1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:03,000 Speaker 1: Welcome to how to Money. I'm Joel and I'm Matt, 2 00:00:03,200 --> 00:00:26,160 Speaker 1: and today we're discussing how to take advantage of free stuff. Joel, Man, 3 00:00:26,200 --> 00:00:30,240 Speaker 1: it is almost Christmas. Your plans for the holidays, Yeah, buddy, 4 00:00:30,320 --> 00:00:33,680 Speaker 1: Christmas time Blue, I'm stoked. Christmas is always so much fun, 5 00:00:34,000 --> 00:00:36,519 Speaker 1: and our plans are really to hang out around the 6 00:00:36,560 --> 00:00:39,720 Speaker 1: house and we'll see some families, see some friends. There's 7 00:00:39,720 --> 00:00:41,320 Speaker 1: already been a lot of that. I think what I 8 00:00:41,360 --> 00:00:43,840 Speaker 1: love about Christmas time the most is there's so many 9 00:00:43,880 --> 00:00:46,760 Speaker 1: parties to go to. Oh my gosh, yeah, which is 10 00:00:46,800 --> 00:00:48,800 Speaker 1: partly why you and I both sound a little horse. 11 00:00:49,240 --> 00:00:52,479 Speaker 1: We might have been making a little too merry maybe, yeah, man, 12 00:00:52,520 --> 00:00:54,880 Speaker 1: and those actually we were at the same three parties 13 00:00:55,120 --> 00:00:58,360 Speaker 1: last week, which sounds kind of ridiculous because I mean, 14 00:00:58,400 --> 00:01:01,840 Speaker 1: we do have lives outside of our own relationship. Should 15 00:01:01,880 --> 00:01:03,960 Speaker 1: we find some other friends or something like that. I 16 00:01:03,960 --> 00:01:07,040 Speaker 1: don't know, it sounds ridiculous. Uh, you've got something you're 17 00:01:07,040 --> 00:01:09,679 Speaker 1: excited to to get for Christmas, like a gift, So 18 00:01:09,720 --> 00:01:11,280 Speaker 1: I don't really have like a long list of gifts 19 00:01:11,480 --> 00:01:13,959 Speaker 1: Christmas list, like like when you're tin I sent it 20 00:01:13,959 --> 00:01:16,600 Speaker 1: to Santa. It was super thick, we'll see what I get. No, 21 00:01:16,760 --> 00:01:20,600 Speaker 1: I mean, really my philosophy for asking for presidents for Christmas? 22 00:01:20,640 --> 00:01:22,039 Speaker 1: I mean, well, first off, there's not much I need. 23 00:01:22,040 --> 00:01:24,000 Speaker 1: There's not much I asked for, but my mom like 24 00:01:24,040 --> 00:01:25,920 Speaker 1: texts me eight times like seriously, what do you want 25 00:01:25,920 --> 00:01:27,520 Speaker 1: for Christmas? And so I feel like I have to 26 00:01:27,520 --> 00:01:30,640 Speaker 1: provide her something and that sounds familiar. So I just 27 00:01:30,680 --> 00:01:33,160 Speaker 1: always asked for something that I wouldn't buy myself, but 28 00:01:33,160 --> 00:01:36,039 Speaker 1: that I would like to have, And usually that's like 29 00:01:36,080 --> 00:01:39,680 Speaker 1: a soccer jersey or some sort of he Laney United paraphernalia. 30 00:01:39,720 --> 00:01:42,319 Speaker 1: So right, hoping to get hoping to get a jersey 31 00:01:42,360 --> 00:01:45,120 Speaker 1: this this Christmas? Yeah, for me, I'm actually thinking of 32 00:01:45,160 --> 00:01:46,920 Speaker 1: do you have an e reader, like something that you 33 00:01:46,959 --> 00:01:49,280 Speaker 1: read digitally with or do you just stick with paper books? 34 00:01:49,480 --> 00:01:52,320 Speaker 1: Now paper books or articles on my phone or whatever 35 00:01:52,320 --> 00:01:55,320 Speaker 1: it is? Guys. Yeah, I actually mentioned something to Kate 36 00:01:55,440 --> 00:01:58,560 Speaker 1: kind of offhand, and I hope she heard me shared 37 00:01:58,560 --> 00:02:00,160 Speaker 1: it with maybe a family member, because I don't think 38 00:02:00,240 --> 00:02:01,960 Speaker 1: she was planning to get it for me, But an 39 00:02:02,000 --> 00:02:03,600 Speaker 1: e reader or like a Kindle? Do you have an 40 00:02:03,600 --> 00:02:05,840 Speaker 1: e reader? I don't know. I don't I'm not I'm 41 00:02:05,840 --> 00:02:07,200 Speaker 1: not really into that I read stuff on my phone 42 00:02:07,240 --> 00:02:09,560 Speaker 1: sometimes just articles, but other than that, I'm reading paper books, 43 00:02:09,560 --> 00:02:11,560 Speaker 1: saying I just never got into reading something on a screen. 44 00:02:11,600 --> 00:02:12,919 Speaker 1: I feel like I'm in front of the screen too 45 00:02:12,960 --> 00:02:15,160 Speaker 1: much anyway. Right, Well, that's the thing, that's why it's different, 46 00:02:15,240 --> 00:02:17,480 Speaker 1: is because they use the e ink and I've seen 47 00:02:17,520 --> 00:02:19,000 Speaker 1: it in person, and every time I see it kind 48 00:02:19,000 --> 00:02:21,760 Speaker 1: of blows me away because it's not an actual, you know, 49 00:02:21,880 --> 00:02:24,800 Speaker 1: led screen, It's an e ink screen. It's kind of magic. 50 00:02:24,840 --> 00:02:27,399 Speaker 1: Reminds me of Harry Potter with the map. I don't 51 00:02:27,400 --> 00:02:29,680 Speaker 1: know how much Harry Potter lore, you know, but there's 52 00:02:29,680 --> 00:02:32,600 Speaker 1: a special map and the ink moves on the paper. 53 00:02:32,639 --> 00:02:34,720 Speaker 1: Oh yeah, I've seen the movie. Yeah, but I just 54 00:02:34,760 --> 00:02:36,799 Speaker 1: haven't read those books, although i'd love At the point, 55 00:02:36,800 --> 00:02:38,520 Speaker 1: I can't wait till my daughter grows up and she's 56 00:02:38,520 --> 00:02:40,760 Speaker 1: got to read them and you have to, you're forced 57 00:02:40,760 --> 00:02:43,079 Speaker 1: to read them to her, exactly. Yeah, I have hopes 58 00:02:43,240 --> 00:02:44,919 Speaker 1: that that will be the same for me. But yeah, 59 00:02:45,000 --> 00:02:47,880 Speaker 1: just reading more stuff digitally, and I've been reading more 60 00:02:47,880 --> 00:02:50,239 Speaker 1: PDF lately, and I would love just to have a 61 00:02:50,600 --> 00:02:52,520 Speaker 1: just a little e reader, like something basic, but just 62 00:02:52,560 --> 00:02:54,560 Speaker 1: to be able to either read a study or just 63 00:02:54,919 --> 00:02:56,840 Speaker 1: a book. Again, like you said, it's something that I 64 00:02:56,840 --> 00:02:59,160 Speaker 1: wouldn't normally get for myself, but if I think through it, 65 00:02:59,200 --> 00:03:03,120 Speaker 1: I'm like, this would make my life awesome. Well not really, 66 00:03:03,160 --> 00:03:05,440 Speaker 1: but but I would really love it. Right. Yeah, I'll 67 00:03:05,440 --> 00:03:07,320 Speaker 1: make sure to send a link to this episode to 68 00:03:07,320 --> 00:03:10,640 Speaker 1: your mom, just as she notes, wink wink. But yeah, man, 69 00:03:10,680 --> 00:03:12,560 Speaker 1: on that note, you said you're not a huge Christmas 70 00:03:12,560 --> 00:03:14,440 Speaker 1: list kind of guy, how do you how do you 71 00:03:14,440 --> 00:03:16,400 Speaker 1: guys do guests for for other folks? Like, do you 72 00:03:16,440 --> 00:03:18,880 Speaker 1: have folks make the Amazon wish list or do you 73 00:03:18,960 --> 00:03:21,080 Speaker 1: kind of leave it open and you're just like, all right, 74 00:03:21,120 --> 00:03:22,560 Speaker 1: whatever you want to get get me, you know you 75 00:03:22,560 --> 00:03:25,120 Speaker 1: can get it for me. Whatever. Yeah, So, honestly, we 76 00:03:25,240 --> 00:03:27,720 Speaker 1: don't really give many gifts to each other in our family. 77 00:03:27,840 --> 00:03:29,880 Speaker 1: We've kind of button that down over the years and 78 00:03:30,000 --> 00:03:32,359 Speaker 1: and so so really, you know, my parents will get 79 00:03:32,360 --> 00:03:35,440 Speaker 1: me usually one thing, and siblings will give a little 80 00:03:35,440 --> 00:03:37,560 Speaker 1: couple of gift, which is usually just a gift card 81 00:03:37,560 --> 00:03:39,400 Speaker 1: to a local restaurant or something like that, or or 82 00:03:39,440 --> 00:03:41,600 Speaker 1: a little experience in town that we know that they love. 83 00:03:41,880 --> 00:03:43,920 Speaker 1: But other than that, there's not a whole lot of 84 00:03:44,040 --> 00:03:47,040 Speaker 1: gift giving on our side and too, I honestly don't 85 00:03:47,080 --> 00:03:49,560 Speaker 1: really like to get lists from other people to to 86 00:03:49,720 --> 00:03:52,200 Speaker 1: buy off of. I really like your a little more 87 00:03:52,240 --> 00:03:54,120 Speaker 1: loosey goosey kind of guys. I want to be I 88 00:03:54,160 --> 00:03:55,840 Speaker 1: want to be inspired, and I want to get somebody 89 00:03:55,880 --> 00:03:57,520 Speaker 1: something that I know, the love that they didn't even 90 00:03:57,520 --> 00:04:00,560 Speaker 1: ask for. That's kind of my goal in Christmas skift giving. 91 00:04:00,560 --> 00:04:04,000 Speaker 1: I don't always succeed, but it's totally it's totally my goal. 92 00:04:04,280 --> 00:04:06,760 Speaker 1: And so this Christmas, Emily and I actually decided not 93 00:04:06,800 --> 00:04:08,880 Speaker 1: to get each other anything. And what we're doing is 94 00:04:08,920 --> 00:04:11,840 Speaker 1: we've actually we got a hotel room just yeah you 95 00:04:11,880 --> 00:04:16,040 Speaker 1: did in Athens, Georgia, which is about an hour and 96 00:04:16,040 --> 00:04:17,760 Speaker 1: a half away from us, and they've got like just 97 00:04:17,760 --> 00:04:19,480 Speaker 1: a lot of cool stuff going on in Athens, so 98 00:04:19,760 --> 00:04:22,039 Speaker 1: you know when that's a great town. That's my alma mater. Yeah, 99 00:04:22,240 --> 00:04:24,000 Speaker 1: I know. I was actually joking about that because I 100 00:04:24,000 --> 00:04:26,120 Speaker 1: saw you post that on Twitter or something about I 101 00:04:26,160 --> 00:04:28,120 Speaker 1: think it was with price Line. You're upset that they 102 00:04:28,200 --> 00:04:30,200 Speaker 1: kind of did a bait and switch. Yeah, it's pretty ridiculous, 103 00:04:30,200 --> 00:04:33,120 Speaker 1: and I was thinking, why the heck is he booking 104 00:04:33,320 --> 00:04:37,680 Speaker 1: a stay in Athens, Georgia? Home of Creature Comforts, beer 105 00:04:37,960 --> 00:04:39,680 Speaker 1: without me your co host. I was. I was a 106 00:04:39,680 --> 00:04:42,880 Speaker 1: little angry. Sorry, buddy, well, good beer, good disc golf 107 00:04:42,920 --> 00:04:45,200 Speaker 1: and Athens. But I'm only taking my wife, not you. Yeah, 108 00:04:45,960 --> 00:04:47,479 Speaker 1: but I'm excited about that. That That should be fun. And 109 00:04:47,520 --> 00:04:49,360 Speaker 1: by the way, I decided to tell people. So yeah, 110 00:04:49,360 --> 00:04:51,760 Speaker 1: there was this I'm not gonna like bash price line here. 111 00:04:51,760 --> 00:04:53,320 Speaker 1: There's no reason, but there was kind of a little 112 00:04:53,360 --> 00:04:54,840 Speaker 1: bait and switch. And I feel like, if every other 113 00:04:54,920 --> 00:04:57,640 Speaker 1: website could get it right price line, who is the 114 00:04:57,680 --> 00:05:00,479 Speaker 1: big dog and has all the technology the world to 115 00:05:00,480 --> 00:05:03,640 Speaker 1: make sure they have the most accurate price reflected, currently, 116 00:05:03,640 --> 00:05:06,640 Speaker 1: they just didn't. Um and I didn't really like that. 117 00:05:06,720 --> 00:05:08,840 Speaker 1: How you click through the website and then it says, 118 00:05:08,839 --> 00:05:11,200 Speaker 1: oh wait, actually the price is forty dollars more when 119 00:05:11,240 --> 00:05:14,000 Speaker 1: every other website seemed to have the accurate price represented. 120 00:05:14,120 --> 00:05:17,720 Speaker 1: Were they the cheapest ones when they had their own comparisons? Yeah, yeah, yeah. 121 00:05:18,200 --> 00:05:20,800 Speaker 1: It seemed a little dirty exactly. And so I ended 122 00:05:20,880 --> 00:05:23,880 Speaker 1: up calling the hotel myself and I said, hey, these 123 00:05:23,920 --> 00:05:27,240 Speaker 1: online retailers have a better price for hotel room stay 124 00:05:27,320 --> 00:05:29,800 Speaker 1: than you guys have on your site, and I'd rather 125 00:05:29,920 --> 00:05:32,000 Speaker 1: the money go into your pockets and not a percentage 126 00:05:32,000 --> 00:05:34,880 Speaker 1: to one of these third party hotel sites. Um, you know, 127 00:05:34,960 --> 00:05:37,120 Speaker 1: what's the best rate you can offer me? And they 128 00:05:37,160 --> 00:05:41,159 Speaker 1: still had a Cyber Monday discount going on like a 129 00:05:41,240 --> 00:05:45,279 Speaker 1: couple of weeks later, fifty percent off rooms. So I 130 00:05:45,320 --> 00:05:49,560 Speaker 1: got the sickest deal at this hotel that was way 131 00:05:49,640 --> 00:05:51,760 Speaker 1: cheaper than even like a crummy Airbnb. And it's a 132 00:05:51,800 --> 00:05:54,720 Speaker 1: really cool looking hotel. So I'm excited about that. Nice man, 133 00:05:54,800 --> 00:05:57,599 Speaker 1: that's awesome. So sometimes you know, it's worth calling the hotel, 134 00:05:57,640 --> 00:06:00,000 Speaker 1: calling the place, you know, before you end up booking one, 135 00:06:00,400 --> 00:06:02,160 Speaker 1: just to see if they can match or exceed or 136 00:06:02,200 --> 00:06:04,880 Speaker 1: maybe they've got, you know, promotion that's not published somewhere 137 00:06:04,880 --> 00:06:06,880 Speaker 1: on their site that you're not even seen. Because I 138 00:06:06,920 --> 00:06:08,560 Speaker 1: was like looking on their site and looking at the 139 00:06:08,640 --> 00:06:11,440 Speaker 1: dates and didn't see it anywhere. So it was really 140 00:06:11,520 --> 00:06:13,440 Speaker 1: nice just to call up and ask. And like we 141 00:06:13,560 --> 00:06:15,760 Speaker 1: had that one episode about asking for a discount, Man, 142 00:06:15,800 --> 00:06:17,880 Speaker 1: it never hurts. It's got to ask. Just to ask. 143 00:06:17,920 --> 00:06:22,320 Speaker 1: Sometimes you get consumer tip. And by the way, as 144 00:06:22,360 --> 00:06:24,320 Speaker 1: we right before we get into this beer, Matt, we 145 00:06:24,400 --> 00:06:27,920 Speaker 1: have to relish our victory our Atlanta United winning the 146 00:06:28,000 --> 00:06:31,600 Speaker 1: MLS Cup our beloved MLS soccer team. It's a beautiful thing. 147 00:06:31,640 --> 00:06:34,400 Speaker 1: We were both there, super pumped to be there and 148 00:06:34,560 --> 00:06:38,080 Speaker 1: uh to nothing victory over the Portland Timbers. It was 149 00:06:38,120 --> 00:06:40,599 Speaker 1: so much fun. They were over seventy three thousand people. 150 00:06:40,680 --> 00:06:44,000 Speaker 1: Our town came to life and just so exciting for Atlanta, 151 00:06:44,000 --> 00:06:48,159 Speaker 1: who hasn't won a championship in since second exactly. But 152 00:06:48,200 --> 00:06:51,760 Speaker 1: the Atlanta brais Man. When we were we taught seriously, yeah, 153 00:06:51,839 --> 00:06:53,640 Speaker 1: we were super young. Do you you remember? I assume 154 00:06:53,800 --> 00:06:55,760 Speaker 1: of course I remember that. Yeah, yeah, not to spend 155 00:06:55,800 --> 00:06:57,720 Speaker 1: too much time talking about soccer. But for our club 156 00:06:57,800 --> 00:07:00,120 Speaker 1: to only be two years old and then to and 157 00:07:00,200 --> 00:07:01,840 Speaker 1: just to walk away with it like like we did, 158 00:07:02,000 --> 00:07:04,359 Speaker 1: makes me makes me so happy. But there's also a 159 00:07:04,400 --> 00:07:07,360 Speaker 1: beer reason. I had to mention that our friend Dale 160 00:07:07,680 --> 00:07:10,640 Speaker 1: is a Portland Timbers fan, came down to Atlanta for 161 00:07:10,680 --> 00:07:14,520 Speaker 1: the match from Portland and cool dude brought us beer 162 00:07:14,520 --> 00:07:17,120 Speaker 1: for the podcast. So what's really cool is that it 163 00:07:17,200 --> 00:07:19,400 Speaker 1: was after the match the next day that he came 164 00:07:19,400 --> 00:07:21,120 Speaker 1: by and dropped the beer off to you, so extra 165 00:07:21,200 --> 00:07:24,480 Speaker 1: pops to him for losing and then actually following through 166 00:07:24,560 --> 00:07:26,400 Speaker 1: and bringing the beer. It wasn't a bet or anything, 167 00:07:26,440 --> 00:07:28,280 Speaker 1: but he just was being kind. Yeah, of course. Yeah. 168 00:07:28,280 --> 00:07:30,360 Speaker 1: I gave him some some local beers to just to, 169 00:07:30,640 --> 00:07:32,600 Speaker 1: you know, to say thank you, and man, just I 170 00:07:32,640 --> 00:07:35,120 Speaker 1: love beer trading and I love, love love getting to 171 00:07:35,160 --> 00:07:36,960 Speaker 1: see other people try some of the stuff that I 172 00:07:37,000 --> 00:07:40,760 Speaker 1: love so much. So so Dale brought us Block fifteen 173 00:07:40,800 --> 00:07:44,120 Speaker 1: Brewing Company, Sticky hands. I p a. So that's what 174 00:07:44,160 --> 00:07:45,440 Speaker 1: Matt and I are going to be drinking on the 175 00:07:45,440 --> 00:07:48,400 Speaker 1: show today. Yeah. Man, so he just poured this and cheers. 176 00:07:48,840 --> 00:07:52,040 Speaker 1: Cheer's buddy. We're gonna try this again, Matt, because last 177 00:07:52,120 --> 00:07:54,840 Speaker 1: week we both gave one word just an initial response 178 00:07:54,880 --> 00:07:56,760 Speaker 1: to the beer. I'm gonna let you try it again 179 00:07:56,800 --> 00:07:58,880 Speaker 1: because last week you picked a really weird word. What's 180 00:07:58,880 --> 00:08:01,640 Speaker 1: your one word descriptor for this beer? You don't let 181 00:08:01,640 --> 00:08:03,800 Speaker 1: my words from last week? Jacket? It was just odd. 182 00:08:04,400 --> 00:08:06,160 Speaker 1: So if people want to know why Matt referred to 183 00:08:06,160 --> 00:08:08,760 Speaker 1: the beer is one is one descriptive word that he 184 00:08:08,760 --> 00:08:11,200 Speaker 1: could use was jacket. Go back and listen to the 185 00:08:11,240 --> 00:08:14,400 Speaker 1: last week's episode. So can my one word be tears? 186 00:08:16,880 --> 00:08:20,080 Speaker 1: I guess it can, because I can't help but drink 187 00:08:20,120 --> 00:08:24,920 Speaker 1: this Portland beer and not think of Dale's tears. Sorry, sorry, 188 00:08:24,920 --> 00:08:28,320 Speaker 1: Buddy Dale, salty tears dropping in there. That's that's not 189 00:08:28,360 --> 00:08:31,080 Speaker 1: a good descriptor. You do yours and then I'll do mine. Alright. 190 00:08:31,120 --> 00:08:34,320 Speaker 1: So the one descriptive word I would use for this 191 00:08:34,440 --> 00:08:38,800 Speaker 1: beer floral? Oh really? Yep? Nice? All right, I'm gonna 192 00:08:38,840 --> 00:08:42,760 Speaker 1: go with resinie. Okay, I like it. So if you 193 00:08:42,800 --> 00:08:45,240 Speaker 1: guys want to hear the full beer review, stick around 194 00:08:45,440 --> 00:08:46,960 Speaker 1: towards the end of the show, Matt and I will 195 00:08:47,160 --> 00:08:50,360 Speaker 1: kind of give you our final thoughts on this beer. Alright, Matt, 196 00:08:50,400 --> 00:08:52,800 Speaker 1: So onto the topic at hand, how to take advantage 197 00:08:52,800 --> 00:08:56,040 Speaker 1: of free stuff? Yeah, And the reason that we're tackling 198 00:08:56,080 --> 00:08:59,280 Speaker 1: this topic today is because there are so many free 199 00:08:59,320 --> 00:09:02,720 Speaker 1: resources available to people. But we're so used to consumption 200 00:09:02,760 --> 00:09:05,960 Speaker 1: and just easy consumption, especially on a subscription basis, we 201 00:09:05,960 --> 00:09:08,560 Speaker 1: don't even think to take advantage of these free resources 202 00:09:08,559 --> 00:09:11,280 Speaker 1: that are available to us. Yeah. Man, you know, our 203 00:09:11,559 --> 00:09:14,680 Speaker 1: culture and honestly, our technology, even it kind of steers 204 00:09:14,760 --> 00:09:17,640 Speaker 1: us in the direction to spend money. And so chances are, 205 00:09:17,840 --> 00:09:21,000 Speaker 1: you know, we're not taking advantage and we are overspending 206 00:09:21,040 --> 00:09:24,560 Speaker 1: because sometimes we just haven't given enough thought. And hopefully 207 00:09:24,600 --> 00:09:27,120 Speaker 1: these resources will allow you to be smarter it'll help 208 00:09:27,120 --> 00:09:28,839 Speaker 1: you to save money, and you know, honestly, it might 209 00:09:28,880 --> 00:09:32,280 Speaker 1: even make you money overall, it'll just make your life better. Yeah, 210 00:09:32,280 --> 00:09:34,560 Speaker 1: I mean, there are a lot of free resources, some 211 00:09:34,640 --> 00:09:37,160 Speaker 1: of which are just gonna be kind of like duh, 212 00:09:37,200 --> 00:09:39,240 Speaker 1: I know that. But then I think we're gonna dive 213 00:09:39,280 --> 00:09:41,560 Speaker 1: a little bit deeper into those resources too, because everyone 214 00:09:41,559 --> 00:09:43,840 Speaker 1: knows about the library, right, But then it turns out 215 00:09:43,880 --> 00:09:46,160 Speaker 1: the library has just a lot more resources than you 216 00:09:46,160 --> 00:09:48,480 Speaker 1: thought they did. Libraries have even gotten with the twenty 217 00:09:48,480 --> 00:09:50,200 Speaker 1: one century, and there are a lot of resources that 218 00:09:50,240 --> 00:09:52,599 Speaker 1: the library offers that you probably don't know about, or 219 00:09:52,640 --> 00:09:54,960 Speaker 1: if you do, maybe you forgot about them. You're not 220 00:09:54,960 --> 00:09:56,640 Speaker 1: taking advantage of them. I mean. And the thing is 221 00:09:56,679 --> 00:09:58,200 Speaker 1: still I want to mention is that with it being 222 00:09:58,240 --> 00:10:00,360 Speaker 1: the holiday or the Christmas season, we're not saying that 223 00:10:00,360 --> 00:10:03,360 Speaker 1: you shouldn't spend money, especially on others, right. Obviously, make 224 00:10:03,360 --> 00:10:06,679 Speaker 1: sure hopefully you've budgeted to spend on others, but we're 225 00:10:06,720 --> 00:10:08,400 Speaker 1: hoping this is something that you'll be able to take 226 00:10:08,679 --> 00:10:10,920 Speaker 1: into your own life personally, kind of once the new 227 00:10:11,000 --> 00:10:14,120 Speaker 1: year rolls around and you're back to your typical usual 228 00:10:14,200 --> 00:10:16,280 Speaker 1: spending and you kind of fall back into your regular habits. 229 00:10:16,280 --> 00:10:22,120 Speaker 1: It's always tough to start new diets, new disciplines around 230 00:10:22,160 --> 00:10:25,880 Speaker 1: the Christmas season. But again, this is something that we're 231 00:10:25,960 --> 00:10:29,360 Speaker 1: kind of mentioning as you're looking forward into the new year. Yeah, 232 00:10:29,400 --> 00:10:31,120 Speaker 1: and creating a goal to use more of the free 233 00:10:31,160 --> 00:10:34,560 Speaker 1: resources at your disposal as opposed to consuming and spending 234 00:10:34,600 --> 00:10:36,959 Speaker 1: money on entertainment. I feel like there's a lot of 235 00:10:37,000 --> 00:10:38,600 Speaker 1: good stuff in here, Matt that we're gonna get to 236 00:10:38,960 --> 00:10:41,160 Speaker 1: that kind of will help you accomplish that goal, like 237 00:10:41,280 --> 00:10:44,040 Speaker 1: really make it easy for you to think about things 238 00:10:44,080 --> 00:10:46,400 Speaker 1: a little bit differently and start implementing the use of 239 00:10:46,440 --> 00:10:49,000 Speaker 1: these resources into your life. That's right, man, We're gonna 240 00:10:49,000 --> 00:11:01,480 Speaker 1: get to those examples right after this break al Right, Matt. 241 00:11:01,520 --> 00:11:03,560 Speaker 1: We already mentioned libraries kind of at the top of 242 00:11:03,559 --> 00:11:05,920 Speaker 1: the show, and libraries are the first example we want 243 00:11:05,920 --> 00:11:09,200 Speaker 1: to give here. Obviously, there are books and libraries, right, 244 00:11:09,200 --> 00:11:11,280 Speaker 1: That's the main reason people go to libraries. I was 245 00:11:11,360 --> 00:11:14,040 Speaker 1: just there on Saturday with my girls. It was super 246 00:11:14,040 --> 00:11:16,599 Speaker 1: fun because we could kill an hour hanging out with 247 00:11:16,600 --> 00:11:19,040 Speaker 1: the library looking for books. Were you were there on Saturday? Yeah, 248 00:11:19,320 --> 00:11:21,560 Speaker 1: they had a book sale at our Yeah, those friends 249 00:11:21,559 --> 00:11:23,480 Speaker 1: of the Library day. Yeah, so it was like, I 250 00:11:23,559 --> 00:11:24,840 Speaker 1: com didn't know you were there. I don't know, I 251 00:11:24,840 --> 00:11:27,000 Speaker 1: didn't see you. Well, I wasn't there personally, I was. 252 00:11:27,080 --> 00:11:30,120 Speaker 1: I was taking it out. I didn't see your family either. Yeah, 253 00:11:30,160 --> 00:11:31,360 Speaker 1: the in laws are in town and they took the 254 00:11:31,360 --> 00:11:33,200 Speaker 1: big girls out for a little get out of the 255 00:11:33,200 --> 00:11:35,200 Speaker 1: house while it was raining. Kind of kind of deal. Yeah, 256 00:11:35,200 --> 00:11:39,760 Speaker 1: and libraries like the perfect rainy day activity first off, right, So, yeah, 257 00:11:39,760 --> 00:11:41,559 Speaker 1: so there was the library sale. All books were a 258 00:11:41,600 --> 00:11:44,360 Speaker 1: dollar or two dollars, which was cool. We didn't buy anything, 259 00:11:44,400 --> 00:11:46,960 Speaker 1: but we perused and then also we looked around for 260 00:11:46,960 --> 00:11:49,040 Speaker 1: books to bring home you can check up. I asked 261 00:11:49,040 --> 00:11:51,360 Speaker 1: Emily this because I didn't know fifty books at a 262 00:11:51,400 --> 00:11:53,880 Speaker 1: time you can have out at the library, And honestly, 263 00:11:53,920 --> 00:11:56,559 Speaker 1: we don't come close to that. But we I swear 264 00:11:56,600 --> 00:11:58,640 Speaker 1: we've got like fifteen books at a time because we 265 00:11:58,640 --> 00:12:01,559 Speaker 1: we circled through them kids books mostly, right, We're circling 266 00:12:01,559 --> 00:12:03,360 Speaker 1: through these books all the time at night, and then 267 00:12:03,400 --> 00:12:05,280 Speaker 1: we just like sat in the corner and read books 268 00:12:05,320 --> 00:12:07,400 Speaker 1: for a while too. It's just it's super fun to 269 00:12:07,520 --> 00:12:10,040 Speaker 1: read in a different space with the girls, and just 270 00:12:10,080 --> 00:12:11,560 Speaker 1: like all these books that they can go and choose 271 00:12:11,559 --> 00:12:13,920 Speaker 1: from and pull off the shelf. So everybody knows that 272 00:12:14,000 --> 00:12:16,480 Speaker 1: your local library has books, but maybe you forgot or 273 00:12:16,520 --> 00:12:18,839 Speaker 1: maybe you've just gotten used to hitting the click button 274 00:12:18,840 --> 00:12:22,520 Speaker 1: and buying books off of Amazon's right, But it turns 275 00:12:22,520 --> 00:12:25,280 Speaker 1: out that a fifteen dollar book or a twenty dollar book, Man, 276 00:12:25,280 --> 00:12:27,320 Speaker 1: that that gets expensive over time, So get on the 277 00:12:27,320 --> 00:12:29,720 Speaker 1: waiting list. Emily does this all the time. She reads 278 00:12:29,720 --> 00:12:31,560 Speaker 1: a lot more than I do, and so she'll be 279 00:12:31,640 --> 00:12:33,240 Speaker 1: on the waiting list for a books. She'll be sixty 280 00:12:33,480 --> 00:12:35,400 Speaker 1: but you know what, it comes within like three weeks 281 00:12:35,440 --> 00:12:38,240 Speaker 1: she's she's first on the list. And so I would, yeah, 282 00:12:38,360 --> 00:12:40,040 Speaker 1: encourage you to sign up for books that you want 283 00:12:40,040 --> 00:12:42,040 Speaker 1: at your local library, to go check it out and 284 00:12:42,120 --> 00:12:44,400 Speaker 1: hunt for books that you're that that might interest you. 285 00:12:44,640 --> 00:12:46,559 Speaker 1: Just use your library for what it's there for. It's 286 00:12:46,600 --> 00:12:50,280 Speaker 1: like the o G Original Purpose books exactly. But it 287 00:12:50,320 --> 00:12:52,800 Speaker 1: turns out there's a lot more resources that the library 288 00:12:52,800 --> 00:12:54,440 Speaker 1: offers too. Right. Well, one of the things I was 289 00:12:54,480 --> 00:12:56,840 Speaker 1: most excited about, and I've only learned this this past year, man, 290 00:12:56,960 --> 00:13:00,000 Speaker 1: is that the library has e books. You can show 291 00:13:00,040 --> 00:13:02,520 Speaker 1: out e books, you can check out audio books, which 292 00:13:02,600 --> 00:13:04,360 Speaker 1: is I knew that before because I used to be 293 00:13:04,480 --> 00:13:06,360 Speaker 1: huge in audio books. We used to travel a good 294 00:13:06,400 --> 00:13:07,800 Speaker 1: bit and spend a lot of time in the car, 295 00:13:08,360 --> 00:13:11,959 Speaker 1: and especially before kids, man putting on a nice audio book. 296 00:13:12,280 --> 00:13:14,320 Speaker 1: Kate and I used to love doing that. And this 297 00:13:14,400 --> 00:13:17,240 Speaker 1: is maybe before we were getting into podcast pretty heavy, 298 00:13:17,480 --> 00:13:19,800 Speaker 1: but we would throw on an audio book and you 299 00:13:19,840 --> 00:13:21,559 Speaker 1: listen to it for a while, and then you stop 300 00:13:21,600 --> 00:13:23,120 Speaker 1: for gas and you talk about it for a little bit, 301 00:13:23,200 --> 00:13:24,920 Speaker 1: talk about whatever you want, but then kind of fired 302 00:13:24,960 --> 00:13:28,320 Speaker 1: back up. You love audio books, but now e books, 303 00:13:28,320 --> 00:13:29,640 Speaker 1: now that I learned that, I think that might be 304 00:13:29,679 --> 00:13:33,200 Speaker 1: fueling my desire to want to get a kindle. Yeah, Matt, 305 00:13:33,240 --> 00:13:36,280 Speaker 1: And so speaking of audio books and e books, there 306 00:13:36,320 --> 00:13:38,720 Speaker 1: are easy apps that you can just log in with 307 00:13:38,840 --> 00:13:41,959 Speaker 1: your library card info and just sign up and you 308 00:13:42,000 --> 00:13:45,600 Speaker 1: can start borrowing e books for free and borrowing audio 309 00:13:45,640 --> 00:13:47,719 Speaker 1: books for free from your library, so like instead of 310 00:13:47,720 --> 00:13:50,840 Speaker 1: getting an audible subscription. There are just so many free 311 00:13:50,840 --> 00:13:52,640 Speaker 1: e books and audio books that you can get lent 312 00:13:52,720 --> 00:13:56,240 Speaker 1: to you via apps like Overdrive and Hoopla, and then 313 00:13:56,280 --> 00:13:58,920 Speaker 1: this the Libby app, which is another great one. Well, 314 00:13:58,960 --> 00:14:00,600 Speaker 1: we'll link to all those app you know in our 315 00:14:00,600 --> 00:14:02,719 Speaker 1: show notes, but those are great apps that you can 316 00:14:02,840 --> 00:14:06,520 Speaker 1: use in order to get those free e book and 317 00:14:06,640 --> 00:14:09,920 Speaker 1: audiobook resources. Libby in particular, I think has the best 318 00:14:09,960 --> 00:14:13,360 Speaker 1: selection of just those, and Overdrive and Hoopla actually kind 319 00:14:13,400 --> 00:14:16,160 Speaker 1: of give you more media than just that libraries are 320 00:14:16,240 --> 00:14:20,240 Speaker 1: lending now, like TV shows and movies at the same time, 321 00:14:20,320 --> 00:14:22,960 Speaker 1: all the media basically, Like it's not just about libraries, 322 00:14:23,000 --> 00:14:24,840 Speaker 1: because I guess they've realized that people aren't reading as 323 00:14:24,880 --> 00:14:27,240 Speaker 1: much as they used to do, which is too bad. Yeah, 324 00:14:27,720 --> 00:14:29,360 Speaker 1: but I guess their mindset is, may as well get 325 00:14:29,400 --> 00:14:31,320 Speaker 1: in on it because we're gonna have what people are 326 00:14:31,360 --> 00:14:33,280 Speaker 1: going to consume. Yeah, And but the good thing is, 327 00:14:33,320 --> 00:14:36,520 Speaker 1: at least on some of the streaming television shows and 328 00:14:36,720 --> 00:14:38,880 Speaker 1: movies that you can download, there's a lot of educational 329 00:14:38,920 --> 00:14:41,160 Speaker 1: stuff for kids. It's actually kind of interesting, that's really 330 00:14:41,160 --> 00:14:43,760 Speaker 1: good that would cost you money elsewhere, So so I 331 00:14:43,760 --> 00:14:46,600 Speaker 1: would definitely recommend it to folks. So if you want 332 00:14:46,600 --> 00:14:48,600 Speaker 1: to cut one streaming service out of your life, well 333 00:14:48,600 --> 00:14:51,560 Speaker 1: maybe Overdrive and Hoopla can kind of fit that bill 334 00:14:51,640 --> 00:14:53,920 Speaker 1: and give you the additional streaming stuff that you might 335 00:14:53,960 --> 00:14:56,440 Speaker 1: want for yourself or your kids. Yea. I am actually 336 00:14:56,480 --> 00:14:58,480 Speaker 1: super excited to utilize those apps because I'm gonna be 337 00:14:58,520 --> 00:15:02,000 Speaker 1: able to magically have the new book appear on my 338 00:15:02,040 --> 00:15:04,640 Speaker 1: e reader, and that's assuming I get one. But if 339 00:15:04,640 --> 00:15:06,680 Speaker 1: I don't, it's okay, folks, don't worry about it. Do 340 00:15:06,760 --> 00:15:09,640 Speaker 1: this e readers like your red Rider bb gun. I'm 341 00:15:09,680 --> 00:15:11,600 Speaker 1: having all my hope set on this thing. Let's do 342 00:15:11,640 --> 00:15:14,440 Speaker 1: one more plug for libraries. In addition to media, they've 343 00:15:14,440 --> 00:15:17,480 Speaker 1: got other things going on to like fitness classes or specifically, 344 00:15:17,520 --> 00:15:20,840 Speaker 1: I know our library has yoga classes and they've got 345 00:15:20,920 --> 00:15:23,560 Speaker 1: meditation classes, which are awesome, and I think that's just 346 00:15:23,560 --> 00:15:25,840 Speaker 1: an awesome way to get folks into the library. And 347 00:15:25,880 --> 00:15:27,400 Speaker 1: I think that's all it really takes for a lot 348 00:15:27,400 --> 00:15:28,880 Speaker 1: of folks just to kind of be surrounded by the 349 00:15:28,880 --> 00:15:31,160 Speaker 1: books and they think, man, it's been forever since I've 350 00:15:31,160 --> 00:15:33,000 Speaker 1: been in the library. Let me just walk the aisles 351 00:15:33,040 --> 00:15:35,040 Speaker 1: and see what I can pick up. And before you 352 00:15:35,040 --> 00:15:37,080 Speaker 1: know it, they're they're reading at home and watching less TV. 353 00:15:37,120 --> 00:15:40,200 Speaker 1: And everybody wins, Yeah, no doubt. Yeah. Often times, you know, 354 00:15:40,200 --> 00:15:42,280 Speaker 1: the library has like a litany of events to like 355 00:15:42,360 --> 00:15:44,560 Speaker 1: kids story times going on, so you can show up 356 00:15:44,600 --> 00:15:46,840 Speaker 1: and there's someone that's reading a special book to the kids. 357 00:15:47,040 --> 00:15:50,600 Speaker 1: They're also instructional resources like lectures and book clubs. Some 358 00:15:50,680 --> 00:15:54,040 Speaker 1: of these libraries offer stuff like computer classes and job training, 359 00:15:54,440 --> 00:15:57,400 Speaker 1: resume build out resources, stuff like that. So if you're 360 00:15:57,400 --> 00:15:59,800 Speaker 1: in need of training in any of those areas, library 361 00:15:59,800 --> 00:16:02,760 Speaker 1: can be an awesome place to turn for for some 362 00:16:02,800 --> 00:16:05,080 Speaker 1: of those instructional resources. And you and I are both 363 00:16:05,200 --> 00:16:07,120 Speaker 1: lucky enough to be within a just right out a 364 00:16:07,160 --> 00:16:09,520 Speaker 1: mile of our local library. So for us, there's just 365 00:16:09,600 --> 00:16:11,600 Speaker 1: really no excuse when we can throw the girls on 366 00:16:11,600 --> 00:16:13,640 Speaker 1: the bike pedal up to the library like a bunch 367 00:16:13,640 --> 00:16:16,680 Speaker 1: of hippies and check out some books, fill our premier 368 00:16:16,720 --> 00:16:20,360 Speaker 1: bags up, you know exactly. But again, that's the life 369 00:16:20,400 --> 00:16:22,480 Speaker 1: we want to live, and this is gonna help you 370 00:16:22,520 --> 00:16:25,000 Speaker 1: to save money and spend less, So why not take 371 00:16:25,120 --> 00:16:27,840 Speaker 1: advantage of the resources around you. Yeah, and one of 372 00:16:27,880 --> 00:16:31,360 Speaker 1: the thing when it comes to digital media and television 373 00:16:31,520 --> 00:16:33,640 Speaker 1: and movie shows and stuff like that, well, you know what, 374 00:16:33,720 --> 00:16:36,840 Speaker 1: your local library probably offers a pretty decent selection of 375 00:16:36,920 --> 00:16:39,040 Speaker 1: DVDs and blue rays and stuff like that as well. 376 00:16:39,240 --> 00:16:41,920 Speaker 1: I know our library does. And maybe the streaming library 377 00:16:41,920 --> 00:16:44,720 Speaker 1: isn't amazing from overdriving hoopla, maybe you're not not going 378 00:16:44,760 --> 00:16:48,320 Speaker 1: to find quite enough awesome stuff to watch entertainment wise, 379 00:16:48,400 --> 00:16:50,360 Speaker 1: you know, on those apps. But I think you will 380 00:16:50,400 --> 00:16:54,200 Speaker 1: find that, you know, some of the DVDs actually are 381 00:16:54,280 --> 00:16:56,360 Speaker 1: quite current, and so you might find something that was 382 00:16:56,400 --> 00:16:59,280 Speaker 1: released six months ago that's really solid movie at the 383 00:16:59,320 --> 00:17:01,680 Speaker 1: library that you won't be able to find on Netflix 384 00:17:01,920 --> 00:17:04,919 Speaker 1: or Hulu, and that's free at your library. Hopefully your 385 00:17:04,920 --> 00:17:07,560 Speaker 1: library is not rolling with bajusses anymore, because that'd be 386 00:17:07,560 --> 00:17:10,160 Speaker 1: two old school. The hipsters are all about the cassette 387 00:17:10,200 --> 00:17:14,080 Speaker 1: and VHS rentals. That's enough, how to you hipsters? All right, 388 00:17:14,119 --> 00:17:16,400 Speaker 1: that's enough about the libraryman, Let's move on to other 389 00:17:16,440 --> 00:17:19,960 Speaker 1: free resources like nature. You mean. There was an article 390 00:17:20,080 --> 00:17:21,440 Speaker 1: just a week or two ago in the New York 391 00:17:21,440 --> 00:17:24,560 Speaker 1: Times and it talked about how the healthiest cities in 392 00:17:24,560 --> 00:17:27,720 Speaker 1: America are the ones where almost all of its residents 393 00:17:28,080 --> 00:17:31,280 Speaker 1: have a public park within a ten minute walk of 394 00:17:31,320 --> 00:17:33,879 Speaker 1: where they live. And so it turns out, did you 395 00:17:33,920 --> 00:17:35,800 Speaker 1: did you read the article, by the way, Yeah, it did. Okay, 396 00:17:35,800 --> 00:17:39,640 Speaker 1: So it turns out that the healthiest city in America is, oh, 397 00:17:39,760 --> 00:17:45,800 Speaker 1: you're quisin me, Minneapolis. So interestingly enough, ninety of the 398 00:17:45,800 --> 00:17:49,600 Speaker 1: residents of Minneapolis live within ten minutes walking distance of 399 00:17:49,840 --> 00:17:53,560 Speaker 1: a park. And that is the best indicator essentially of 400 00:17:53,640 --> 00:17:58,000 Speaker 1: whether citizens are going to be active outside and healthy. Yeah, 401 00:17:58,000 --> 00:17:59,760 Speaker 1: and what was key about that Article two is not 402 00:18:00,000 --> 00:18:02,200 Speaker 1: it's not just within ten minutes or or that it's 403 00:18:02,240 --> 00:18:05,560 Speaker 1: just really close, but that specifically it's within a ten 404 00:18:05,560 --> 00:18:09,240 Speaker 1: minute walk. And so the accessibility of that outdoor in 405 00:18:09,320 --> 00:18:12,800 Speaker 1: natural space was incredibly key for making that just a 406 00:18:12,800 --> 00:18:14,760 Speaker 1: regular part of your life. Because if if you can 407 00:18:14,840 --> 00:18:16,399 Speaker 1: walk to it in ten minutes, you're gonna go. But 408 00:18:16,440 --> 00:18:17,800 Speaker 1: if you have to get in a car and load 409 00:18:17,880 --> 00:18:20,080 Speaker 1: up and go, even if it's a ten minute driveaway, 410 00:18:20,119 --> 00:18:21,960 Speaker 1: you're not gonna go to corf it's just really close 411 00:18:21,960 --> 00:18:24,040 Speaker 1: by and there's just a massive freeway in between you 412 00:18:24,760 --> 00:18:28,680 Speaker 1: and said park. You're not gonna sprout wings. Is this 413 00:18:28,760 --> 00:18:30,880 Speaker 1: where there's saying you're not just gonna magically hop over 414 00:18:30,880 --> 00:18:32,560 Speaker 1: there because we just drink some red bull hop over 415 00:18:32,560 --> 00:18:34,960 Speaker 1: to the park. You know, Yeah, it's got to be accessible. 416 00:18:35,119 --> 00:18:36,760 Speaker 1: But on that note, to man, one of my favorite 417 00:18:36,760 --> 00:18:39,960 Speaker 1: things are like state parks and national parks even as well, 418 00:18:40,320 --> 00:18:42,320 Speaker 1: but just being able to take advantage of the beauty 419 00:18:42,320 --> 00:18:44,360 Speaker 1: that's around you. There's just so much that we have 420 00:18:44,880 --> 00:18:47,639 Speaker 1: in our country, and we just don't think about it 421 00:18:47,720 --> 00:18:49,679 Speaker 1: enough when it comes to vacationing. I think a lot 422 00:18:49,680 --> 00:18:51,280 Speaker 1: of times you think, oh, we're gonna go to Europe, 423 00:18:51,640 --> 00:18:54,000 Speaker 1: and at least I know for us personally, that is 424 00:18:54,000 --> 00:18:57,400 Speaker 1: just not something we're doing as much, especially with our family. Yeah, 425 00:18:57,480 --> 00:19:00,560 Speaker 1: we've got young girls, we've got young kids, and taking 426 00:19:00,600 --> 00:19:04,040 Speaker 1: advantage of national parks that we can drive to is 427 00:19:04,080 --> 00:19:06,480 Speaker 1: going to be a huge money saver for us over 428 00:19:06,520 --> 00:19:08,880 Speaker 1: the in the coming years because plane tickets are expensive, 429 00:19:08,960 --> 00:19:10,560 Speaker 1: and you can get a national park pass for a 430 00:19:10,680 --> 00:19:13,760 Speaker 1: year for pretty cheap. Yeah, for pretty cheap. Or if 431 00:19:13,800 --> 00:19:15,480 Speaker 1: you know that, okay, there's m we want to hit 432 00:19:15,520 --> 00:19:18,040 Speaker 1: up Yosemite later this summer. Okay, well it's not gonna 433 00:19:18,040 --> 00:19:20,080 Speaker 1: cost that much, you know. I can't imagine if you 434 00:19:20,080 --> 00:19:22,640 Speaker 1: did a comparison of like you like a national park, 435 00:19:22,960 --> 00:19:25,240 Speaker 1: try to compare that to Disney World for the same 436 00:19:25,240 --> 00:19:27,920 Speaker 1: amount of time. There'd be no comparison, right. I bet 437 00:19:27,920 --> 00:19:31,520 Speaker 1: you could literally add a zero onto the total cost 438 00:19:32,000 --> 00:19:34,119 Speaker 1: and it would probably be pretty accurate. What do you 439 00:19:34,119 --> 00:19:36,600 Speaker 1: think five bucks to go out west and go camping 440 00:19:36,600 --> 00:19:38,840 Speaker 1: and hiking versus five thousand maybe if you go to 441 00:19:38,840 --> 00:19:42,119 Speaker 1: Disney World. Probably seriously, dude, it's gotta be like a 442 00:19:42,119 --> 00:19:44,240 Speaker 1: factor of tin like that Disney costs over a hundred 443 00:19:44,240 --> 00:19:46,800 Speaker 1: dollars today per person. Now that ends up real quick 444 00:19:46,800 --> 00:19:48,040 Speaker 1: if you want to take your family for a week. 445 00:19:48,240 --> 00:19:50,760 Speaker 1: So we're talking about free stuff on this episode, right, 446 00:19:50,840 --> 00:19:53,199 Speaker 1: and national parks typically costs money. So we gotta put 447 00:19:53,240 --> 00:19:54,600 Speaker 1: our money in our mouth. Is we got to fulfill 448 00:19:54,600 --> 00:19:56,639 Speaker 1: our obligation to the listener tell them about how to 449 00:19:56,640 --> 00:19:59,280 Speaker 1: get in for free. And it turns out that national 450 00:19:59,320 --> 00:20:02,359 Speaker 1: parks there are over four hundred of them, they do 451 00:20:02,480 --> 00:20:05,080 Speaker 1: offer fee free days on occasion, and so they have 452 00:20:05,119 --> 00:20:07,640 Speaker 1: a list on their website. And the five days coming 453 00:20:07,680 --> 00:20:09,760 Speaker 1: up in twenty nineteen which you'll be able to access 454 00:20:10,040 --> 00:20:13,879 Speaker 1: your national National park site for free is January twenty one, 455 00:20:14,119 --> 00:20:17,720 Speaker 1: m okay April for the first day of National Park Week, 456 00:20:18,000 --> 00:20:23,240 Speaker 1: August September, in November eleven for Veterans Day, So check 457 00:20:23,320 --> 00:20:25,720 Speaker 1: that out nice. We'll we'll put a link to the 458 00:20:25,800 --> 00:20:27,679 Speaker 1: National Park Service website too, so you can see a 459 00:20:27,680 --> 00:20:30,240 Speaker 1: list of those dates. But it's great playing around that. 460 00:20:30,520 --> 00:20:33,760 Speaker 1: It never ceases to amaze me the very topography, the 461 00:20:33,840 --> 00:20:36,040 Speaker 1: amazing country that we live in, and then the national 462 00:20:36,080 --> 00:20:38,680 Speaker 1: parks are truly a treasure to get to go see 463 00:20:38,760 --> 00:20:40,920 Speaker 1: you know, one or two or three great national parks 464 00:20:40,920 --> 00:20:43,240 Speaker 1: in your life is still an amazing thing to do 465 00:20:43,320 --> 00:20:46,440 Speaker 1: because we have so many of them, but I swear 466 00:20:46,640 --> 00:20:49,000 Speaker 1: each one I've been to just blows my mind with 467 00:20:49,000 --> 00:20:51,000 Speaker 1: with how different it is from the last one and 468 00:20:51,040 --> 00:20:55,119 Speaker 1: how amazingly diverse our climate is here in the United States, 469 00:20:55,240 --> 00:20:57,400 Speaker 1: that's right, man. And even on top of that, aside 470 00:20:57,440 --> 00:21:00,000 Speaker 1: from state parks, which in Georgia, a lot of them 471 00:21:00,000 --> 00:21:02,520 Speaker 1: do cost money, but just I mean compared to the 472 00:21:02,600 --> 00:21:06,639 Speaker 1: relative cost of entertainment, right, they're still substantially cheaper. But 473 00:21:06,720 --> 00:21:09,200 Speaker 1: even in addition to state parks and national parks, there's 474 00:21:09,240 --> 00:21:12,080 Speaker 1: just a lot of trails locally. There's nature preserves and 475 00:21:12,119 --> 00:21:14,280 Speaker 1: there's community gardens that you can just take part of 476 00:21:14,440 --> 00:21:17,080 Speaker 1: and go hiking. And that's man. We just love doing 477 00:21:17,119 --> 00:21:19,679 Speaker 1: that with our girls. Yeah, And I think especially like 478 00:21:19,760 --> 00:21:22,760 Speaker 1: nature preserves. Really there are, at least where we live, 479 00:21:22,800 --> 00:21:24,440 Speaker 1: there are a lot of them, and so I'm not 480 00:21:24,480 --> 00:21:26,400 Speaker 1: sure about where you live if that's the case, but 481 00:21:26,800 --> 00:21:29,200 Speaker 1: try to find a local nature preserve because those are 482 00:21:29,200 --> 00:21:32,879 Speaker 1: often free places to go with an awesome playground and 483 00:21:32,920 --> 00:21:34,879 Speaker 1: a cool nature walk and you'll get to see some 484 00:21:34,880 --> 00:21:37,400 Speaker 1: stuff that you don't normally get to see. Uh. We 485 00:21:37,520 --> 00:21:40,080 Speaker 1: have enjoyed taking the girls on like a Saturday morning 486 00:21:40,400 --> 00:21:42,719 Speaker 1: to a nature preserve. We can't walk to those, right, 487 00:21:42,760 --> 00:21:44,640 Speaker 1: it takes a drive, but it's worth it because it's 488 00:21:44,640 --> 00:21:46,719 Speaker 1: this awesome free day where we get to get outside 489 00:21:46,760 --> 00:21:48,480 Speaker 1: and go for a little hike together and just kind 490 00:21:48,480 --> 00:21:51,760 Speaker 1: of explore nature. And the girls always find something interesting 491 00:21:51,800 --> 00:21:54,640 Speaker 1: under a rock or honestly just find rocks interesting. Right, 492 00:21:55,000 --> 00:21:57,400 Speaker 1: So that's just always that's always fun, all right, man, 493 00:21:57,440 --> 00:22:00,680 Speaker 1: So that's nature being outside. Next to stop about museums. 494 00:22:00,720 --> 00:22:03,119 Speaker 1: A lot of museums and we've talked about this actually 495 00:22:03,160 --> 00:22:04,879 Speaker 1: recently too. I just remembered, but a lot of museums 496 00:22:04,880 --> 00:22:08,159 Speaker 1: have free days. Uh. The second Sunday every month for 497 00:22:08,280 --> 00:22:11,600 Speaker 1: us here in Atlanta is the free day for the High. 498 00:22:11,680 --> 00:22:14,280 Speaker 1: And dude, we love hitting up the High. It's a 499 00:22:14,320 --> 00:22:16,439 Speaker 1: great museum. Yeah. And even aside from that, were just 500 00:22:16,480 --> 00:22:18,399 Speaker 1: like being on the grounds around the High it's just 501 00:22:18,400 --> 00:22:20,760 Speaker 1: so nice. I mean, the grounds themselves are almost a 502 00:22:20,800 --> 00:22:24,000 Speaker 1: park like Unto Unto itself. It honestly makes me think 503 00:22:24,040 --> 00:22:26,040 Speaker 1: of going to Europe. You go to different cities in Europe, 504 00:22:26,080 --> 00:22:28,119 Speaker 1: and they've got chairs kind of scattered all over the 505 00:22:28,119 --> 00:22:31,680 Speaker 1: cities in public spaces, and they're always full because folks 506 00:22:31,720 --> 00:22:35,560 Speaker 1: are sitting around enjoying the weather, enjoying the landscape, the scenery, 507 00:22:35,560 --> 00:22:38,679 Speaker 1: whatever it is. And I kind of feel that way 508 00:22:38,680 --> 00:22:40,280 Speaker 1: when I'm at the High because it's fancy and they've 509 00:22:40,320 --> 00:22:42,359 Speaker 1: got like really nice European looking chairs. Maybe I don't know, 510 00:22:42,400 --> 00:22:43,680 Speaker 1: but every time we're hanging out up there, I think 511 00:22:43,680 --> 00:22:45,560 Speaker 1: to myself, man, this is so nice, Like we don't 512 00:22:45,560 --> 00:22:47,200 Speaker 1: even need to go inside the museum, but just kind 513 00:22:47,200 --> 00:22:50,399 Speaker 1: of being up here seeing the architecture of the of 514 00:22:50,440 --> 00:22:52,719 Speaker 1: the building itself and then just letting the girls hang 515 00:22:52,720 --> 00:22:54,399 Speaker 1: out in the in the lawn and having a picnic 516 00:22:54,520 --> 00:22:56,320 Speaker 1: for us. That is I mean that in and of 517 00:22:56,359 --> 00:22:59,520 Speaker 1: itself is an activity for the day. Yeah, no doubt. Yeah. 518 00:22:59,600 --> 00:23:02,040 Speaker 1: And the cool thing bringing them back to libraries. Oftentimes 519 00:23:02,119 --> 00:23:05,119 Speaker 1: libraries will have access or free vouchers for you to 520 00:23:05,160 --> 00:23:08,359 Speaker 1: go visit your local museum and so not a museum, 521 00:23:08,440 --> 00:23:11,719 Speaker 1: but recently our wives took advantage. They went together, they 522 00:23:11,720 --> 00:23:14,239 Speaker 1: took all the girls free day at the zoo. And 523 00:23:14,320 --> 00:23:17,159 Speaker 1: so there's this DVD at the library. Field rent it 524 00:23:17,520 --> 00:23:20,200 Speaker 1: and watch the DVD with your kids and bring it back. 525 00:23:20,480 --> 00:23:23,119 Speaker 1: You get a voucher to take two adults and like 526 00:23:23,160 --> 00:23:25,840 Speaker 1: five kids to the zoo. And so they did, and 527 00:23:25,920 --> 00:23:27,800 Speaker 1: they had a blast. It was a free entrance to 528 00:23:27,800 --> 00:23:29,800 Speaker 1: the zoos. So maybe your library has something like that. 529 00:23:30,080 --> 00:23:32,760 Speaker 1: Lots of libraries, lots and lots of libraries offer free 530 00:23:32,760 --> 00:23:36,200 Speaker 1: access to local museums if you will watch a DVD 531 00:23:36,480 --> 00:23:38,679 Speaker 1: or check out a book or something like that, and 532 00:23:38,720 --> 00:23:42,440 Speaker 1: so that's kind of cool too. Or donate plasma. That's 533 00:23:42,440 --> 00:23:46,240 Speaker 1: a separate thing. I don't think libraries will take your plasma, Matt. 534 00:23:46,880 --> 00:23:48,760 Speaker 1: That's a different kind of library. And now that's a 535 00:23:48,800 --> 00:23:51,600 Speaker 1: bank lib bank. Our wives are so smart, by the way, 536 00:23:51,640 --> 00:23:53,480 Speaker 1: I just wanted to mention that, like they're always taking 537 00:23:53,520 --> 00:23:55,359 Speaker 1: taking advantage of the little deals like that, you know, 538 00:23:55,480 --> 00:23:57,479 Speaker 1: I love that. Yeah, it's all those little things, right 539 00:23:57,520 --> 00:24:00,480 Speaker 1: that they truly do add up, and especially rely when 540 00:24:00,880 --> 00:24:04,000 Speaker 1: those resources are so awesome and can provide so much 541 00:24:04,000 --> 00:24:07,639 Speaker 1: fun and value for your family, Like, take advantage of them, right, um, 542 00:24:07,680 --> 00:24:09,800 Speaker 1: take advantage of that freezoo day, take advantage of all 543 00:24:09,840 --> 00:24:12,480 Speaker 1: those free books, and take advantage of those museum right 544 00:24:12,520 --> 00:24:15,080 Speaker 1: the free days of the museum whatever it is. Especially 545 00:24:15,200 --> 00:24:17,040 Speaker 1: you know what I love doing, man, I love going 546 00:24:17,040 --> 00:24:20,200 Speaker 1: to Washington, d C. That's one of my favorite cities. 547 00:24:20,240 --> 00:24:23,760 Speaker 1: And the reason is because all those amazing museums are 548 00:24:23,800 --> 00:24:28,200 Speaker 1: freaking free. It's incredible, Like I could spend four days 549 00:24:28,240 --> 00:24:30,719 Speaker 1: at the National Art Gallery in d C. There's just 550 00:24:30,760 --> 00:24:33,880 Speaker 1: a never ending supply of incredible art just to stare at. 551 00:24:34,280 --> 00:24:37,439 Speaker 1: And all of those Smithsonian museums are are free. So 552 00:24:37,480 --> 00:24:39,679 Speaker 1: if you're looking for even like a cheap vacation to 553 00:24:39,760 --> 00:24:42,159 Speaker 1: take with a family or your partner or whatever it is, 554 00:24:42,600 --> 00:24:44,120 Speaker 1: d C is an awesome place to do it because 555 00:24:44,119 --> 00:24:45,879 Speaker 1: once you get there, after you paid for the travel 556 00:24:45,920 --> 00:24:48,040 Speaker 1: in the hotel room, Man, so much of your entertainments 557 00:24:48,080 --> 00:24:50,760 Speaker 1: just free. And even one of our favorite restaurants here 558 00:24:50,960 --> 00:24:54,760 Speaker 1: real close by, Homegrown. They have this local, small kind 559 00:24:54,760 --> 00:24:56,720 Speaker 1: of folk art gallery in the back, and it fits 560 00:24:56,720 --> 00:24:58,639 Speaker 1: perfectly with a restaurant. Why do you think it's my 561 00:24:58,640 --> 00:25:01,560 Speaker 1: favorite breakfast place, Matt, It's awesome, dude. I love you 562 00:25:01,680 --> 00:25:03,960 Speaker 1: both purchased art from there, right, Yeah. I love that 563 00:25:03,960 --> 00:25:05,920 Speaker 1: place because, yeah, it's got the little folk art gallery. 564 00:25:06,000 --> 00:25:07,600 Speaker 1: It's also got like a five and dime kind of 565 00:25:07,640 --> 00:25:09,560 Speaker 1: thrift store in the back. So not only do I 566 00:25:09,600 --> 00:25:11,720 Speaker 1: get the best dang breakfast in town, but I also 567 00:25:11,760 --> 00:25:13,600 Speaker 1: get to peruce some awesome art and just like check 568 00:25:13,600 --> 00:25:15,399 Speaker 1: out the random thrift store kind of knickknacks they got 569 00:25:15,440 --> 00:25:16,879 Speaker 1: in the back, and sometimes there's a guy there on 570 00:25:16,920 --> 00:25:19,640 Speaker 1: the on the big xylophone playing I don't know this guy, 571 00:25:20,160 --> 00:25:23,400 Speaker 1: you've never been there with the know how I missed him? 572 00:25:23,560 --> 00:25:25,080 Speaker 1: I don't know. You need to go in them the 573 00:25:25,160 --> 00:25:27,000 Speaker 1: days that I go, I guess. So, all right, there's 574 00:25:27,000 --> 00:25:29,680 Speaker 1: so much culture to your local freakness place. Sometimes well 575 00:25:29,720 --> 00:25:31,760 Speaker 1: in another thing, another way to go see local art, 576 00:25:31,760 --> 00:25:34,240 Speaker 1: if especially if you live near an urban center, there's 577 00:25:34,280 --> 00:25:38,840 Speaker 1: so much good, amazing street art so many places, and 578 00:25:39,119 --> 00:25:41,159 Speaker 1: there's web resources for you to look up where that 579 00:25:41,200 --> 00:25:43,920 Speaker 1: street art is, and so that's that's one of my 580 00:25:43,960 --> 00:25:46,480 Speaker 1: favorite things is go hit up those places where there's 581 00:25:46,480 --> 00:25:48,560 Speaker 1: a bunch of free street art, and Emily and I 582 00:25:48,600 --> 00:25:50,119 Speaker 1: will just go for a stroll on date night and 583 00:25:50,200 --> 00:25:52,320 Speaker 1: just look at all the awesome stuff. Because there are 584 00:25:52,359 --> 00:25:54,680 Speaker 1: these amazing murals that are up I think you mentioned 585 00:25:54,680 --> 00:25:56,639 Speaker 1: that a couple of months ago. Yeah, they're just free 586 00:25:56,800 --> 00:25:59,399 Speaker 1: and you and they're beautiful, and so yeah, I think 587 00:25:59,400 --> 00:26:01,560 Speaker 1: I would recomm that's anyone too. That's a great thing 588 00:26:01,560 --> 00:26:03,600 Speaker 1: to do. You know, we'll just get a beer or 589 00:26:03,640 --> 00:26:05,720 Speaker 1: get a quick dinner and then go for a stroll 590 00:26:05,760 --> 00:26:07,480 Speaker 1: and look at the free art. All right, Matt, The 591 00:26:07,480 --> 00:26:09,479 Speaker 1: next free thing you have to take advantage of is 592 00:26:09,640 --> 00:26:12,800 Speaker 1: the Internet and free information because there's so much out there, 593 00:26:12,960 --> 00:26:15,000 Speaker 1: and I feel like this is like a duf thing. Yeah, 594 00:26:15,040 --> 00:26:16,560 Speaker 1: that's what's gonna say. But let's leave people just a 595 00:26:16,600 --> 00:26:18,959 Speaker 1: little bit further into that. Because the Internet has a 596 00:26:19,000 --> 00:26:21,080 Speaker 1: lot of free resources for you to take advantage of, 597 00:26:21,240 --> 00:26:22,560 Speaker 1: and there's a lot you can get hung up on 598 00:26:22,600 --> 00:26:25,240 Speaker 1: that's not actually helpful and not really I wouldn't consider 599 00:26:25,240 --> 00:26:27,199 Speaker 1: it a resource. But there's a lot of cat videos 600 00:26:27,240 --> 00:26:29,359 Speaker 1: and something you just get you get stuck, you know, 601 00:26:29,400 --> 00:26:32,320 Speaker 1: playing and auto playing videos and the endless loop of 602 00:26:32,400 --> 00:26:35,040 Speaker 1: cavideos that's free but not helpful. So yeah, let's talk 603 00:26:35,040 --> 00:26:37,760 Speaker 1: about free resources on the Internet that are actually helpful. Well, first, 604 00:26:37,760 --> 00:26:39,199 Speaker 1: I did want to say that it's something that we 605 00:26:39,240 --> 00:26:41,680 Speaker 1: totally take advantage of. It's something that we honestly take 606 00:26:41,800 --> 00:26:43,920 Speaker 1: for granted, right because for in our life it's pretty 607 00:26:44,000 --> 00:26:46,600 Speaker 1: much always been around. Actually, have you did you have 608 00:26:46,680 --> 00:26:50,400 Speaker 1: an encyclopedia on your computer at home, like the Encarta 609 00:26:50,880 --> 00:26:54,399 Speaker 1: Microsoft totally. Yeah, yeah, I remember the first we had 610 00:26:54,440 --> 00:26:56,960 Speaker 1: an Apple back in the day. I think it was 611 00:26:57,000 --> 00:26:59,840 Speaker 1: called the Rollier Encyclopedia. But it's such a big deal 612 00:27:00,080 --> 00:27:02,320 Speaker 1: because before that you had to pay to get a 613 00:27:02,320 --> 00:27:04,520 Speaker 1: full encyclopedia set, and that was sort of a dawn 614 00:27:04,600 --> 00:27:07,560 Speaker 1: of having information free. Yeah, there are a lot of 615 00:27:07,560 --> 00:27:09,600 Speaker 1: things that, like thirty years ago, you would have had 616 00:27:09,640 --> 00:27:11,560 Speaker 1: to go find a class if you wanted to learn 617 00:27:11,680 --> 00:27:14,640 Speaker 1: some sort of information, you would have had to pay 618 00:27:14,760 --> 00:27:17,120 Speaker 1: and take the time out of your day to go 619 00:27:17,280 --> 00:27:19,119 Speaker 1: to a specific class with a teacher that had the 620 00:27:19,160 --> 00:27:21,200 Speaker 1: knowledge you were looking for. But now, with the advent 621 00:27:21,240 --> 00:27:25,480 Speaker 1: of podcasts and professional YouTubers and there are PhD level 622 00:27:25,520 --> 00:27:29,439 Speaker 1: folks putting out free information via podcast and YouTube and 623 00:27:29,480 --> 00:27:32,560 Speaker 1: writing blogs that you can access through Google, it's kind 624 00:27:32,560 --> 00:27:35,960 Speaker 1: of made that paying for classes for certain things way 625 00:27:36,040 --> 00:27:40,280 Speaker 1: less important, and I kind of love the democratization of information. 626 00:27:40,960 --> 00:27:44,000 Speaker 1: I've learned so much about different topics that I honestly 627 00:27:44,080 --> 00:27:45,760 Speaker 1: never would have had access to. I never would have 628 00:27:45,800 --> 00:27:48,240 Speaker 1: thought about just some of the topics that I enjoy 629 00:27:48,320 --> 00:27:51,600 Speaker 1: thinking about if it weren't for access to your free podcasts, 630 00:27:51,800 --> 00:27:56,480 Speaker 1: freelong form lectures on YouTube, just hearing professors and interesting people, 631 00:27:56,680 --> 00:27:59,560 Speaker 1: modern thinkers, people that are just major influencers in the world. 632 00:28:00,000 --> 00:28:02,920 Speaker 1: Been way information for free, Whereas, like I said, thirty 633 00:28:03,000 --> 00:28:05,080 Speaker 1: years ago, it would have been someone teaching at a 634 00:28:05,119 --> 00:28:08,560 Speaker 1: major academic institution and you're paying tens of thousands of 635 00:28:08,600 --> 00:28:10,640 Speaker 1: dollars a year to go to that school to learn 636 00:28:10,640 --> 00:28:13,359 Speaker 1: from this professor. But now that's just not the case. 637 00:28:13,440 --> 00:28:15,480 Speaker 1: And they can reach so many people at one time 638 00:28:15,960 --> 00:28:19,239 Speaker 1: with podcast, YouTube and Google. I mean, even aside from that, man, 639 00:28:19,280 --> 00:28:22,560 Speaker 1: how much money have we saved just searching on YouTube 640 00:28:22,600 --> 00:28:24,159 Speaker 1: for how to fix something? Like we? I mean, I 641 00:28:24,200 --> 00:28:26,840 Speaker 1: We've fixed our air conditioning units, We've fixed our water heaters. 642 00:28:26,920 --> 00:28:29,040 Speaker 1: I've made a repair on my dishwasher before I fixed 643 00:28:29,040 --> 00:28:31,560 Speaker 1: a leaking refrigerator. Yeah, dude, there there's just so many 644 00:28:31,600 --> 00:28:33,960 Speaker 1: things that again, these are ways that it is able 645 00:28:34,000 --> 00:28:35,880 Speaker 1: to save us, save us money, keeps us from having 646 00:28:35,920 --> 00:28:38,760 Speaker 1: to hire someone that's a little more specialized. Obviously, if 647 00:28:38,760 --> 00:28:41,479 Speaker 1: it's something that's a bigger deal or a bigger project, 648 00:28:41,720 --> 00:28:43,560 Speaker 1: we're gonna hire a pro. But when it comes to 649 00:28:43,720 --> 00:28:46,479 Speaker 1: finding these little fixes to to kind of hold us 650 00:28:46,520 --> 00:28:48,400 Speaker 1: over and even not even hold us over, but to 651 00:28:48,440 --> 00:28:52,840 Speaker 1: make a legitimate repair man. YouTube specifically is an incredible resource, 652 00:28:53,000 --> 00:28:55,560 Speaker 1: and on that note, to just more organized and more 653 00:28:55,560 --> 00:28:59,000 Speaker 1: professional classes. So aside from actual free content on YouTube, 654 00:28:59,040 --> 00:29:01,400 Speaker 1: but you can take online courses as well. There's just 655 00:29:01,440 --> 00:29:04,920 Speaker 1: free courses at places like course era and ed x 656 00:29:05,320 --> 00:29:07,280 Speaker 1: and you to me as well. These are classes that 657 00:29:07,320 --> 00:29:09,520 Speaker 1: you would take in on a more academic level, whether 658 00:29:09,520 --> 00:29:11,520 Speaker 1: it be like at a community college. But some of 659 00:29:11,520 --> 00:29:13,640 Speaker 1: the instruction and some of the courses that you can 660 00:29:13,680 --> 00:29:17,280 Speaker 1: get on these websites are offered by legit universities, and 661 00:29:17,320 --> 00:29:20,560 Speaker 1: not just University of Phoenix, but like bigger actual universities 662 00:29:20,600 --> 00:29:23,719 Speaker 1: that that that have a single campus where they were 663 00:29:23,760 --> 00:29:27,360 Speaker 1: founded like two hundred years ago, um. And and to 664 00:29:27,400 --> 00:29:29,440 Speaker 1: have that at your fingertips, to have that as an 665 00:29:29,440 --> 00:29:32,280 Speaker 1: option to try something up for free is just an 666 00:29:32,280 --> 00:29:35,800 Speaker 1: incredible resource. And yes, a lot of them are set 667 00:29:35,880 --> 00:29:37,800 Speaker 1: up in a sort of model where if you want 668 00:29:37,800 --> 00:29:40,600 Speaker 1: to take higher level courses and or even get a 669 00:29:40,640 --> 00:29:42,960 Speaker 1: full degree, you're able to do that, and there might 670 00:29:42,960 --> 00:29:45,000 Speaker 1: be fees associated with that, you might pay a little 671 00:29:45,040 --> 00:29:47,200 Speaker 1: bit more, but still to be able to get your 672 00:29:47,200 --> 00:29:49,720 Speaker 1: foot in the door and to learn without having to 673 00:29:49,720 --> 00:29:52,239 Speaker 1: commit and without having to you know, pay tuition or 674 00:29:52,360 --> 00:29:55,840 Speaker 1: enroll and show up at whatever time you know, eight 675 00:29:55,880 --> 00:29:57,959 Speaker 1: am classes. I know those were the worst. They were 676 00:29:58,000 --> 00:29:59,800 Speaker 1: totally the worst for me, I as so many of 677 00:29:59,840 --> 00:30:02,360 Speaker 1: my A M. Classes. But to have again, have these 678 00:30:02,360 --> 00:30:05,120 Speaker 1: courses online you get a little curious and you kind 679 00:30:05,120 --> 00:30:06,880 Speaker 1: of are interested in at a certain topic, to be 680 00:30:06,920 --> 00:30:09,760 Speaker 1: able to explore that without enrolling formally and sort of 681 00:30:09,800 --> 00:30:12,160 Speaker 1: disrupting your your life, that's just so amazing that we 682 00:30:12,200 --> 00:30:15,240 Speaker 1: have that available to us today. Yeah, and in some 683 00:30:15,280 --> 00:30:17,400 Speaker 1: of these classes, Matt, you can take purely for your 684 00:30:17,440 --> 00:30:19,920 Speaker 1: own edification. I want to learn the skill, or I'm 685 00:30:19,960 --> 00:30:22,360 Speaker 1: just curious, right, whatever it is that kind of makes 686 00:30:22,360 --> 00:30:26,600 Speaker 1: you interested or want to enroll in that free online class, 687 00:30:26,640 --> 00:30:28,680 Speaker 1: like do it? Why not? It's free, check it out. 688 00:30:29,240 --> 00:30:32,280 Speaker 1: That's just amazing to think that things have changed that much, 689 00:30:32,680 --> 00:30:35,000 Speaker 1: you know, since we were born, that we almost take 690 00:30:35,040 --> 00:30:38,080 Speaker 1: for granted now. Um And so yeah, I would recommend 691 00:30:38,120 --> 00:30:40,400 Speaker 1: anybody who's looking for just to do it for purely 692 00:30:40,440 --> 00:30:42,800 Speaker 1: their own benefit, or to learn a new skill that 693 00:30:42,840 --> 00:30:45,280 Speaker 1: they think will be beneficial in their job, potentially help 694 00:30:45,320 --> 00:30:48,480 Speaker 1: them achieve a promotion or kind of help benefit them 695 00:30:48,480 --> 00:30:51,920 Speaker 1: in their career. Like these resources, these free resources can 696 00:30:51,960 --> 00:30:54,800 Speaker 1: be a benefit to you for lots of reasons, man. 697 00:30:54,840 --> 00:30:56,920 Speaker 1: And then so lastly, when it comes to just the 698 00:30:56,960 --> 00:31:01,160 Speaker 1: Internet and free information, our phone apps. We've all got 699 00:31:01,200 --> 00:31:04,280 Speaker 1: these tiny little computers in our pockets called cell phones. 700 00:31:04,640 --> 00:31:06,479 Speaker 1: And there are now just so many apps that are 701 00:31:06,480 --> 00:31:09,360 Speaker 1: out there dedicated towards education, whether it be du a lingo. 702 00:31:09,680 --> 00:31:12,560 Speaker 1: I mean, there's tons of coding apps like for all ages. 703 00:31:12,600 --> 00:31:14,960 Speaker 1: But you know, I was specifically looking into it for kids. 704 00:31:15,320 --> 00:31:18,160 Speaker 1: But then other things like con Academy. You know, we've 705 00:31:18,200 --> 00:31:20,760 Speaker 1: talked recently about limiting the amount of screen time that 706 00:31:20,760 --> 00:31:24,480 Speaker 1: our kids have and not necessarily introducing that to them. 707 00:31:24,520 --> 00:31:27,440 Speaker 1: But in researching this episode, man, I was kind of curious, 708 00:31:27,480 --> 00:31:29,480 Speaker 1: and you know, I wanted to see what was out there. 709 00:31:29,520 --> 00:31:32,120 Speaker 1: And there are is just so much out there that 710 00:31:32,160 --> 00:31:35,440 Speaker 1: you could use if you're active in your child's education, 711 00:31:35,760 --> 00:31:38,880 Speaker 1: to compliment and to sort of act as just another 712 00:31:38,920 --> 00:31:40,920 Speaker 1: outlet for your kid to learn. And yeah, I was 713 00:31:41,000 --> 00:31:43,280 Speaker 1: honestly shocked at the number of apps that were out there, 714 00:31:43,640 --> 00:31:45,960 Speaker 1: and not just the quantity of them, but the quality. 715 00:31:46,240 --> 00:31:49,720 Speaker 1: They were just so freaking good. Yeah, and think about 716 00:31:49,800 --> 00:31:51,840 Speaker 1: due Lingo write something like that where you can learn 717 00:31:51,880 --> 00:31:54,400 Speaker 1: another language for free be an app on your phone. Yeah, 718 00:31:54,480 --> 00:31:57,000 Speaker 1: super cool, it's a great that's crazy man, at your 719 00:31:57,000 --> 00:32:00,200 Speaker 1: own pace, however you like to learn. And I love 720 00:32:00,240 --> 00:32:02,239 Speaker 1: that because I took a lot of Spanish growing up, 721 00:32:02,560 --> 00:32:05,160 Speaker 1: in middle school, high school, in college, and right now 722 00:32:05,240 --> 00:32:07,200 Speaker 1: my Spanish is trash, dude, Like, I need to get 723 00:32:07,200 --> 00:32:09,560 Speaker 1: better at it, I miss I want to get better. 724 00:32:09,560 --> 00:32:11,320 Speaker 1: I want to go, you know, be immersed in it, 725 00:32:11,360 --> 00:32:12,560 Speaker 1: and I want to I want to be down in 726 00:32:12,600 --> 00:32:15,080 Speaker 1: South America more and like using my Spanish skills, but 727 00:32:15,120 --> 00:32:17,480 Speaker 1: they're almost non existent at this point. So I need 728 00:32:17,520 --> 00:32:20,000 Speaker 1: to download some due Lingo and just kind of start 729 00:32:20,320 --> 00:32:23,560 Speaker 1: learning Spanish all over again and get better at it 730 00:32:23,600 --> 00:32:26,480 Speaker 1: because it's free and why not. And I just love that. 731 00:32:26,520 --> 00:32:28,240 Speaker 1: If you're getting ready to take a trip somewhere and 732 00:32:28,240 --> 00:32:30,080 Speaker 1: you just want to learn the basics or you want 733 00:32:30,080 --> 00:32:31,840 Speaker 1: to dive deep and try to learn a full language, 734 00:32:32,040 --> 00:32:33,720 Speaker 1: there's a free way to do that, and it's at 735 00:32:33,720 --> 00:32:35,920 Speaker 1: your fingertips. I wonder if they have sort of a 736 00:32:35,960 --> 00:32:38,560 Speaker 1: competition based version of due Lingo, like could we both 737 00:32:38,600 --> 00:32:40,560 Speaker 1: started at the same time and then sort of kind 738 00:32:40,560 --> 00:32:42,479 Speaker 1: of try to outperform each other. Well, that'd be amazing 739 00:32:42,560 --> 00:32:44,400 Speaker 1: if so, let's do it. Yeah, I totally like I'm 740 00:32:44,480 --> 00:32:46,480 Speaker 1: kind of into learning Spanish too, so all right, let's 741 00:32:46,480 --> 00:32:50,240 Speaker 1: fire it up. I'll take you down espaniol ce senor. 742 00:32:51,680 --> 00:32:53,800 Speaker 1: It's like zero Spanish, so you'll probably totally kick my butt. 743 00:32:53,920 --> 00:32:56,280 Speaker 1: All right. At the last category example we wanted to 744 00:32:56,360 --> 00:32:59,360 Speaker 1: go over was general community resources and so whether it 745 00:32:59,360 --> 00:33:02,760 Speaker 1: be entertained mint or culture based or educational based, there 746 00:33:02,760 --> 00:33:05,400 Speaker 1: are a lot of free resources that you have access 747 00:33:05,400 --> 00:33:08,440 Speaker 1: to in all likelihood in your community, and so specifically 748 00:33:08,440 --> 00:33:11,640 Speaker 1: in the entertainment category, and there's like free concert series 749 00:33:11,800 --> 00:33:14,000 Speaker 1: in lots of towns. Maybe there's like jazz bands that 750 00:33:14,080 --> 00:33:16,400 Speaker 1: play on Friday nights at your local amphitheater or whatever 751 00:33:16,440 --> 00:33:18,520 Speaker 1: it may be. In Atlanta, throughout the years, we've had 752 00:33:18,560 --> 00:33:20,920 Speaker 1: a free concert series in the summer that would take 753 00:33:20,960 --> 00:33:22,960 Speaker 1: place once a week for like six or eight weeks 754 00:33:23,040 --> 00:33:25,600 Speaker 1: something like that. And there's also like free fireworks on 755 00:33:25,640 --> 00:33:27,920 Speaker 1: the Fourth of July and New Year's Eve stuff like that. 756 00:33:28,000 --> 00:33:30,440 Speaker 1: We had a tree lighting just recently in in the 757 00:33:30,480 --> 00:33:34,040 Speaker 1: downtown of our neighborhood, so just really cool stuff that 758 00:33:34,080 --> 00:33:36,200 Speaker 1: if you know what's out there and you check your 759 00:33:36,200 --> 00:33:38,920 Speaker 1: local paper, you check website of your local community board, 760 00:33:39,400 --> 00:33:41,200 Speaker 1: You'll you'll know what's going on, you'll know what the 761 00:33:41,200 --> 00:33:43,560 Speaker 1: free stuff is it's coming up, and and you'll be 762 00:33:43,600 --> 00:33:45,480 Speaker 1: ready to take your family to that stuff. That also 763 00:33:45,560 --> 00:33:48,080 Speaker 1: makes me think of just festival season in the spring 764 00:33:48,200 --> 00:33:51,760 Speaker 1: in Atlanta. Once it's once we hit Memorial Day, there's 765 00:33:51,760 --> 00:33:55,200 Speaker 1: basically a festival every single stinking weekend and it goes 766 00:33:55,240 --> 00:33:57,200 Speaker 1: all the way into the fall, and there's just so 767 00:33:57,280 --> 00:33:59,560 Speaker 1: much stuff you can do for free that you don't 768 00:33:59,600 --> 00:34:01,760 Speaker 1: have to pay for that's just kind of provided by 769 00:34:01,800 --> 00:34:04,880 Speaker 1: the community, that's provided by the city, and yeah, take 770 00:34:04,920 --> 00:34:06,640 Speaker 1: take advantage of those things. Yeah, my favorite part of 771 00:34:06,640 --> 00:34:09,040 Speaker 1: those festivals is just the people watching. Honestly, like just 772 00:34:09,080 --> 00:34:12,000 Speaker 1: walking around and seeing everybody looking at the steth of 773 00:34:12,080 --> 00:34:14,200 Speaker 1: vendors have like it. It's not all about buying a 774 00:34:14,200 --> 00:34:16,560 Speaker 1: bunch of stuff, but just hanging out at the festival 775 00:34:16,600 --> 00:34:17,920 Speaker 1: for a few hours. We just we just have a 776 00:34:17,920 --> 00:34:21,279 Speaker 1: blast walking around those things with as a family. Nice man. 777 00:34:21,400 --> 00:34:23,800 Speaker 1: Something else that you can find kind of generally speaking 778 00:34:23,840 --> 00:34:26,399 Speaker 1: in your community are tool banks. Uh. I know we've 779 00:34:26,400 --> 00:34:28,279 Speaker 1: got one here in Atlanta. I've never personally used it, 780 00:34:28,640 --> 00:34:32,120 Speaker 1: but I have used just online communities like Facebook are 781 00:34:32,239 --> 00:34:34,840 Speaker 1: awesome for reaching out into your sort of local neighborhood 782 00:34:34,840 --> 00:34:37,960 Speaker 1: and your community. And I've personally borrowed lots of tools 783 00:34:38,000 --> 00:34:40,799 Speaker 1: that way, and I've also had folks borrow stuff from 784 00:34:40,800 --> 00:34:43,920 Speaker 1: me that way. And so aside from having an actual 785 00:34:44,040 --> 00:34:46,360 Speaker 1: organized tool bank where they keep the tools clean and 786 00:34:46,400 --> 00:34:48,160 Speaker 1: you can go in there and check it out and stuff, 787 00:34:48,440 --> 00:34:51,000 Speaker 1: kind of reaching out to your community that way is 788 00:34:51,000 --> 00:34:53,440 Speaker 1: a way to save money and utilize that resource. Yes, 789 00:34:53,440 --> 00:34:56,040 Speaker 1: so we'll opposed to link. There's like a National Tool 790 00:34:56,080 --> 00:34:59,040 Speaker 1: Library organization and they kind of have a map of 791 00:34:59,080 --> 00:35:01,160 Speaker 1: all the ToolBanks and you United States, so you can 792 00:35:01,160 --> 00:35:03,279 Speaker 1: see if there's one in your area. I too, have 793 00:35:03,440 --> 00:35:06,200 Speaker 1: not used the local tool bank, and probably to my 794 00:35:06,200 --> 00:35:09,240 Speaker 1: great chain, it's because I don't do enough work with tools. 795 00:35:10,360 --> 00:35:13,240 Speaker 1: I should work on that. But yeah, I've definitely borrowed 796 00:35:13,280 --> 00:35:15,360 Speaker 1: some from friends and neighbors and that's just kind of 797 00:35:15,480 --> 00:35:17,560 Speaker 1: nice to have. And I think that's another just another 798 00:35:17,600 --> 00:35:21,680 Speaker 1: great point, just that we often don't use those resources, 799 00:35:21,719 --> 00:35:24,560 Speaker 1: like posting in our Facebook community group to say, hey, 800 00:35:24,600 --> 00:35:27,040 Speaker 1: does anyone have an air raider that I can borrow 801 00:35:27,080 --> 00:35:29,520 Speaker 1: because I'm about to fertilize my law on as opposed 802 00:35:29,520 --> 00:35:32,200 Speaker 1: to going out and buying something A quick post could 803 00:35:32,239 --> 00:35:34,839 Speaker 1: save you, you know, big money on just borrowing a 804 00:35:34,920 --> 00:35:36,960 Speaker 1: tool for a day. I too, have lent out my 805 00:35:37,000 --> 00:35:39,240 Speaker 1: own tools and and happy to do so for friends 806 00:35:39,239 --> 00:35:41,399 Speaker 1: that want to borrow it for a weekend. I love 807 00:35:41,440 --> 00:35:43,560 Speaker 1: the fact that I'm saving them, hopefully from having to 808 00:35:43,600 --> 00:35:45,719 Speaker 1: go buy something, and and hopefully other friends, you know, 809 00:35:45,760 --> 00:35:47,239 Speaker 1: will save me from having to go buy something that 810 00:35:47,239 --> 00:35:48,960 Speaker 1: I'm only gonna use, you know, once or once in 811 00:35:49,000 --> 00:35:52,399 Speaker 1: a long while. Alright, Joel. So that was a few 812 00:35:52,400 --> 00:35:55,360 Speaker 1: examples that we gave of resources that are free that 813 00:35:55,440 --> 00:35:57,719 Speaker 1: you could be taking advantage of. And so after the 814 00:35:57,719 --> 00:35:59,480 Speaker 1: break we're gonna come back and we're gonna cover some 815 00:35:59,520 --> 00:36:02,320 Speaker 1: specific and these are things that you can do right now, 816 00:36:02,480 --> 00:36:06,000 Speaker 1: right away in order to take advantage of these free resources. 817 00:36:15,840 --> 00:36:17,440 Speaker 1: All right, Matt. I think one of the most important 818 00:36:17,480 --> 00:36:19,879 Speaker 1: reasons to stress and why we want people to take 819 00:36:19,920 --> 00:36:23,359 Speaker 1: advantage of these free resources is it oftentimes you're kind 820 00:36:23,360 --> 00:36:26,560 Speaker 1: of already in some way former fashion paying for them. 821 00:36:26,680 --> 00:36:30,200 Speaker 1: Right The National park System, State park system, the library 822 00:36:30,239 --> 00:36:33,000 Speaker 1: that's in your neighborhood, the local parks, those are funded 823 00:36:33,040 --> 00:36:35,080 Speaker 1: by your tax dollars, right, So you are in in 824 00:36:35,160 --> 00:36:38,600 Speaker 1: one way, you're paying for these resources to exist, and 825 00:36:38,640 --> 00:36:41,160 Speaker 1: I think by not taking advantage of them, by not 826 00:36:41,360 --> 00:36:44,480 Speaker 1: using them to their fullest extent, we're doing ourselves a disservice. 827 00:36:44,480 --> 00:36:46,880 Speaker 1: We're leaving something amazing on the table that we've already 828 00:36:46,880 --> 00:36:49,200 Speaker 1: paid for and we're putting it in the back of 829 00:36:49,239 --> 00:36:51,440 Speaker 1: the closet, so to speak. These are things that we're 830 00:36:51,440 --> 00:36:55,759 Speaker 1: going to discuss and they're not crazy complicated or super sophisticated, right, 831 00:36:56,040 --> 00:36:59,080 Speaker 1: but we're hoping that by us going over these things 832 00:36:59,280 --> 00:37:02,000 Speaker 1: that and you're hearing them, that you will actually take 833 00:37:02,320 --> 00:37:05,360 Speaker 1: the steps necessary in order to to actually take advantage 834 00:37:05,360 --> 00:37:08,360 Speaker 1: of these things. So specifically your local library. Go up 835 00:37:08,400 --> 00:37:10,680 Speaker 1: there and get a library card. You need to check 836 00:37:10,680 --> 00:37:13,600 Speaker 1: it out. See what they have, see what classes, what resources, 837 00:37:13,600 --> 00:37:16,000 Speaker 1: what different events that they have going on. These are 838 00:37:16,000 --> 00:37:19,120 Speaker 1: all things that will make your life richer. It will 839 00:37:19,160 --> 00:37:22,600 Speaker 1: allow you to feel more connected to your community. And plus, man, 840 00:37:22,840 --> 00:37:24,719 Speaker 1: it's just fun, Like it's just a lot of fun. 841 00:37:24,719 --> 00:37:26,640 Speaker 1: And then this is something that we've like our family 842 00:37:26,640 --> 00:37:28,800 Speaker 1: has felt challenged a little bit, you know, by you guys. 843 00:37:29,120 --> 00:37:31,960 Speaker 1: But to see you guys taking advantage of it. It's 844 00:37:32,040 --> 00:37:34,160 Speaker 1: it's awesome we see that, not I think, man, yeah, 845 00:37:34,200 --> 00:37:35,680 Speaker 1: we need to do that more often too. Why are 846 00:37:35,719 --> 00:37:38,439 Speaker 1: we not doing that? And it's because you just don't 847 00:37:38,440 --> 00:37:41,200 Speaker 1: think of it. It's it's not something that rises to 848 00:37:41,239 --> 00:37:43,600 Speaker 1: the top. And in our sort of society, you don't 849 00:37:43,600 --> 00:37:45,320 Speaker 1: hear people saying, yeah, we're gonna go to the library. 850 00:37:45,320 --> 00:37:47,399 Speaker 1: You wanna come with us. It's not like this thing 851 00:37:47,440 --> 00:37:49,239 Speaker 1: that we do as as family is it's not something 852 00:37:49,280 --> 00:37:51,960 Speaker 1: I even really did as a single person. And so 853 00:37:52,040 --> 00:37:53,440 Speaker 1: for us to kind of bring light to it and 854 00:37:53,520 --> 00:37:55,359 Speaker 1: kind of shine a light on it, hopefully it's yeah, 855 00:37:55,440 --> 00:37:58,040 Speaker 1: jogs people's memories of like, oh, yeah, there is a library, 856 00:37:58,160 --> 00:38:00,920 Speaker 1: like right there, I pass it every single day. Why 857 00:38:01,040 --> 00:38:04,160 Speaker 1: am I not going there? And oftentimes as you walk 858 00:38:04,200 --> 00:38:06,560 Speaker 1: into your local library map there's like a bulletin board 859 00:38:06,640 --> 00:38:08,840 Speaker 1: or a white board or something like that with event 860 00:38:08,880 --> 00:38:11,560 Speaker 1: information on it. And so next time you go into 861 00:38:11,600 --> 00:38:14,080 Speaker 1: your library, check and see what events are happening at 862 00:38:14,160 --> 00:38:17,279 Speaker 1: your library. There's also probably a posting of events on 863 00:38:17,320 --> 00:38:21,000 Speaker 1: your local libraries website, so check that out. It might 864 00:38:21,000 --> 00:38:22,600 Speaker 1: not be happening at the library right next to where 865 00:38:22,600 --> 00:38:24,680 Speaker 1: you are. Lots of times there these libraries are in 866 00:38:24,680 --> 00:38:26,840 Speaker 1: a system, right, which means that you have access to 867 00:38:26,840 --> 00:38:28,600 Speaker 1: books that aren't just at the library next to you, 868 00:38:28,680 --> 00:38:30,600 Speaker 1: which is great, but also it might mean that you'd 869 00:38:30,640 --> 00:38:33,600 Speaker 1: have to travel to an awesome event at a little 870 00:38:33,600 --> 00:38:35,279 Speaker 1: bit bigger library a little bit further away from here, 871 00:38:35,280 --> 00:38:37,640 Speaker 1: because like the library by us, it's awesome, but it's 872 00:38:37,640 --> 00:38:40,120 Speaker 1: also pretty small, so we don't have all the resources 873 00:38:40,160 --> 00:38:42,120 Speaker 1: at a bigger library might have. How do I go 874 00:38:42,160 --> 00:38:44,960 Speaker 1: to the library with the swimming pool, Oh, that would 875 00:38:44,960 --> 00:38:48,600 Speaker 1: be nice and the beer tasting all right? Also, Matt, 876 00:38:48,680 --> 00:38:51,440 Speaker 1: we want to encourage people to get outside. Check out 877 00:38:51,440 --> 00:38:54,080 Speaker 1: your state tourism website to see what sort of events 878 00:38:54,080 --> 00:38:56,880 Speaker 1: are going on or what park days are free to 879 00:38:56,920 --> 00:38:58,960 Speaker 1: get into your state parks. We already mentioned, you know, 880 00:38:58,960 --> 00:39:00,760 Speaker 1: the national parks in the free days that are happening, 881 00:39:01,040 --> 00:39:03,279 Speaker 1: and also the city hall for community events like the 882 00:39:03,320 --> 00:39:06,160 Speaker 1: local tree lighting or a community festival. Yeah, and I 883 00:39:06,200 --> 00:39:08,239 Speaker 1: wanted to touch on that real quick too. When it 884 00:39:08,280 --> 00:39:10,920 Speaker 1: comes to taking advantage of the state and national parks, 885 00:39:11,280 --> 00:39:13,120 Speaker 1: I think a lot of times people think I'm not 886 00:39:13,200 --> 00:39:15,120 Speaker 1: I can get out there and go hiking for you know, 887 00:39:15,120 --> 00:39:18,040 Speaker 1: however many miles or hey, I've got kids, How's that 888 00:39:18,080 --> 00:39:20,719 Speaker 1: gonna work out for me? We'll start small, right and 889 00:39:20,760 --> 00:39:23,880 Speaker 1: so for us, we saw some families when Kate and 890 00:39:23,880 --> 00:39:25,919 Speaker 1: I went up to a Kadia National Park and they 891 00:39:25,920 --> 00:39:28,760 Speaker 1: had the little kids hiking up the same freaking mountain 892 00:39:28,800 --> 00:39:31,879 Speaker 1: that we were hiking up and we were wind ye were? 893 00:39:32,520 --> 00:39:33,880 Speaker 1: I mean? Kate and I looked at each other and 894 00:39:33,920 --> 00:39:35,640 Speaker 1: I thought, how the heck do we get our kids 895 00:39:35,680 --> 00:39:37,759 Speaker 1: to do what those kids are doing? And what we 896 00:39:37,800 --> 00:39:39,959 Speaker 1: realized after talking about it was that we just gotta 897 00:39:40,000 --> 00:39:42,960 Speaker 1: start small and so and that means starting at your 898 00:39:43,000 --> 00:39:45,399 Speaker 1: local park and just walking around the park and then 899 00:39:45,440 --> 00:39:47,520 Speaker 1: stepping it up to like a little small mountain that 900 00:39:47,520 --> 00:39:49,719 Speaker 1: you can go visit for free, and then before you 901 00:39:49,760 --> 00:39:51,279 Speaker 1: know it, then you can hit up the biggest state 902 00:39:51,320 --> 00:39:53,240 Speaker 1: parks and then you can hit up the big national parks. 903 00:39:53,600 --> 00:39:56,359 Speaker 1: We're actively pursuing that because we have a bigger goal 904 00:39:56,360 --> 00:39:57,879 Speaker 1: in mind, because our bigger goal is that we want 905 00:39:57,920 --> 00:39:59,600 Speaker 1: to be able to take our entire family and go 906 00:39:59,640 --> 00:40:02,720 Speaker 1: on these multi day hikes, or at least some solid hikes. 907 00:40:02,920 --> 00:40:04,640 Speaker 1: Doesn't have to be multi day. If we want to 908 00:40:04,640 --> 00:40:06,319 Speaker 1: go back and spend the night in a hotel, that's fine, 909 00:40:07,400 --> 00:40:08,920 Speaker 1: But to be able to get out there and have 910 00:40:09,080 --> 00:40:11,560 Speaker 1: them enjoy it, not only to be in shape, but 911 00:40:11,680 --> 00:40:14,600 Speaker 1: just for them to know that this is fun and 912 00:40:14,640 --> 00:40:16,759 Speaker 1: to see why it's fun, and to understand the time 913 00:40:16,760 --> 00:40:19,360 Speaker 1: that they're able to spend out nature and with their family. 914 00:40:19,880 --> 00:40:22,399 Speaker 1: To us, we found that that's so important because Kate 915 00:40:22,440 --> 00:40:24,640 Speaker 1: and I we feel rejuvenated and we love that time 916 00:40:24,640 --> 00:40:27,960 Speaker 1: that we get to spend together, and so we're trying 917 00:40:27,960 --> 00:40:30,799 Speaker 1: to start young and brainwash our girls so that they 918 00:40:30,840 --> 00:40:33,839 Speaker 1: know that that's what is also fun. Right. Yeah, that's 919 00:40:33,920 --> 00:40:36,080 Speaker 1: that's great, dude. I love that idea of starting small 920 00:40:36,120 --> 00:40:39,719 Speaker 1: and working towards that bigger mountain to climb, and that's 921 00:40:40,360 --> 00:40:42,640 Speaker 1: very good. Yeah, that's super cool. So it just it 922 00:40:42,640 --> 00:40:44,680 Speaker 1: makes me want to go do the same with my girls, 923 00:40:44,680 --> 00:40:47,280 Speaker 1: take them out and do a couple of smaller hikes 924 00:40:47,440 --> 00:40:49,080 Speaker 1: and just kind of get them used to get kind 925 00:40:49,080 --> 00:40:52,600 Speaker 1: of break their legs in as it were, but hopefully 926 00:40:52,760 --> 00:40:56,280 Speaker 1: no actual broken legs. Yeah. And Jel, you already mentioned, 927 00:40:56,320 --> 00:40:58,440 Speaker 1: you know, to check out resources in your area, and 928 00:40:58,440 --> 00:41:00,359 Speaker 1: that's the the downside, right is that some of these 929 00:41:00,360 --> 00:41:02,759 Speaker 1: more local things, it's gonna come down to what's specific 930 00:41:02,800 --> 00:41:05,759 Speaker 1: in your town or your neighborhood or your county. You know, 931 00:41:05,800 --> 00:41:08,000 Speaker 1: we all share the national parks, but whatever is happening 932 00:41:08,000 --> 00:41:09,680 Speaker 1: on more on a local level, it's gonna come down 933 00:41:09,719 --> 00:41:11,600 Speaker 1: to just what's going on around you, So be sure 934 00:41:11,640 --> 00:41:14,200 Speaker 1: to look around and see whoever it is that publishes 935 00:41:14,239 --> 00:41:17,680 Speaker 1: a list of those free activities local happenings. Often times 936 00:41:17,680 --> 00:41:19,959 Speaker 1: it's gonna be, like you said, dull, like a local 937 00:41:20,000 --> 00:41:22,399 Speaker 1: bulletin board, maybe at the library. But if not that, 938 00:41:22,440 --> 00:41:23,880 Speaker 1: you know, you've always got the paper. And a lot 939 00:41:23,880 --> 00:41:26,920 Speaker 1: of times there's different entertainment periodicals and papers that exist 940 00:41:27,000 --> 00:41:29,600 Speaker 1: as well who focus on those different kind of events, 941 00:41:29,920 --> 00:41:31,279 Speaker 1: So be sure to pick one of those up if 942 00:41:31,320 --> 00:41:34,440 Speaker 1: you haven't already. Yeah, man, Another easy way to kind 943 00:41:34,480 --> 00:41:36,840 Speaker 1: of find out about local happenings is to ask your friends. 944 00:41:36,920 --> 00:41:39,080 Speaker 1: I feel like I learned about so many things that 945 00:41:39,120 --> 00:41:41,480 Speaker 1: are happening in our neighborhood that I didn't even know 946 00:41:41,520 --> 00:41:44,520 Speaker 1: about before until my friends tell me, or I ask, hey, 947 00:41:44,520 --> 00:41:45,920 Speaker 1: what are you up to this weekend? Oh, we're going 948 00:41:46,040 --> 00:41:48,120 Speaker 1: to this or this for that. That's so much of 949 00:41:48,120 --> 00:41:50,799 Speaker 1: the way I stay in for him is by just 950 00:41:50,840 --> 00:41:52,759 Speaker 1: hear what people are up to, and so I would yeah, 951 00:41:52,760 --> 00:41:55,920 Speaker 1: and just just by being human, right, talking to folks. 952 00:41:56,280 --> 00:41:58,839 Speaker 1: So so yeah, ask your friends, ask your neighbors, Hey, 953 00:41:58,880 --> 00:42:00,839 Speaker 1: what are you doing? Hey, what's the last cool free 954 00:42:00,880 --> 00:42:03,040 Speaker 1: thing you did in town? What are your favorite free 955 00:42:03,080 --> 00:42:05,880 Speaker 1: resources you know nearby where we live, and you know, 956 00:42:05,920 --> 00:42:08,480 Speaker 1: starting to as those questions and can make you aware 957 00:42:08,480 --> 00:42:11,000 Speaker 1: of some cool free resources that you had no idea 958 00:42:11,160 --> 00:42:13,440 Speaker 1: that they even existed. And you know, honestly, what I 959 00:42:13,480 --> 00:42:16,359 Speaker 1: love about the different free resources is that they tend 960 00:42:16,360 --> 00:42:18,880 Speaker 1: to push you out into the world, like out in 961 00:42:18,880 --> 00:42:21,279 Speaker 1: the public, which is something that I love because I 962 00:42:21,280 --> 00:42:25,080 Speaker 1: feel that so much of our consumeristic culture focuses on 963 00:42:25,160 --> 00:42:27,080 Speaker 1: you as an individual, and so when you're making these 964 00:42:27,080 --> 00:42:30,080 Speaker 1: purchases on your own, by yourself, without consulting others, you're 965 00:42:30,080 --> 00:42:32,080 Speaker 1: just by yourself because you have everything that you need, 966 00:42:32,600 --> 00:42:35,440 Speaker 1: and it leads to isolation and you're by yourself, and 967 00:42:35,480 --> 00:42:38,880 Speaker 1: that's not really healthy as well. Certainly, there's introversial extroverts. 968 00:42:38,920 --> 00:42:41,520 Speaker 1: People have different levels of time that they want to 969 00:42:41,520 --> 00:42:44,920 Speaker 1: spend around other people, But generally speaking, there is something 970 00:42:45,000 --> 00:42:48,440 Speaker 1: incredibly healthy about being sort of pushed out into the world, 971 00:42:48,880 --> 00:42:51,840 Speaker 1: being surrounded by your neighbors and like minded folks and 972 00:42:51,840 --> 00:42:53,839 Speaker 1: folks who aren't like minded, right, Like, this is all 973 00:42:53,960 --> 00:42:56,719 Speaker 1: part of a full rich community. Anybody can take part 974 00:42:56,760 --> 00:43:00,399 Speaker 1: in a resource that's free, and so you're gonna cross 975 00:43:00,440 --> 00:43:02,879 Speaker 1: paths with somebody that you wouldn't normally cross paths with. Yeah. 976 00:43:02,920 --> 00:43:05,040 Speaker 1: I think one other thing. We want to encourage people 977 00:43:05,080 --> 00:43:08,719 Speaker 1: to challenge yourself and desire to grow, especially when you're 978 00:43:08,800 --> 00:43:11,320 Speaker 1: using technology, right like the apps that we talked about, 979 00:43:11,400 --> 00:43:15,080 Speaker 1: or YouTube or podcast there's a tendency to even use 980 00:43:15,120 --> 00:43:17,759 Speaker 1: those things as a way to veg out or just 981 00:43:18,080 --> 00:43:21,720 Speaker 1: mindlessly consume and considering like the vast amount of amazing 982 00:43:21,760 --> 00:43:24,480 Speaker 1: resources that you have access to, the amazing people that 983 00:43:24,880 --> 00:43:27,719 Speaker 1: you have so much information to give and they're giving 984 00:43:27,719 --> 00:43:29,759 Speaker 1: it away for free. I would challenge you, when you're 985 00:43:29,760 --> 00:43:31,320 Speaker 1: looking at the next podcast you want to listen to, 986 00:43:31,560 --> 00:43:34,160 Speaker 1: or the next YouTube channel you think you want to 987 00:43:34,200 --> 00:43:37,000 Speaker 1: subscribe to, whatever it is, try to find something that 988 00:43:37,080 --> 00:43:40,160 Speaker 1: isn't just going to gratify your immediate desires to be entertained, 989 00:43:40,400 --> 00:43:42,279 Speaker 1: but instead trying to find something that is going to 990 00:43:42,719 --> 00:43:46,560 Speaker 1: help you uh to learn a new skill, or achieve 991 00:43:46,640 --> 00:43:49,640 Speaker 1: something that you've never achieved before, or learn something that 992 00:43:49,680 --> 00:43:51,919 Speaker 1: you've always wanted to know about but you've never dove 993 00:43:51,960 --> 00:43:54,760 Speaker 1: into it before, but now you have access for free 994 00:43:55,280 --> 00:43:57,680 Speaker 1: because of those Internet resources. So challenge yourself to do 995 00:43:57,719 --> 00:43:59,960 Speaker 1: that with those free resources, because it's just really easy 996 00:44:00,040 --> 00:44:02,839 Speaker 1: to abuse them. Dude. I love that just because there's 997 00:44:02,920 --> 00:44:05,239 Speaker 1: lots of stuff out there that is free doesn't mean 998 00:44:05,280 --> 00:44:07,680 Speaker 1: you should be consuming it, right, Well, I mean essentially 999 00:44:07,719 --> 00:44:11,040 Speaker 1: that's what you're saying. But just because there's this unlimited 1000 00:44:11,080 --> 00:44:14,240 Speaker 1: buffet of entertainment like cat we're joking about cat videos earlier, 1001 00:44:14,280 --> 00:44:17,000 Speaker 1: but but seriously, just because there probably more cat videos 1002 00:44:17,000 --> 00:44:20,320 Speaker 1: on YouTube than I can even watch in an entire lifetime, Yeah, dudeful. 1003 00:44:20,360 --> 00:44:22,160 Speaker 1: For me, it's it's less about the cat videos. And 1004 00:44:22,680 --> 00:44:24,960 Speaker 1: there's more of these sort of like crash videos that 1005 00:44:25,000 --> 00:44:27,239 Speaker 1: are popping up, like either dash cam where like a 1006 00:44:27,360 --> 00:44:30,240 Speaker 1: semi truck almost like tips over onto this unsuspecting Kia, 1007 00:44:30,480 --> 00:44:32,440 Speaker 1: like driving next to it on the interstate, and like 1008 00:44:32,520 --> 00:44:35,040 Speaker 1: for me, that's yeah, it's less about the cats. It's 1009 00:44:35,040 --> 00:44:38,680 Speaker 1: more about the near misses that kind of suck me in. 1010 00:44:38,960 --> 00:44:40,759 Speaker 1: If I was gonna start a band, I call it 1011 00:44:40,880 --> 00:44:45,920 Speaker 1: unsuspecting Kia. Can I play bass? You got it, buddy, 1012 00:44:46,440 --> 00:44:47,799 Speaker 1: our Matt. So let's get back to the beer. We're 1013 00:44:47,840 --> 00:44:51,920 Speaker 1: drinking Block fifteen brewing company Sticky Hands. Sticky Hands, Sticky Hands, 1014 00:44:51,920 --> 00:44:55,320 Speaker 1: brought down to us by our friend Dale from Portland. 1015 00:44:55,480 --> 00:44:57,160 Speaker 1: But yeah, Matt. At the beginning of the episode, we 1016 00:44:57,200 --> 00:45:00,400 Speaker 1: each gave one word to describe this beer. Yeah, man, 1017 00:45:00,440 --> 00:45:04,000 Speaker 1: mine was resume or resin and what was yours? Mine 1018 00:45:04,040 --> 00:45:06,680 Speaker 1: was floral? Floral you wanna kick it off? So floral. Yeah. 1019 00:45:06,880 --> 00:45:09,239 Speaker 1: I just felt like this beer had a bouquet of 1020 00:45:09,320 --> 00:45:12,200 Speaker 1: smells coming coming off of it, which is awesome. You 1021 00:45:12,280 --> 00:45:14,640 Speaker 1: just get a ton of hops, you know, a rollm 1022 00:45:14,719 --> 00:45:16,560 Speaker 1: up coming up through the nose. You know. I thought 1023 00:45:16,640 --> 00:45:18,000 Speaker 1: based on the smell that it was going to be 1024 00:45:18,080 --> 00:45:20,120 Speaker 1: even more dank than it was. But I feel like 1025 00:45:20,120 --> 00:45:22,640 Speaker 1: the hot taste actually, to me, tasted a little more florally. 1026 00:45:23,239 --> 00:45:25,920 Speaker 1: I've definitely had the pine, the pine backbone, but it 1027 00:45:25,960 --> 00:45:29,239 Speaker 1: also had like some nice floral florales. Yeah, light and 1028 00:45:29,239 --> 00:45:31,560 Speaker 1: and yeah it's super tasty. Yeah, I'm with you a 1029 00:45:31,640 --> 00:45:33,719 Speaker 1: lot of times when you like the danker sort of, 1030 00:45:33,719 --> 00:45:35,200 Speaker 1: I p a is have a sort of a wet 1031 00:45:35,239 --> 00:45:37,680 Speaker 1: basement kind of a heavier feel to it, and this 1032 00:45:37,760 --> 00:45:40,040 Speaker 1: kind of sits light up there. But for me, yeah, 1033 00:45:40,080 --> 00:45:42,080 Speaker 1: it did have sort of a resume. It got that 1034 00:45:42,120 --> 00:45:46,080 Speaker 1: classic kind of West Coast I p A where there's resins, piney. 1035 00:45:46,760 --> 00:45:48,799 Speaker 1: But I totally get what you're saying about the about 1036 00:45:48,800 --> 00:45:51,080 Speaker 1: the florals though. It's a delicious I p A. And 1037 00:45:51,080 --> 00:45:53,120 Speaker 1: it's kind of nice having something like this too in 1038 00:45:53,160 --> 00:45:55,520 Speaker 1: the middle of the winter when we've been drinking some 1039 00:45:55,560 --> 00:45:58,279 Speaker 1: bigger stouts, some bigger beers that might seem a little 1040 00:45:58,320 --> 00:46:00,799 Speaker 1: more appropriate for the winter, But dude, I'll drink an 1041 00:46:00,800 --> 00:46:03,640 Speaker 1: I p A any day of the year, any day 1042 00:46:03,800 --> 00:46:06,680 Speaker 1: for sure. All Right, Matt, we're both on untapped, which 1043 00:46:06,680 --> 00:46:10,280 Speaker 1: is an app that is free for super beer nerds 1044 00:46:10,320 --> 00:46:12,080 Speaker 1: like this. I like to keep track of the beers 1045 00:46:12,080 --> 00:46:13,840 Speaker 1: they're drinking and see what their friends are drinking. What 1046 00:46:13,880 --> 00:46:16,680 Speaker 1: would you rate Sticky Hands on Untapped? Yeah, man, I 1047 00:46:16,680 --> 00:46:18,960 Speaker 1: think I would give this four point. Oh It's it's 1048 00:46:19,000 --> 00:46:21,120 Speaker 1: not a style that I always gravitate towards, like more 1049 00:46:21,120 --> 00:46:23,239 Speaker 1: of the West Coast I PA. But you know, it 1050 00:46:23,320 --> 00:46:26,040 Speaker 1: tasted great, nice florals, like you said, And maybe because 1051 00:46:26,080 --> 00:46:27,600 Speaker 1: the name Sticky, you know, it kind of made me 1052 00:46:27,600 --> 00:46:29,279 Speaker 1: feel like there's just enough sweetness in there that kind 1053 00:46:29,280 --> 00:46:31,080 Speaker 1: of kind of pulled me in. And maybe want to 1054 00:46:31,120 --> 00:46:32,680 Speaker 1: drink another one. So yeah, I'll give it a four 1055 00:46:32,680 --> 00:46:34,160 Speaker 1: point Oh yeah, I agree, I mean I thought it 1056 00:46:34,280 --> 00:46:36,480 Speaker 1: was you. I'll give it a three point seven five. 1057 00:46:36,680 --> 00:46:40,319 Speaker 1: It's super solid. I agree you had a lot going on. 1058 00:46:40,560 --> 00:46:42,319 Speaker 1: It's really kind of fun to drink an ipa that's 1059 00:46:42,320 --> 00:46:45,120 Speaker 1: completely different than what we normally get and I really 1060 00:46:45,200 --> 00:46:47,560 Speaker 1: dug it, and so yeah, solid three point seven five 1061 00:46:47,560 --> 00:46:49,879 Speaker 1: from me. Yeah, great beer, all right, Joe, So real quick, 1062 00:46:49,920 --> 00:46:51,839 Speaker 1: let's go ahead and give our final thoughts. The whole 1063 00:46:51,880 --> 00:46:54,880 Speaker 1: reason that we're talking about this is because oftentimes there 1064 00:46:54,920 --> 00:46:57,879 Speaker 1: are free resources out there and we do not think 1065 00:46:57,920 --> 00:47:00,440 Speaker 1: to use them. Once we do, we really as that 1066 00:47:00,520 --> 00:47:02,880 Speaker 1: it is just a much smarter and a more efficient 1067 00:47:02,960 --> 00:47:05,440 Speaker 1: way to use the resources around us. As mentioned, it 1068 00:47:05,440 --> 00:47:06,840 Speaker 1: will save you a good bit of money, So be 1069 00:47:06,920 --> 00:47:10,960 Speaker 1: sure to take advantage of those free things all around you. Yeah, Matt, 1070 00:47:11,000 --> 00:47:13,760 Speaker 1: these free resources are just gonna make your life better, really, 1071 00:47:13,840 --> 00:47:17,160 Speaker 1: So get outside, find a list of free activities of 1072 00:47:17,200 --> 00:47:20,319 Speaker 1: the local happenings. You'll find that resource and tap into it, 1073 00:47:20,560 --> 00:47:22,880 Speaker 1: and also make sure to ask your friends. Ask around 1074 00:47:23,120 --> 00:47:24,919 Speaker 1: of people in your community that you know are doing 1075 00:47:24,960 --> 00:47:27,359 Speaker 1: cool stuff, of your neighbors who you know are taking 1076 00:47:27,360 --> 00:47:29,960 Speaker 1: advantage of some of these free resources. Hey, how are 1077 00:47:30,000 --> 00:47:32,240 Speaker 1: you doing it? Where you finding out about these things? 1078 00:47:32,280 --> 00:47:34,640 Speaker 1: And and what are some of your favorites? And those 1079 00:47:34,640 --> 00:47:36,440 Speaker 1: are great ways to kind of get started down the 1080 00:47:36,480 --> 00:47:39,719 Speaker 1: rabbit hole of finding out what free resources are available 1081 00:47:39,840 --> 00:47:41,480 Speaker 1: and then tapping into them, because you don't want to 1082 00:47:41,520 --> 00:47:43,880 Speaker 1: leave these things on the table, right, They're free, and 1083 00:47:43,920 --> 00:47:47,080 Speaker 1: they're awesome and they can benefit you in so many ways. Yeah, man, 1084 00:47:47,080 --> 00:47:48,840 Speaker 1: and real quick, this actually makes me think of the 1085 00:47:48,880 --> 00:47:51,040 Speaker 1: episode we just did about talking to your friends and 1086 00:47:51,040 --> 00:47:54,000 Speaker 1: family about money. What a great ice breaker to actually 1087 00:47:54,000 --> 00:47:56,160 Speaker 1: start talking about money with your friends then just to 1088 00:47:56,160 --> 00:47:57,880 Speaker 1: talk about like what cool festivals are you going to 1089 00:47:57,920 --> 00:48:00,400 Speaker 1: go to next week? Like when you have something like 1090 00:48:00,440 --> 00:48:03,120 Speaker 1: this in your real life that you're able to point 1091 00:48:03,120 --> 00:48:05,640 Speaker 1: to and ask about and share with your friends, then 1092 00:48:05,680 --> 00:48:07,960 Speaker 1: you can start those discussions about money. And it's really 1093 00:48:07,960 --> 00:48:11,400 Speaker 1: easy to do, no doubt. Man. So thanks everyone for listening. 1094 00:48:11,480 --> 00:48:14,360 Speaker 1: Our home on the web is how to money dot com. 1095 00:48:14,360 --> 00:48:16,520 Speaker 1: We'll have links up for all the things that we 1096 00:48:16,560 --> 00:48:19,120 Speaker 1: mentioned on this episode. 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