WEBVTT - Take stock before you restock

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<v Speaker 1>Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio. Good Morning,

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<v Speaker 1>This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast.

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<v Speaker 2>Today's tip is to take stock before you read stock

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<v Speaker 2>before you go shopping. Be sure you know what you

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<v Speaker 2>already have so you don't wind up with stuff that

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<v Speaker 2>you don't truly need.

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<v Speaker 1>So perhaps you have already heard the advice to check

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<v Speaker 1>your fridge and check your pantry before you go grocery shopping,

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<v Speaker 1>and to check your closet before you buy something new

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<v Speaker 1>for an event. But just because you have heard that advice,

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<v Speaker 1>does that mean you always follow it. I know that

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<v Speaker 1>I might have good intentions, but then someone goes to

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<v Speaker 1>the store without looking, and next thing we know, we

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<v Speaker 1>have six boxes of cheerios and none of my almond milk.

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<v Speaker 1>I recently bought several potential new shirts for a TV

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<v Speaker 1>appearance because I assumed that none of my existing stuff

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<v Speaker 1>was going to work. But then I realized I had

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<v Speaker 1>a blue shirt that would work just fine. Not only

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<v Speaker 1>can checking ahead of time save you money, it can

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<v Speaker 1>also spark ideas. Maybe, thanks to a pantry scan, you

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<v Speaker 1>find that tamarin paste you bought months ago and decide

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<v Speaker 1>that this is the week for stir fry. You may

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<v Speaker 1>discover a skirt that you've somewhat forgot you owned, but

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<v Speaker 1>that looks mysteriously like what people are wearing fashionably right now.

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<v Speaker 1>Stuff does come around again, and honestly, using what you

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<v Speaker 1>have is just greener. One of my kids went off

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<v Speaker 1>to an academic camp for a few weeks this summer

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<v Speaker 1>and they gave us a list of school supplies to

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<v Speaker 1>My first thought was to go to Target to get

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<v Speaker 1>these things, but then I realized that I was having

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<v Speaker 1>this conversation with my kid while he was sitting at

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<v Speaker 1>a desk with an unused three ring binder sitting right

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<v Speaker 1>on top of it. We hunted around and were able

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<v Speaker 1>to pull together almost everything he needed by checking what

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<v Speaker 1>was unused from the school supplies we bought last year.

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<v Speaker 1>It was good to take stock before we restocked. By

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<v Speaker 1>taking stock, you might even get a head start on

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<v Speaker 1>your holiday shopping. If you have a gift closet or bin,

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<v Speaker 1>or if you have hiding places for storing gifts that

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<v Speaker 1>you have gotten through the year, see what you already

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<v Speaker 1>have before you make a shopping list. I'll note that

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<v Speaker 1>taking stock can also mean taking stock of what other

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<v Speaker 1>people own. If you are throwing a party and your

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<v Speaker 1>dining room table is the same size as your parents

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<v Speaker 1>dining room table. Maybe they have a nice tablecloth that

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<v Speaker 1>you can use. No need to go shopping. You can

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<v Speaker 1>avoid acquiring things you don't need if you discipline yourself

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<v Speaker 1>to see what you have or perhaps what you can

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<v Speaker 1>borrow before buying anything new. No need to spend money

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<v Speaker 1>or bring in clutter. You just have to be a

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<v Speaker 1>little more organized in the meantime. This is Laura. Thanks

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<v Speaker 1>for listening, and here's to making the most of our time. Hey, everybody,

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