from a market from a personal crisis just one

market from a personal crisis just one

market from a personal crisis just one emergency last week this is not a lie

emergency last week this is not a lie

emergency last week this is not a lie last week I got a flat tire that cost me

last week I got a flat tire that cost me

last week I got a flat tire that cost me four hundred fifty dollars and this then

four hundred fifty dollars and this then

four hundred fifty dollars and this then the stim on a different tire broke and

the stim on a different tire broke and

the stim on a different tire broke and that cost me $400 just one emergency

that cost me $400 just one emergency

that cost me $400 just one emergency away from not being able to drive to get

away from not being able to drive to get

away from not being able to drive to get to work

to work

to work for most of our American families and

for most of our American families and

for most of our American families and you might say well thank God dudes not

you might say well thank God dudes not

you might say well thank God dudes not talking to me I got 400 bucks right but

talking to me I got 400 bucks right but

talking to me I got 400 bucks right but the reality is is that this affects all

the reality is is that this affects all

the reality is is that this affects all of us so I’ll tell you on a whim they

of us so I’ll tell you on a whim they

of us so I’ll tell you on a whim they might in my little traffic pattern one

might in my little traffic pattern one

might in my little traffic pattern one of my buddies has a small business and

of my buddies has a small business and

of my buddies has a small business and it’s not really small I call it small so

it’s not really small I call it small so

it’s not really small I call it small so I stopped by and I get past the

I stopped by and I get past the

I stopped by and I get past the gatekeeper and this dude’s got the best

gatekeeper and this dude’s got the best

gatekeeper and this dude’s got the best policy ever he always allows anyone

policy ever he always allows anyone

policy ever he always allows anyone that’s a family or friend that they stop

that’s a family or friend that they stop

that’s a family or friend that they stop or call him he will stop what he’s doing

or call him he will stop what he’s doing

or call him he will stop what he’s doing he’ll

he’ll

he’ll tame them or communicate with them so I

tame them or communicate with them so I

tame them or communicate with them so I get by the gatekeeper and I get into his

get by the gatekeeper and I get into his

get by the gatekeeper and I get into his office and I see dude it’s like he’s

office and I see dude it’s like he’s

office and I see dude it’s like he’s like staring at his computer and he’s

like staring at his computer and he’s

like staring at his computer and he’s really kind of upset and I had never

really kind of upset and I had never

really kind of upset and I had never seen his dude upset over the last five

seen his dude upset over the last five

seen his dude upset over the last five six years so I looked at him he weighs

six years so I looked at him he weighs

six years so I looked at him he weighs me in and I said hey you look a little

me in and I said hey you look a little

me in and I said hey you look a little intense should I come back he said no no

intense should I come back he said no no

intense should I come back he said no no no maybe you can help me with something

no maybe you can help me with something

no maybe you can help me with something I said okay well what can I help you

I said okay well what can I help you

I said okay well what can I help you with he said I’m looking at my son’s

with he said I’m looking at my son’s

with he said I’m looking at my son’s bank statement and his accounts

bank statement and his accounts

bank statement and his accounts overdrawn and I said well why are you

overdrawn and I said well why are you

overdrawn and I said well why are you looking at your son’s bank statement he

looking at your son’s bank statement he

looking at your son’s bank statement he said you know my son say no more

said you know my son say no more

said you know my son say no more so he’s looking in this son’s bank

so he’s looking in this son’s bank

so he’s looking in this son’s bank statement and it counts negative and I

statement and it counts negative and I

statement and it counts negative and I said well why are you so there’s

said well why are you so there’s

said well why are you so there’s negative

negative

negative he said I’m upset because I just paid

he said I’m upset because I just paid

he said I’m upset because I just paid dude two days ago and I was like okay I

dude two days ago and I was like okay I

dude two days ago and I was like okay I said I pretty much can tell you what

said I pretty much can tell you what

said I pretty much can tell you what happened he says how can you tell what

happened he says how can you tell what

happened he says how can you tell what happened him looking at the computer I

happened him looking at the computer I

happened him looking at the computer I said let me tell you what happened

said let me tell you what happened

said let me tell you what happened so young will was doing what what 22

so young will was doing what what 22

so young will was doing what what 22 year olds do he overspent you know it’s

year olds do he overspent you know it’s

year olds do he overspent you know it’s easy to do when you just swipe the card

easy to do when you just swipe the card

easy to do when you just swipe the card cuz there’s no checking balance marks I

cuz there’s no checking balance marks I

cuz there’s no checking balance marks I said you overspent and he was too

said you overspent and he was too

said you overspent and he was too embarrassed or scared to go to his rich

embarrassed or scared to go to his rich

embarrassed or scared to go to his rich dad and say dad I’m broke I overspent I

dad and say dad I’m broke I overspent I

dad and say dad I’m broke I overspent I need some money so what he did was he

need some money so what he did was he

need some money so what he did was he went to the bank and he got an early

went to the bank and he got an early

went to the bank and he got an early access loan and then he said whoa whoa

access loan and then he said whoa whoa

access loan and then he said whoa whoa whoa and then nothing

whoa and then nothing

whoa and then nothing what’s an early access well I said you

what’s an early access well I said you

what’s an early access well I said you don’t know what the payday loan is he’s

don’t know what the payday loan is he’s

don’t know what the payday loan is he’s like no I said you don’t know what a pay

like no I said you don’t know what a pay

like no I said you don’t know what a pay cheque advances he said do what is it I

cheque advances he said do what is it I

cheque advances he said do what is it I said okay here we go

said okay here we go

said okay here we go a payday loan is when you go to your

a payday loan is when you go to your

a payday loan is when you go to your bank and in this case you don’t have to

bank and in this case you don’t have to

bank and in this case you don’t have to leave your phone or your computer and

leave your phone or your computer and

leave your phone or your computer and you click a button that says hey if I

you click a button that says hey if I

you click a button that says hey if I make $1,000 I want you to advance me

make $1,000 I want you to advance me

make $1,000 I want you to advance me seven hundred bucks right and then on

seven hundred bucks right and then on

seven hundred bucks right and then on the next payday

the next payday

the next payday as soon as I get my check the loan shark

as soon as I get my check the loan shark

as soon as I get my check the loan shark I’m sorry the bank

I’m sorry the bank

I’m sorry the bank once their money back so they get their

once their money back so they get their

once their money back so they get their money back plus they charge you a fee

money back plus they charge you a fee

money back plus they charge you a fee 10% 15% 20% 29% let’s just say it’s 10%

10% 15% 20% 29% let’s just say it’s 10%

10% 15% 20% 29% let’s just say it’s 10% that leaves young will two hundred and

that leaves young will two hundred and

that leaves young will two hundred and thirty dollars now he goes but his

thirty dollars now he goes but his

thirty dollars now he goes but his accounts negative I said I’m not done

accounts negative I said I’m not done

accounts negative I said I’m not done I’m gonna tell you what he did so what

I’m gonna tell you what he did so what

I’m gonna tell you what he did so what he did was he went out and he

he did was he went out and he

he did was he went out and he automatically had some of his bills paid

automatically had some of his bills paid

automatically had some of his bills paid maybe yet his car automatically paid

maybe yet his car automatically paid

maybe yet his car automatically paid maybe his rents automatically paid or

maybe his rents automatically paid or

maybe his rents automatically paid or his car insurance so he did that they

his car insurance so he did that they

his car insurance so he did that they bounced one of them clear and his

bounced one of them clear and his

bounced one of them clear and his accounts negative and he said that’s

accounts negative and he said that’s

accounts negative and he said that’s highway robbery I see you sit on the

highway robbery I see you sit on the

highway robbery I see you sit on the bank board he’s is that he was livid now

bank board he’s is that he was livid now

bank board he’s is that he was livid now the question becomes are you ready to go

the question becomes are you ready to go

the question becomes are you ready to go to payday loan I hope not because

to payday loan I hope not because

to payday loan I hope not because there’s nothing but sharks out there so

there’s nothing but sharks out there so

there’s nothing but sharks out there so he says what can we do about this

he says what can we do about this

he says what can we do about this I said well obviously you need to talk

I said well obviously you need to talk

I said well obviously you need to talk to young will I said better yet you

to young will I said better yet you

to young will I said better yet you should probably let me talk to young

should probably let me talk to young

should probably let me talk to young will and help him understand how not to

will and help him understand how not to

will and help him understand how not to get out of this because if you notice if

get out of this because if you notice if

get out of this because if you notice if he only had 230 dollars left guess what

he only had 230 dollars left guess what

he only had 230 dollars left guess what he has to pay out of that check that he

he has to pay out of that check that he

he has to pay out of that check that he was supposed to have money for and he

was supposed to have money for and he

was supposed to have money for and he doesn’t have it so the cycle starts

doesn’t have it so the cycle starts

doesn’t have it so the cycle starts again so he is wild so the question

again so he is wild so the question

again so he is wild so the question becomes what if all of us could to

becomes what if all of us could to

becomes what if all of us could to openly talk about our money situation I

openly talk about our money situation I

openly talk about our money situation I challenge you to believe that over a

challenge you to believe that over a

challenge you to believe that over a million people millions and millions of

million people millions and millions of

million people millions and millions of people would feel comfortable going out

people would feel comfortable going out

people would feel comfortable going out just just asking for financial help they

just just asking for financial help they

just just asking for financial help they wouldn’t feel the guilt the shame the

wouldn’t feel the guilt the shame the

wouldn’t feel the guilt the shame the embarrassment of talking about their

embarrassment of talking about their

embarrassment of talking about their money situation because we all know

money situation because we all know

money situation because we all know we’re supposed to be able to handle our

we’re supposed to be able to handle our

we’re supposed to be able to handle our money all right

money all right

money all right money would no longer be the number one

money would no longer be the number one

money would no longer be the number one cost for a divorce meaning that we would

cost for a divorce meaning that we would

cost for a divorce meaning that we would have more solid families which means

have more solid families which means

have more solid families which means we’d have a better society men and women

we’d have a better society men and women

we’d have a better society men and women with equal skill sets would get what

with equal skill sets would get what

with equal skill sets would get what equal pay you said a woman said that you

equal pay you said a woman said that you

equal pay you said a woman said that you know right we get equal pay and all of

know right we get equal pay and all of

know right we get equal pay and all of our stress levels would drop I think

our stress levels would drop I think

our stress levels would drop I think there’s just no question so I’ve known

there’s just no question so I’ve known

there’s just no question so I’ve known this forever

this forever

this forever so of course I knew I was doing this

so of course I knew I was doing this

so of course I knew I was doing this talk so I have to go out and do some

talk so I have to go out and do some

talk so I have to go out and do some research and again when you get ready to

research and again when you get ready to

research and again when you get ready to start doing some research and you start

start doing some research and you start

start doing some research and you start asking people questions you know we men

asking people questions you know we men

asking people questions you know we men we do it better with food so I’m not a

we do it better with food so I’m not a

we do it better with food so I’m not a bunch of my buddies for lunch now we’re

bunch of my buddies for lunch now we’re

bunch of my buddies for lunch now we’re doing what we do now the only difference

doing what we do now the only difference

doing what we do now the only difference between this meeting and the meeting

between this meeting and the meeting

between this meeting and the meeting with my dad and my brother is that we

with my dad and my brother is that we

with my dad and my brother is that we talk about sex all right so I’ll meet

talk about sex all right so I’ll meet

talk about sex all right so I’ll meet with my buddies and halfway through

with my buddies and halfway through

with my buddies and halfway through lunch I say to them guys let me ask you

lunch I say to them guys let me ask you

lunch I say to them guys let me ask you a question all of you are successful I

a question all of you are successful I

a question all of you are successful I mean they all do really well which one

mean they all do really well which one

mean they all do really well which one of you learned finance from your mom or

of you learned finance from your mom or

of you learned finance from your mom or dad or from school silence one guy says

dad or from school silence one guy says

dad or from school silence one guy says well my dad I did my dad made me had a

well my dad I did my dad made me had a

well my dad I did my dad made me had a paper route and he made me save every

paper route and he made me save every

paper route and he made me save every dime that I made it the paper route and

dime that I made it the paper route and

dime that I made it the paper route and I said okay cool go I said so you’re

I said okay cool go I said so you’re

I said okay cool go I said so you’re telling me that you learned all about

telling me that you learned all about

telling me that you learned all about charge cards budgeting wants versus

charge cards budgeting wants versus

charge cards budgeting wants versus needs from your dad’s paper out story

needs from your dad’s paper out story

needs from your dad’s paper out story he’s like no so none of you learn

he’s like no so none of you learn

he’s like no so none of you learn anything about personal money management

anything about personal money management

anything about personal money management from home or school now okay and they

from home or school now okay and they

from home or school now okay and they always get ready to get back to the

always get ready to get back to the

always get ready to get back to the normal targets lately lately here’s a

normal targets lately lately here’s a

normal targets lately lately here’s a better question knowing how hard life is

better question knowing how hard life is

better question knowing how hard life is and how long you had to struggle because

and how long you had to struggle because

and how long you had to struggle because all those guys are self-made how many of

all those guys are self-made how many of

all those guys are self-made how many of you taught your kids personal money

you taught your kids personal money

you taught your kids personal money management and all over his truck not

management and all over his truck not

management and all over his truck not one not one so the question becomes why

one not one so the question becomes why

one not one so the question becomes why is it because we’re all just hiding or

is it because we’re all just hiding or

is it because we’re all just hiding or we just don’t know any better I mean it

we just don’t know any better I mean it

we just don’t know any better I mean it really is an interesting thought so when

really is an interesting thought so when

really is an interesting thought so when you begin to look at it and I asked you

you begin to look at it and I asked you

you begin to look at it and I asked you a really serious question earlier right

a really serious question earlier right

a really serious question earlier right ask your neighbor how much money do you

ask your neighbor how much money do you

ask your neighbor how much money do you make

make

make going home I’m gonna give you a secret

going home I’m gonna give you a secret

going home I’m gonna give you a secret going home and saying I liked his talk

going home and saying I liked his talk

going home and saying I liked his talk I’m gonna start talking about money in

I’m gonna start talking about money in

I’m gonna start talking about money in society going home and asking your

society going home and asking your

society going home and asking your neighbor yell bro I laid down 150 last

neighbor yell bro I laid down 150 last

neighbor yell bro I laid down 150 last year what you bring home it ain’t gonna

year what you bring home it ain’t gonna

year what you bring home it ain’t gonna work

work

work you’re gonna lose you’re not gonna get

you’re gonna lose you’re not gonna get

you’re gonna lose you’re not gonna get you get uninvited from the Christmas

you get uninvited from the Christmas

you get uninvited from the Christmas party okay but what if we broke the ice

party okay but what if we broke the ice

party okay but what if we broke the ice in our social media what if we all said

in our social media what if we all said

in our social media what if we all said you know I’m gonna take my triumphs and

you know I’m gonna take my triumphs and

you know I’m gonna take my triumphs and I’m going to share I’m not ask you to

I’m going to share I’m not ask you to

I’m going to share I’m not ask you to share your failures I’m not gonna share

share your failures I’m not gonna share

share your failures I’m not gonna share my and I’m not gonna ask you to anything

my and I’m not gonna ask you to anything

my and I’m not gonna ask you to anything I’m not gonna do but what about your

I’m not gonna do but what about your

I’m not gonna do but what about your triumphs you ever seen that person that

triumphs you ever seen that person that

triumphs you ever seen that person that holds up the pair pants you know and

holds up the pair pants you know and

holds up the pair pants you know and it’s bigger than they are and they go

it’s bigger than they are and they go

it’s bigger than they are and they go this used to be me and I lost 80 pounds

this used to be me and I lost 80 pounds

this used to be me and I lost 80 pounds what happens in the comments all

what happens in the comments all

what happens in the comments all congratulations that was awesome

congratulations that was awesome

congratulations that was awesome incredible how did you do it how long

incredible how did you do it how long

incredible how did you do it how long did it take was it hard did you gain the

did it take was it hard did you gain the

did it take was it hard did you gain the weight back and that person answers

weight back and that person answers

weight back and that person answers those questions either publicly or

those questions either publicly or

those questions either publicly or privately but what if we could do the

privately but what if we could do the

privately but what if we could do the same thing with our money I paid my

same thing with our money I paid my

same thing with our money I paid my house off how did you do it that’s

house off how did you do it that’s

house off how did you do it that’s amazing how long did it take 30 years

amazing how long did it take 30 years

amazing how long did it take 30 years okay what you paid your car off you paid

okay what you paid your car off you paid

okay what you paid your car off you paid your charge card off if you hit a

your charge card off if you hit a

your charge card off if you hit a savings goal hey I hit my savings goal

savings goal hey I hit my savings goal

savings goal hey I hit my savings goal by August and I did the whole year I’m

by August and I did the whole year I’m

by August and I did the whole year I’m gonna blow it out of the water people

gonna blow it out of the water people

gonna blow it out of the water people will begin to feel more comfortable

will begin to feel more comfortable

will begin to feel more comfortable asking those questions so I will tell

asking those questions so I will tell

asking those questions so I will tell you this you can’t go ask your neighbors

you this you can’t go ask your neighbors

you this you can’t go ask your neighbors how much money they make you can’t share

how much money they make you can’t share

how much money they make you can’t share it on social media but you can also have

it on social media but you can also have

it on social media but you can also have the money talk right after you have the

the money talk right after you have the

the money talk right after you have the sex talk right so you set your kid down

sex talk right so you set your kid down

sex talk right so you set your kid down you say yeah don’t touch her and then

you say yeah don’t touch her and then

you say yeah don’t touch her and then you say because she’s gonna cost you

you say because she’s gonna cost you

you say because she’s gonna cost you this much money

this much money

this much money all right so so you have to think about

all right so so you have to think about

all right so so you have to think about having that talk think about encouraging

having that talk think about encouraging

having that talk think about encouraging the school systems to make it mandatory

the school systems to make it mandatory

the school systems to make it mandatory to teach personal money management in

to teach personal money management in

to teach personal money management in high school I called the local area and

high school I called the local area and

high school I called the local area and said hey do you guys have this course do

said hey do you guys have this course do

said hey do you guys have this course do you have anything close to this course I

you have anything close to this course I

you have anything close to this course I emailed my email my email and I got no

emailed my email my email and I got no

emailed my email my email and I got no response and you know what this was

response and you know what this was

response and you know what this was funny thing was is that my brother works

funny thing was is that my brother works

funny thing was is that my brother works for the school system I still got no

for the school system I still got no

for the school system I still got no response they we don’t teach it so I

response they we don’t teach it so I

response they we don’t teach it so I told you that the number one cause for

told you that the number one cause for

told you that the number one cause for divorce was money and it’s not true

divorce was money and it’s not true

divorce was money and it’s not true the number one cause for divorce is lack

the number one cause for divorce is lack

the number one cause for divorce is lack of communication but I’m always right so

of communication but I’m always right so

of communication but I’m always right so what’s the number one conversation and

what’s the number one conversation and

what’s the number one conversation and the communication money exactly so what

the communication money exactly so what

the communication money exactly so what happens if we told every person looking

happens if we told every person looking

happens if we told every person looking to go get a marriage certificate that

to go get a marriage certificate that

to go get a marriage certificate that they needed to complete a financial

they needed to complete a financial

they needed to complete a financial course call my money my mate can’t get

course call my money my mate can’t get

course call my money my mate can’t get married unless you pass this course I’m

married unless you pass this course I’m

married unless you pass this course I’m gonna save more marriages so here’s the

gonna save more marriages so here’s the

gonna save more marriages so here’s the deal I challenge you to begin to talk

deal I challenge you to begin to talk

deal I challenge you to begin to talk about money inside your inner circle

about money inside your inner circle

about money inside your inner circle that’s not scary talk about it in your

that’s not scary talk about it in your

that’s not scary talk about it in your inner circle and what you’re gonna find

inner circle and what you’re gonna find

inner circle and what you’re gonna find is it’ll spread to your outer circle and

is it’ll spread to your outer circle and

is it’ll spread to your outer circle and before you know it

before you know it

before you know it barriers will begin to break down fears

barriers will begin to break down fears

barriers will begin to break down fears will will be diminished societies will

will will be diminished societies will

will will be diminished societies will feel more comfortable asking questions

feel more comfortable asking questions

feel more comfortable asking questions and getting answers that they deserve to

and getting answers that they deserve to

and getting answers that they deserve to get and it will all be for your

get and it will all be for your

get and it will all be for your betterment as well as your daughters who

betterment as well as your daughters who

betterment as well as your daughters who deserve equal pay your future has never

deserve equal pay your future has never

deserve equal pay your future has never been brighter thank you

been brighter thank you

been brighter thank you [Applause]

[Applause]

[Applause] you

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