WEBVTT - Ep. 182 — Woah, Baby!

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<v Speaker 1>Hey, Hey, I'm practicing my tenor. I'm not sure if

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<v Speaker 1>I if I hate anybody else. You know, I just

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<v Speaker 1>feel like, oh, no, baritone, I don't know somebody. You know.

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<v Speaker 1>I figured the lower range. You know, it's time for

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<v Speaker 1>you guys to see that I do indeed have the range. So,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, just just a little tidbit of what I've

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<v Speaker 1>been working on.

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<v Speaker 2>We never had a doubt. I'm good. How are you happy,

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<v Speaker 2>brunanbish and Wednesday?

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<v Speaker 1>Yes, and we are back. So first things first, I

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<v Speaker 1>need to know dishwasher update.

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<v Speaker 2>Listen, I had. I had very little expectation when I

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<v Speaker 2>was just complaining to you guys about my whole dishwasher saga.

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<v Speaker 2>If you are out of the little you got to

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<v Speaker 2>listen to last week's show. I told you all about

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<v Speaker 2>how LG and Best Buy were conspiring to just try

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<v Speaker 2>and steal a thousand dollars from us for like a

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<v Speaker 2>busted dishwasher. So I went to Twitter. I took Tiffany's advice.

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<v Speaker 2>I haven't used Twitter to complain about a problem with

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<v Speaker 2>the company publicly in a long time, but I went

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<v Speaker 2>to Twitter and I started a thread just telling my story,

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<v Speaker 2>and I asked you guys to retweet me and at

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<v Speaker 2>them and comment and you you came through to like

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<v Speaker 2>a hilarious degree. I loved it.

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<v Speaker 1>We are both the best and the worst.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah, the worst. I mean to LG the worst, but

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<v Speaker 2>to me the best. Oh my god, I should read

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<v Speaker 2>some of the some of the tweets. It was like

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<v Speaker 2>a lot of people were like, I mean, I guess

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<v Speaker 2>I know which brand I'm never gonna buy again. Yes,

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<v Speaker 2>and Tiffany, thank you for retweeting. So what that? What

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<v Speaker 2>happened was I ended up in a in a DM

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<v Speaker 2>conversation with LG customer support pretty much for two days

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<v Speaker 2>in a row, and then they did not want to

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<v Speaker 2>progress the case at all. Where my husband was getting stymnied.

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<v Speaker 2>Was they kept saying, it's not covered by the warranty.

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<v Speaker 2>We're so sorry, nothing we can do. And I kept

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<v Speaker 2>pushing and pushing, and anytime they would like, you know,

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<v Speaker 2>they would get quiet for a couple of hours, and

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<v Speaker 2>then I would just go find people would tweet, and

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<v Speaker 2>then it would just bring it back again. And after

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<v Speaker 2>day one we got more retweets and it's just like

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<v Speaker 2>they couldn't ignore it. Finally I got a message from

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<v Speaker 2>them saying, we have forwarded your we have forwarded your

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<v Speaker 2>case to our returns department. Here's your order number or

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<v Speaker 2>here's your case number. You should get an answer in

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<v Speaker 2>three to five business days. And I asked my husband, like,

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<v Speaker 2>has that happened before? And he said, no, that's actually

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<v Speaker 2>really good. It means that there's a chance we'll get

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<v Speaker 2>a refund. And so three to five business days ended today,

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<v Speaker 2>so I had husband call them up and they said,

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<v Speaker 2>our refund and our exchange has been approved. Yes, it worked.

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<v Speaker 2>I can't believe it, so I haven't. Actually I'm not

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<v Speaker 2>gonna claim it on Twitter that I've succeeded until I

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<v Speaker 2>get that like new dishwasher in place, because I'm still dubious,

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<v Speaker 2>like because right now, because the thing is, we bought

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<v Speaker 2>it through best best Buy, but it was an LG dishwasher.

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<v Speaker 2>LG is saying that they've approved it for the warranty

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<v Speaker 2>now to be replaced, but that Best Buy is going

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<v Speaker 2>to reach out to us now to arrange like an

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<v Speaker 2>exchange and a new machine or whatever. So I'm gonna

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<v Speaker 2>keep waiting before I like call a complete victory because

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know, like I don't know Best Buy, like

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<v Speaker 2>what if they try and play something. I don't know.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm just a little suspicious. But this is amazing. Thank

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<v Speaker 2>you guys so much.

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<v Speaker 1>Yes, oh my gosh, that is awesome.

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<v Speaker 2>My husband did not believe.

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<v Speaker 3>He did not bel He was like, you dishwasher, I

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<v Speaker 3>am the queen, like, I don't you know, I don't

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<v Speaker 3>you I don't abuse Twitter, but I, you know what,

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<v Speaker 3>this is hilarious.

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<v Speaker 1>But when I found out that, like that whole complaint

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<v Speaker 1>to Twitter thing kind of work is my friend. I'll

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<v Speaker 1>call his name, she won't care. Chee k. So she

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<v Speaker 1>k One time went to Duncan and they wouldn't give

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<v Speaker 1>him extra butter on his bagel without charging more. What

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<v Speaker 1>And so I guess he got a buttered bagel and

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<v Speaker 1>it was like really low on the butter. So he's like, oh, hey,

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<v Speaker 1>there's not much butter on here, can have more. They're like, oh,

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<v Speaker 1>that'll be an extra thirty five cents or something like that.

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<v Speaker 1>So he wrote a tweet like this is outrageous. And

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<v Speaker 1>when I tell you, she got like, I don't know,

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<v Speaker 1>like I tenn dollar gift certificate. But I remember this

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<v Speaker 1>was probably like five six years ago, but I remember thinking,

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<v Speaker 1>you you got more butter on your bagel via Twitter. Hmm,

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<v Speaker 1>So I use it very rarely, only if the normal

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<v Speaker 1>means don't work, because sometimes and it's definitely not to

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<v Speaker 1>obviously abuse. That's only if like a company has made

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<v Speaker 1>a mistake and they're refusing to acknowledge it, and you,

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<v Speaker 1>I think you have to have like a huge following.

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<v Speaker 1>I did. I've used it, I would say less than

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<v Speaker 1>five times in like five or six years, and without fail,

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<v Speaker 1>I've at least gotten it escalated and you know, so yeah, no, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>show the shit good news.

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<v Speaker 2>I feel so vindicated. My husband just did not believe

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<v Speaker 2>he was ready. He was ready. He wanted me to

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<v Speaker 2>spend the one thousand dollars in a ditch flasher. I'm like,

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<v Speaker 2>you cannot. I was like, take me off the bench, coach,

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<v Speaker 2>you're tired. You've been dealing with this for two months now.

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<v Speaker 2>So thank you guys, so so very much, and I'll

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<v Speaker 2>keep you posted. I just love when good people win,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, I feel vindicated anyway, I'm not the only

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<v Speaker 2>win in our lives right now. Actually, all we do

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<v Speaker 2>is when when when? So I've I have started to

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<v Speaker 2>tell people some very big personal news for me and

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<v Speaker 2>Husbie we are expecting our first child.

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<v Speaker 1>Let's be screaming in dog pitch. Poor Molly is probably like,

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<v Speaker 1>what's going on?

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<v Speaker 2>Poor Molly has no idea what's about to happen to

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<v Speaker 2>her life, to her world where Mommy only has her,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, to deal with.

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<v Speaker 1>Yes, yes, I mean honestly, guys, I knew. I mean,

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<v Speaker 1>but it's still time. I always forget and then I'm like, wait,

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<v Speaker 1>Manny's a mom. That's awesome.

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<v Speaker 2>I don't think I've earned that title quite yet. I

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<v Speaker 2>am a vessel of life, though, you know, I do

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<v Speaker 2>have a little like octopus octopus type thing squirming around

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<v Speaker 2>in there right now. That's what I feel like. I

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<v Speaker 2>just feel like there's an alien invasion.

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<v Speaker 1>You know, it's so crazy, the fact that that is

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<v Speaker 1>the most mandy thing. It literally needs to get a

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<v Speaker 1>T shirt. I am mom, not so much vessel of life. Yes,

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<v Speaker 1>literally the mandy thing you've ever said, like ever? So yes,

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<v Speaker 1>I love it.

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<v Speaker 2>That's all love life. Yeah, so I've started. You know

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<v Speaker 2>what's funny is like I didn't realize how awkward it

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<v Speaker 2>is to tell people, cause a lot of people, especially

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<v Speaker 2>with work and like friends, you don't see everybody all

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<v Speaker 2>the time. So it doesn't like come up a normal conversation. Plus,

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<v Speaker 2>if you start getting round your in the middle of

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<v Speaker 2>no one's going to be No one in their right

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<v Speaker 2>mind is going to ask you. And like, unless people

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<v Speaker 2>are trying to foist, you know, tequila shots on you,

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<v Speaker 2>there's no there's no like natural way to just tell people.

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<v Speaker 2>So I've I've had a lot of really awkward, funny

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<v Speaker 2>conversations with folks, especially when it came time to tell

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<v Speaker 2>people at work, which I started doing a couple of

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<v Speaker 2>weeks ago, and that was a whole agonizing you know,

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<v Speaker 2>when do I tell? You know, we had our review

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<v Speaker 2>process typically happens in June, and I was thinking, oh,

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<v Speaker 2>might as well just wait till after the review, Why

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<v Speaker 2>have that cloud anyone's thoughts about me? But then I

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<v Speaker 2>was like, oh whatever, the reviews got pushed till late July,

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<v Speaker 2>and I'm like, this is I'm tired of like I'm

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<v Speaker 2>tired of, you know, pretending like nothing's different in my life.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm out for all these doctor's appointments and missing work

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<v Speaker 2>and stuff. So I think I owe it to the

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<v Speaker 2>team to tell them, you know, what's happening. And everyone's

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<v Speaker 2>been so everyone's been really cool about it. And I'm

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<v Speaker 2>the first person in this office here to have a kid.

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<v Speaker 2>Not that there's no people have kids in my office,

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<v Speaker 2>but I'm the first one to like get pregnant here.

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<v Speaker 2>So I feel like, okay, I'm going to set an

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<v Speaker 2>example for what, you know, what's acceptable for a pregnant

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<v Speaker 2>lady to do. And I'm just like, I talk about it.

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<v Speaker 2>It's not a big secret.

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<v Speaker 1>You know.

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<v Speaker 2>I've already started making jokes about occupying our wellness room

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<v Speaker 2>from my pumping you know, when I get back and

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<v Speaker 2>everything like that, and people have been really yeah, supportive.

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<v Speaker 2>So now that everyone knows, I feel it's starting to

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<v Speaker 2>get real. I'm going to have a I'm going to

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<v Speaker 2>have a human to keep alive.

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<v Speaker 1>I know that is so crazy. We're gonna need an

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<v Speaker 1>awesome mom.

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<v Speaker 2>Thanks. Yeah, I'm bout halfway there. I'm at week twenty.

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<v Speaker 2>For those of wonder. People always ask how far and

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<v Speaker 2>long are you? When to do week twenty and do December? First?

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<v Speaker 1>Oh? How did Drake react? Was he like, okay, okay, okay,

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<v Speaker 1>you know your brother, Oh.

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<v Speaker 2>My brother. I have the funniest video. I should share

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<v Speaker 2>it with you guys. Is now that people know oh yeah.

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<v Speaker 2>All the videos of our parents finding out are my dad,

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<v Speaker 2>my yes, my dad, and my husband's mother. Their reactions

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<v Speaker 2>are like so hilarious. But my brother was actually more

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<v Speaker 2>shocked than my dad was. I was surprised. Yeah, he

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<v Speaker 2>was like and he's been really funny and just you know,

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<v Speaker 2>he loves the idea of being an uncle. He's excited.

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<v Speaker 2>He's like, I'm spending all my money on your child.

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<v Speaker 2>I'm like, great, awesome.

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<v Speaker 1>No, Honestly, the first like when like, so my sister

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<v Speaker 1>Karen was the first to have and plus we're all girls,

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<v Speaker 1>and so her her first baby was a boy. It

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<v Speaker 1>was a rap. It was when I say a rap,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm like, King Roman, what do you you tell me

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<v Speaker 1>at three months? Like, I'm just here to listen to you. Honestly,

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<v Speaker 1>there's nothing. And now she's got a Millia and then

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<v Speaker 1>my sister Karen has Lily. But it's just like it's honestly,

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<v Speaker 1>there's nothing more fun than being an auntie or an

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<v Speaker 1>uncle because like I'm like, of course you can't have

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<v Speaker 1>ice pops for breakfast? Are you crazy? I don't care

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<v Speaker 1>what your mother says, you know, like you can do

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<v Speaker 1>whatever you want. They're just the best. Honestly, being an

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<v Speaker 1>auntie uncle is it's awesome because you get all of

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<v Speaker 1>the you know, all of the love, none of the

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<v Speaker 1>major responsibilities because I'm like, okay, time to go home,

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<v Speaker 1>Roman and to mess up your own house because Aunty's

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<v Speaker 1>taking a nap. So yeah, yeah, just like, honestly, I

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<v Speaker 1>think you're gonna really you're gonna see like a different

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<v Speaker 1>inside to your siblings. So you're gonna be like, oh,

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<v Speaker 1>so clearly you love the kids more than me. Like

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<v Speaker 1>I will literally call my sister and I'm like, can

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<v Speaker 1>you put Amelia on the phone please? Thanks, Just like Hi, Hi,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm like, so, how was your day? Oh my gosh,

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<v Speaker 1>how was that girl at school? It's just the messing

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<v Speaker 1>with you? Hi? Hi? Hi? You she can't even speak

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<v Speaker 1>And I'm like, all right, so it was great, girl.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm gonna come by tomorrow tell your mother to have

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<v Speaker 1>you ready. So yeah, your siblings are gonna be in

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<v Speaker 1>love with your baby. That's awesome.

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<v Speaker 2>I already feel neglected just walking cause like for me,

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<v Speaker 2>i've been there's so much focus on like baby stuff.

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<v Speaker 2>I mean, of course the child is important, it's not

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<v Speaker 2>here yet, though, I'm also important, and you know what,

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<v Speaker 2>nothing fits me anymore and I need new clothes. So

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<v Speaker 2>why why when I go to stores that have maternity

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<v Speaker 2>where Why is the kids section three times as big

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<v Speaker 2>as the maternity section?

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<v Speaker 1>Why?

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<v Speaker 2>H and M? Why Old Navy? And also it's nothing new,

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<v Speaker 2>it's all like stuff people have returned. I guess like

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<v Speaker 2>Old Navy and H and M don't sell. They only

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<v Speaker 2>sell what people return at a discount though, so that's

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<v Speaker 2>that's like the best fit. But I've been like having

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<v Speaker 2>a shop online for stuff. I finally broke down and

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<v Speaker 2>uh yeah, it's so far just trying to find things

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<v Speaker 2>that fit. I'm like, can I get some attention and love?

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<v Speaker 2>But yeah, yeah, you're right. I'm the first one of

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<v Speaker 2>my siblings to have a kid, so I do feel like, oh,

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<v Speaker 2>I get you know, this kid's gonna get all the

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<v Speaker 2>attention because there's not like my siblings don't have kids

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<v Speaker 2>to like distract.

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<v Speaker 1>Yal I totally destroyer, rotten to the core. They were like, Manny,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm sorry, no one's speaking to you. I'm speaking to baby.

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<v Speaker 1>Hey baby, how you doing? Oh? Speaking of baby? So

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<v Speaker 1>this is a perfect segue. I'm talking about baby and work.

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<v Speaker 1>So I would say about ninety five percent and maybe

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<v Speaker 1>even ninety seventy percent of the folks that work for

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<v Speaker 1>budgets to enterprise. So I would call that like the

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<v Speaker 1>budget eseiself, my literature academy, my marketing company, my foundation.

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<v Speaker 1>So like it's mostly all women. Shout out to komone

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<v Speaker 1>on my team. She just recently had a baby, but

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<v Speaker 1>I want to say that in the last two years,

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<v Speaker 1>we've had one, two, three, four, four babies in the

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<v Speaker 1>last two years, so a lot of baby's going on

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<v Speaker 1>at Bungetessa Enterprise. And it's kind of come up that

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<v Speaker 1>there's like a struggle with how do we because we

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<v Speaker 1>work digitally and a lot of the moms actually stay

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<v Speaker 1>home with their children. And if you've ever baby, said

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<v Speaker 1>anyone under the age of four, you know just how

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<v Speaker 1>hard it is to get work done and to care

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<v Speaker 1>for your child. And so we came up with a

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<v Speaker 1>solution that I'm hoping will really help and work, and

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<v Speaker 1>I just want to share it and I would love

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<v Speaker 1>to know, like at your jobs, what solutions do they

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<v Speaker 1>have if they even help with child care. So here's

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<v Speaker 1>a solution that we've come up with. So, as you know,

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<v Speaker 1>the Budgetessa, we have a large audience is about eight

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<v Speaker 1>hundred thousand women worldwide. And so what we decided is

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<v Speaker 1>We're actually going to do some sort of like almost

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<v Speaker 1>like budget theese babysitting, where I'm going to reach out

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<v Speaker 1>to the audience, share the basic vicinity and state where

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<v Speaker 1>the women who have children who are looking for childcare

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<v Speaker 1>on my team, the Unicorn Squad, the women who have

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<v Speaker 1>children that are looking for child care, We're gonna look

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<v Speaker 1>for dream catchers in those areas, vet them so and

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<v Speaker 1>you know, I used to be a school teacher myself,

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<v Speaker 1>So vet them, background check all of that, and then

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<v Speaker 1>that way the women on the team can have access

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<v Speaker 1>to at least three or four different dream catchers that

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<v Speaker 1>you can you can hit up if you need childcare assistance.

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<v Speaker 1>So if you're like, oh my gosh, major meeting and

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<v Speaker 1>I know the baby's gonna cry, I know I can

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<v Speaker 1>hit up you know, Georgia, Thelma, Luise or Sharon. And

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<v Speaker 1>then too, we as a company are planning to offer

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<v Speaker 1>like a childcare credit to help. So I'm gonna look

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<v Speaker 1>at what the numbers can dictate. So let's just say

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<v Speaker 1>we set aside two percent of our gross income toward

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<v Speaker 1>childcare credit and that ends up being I don't even know,

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<v Speaker 1>like what two percent of our gross income. Just say,

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<v Speaker 1>for the sake of ease, it's thirty thousand dollars. And

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<v Speaker 1>so we've got say like five women, So thirty thousand

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<v Speaker 1>dollars of out of by five women, that would be

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<v Speaker 1>what is that six thousand dollars thirty times five, Yes, yeah,

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<v Speaker 1>six thousand dollars. So then that would be the credit

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<v Speaker 1>for the year that you could use toward childcare. So

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<v Speaker 1>that's kind of.

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<v Speaker 2>Our that's huge, that's awesome.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm excited about it.

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<v Speaker 2>To cover like two hours of daycare. I'm just kidding.

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<v Speaker 1>At least something is no.

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<v Speaker 2>That's like at least half a year's worth based on

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<v Speaker 2>the estimates we've got, you know.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, So I just want because one, you know, when

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<v Speaker 1>you because you know, I don't have children yet. But

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<v Speaker 1>it's so it wasn't an issue that I was experiencing,

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<v Speaker 1>and so it's so important that you're talking to your

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<v Speaker 1>team because it totally you know, that goes over my my,

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<v Speaker 1>That went over my head. I used to I remember

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<v Speaker 1>when Carol first went back to work, I used to

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<v Speaker 1>babysit Roman every Tuesday and Thursday for like half a day,

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<v Speaker 1>and I remember how top that was with just him,

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<v Speaker 1>and so because that's not my life now, it's not

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<v Speaker 1>an issue that I would have paid attention to until

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<v Speaker 1>it was brought to my attention. And now I'm like, okay,

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<v Speaker 1>how do we make it that you are able to

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<v Speaker 1>to you know, like work efficiently but also live life efficiently.

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<v Speaker 1>I really because I told my team what's really important

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<v Speaker 1>to me, more than anything else, truly is them. I

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<v Speaker 1>want to run a heart centric company where the focus

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<v Speaker 1>is you, the individual, the woman. And we do have

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<v Speaker 1>some men, but specifically because you know, we cater to women,

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<v Speaker 1>and so it's really important to me that the women

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<v Speaker 1>who who work on the team feel supported, not just

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<v Speaker 1>professionally but personally and so and to work from that

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<v Speaker 1>angle first, So personal, honestly first, and because I know

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<v Speaker 1>once we get your personal together, the professional because I

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<v Speaker 1>hired you because you're dope, I'm not worried about your

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<v Speaker 1>capability of doing the work. You're here already. People kind

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<v Speaker 1>of like vet themselves out, so that's not the component

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<v Speaker 1>that I worry about. I just want to make sure

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<v Speaker 1>that everybody is okay. I've got this. Don't know if

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<v Speaker 1>it's like a libra thing or impact thing. I've got

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<v Speaker 1>this really big thing about that I need the people

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<v Speaker 1>around me to be okay or I can't feel okay.

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<v Speaker 1>Like if you're my sibling, if you're not okay, I'm like, well,

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<v Speaker 1>what do we need to do? Significant other? Whoever? Like

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<v Speaker 1>if I think that there's something that's wrong, not like

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<v Speaker 1>like something lightly you're like, oh, you know, I had

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<v Speaker 1>a bad day at work, but I'm talking about like

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<v Speaker 1>something that is like fundamentally wrong. I can't rest with it.

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<v Speaker 1>And so knowing that people were struggling in that way,

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<v Speaker 1>I was like, what, why did you guys not tell me?

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<v Speaker 1>I didn't even think about this. We need a solution.

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<v Speaker 2>How did it come to be? Because I feel like,

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<v Speaker 2>what's great about what you're doing? Like in order for

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<v Speaker 2>you as a leader, you're uh, obviously as the owner

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<v Speaker 2>of your you know, budget needs to ink. You have

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<v Speaker 2>the power to make these types of changes, but you

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<v Speaker 2>can't you don't know to make them unless people tell you.

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<v Speaker 2>And I think a lot of women probably feel like

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<v Speaker 2>they don't like they need to hide their struggle or

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<v Speaker 2>it's just part of their you know, just managing childcare

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<v Speaker 2>with their work. It's something they have to do on

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<v Speaker 2>their own, and they can't tell their employer, they can't

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<v Speaker 2>tell their manager because it'll be seen as them being

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<v Speaker 2>week or not contributing like other team members. And I

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<v Speaker 2>feel like the fact that you, you know, like as

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<v Speaker 2>a manager, you need people to feel comfortable enough and

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<v Speaker 2>confident enough telling you. So, yeah, how did you guys

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<v Speaker 2>start that? Like, how did you first know it was

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<v Speaker 2>an issue?

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<v Speaker 1>It was just a member of my team. It was like, honestly,

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<v Speaker 1>I'm drowning and I don't like she didn't want to say,

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<v Speaker 1>but she was like, I'm literally at capacity and it

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<v Speaker 1>was showing, and I think that she was just like, uh,

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<v Speaker 1>it's now starting to cross over where I can't get

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<v Speaker 1>this work done and it's not It wasn't like her

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<v Speaker 1>not to get work done. So it was just, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>it just she didn't want to say because she felt

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<v Speaker 1>like it was a personal situation, and I was like, no,

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<v Speaker 1>I wish I would have known. So we actually added

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<v Speaker 1>they were actually just a six point plan I called

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<v Speaker 1>our pivot plan to pivot toward that not being an

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<v Speaker 1>issue anymore. So one of the things that I meet

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<v Speaker 1>with my lead team on Monday, it's for women and

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<v Speaker 1>we used to meet we meet women Monday mornings and

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<v Speaker 1>Thursday mornings, but Monday was getting a little redundant it

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<v Speaker 1>because they're so efficient. It was like, well, we kind

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<v Speaker 1>of work everything out on Thursday. We don't even need

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<v Speaker 1>these Monday morning meetings. So instead we are changing those

0:18:07.880 --> 0:18:11.440
<v Speaker 1>Monday morning meetings to our mental health check in Monday

0:18:11.480 --> 0:18:14.440
<v Speaker 1>morning meetings. So on Mondays, instead of talking about business,

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<v Speaker 1>we're not talking about business at all. I am checking

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<v Speaker 1>in with you as a person. So we get on

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<v Speaker 1>the call. What's happening, Like, you know, the baby's not drinking,

0:18:22.560 --> 0:18:25.280
<v Speaker 1>this one has the flu, you're tied, whatever that looks like,

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<v Speaker 1>that is your opportunity. I want to just talk to you,

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<v Speaker 1>like as a woman to woman, I could say, you know,

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<v Speaker 1>IVF is like a struggle, I'm tired, I'm not sure

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<v Speaker 1>about this, Like I want all of that out on

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<v Speaker 1>the table, and because that will really get it'll help

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<v Speaker 1>me to understand, like what are you really going through

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<v Speaker 1>and how can we support you in your personal life

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<v Speaker 1>and not just you as a lead team member, but

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<v Speaker 1>you meet with your teams and to have mental health

0:18:50.640 --> 0:18:52.800
<v Speaker 1>check ins with them weekly too, so you can bring

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<v Speaker 1>that to the Monday meeting, whereas maybe you're like, I'm fine,

0:18:55.720 --> 0:18:58.760
<v Speaker 1>but you know what, one of the customer service young women,

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<v Speaker 1>she's really struggling and so but I wouldn't know because

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<v Speaker 1>I don't speak to her regularly. And so that's really

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<v Speaker 1>important to me to like, yes, to be in the

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<v Speaker 1>know professionally like oh, marketing is down or whatever, but

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<v Speaker 1>more importantly for me to be in the know personally,

0:19:13.640 --> 0:19:17.680
<v Speaker 1>because sometimes people are really struggling or they're going through trauma.

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<v Speaker 1>If you're going through trauma, why are we sending you

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<v Speaker 1>a blog post? Write? No, that's all we do here,

0:19:23.720 --> 0:19:26.320
<v Speaker 1>you know, like if I find out that something is happening,

0:19:26.400 --> 0:19:30.320
<v Speaker 1>we all stop and secretly we're like, okay, nobody send

0:19:30.359 --> 0:19:33.280
<v Speaker 1>work to such and such because I just found out

0:19:33.280 --> 0:19:35.440
<v Speaker 1>that her uncle passed away. And she'll be like, hey, guys,

0:19:35.520 --> 0:19:37.639
<v Speaker 1>is there any work? Then nope, there's no work. Are

0:19:37.640 --> 0:19:39.639
<v Speaker 1>you sure? Because nope, we're actually good today. You actually

0:19:39.640 --> 0:19:41.439
<v Speaker 1>could take the rest of the day. And just like

0:19:41.480 --> 0:19:43.879
<v Speaker 1>and it doesn't reflect in your pay, it doesn't reflect

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<v Speaker 1>in the level of responsibility. You don't get penalized for

0:19:46.359 --> 0:19:48.439
<v Speaker 1>being a human being. I want to run a different

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<v Speaker 1>type of company where you can bring your whole self,

0:19:51.520 --> 0:19:55.960
<v Speaker 1>your wife, your your mother, your your your significant other, self,

0:19:56.040 --> 0:20:00.360
<v Speaker 1>your your you know, whatever self that encompasses you. You could

0:20:00.359 --> 0:20:03.399
<v Speaker 1>bring your whole self to this company and it's embraced

0:20:03.880 --> 0:20:06.199
<v Speaker 1>and it's part of the whole. I don't want it

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<v Speaker 1>just for you to like, this is not just work

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<v Speaker 1>for me. This is life. You know. You spend so

0:20:09.960 --> 0:20:12.120
<v Speaker 1>much time here with these people, and I'm like, no,

0:20:12.320 --> 0:20:15.679
<v Speaker 1>it has to mean more than that. And so like

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<v Speaker 1>I feel like someone one of my saving graces is

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<v Speaker 1>I never worked in corporate America, so I don't really

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<v Speaker 1>have them. I don't have to unlearn those things. So

0:20:24.240 --> 0:20:26.560
<v Speaker 1>I'm really this is the approach that happens when you

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<v Speaker 1>teach preschool, honestly, and I feel like that's what I'm

0:20:29.240 --> 0:20:32.320
<v Speaker 1>bringing to the table because Miss Charlene, when I taught preschool,

0:20:32.359 --> 0:20:34.400
<v Speaker 1>this is what we did. She was my co teacher.

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<v Speaker 1>We talked about our life and how you doing, girl,

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<v Speaker 1>And oh, you have cramps, Well you know, I'll take

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<v Speaker 1>the kids outside. How about you lay down on a

0:20:40.280 --> 0:20:42.480
<v Speaker 1>cod Oh like you and your boyfriend broke up. I'm

0:20:42.480 --> 0:20:44.520
<v Speaker 1>gonna come by this weekend and I'm gonna we'll watch

0:20:44.560 --> 0:20:47.640
<v Speaker 1>movies and So that kind of like care for each

0:20:47.640 --> 0:20:50.879
<v Speaker 1>other as women in the workplace is what I experienced

0:20:50.880 --> 0:20:53.560
<v Speaker 1>when I taught preschool for ten years, and I think

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<v Speaker 1>that it made us better teachers. It made us just better,

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<v Speaker 1>you know, it just just made us better. And I

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<v Speaker 1>want to bring that to the company and we just

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<v Speaker 1>like I said, we have some some pivot points that

0:21:05.480 --> 0:21:07.119
<v Speaker 1>we can do to make it better. So I'm excited,

0:21:07.160 --> 0:21:09.320
<v Speaker 1>especially for the childcare credit to roll out and to

0:21:09.440 --> 0:21:12.479
<v Speaker 1>finding you know, childcare options for the people who need it.

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<v Speaker 2>Yeah. Well, we got so many great stories from our

0:21:15.920 --> 0:21:18.439
<v Speaker 2>listeners on their childcare experiences. But you're right, it's not

0:21:18.480 --> 0:21:21.119
<v Speaker 2>just about like the financial burden. It's also how you

0:21:21.480 --> 0:21:25.119
<v Speaker 2>how your employer wherever you work, startup independent, you know

0:21:25.160 --> 0:21:27.479
<v Speaker 2>how you're treated at work when it comes to those issues,

0:21:27.480 --> 0:21:29.520
<v Speaker 2>and like get into it because as a parent, I

0:21:29.520 --> 0:21:31.760
<v Speaker 2>think you need to build up that confidence in opening

0:21:31.840 --> 0:21:34.119
<v Speaker 2>up to your employer. And any good manager, whether you

0:21:34.240 --> 0:21:36.400
<v Speaker 2>are you know the budget needs to or you work

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<v Speaker 2>for a company, any good managers having a one on

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<v Speaker 2>one check in at least bi weekly with their direct reports,

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<v Speaker 2>and you need to use that time tonight, And I'm

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<v Speaker 2>constantly harping on this to my people, it's like it's

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<v Speaker 2>not and I and I make a point. I'm not

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<v Speaker 2>the best at small talk. Sometimes I'm like very much

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<v Speaker 2>like goal oriented just when I get to the point,

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<v Speaker 2>but I force myself to, you know, learn about each person.

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<v Speaker 2>Not that I have to force myself, but you know how

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<v Speaker 2>it is when you're just like focused on the work,

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<v Speaker 2>but open up about myself. And I think by talking

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<v Speaker 2>about my pregnancy and not making it some big secret

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<v Speaker 2>saying I do need time off every few weeks to

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<v Speaker 2>go to the doctor for the morning, like and and

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<v Speaker 2>not making it something that's I should be ashamed about

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<v Speaker 2>because I'm not so that they feel when they're ready

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<v Speaker 2>to start a family or they need to ask out,

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<v Speaker 2>you know, time off for their kid being sick. Believe me,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm cash all the all the flexibility I've given my

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<v Speaker 2>team when it comes to childcare for their kids, I

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<v Speaker 2>will be granting it to myself as well. And good

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<v Speaker 2>and uh yeah yeah, And it's not just about the money.

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<v Speaker 2>But that's that's amazing. I think that that it will

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<v Speaker 2>make a huge difference and just show where you where

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<v Speaker 2>your values are, you know, for your team, and that'll

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<v Speaker 2>trickle down awesome.

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<v Speaker 1>Yes on the brain right, this is such a warm

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<v Speaker 1>im like I feel like we're like like the whole

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<v Speaker 1>ba you know, like listenership is like slowly, we're like,

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<v Speaker 1>come in for the hug. You know. I'm not a

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<v Speaker 1>big hugger, but at this moment in time, I want

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<v Speaker 1>you to lean into the hug. Okay, hug, hug, hug Okay.

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<v Speaker 1>Squeeze let gouted.

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<v Speaker 2>December second, and childcare wise, we were fortunate because my

0:23:06.359 --> 0:23:10.200
<v Speaker 2>husband's mother doesn't work, and she fortunate slash am I fortunate?

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know. She basically wants one hundred percent childcare

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<v Speaker 2>custody as soon as this child is in the world,

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<v Speaker 2>so we'll have support, Like, you know, I've got my

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<v Speaker 2>I'll have my maternity leave, my husband's got his paternity

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<v Speaker 2>It's not amazing, but we'll probably we'll be able to

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<v Speaker 2>cobble together probably five to six months off to be home,

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<v Speaker 2>and then I plan on I plan on just letting

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<v Speaker 2>myself figure out what I want. Like people are asking me,

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<v Speaker 2>what's your childcare plan? Is your mother in law going

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<v Speaker 2>to move in? You know? Are you going to put

0:23:37.640 --> 0:23:39.040
<v Speaker 2>him in daycare? And I'm like, how do I know?

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<v Speaker 2>And what I need until it's like in the world,

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<v Speaker 2>and I don't know if I'm gonna, like, I might

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<v Speaker 2>be so crazy you staying at home and I'm gonna

0:23:46.520 --> 0:23:48.920
<v Speaker 2>want to go back to work immediately, or I might

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<v Speaker 2>negotiate work from home for a few extra months, Like

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<v Speaker 2>I don't know.

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<v Speaker 1>It's okay not to know, and just will sign now

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<v Speaker 1>because everyone is going to give you so much quote

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<v Speaker 1>unquote advice.

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<v Speaker 2>Or they just ask questions that stress you out with

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<v Speaker 2>no actionable tips included.

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<v Speaker 1>Yes, and you don't have to I mean, like, honestly,

0:24:06.720 --> 0:24:09.439
<v Speaker 1>nobody knows anything like you just you don't have to

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<v Speaker 1>know you just like you said you'll. I remember when

0:24:12.160 --> 0:24:14.680
<v Speaker 1>when like Roman first came home. I remember we all

0:24:14.720 --> 0:24:17.040
<v Speaker 1>had like this plan, like Okay, I'm gonna spend two

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<v Speaker 1>weeks with Carol, then you spend then you spend after

0:24:20.119 --> 0:24:22.000
<v Speaker 1>a week Carols like, everybody get out of my house.

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<v Speaker 2>Right, yes, I feel like I will be Carol.

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<v Speaker 1>She was like, you're stressing me out. Everyone is stressing me.

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<v Speaker 1>Everyone get out of my house. It's too much. I

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<v Speaker 1>will the baby, Like the baby is stressed enough. Now

0:24:32.000 --> 0:24:33.520
<v Speaker 1>I gotta worry about you, Like did you eat? Do

0:24:33.600 --> 0:24:37.400
<v Speaker 1>you want some cereal, like so so exactly. But then

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<v Speaker 1>my sister Karen was different, like her her mother in

0:24:40.560 --> 0:24:42.879
<v Speaker 1>law moved in and she's like her mother in law's amazing,

0:24:42.920 --> 0:24:45.840
<v Speaker 1>she's super nice, like fun, and she moved in and

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<v Speaker 1>Karen was like, oh my gosh, she's so great with

0:24:47.520 --> 0:24:49.600
<v Speaker 1>the baby. I'm so glad she's here. And then my

0:24:49.640 --> 0:24:51.399
<v Speaker 1>mother stayed for a couple of months, and then my

0:24:51.480 --> 0:24:54.399
<v Speaker 1>sister Tracy went. Then like my sister Lisa went, so

0:24:54.480 --> 0:24:57.400
<v Speaker 1>Karen was very much like, you know, please tag tag

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<v Speaker 1>the next person in. So you just don't know you're

0:25:00.359 --> 0:25:02.880
<v Speaker 1>gonna feel until you get there, and there's nothing wrong

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<v Speaker 1>with either way.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you. I'm just gonna give myself a space to

0:25:06.520 --> 0:25:09.080
<v Speaker 2>just you know, be this, you know, vessel of life.

0:25:09.280 --> 0:25:12.920
<v Speaker 2>And just I caught myself watching YouTube videos on childbirth.

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<v Speaker 2>Don't do that. Do that you don't want to see,

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<v Speaker 2>you don't want to see. But anyway, I'm very excited.

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<v Speaker 2>Thank you guys. You know, I don't know why I'm

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<v Speaker 2>saying thank you. Thank you for your gifts. In advance,

0:25:24.240 --> 0:25:28.240
<v Speaker 2>I'll send you my registry. Think no, but yeah, first

0:25:28.240 --> 0:25:31.040
<v Speaker 2>brand ambitionion, baby, we need like some broad ambition onesies

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<v Speaker 2>or something we do. All.

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<v Speaker 1>Well, now that we've gotten all that great news out

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<v Speaker 1>of the way, it is time for one of my

0:26:11.400 --> 0:26:16.000
<v Speaker 1>favorite segments, questions the name not tune? Mandy?

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<v Speaker 2>Was that a song?

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<v Speaker 1>Okay, that's not there. I'm gonna do it again. I'm

0:26:21.000 --> 0:26:23.399
<v Speaker 1>gonna do it. It's I mean, it's the tune that

0:26:23.440 --> 0:26:28.399
<v Speaker 1>you want to name. It is time for brown ambition questions.

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<v Speaker 1>Please ask what you need. Now, it's time to ask

0:26:34.440 --> 0:26:40.760
<v Speaker 1>a question. You wait, wait, what is it? You're no toll?

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<v Speaker 1>It's deck the Hall, Deck the Hall.

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<v Speaker 2>Wait, that's the same tune. I think.

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<v Speaker 1>No Jingo jing a bell is jingo bells?

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<v Speaker 2>Oh yeah, you're right, you're right, Deck the Halls? But

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<v Speaker 2>why are we in Christmas? I don't understand. It's Sali

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<v Speaker 2>though it's one hundred degrees though.

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<v Speaker 1>Honestly, I didn't even know who it came from. It

0:27:02.440 --> 0:27:04.080
<v Speaker 1>just came from nowhere. And I would like to see if,

0:27:04.119 --> 0:27:06.199
<v Speaker 1>like you know me, and I'm always testing Mandy's like

0:27:06.520 --> 0:27:09.560
<v Speaker 1>random unnecessary knowledge, and you're like, I don't, I don't know.

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<v Speaker 2>I thought I was gonna lose another black card because

0:27:11.880 --> 0:27:15.600
<v Speaker 2>it's always some like obscure nineties black reference that I

0:27:15.680 --> 0:27:19.480
<v Speaker 2>wasn't alive long enough to know what is straight. I

0:27:19.520 --> 0:27:22.520
<v Speaker 2>got you on Christmas on Christmas Carols, you did?

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<v Speaker 1>You got me like you know you you were in

0:27:24.000 --> 0:27:25.760
<v Speaker 1>at least the vicinity. So we're gonna we're gonna let

0:27:25.760 --> 0:27:27.520
<v Speaker 1>you keep that one, all right. So it's time for

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<v Speaker 1>some questions. What questions are in the box?

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<v Speaker 2>Ooh, got some good questions today? Let me pop over

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<v Speaker 2>to the Instagram again. We are at Brown Ambition Podcast

0:27:37.119 --> 0:27:40.760
<v Speaker 2>on Instagram. Feel free to shoot us your questions. Do

0:27:40.880 --> 0:27:42.280
<v Speaker 2>let me know if you want me to put you

0:27:42.320 --> 0:27:44.000
<v Speaker 2>on blast with your name or if you want to

0:27:44.040 --> 0:27:46.800
<v Speaker 2>be anonymous, because if you don't, I will say your

0:27:46.880 --> 0:27:50.240
<v Speaker 2>name or at least your Instagram handle. And for those

0:27:50.240 --> 0:27:52.960
<v Speaker 2>of you who've been sending questions, thank you very very much.

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<v Speaker 2>So first question, let me see, let me see, let

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<v Speaker 2>me see ooh for this question comes from let me

0:28:00.400 --> 0:28:03.520
<v Speaker 2>see what's her name? Oh? At Meme seven zero two

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<v Speaker 2>on Instagram. She says, I'm loving your podcast, but I

0:28:06.280 --> 0:28:09.239
<v Speaker 2>need some help. I feel completely lost. I'm forty one

0:28:09.359 --> 0:28:12.000
<v Speaker 2>years old and I've never invested, but I would love

0:28:12.040 --> 0:28:14.879
<v Speaker 2>to start. I work as a childcare provider in my home.

0:28:15.000 --> 0:28:19.760
<v Speaker 2>My husband works outside of the home. Where should I start? Well,

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<v Speaker 2>forty one, I mean it's over for you, Like, why

0:28:21.640 --> 0:28:24.560
<v Speaker 2>are you even trying? I'm just kidding, I'm just kidding.

0:28:27.200 --> 0:28:32.359
<v Speaker 2>That's so young. Yes, yeah, I mean forty one. Forget

0:28:32.359 --> 0:28:34.639
<v Speaker 2>about your age when it comes to like investing, like,

0:28:35.000 --> 0:28:38.440
<v Speaker 2>just start when you feel ready, honestly. And so if

0:28:38.480 --> 0:28:40.560
<v Speaker 2>you're working from home and your husband's outside of the home,

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<v Speaker 2>I would ask is your husband get access to a

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<v Speaker 2>four to one K If he does, and even better

0:28:45.720 --> 0:28:48.920
<v Speaker 2>if his company matches his contributions, I would definitely start

0:28:49.000 --> 0:28:50.680
<v Speaker 2>there because you don't want to leave money on the

0:28:50.680 --> 0:28:53.560
<v Speaker 2>table if they're going to match you know, a percentage

0:28:53.600 --> 0:28:56.920
<v Speaker 2>of his savings. You, as an independent you know, working

0:28:56.960 --> 0:28:59.120
<v Speaker 2>for yourself, don't have the same Bennett or don't have

0:28:59.160 --> 0:29:02.920
<v Speaker 2>the opportunity to get match, So I would first start there. Secondly,

0:29:02.960 --> 0:29:06.080
<v Speaker 2>you can easily open you know as far as like

0:29:06.160 --> 0:29:09.280
<v Speaker 2>the you know options you can go to like any

0:29:09.360 --> 0:29:13.080
<v Speaker 2>any firm like a Vanguard, a Fidelity, uh TDM Error

0:29:13.080 --> 0:29:16.520
<v Speaker 2>Trade and open a starter just an I array individual

0:29:16.600 --> 0:29:20.800
<v Speaker 2>retirement account that you can open and start saving in. Personally,

0:29:21.240 --> 0:29:24.280
<v Speaker 2>there's also a step I array, which is an option

0:29:24.360 --> 0:29:27.240
<v Speaker 2>if you are self employed I would say, check with

0:29:27.280 --> 0:29:30.200
<v Speaker 2>an accountant. So first investment I think might be good

0:29:30.200 --> 0:29:33.240
<v Speaker 2>for you is invest in, you know, a consult a

0:29:33.280 --> 0:29:36.000
<v Speaker 2>consultation with an accountant, someone who can give you really

0:29:36.080 --> 0:29:38.640
<v Speaker 2>solid advice to get you off the ground. It may

0:29:38.680 --> 0:29:41.720
<v Speaker 2>cost a couple hundred bucks, but think about just having

0:29:41.720 --> 0:29:44.560
<v Speaker 2>someone give you that shove in the right direction and

0:29:44.600 --> 0:29:47.640
<v Speaker 2>select the right account for you, and then just start

0:29:47.680 --> 0:29:50.880
<v Speaker 2>setting aside however much you feel comfortable with each month,

0:29:51.320 --> 0:29:54.840
<v Speaker 2>you know, warranted that your day to day expenses are covered,

0:29:54.840 --> 0:29:57.360
<v Speaker 2>and you are you know, you have a decent sized

0:29:57.400 --> 0:29:59.800
<v Speaker 2>emergency fund, then there's no need.

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<v Speaker 4>To to delay.

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<v Speaker 2>Just start small. It can be you know, one hundred

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<v Speaker 2>bucks a month, just something.

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<v Speaker 1>Exactly, and I mean honestly, Mandy basically said it all.

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<v Speaker 1>That's what I would say. Honestly, look to your husband

0:30:14.040 --> 0:30:16.840
<v Speaker 1>where he can start. You could put whatever amount of

0:30:16.880 --> 0:30:20.120
<v Speaker 1>money that you want a month into into like a

0:30:20.200 --> 0:30:22.080
<v Speaker 1>Vanguard find Sometimes I think people think like, well, if

0:30:22.080 --> 0:30:24.680
<v Speaker 1>my job doesn't offer it, that's okay, because you can

0:30:24.760 --> 0:30:27.600
<v Speaker 1>do the same for yourself outside of your you know,

0:30:27.720 --> 0:30:32.760
<v Speaker 1>your job. But you want to start quickly and as

0:30:32.800 --> 0:30:36.040
<v Speaker 1>soon as possible, because yes, there is a benefit to

0:30:36.440 --> 0:30:40.400
<v Speaker 1>starting early, but it's never too late to start. I

0:30:40.400 --> 0:30:43.440
<v Speaker 1>mean I started early, backtrack by taking all that money out,

0:30:43.640 --> 0:30:47.400
<v Speaker 1>that started a little later. And you know, either way,

0:30:47.520 --> 0:30:49.720
<v Speaker 1>you're in the game. That's really what's most important. That

0:30:50.080 --> 0:30:51.640
<v Speaker 1>getting in the game is better than not being in

0:30:51.640 --> 0:30:51.960
<v Speaker 1>the game.

0:30:52.560 --> 0:30:54.680
<v Speaker 2>And at forty one, I mean, I hope you live

0:30:54.720 --> 0:30:57.040
<v Speaker 2>along and blessed life. Average age is like for women

0:30:57.040 --> 0:30:59.520
<v Speaker 2>today is in their eighties, early eighties. You got forty

0:30:59.560 --> 0:31:02.080
<v Speaker 2>years ahead of you. That is a long time horizon.

0:31:02.720 --> 0:31:05.400
<v Speaker 2>It's definitely not too late to start investing now. And

0:31:05.920 --> 0:31:07.800
<v Speaker 2>you know, it's also not too late for you to

0:31:07.800 --> 0:31:10.160
<v Speaker 2>be a little aggressive with your investing too. Like, don't

0:31:10.200 --> 0:31:11.800
<v Speaker 2>think you need to just like keep your money in

0:31:11.880 --> 0:31:14.600
<v Speaker 2>a savings account because you're not gonna especially if you're

0:31:14.600 --> 0:31:16.640
<v Speaker 2>starting a little bit later, you're not gonna you don't

0:31:16.680 --> 0:31:20.040
<v Speaker 2>have the potential to earn what you might earn, you know,

0:31:20.080 --> 0:31:22.000
<v Speaker 2>if you were to invest. That being said, you're also

0:31:22.040 --> 0:31:24.560
<v Speaker 2>not twenty one, so you don't want to be over

0:31:25.000 --> 0:31:26.760
<v Speaker 2>invested in stock. So that's why I think it might

0:31:26.840 --> 0:31:29.000
<v Speaker 2>be a good idea for you. Start with maybe a

0:31:29.040 --> 0:31:32.400
<v Speaker 2>consultation with a financial planner or an accountant. Just get

0:31:32.400 --> 0:31:34.680
<v Speaker 2>someone who's fee only, who will charge you a flat

0:31:34.880 --> 0:31:37.840
<v Speaker 2>you know rate just to get you started, and someone

0:31:37.880 --> 0:31:40.480
<v Speaker 2>who isn't gonna, you know, want to take a cut

0:31:40.600 --> 0:31:43.360
<v Speaker 2>of your future you know, earnings and your investment account.

0:31:44.240 --> 0:31:46.000
<v Speaker 2>Or if you want to do even simpler, what is

0:31:46.000 --> 0:31:48.960
<v Speaker 2>that app called Acorns. That's the one where you can

0:31:49.000 --> 0:31:50.880
<v Speaker 2>sign up and it rounds up your does it round

0:31:50.920 --> 0:31:53.440
<v Speaker 2>up your purchases and then it saves yep.

0:31:53.320 --> 0:31:55.680
<v Speaker 1>So you can let doors because I have Acorns, so

0:31:55.800 --> 0:31:58.600
<v Speaker 1>you can you can put like, you know, you can

0:31:58.640 --> 0:32:00.640
<v Speaker 1>say fifty bucks a month or whatever, and then you

0:32:00.680 --> 0:32:03.800
<v Speaker 1>can also say, hey, every time I swipe this particular

0:32:03.840 --> 0:32:07.480
<v Speaker 1>card or whatever, you know, round up that that change.

0:32:07.520 --> 0:32:10.680
<v Speaker 1>So that's a good, like super easy place to kind

0:32:10.680 --> 0:32:12.920
<v Speaker 1>of start. But I agree with Mandy that you know

0:32:13.000 --> 0:32:16.160
<v Speaker 1>you're gonna want to sit with a professional just to

0:32:16.160 --> 0:32:19.080
<v Speaker 1>get a better understanding. But you can literally sign up

0:32:19.080 --> 0:32:21.520
<v Speaker 1>for Acorns tonight just so you get started, even if

0:32:21.520 --> 0:32:24.120
<v Speaker 1>it's twenty bucks a month. So it's something It's not

0:32:24.160 --> 0:32:26.040
<v Speaker 1>about the twenty bucks. It's about the habit of I

0:32:26.040 --> 0:32:28.960
<v Speaker 1>am setting aside for my future. I understand that it

0:32:29.040 --> 0:32:31.880
<v Speaker 1>is my younger self job to take care of my

0:32:31.960 --> 0:32:32.880
<v Speaker 1>older self.

0:32:33.880 --> 0:32:39.160
<v Speaker 2>Take care of your inner Wandra, Wanda, Wanda. Okay, I

0:32:39.200 --> 0:32:41.240
<v Speaker 2>have a cousin named Wandra. Shout out to key. Hey,

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<v Speaker 2>all right, thank you for your question at meme seven

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<v Speaker 2>oh two. Let's see. Oh, here's a question that we

0:32:46.640 --> 0:32:48.760
<v Speaker 2>got from last week, and I just asked for a

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<v Speaker 2>little bit of follow up information. So this is Instagram

0:32:52.360 --> 0:32:56.880
<v Speaker 2>user Banks. So Banks has a question about paying off

0:32:56.880 --> 0:32:59.520
<v Speaker 2>her card note. So she says, I'm thinking of purchasing

0:32:59.520 --> 0:33:02.040
<v Speaker 2>a home and the next few years. I think to

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<v Speaker 2>get there, my first step should be to pay off

0:33:04.120 --> 0:33:07.720
<v Speaker 2>my car. But I find that idea unsettling because honestly,

0:33:07.760 --> 0:33:10.720
<v Speaker 2>people cannot drive in Atlanta. So I was thinking of

0:33:10.760 --> 0:33:13.760
<v Speaker 2>saving the amount in an online savings account. If I

0:33:13.760 --> 0:33:15.720
<v Speaker 2>were to save up enough money to pay off my car,

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<v Speaker 2>do you think that I could negotiate how much I

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<v Speaker 2>owe with my lender down by having a lump sum Banks? Interesting,

0:33:25.000 --> 0:33:25.800
<v Speaker 2>I was gonna say that.

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<v Speaker 1>I never heard that before. I don't want to say no,

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<v Speaker 1>but I'm saying not likely, because I mean, it's it's

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<v Speaker 1>the amount of I mean, it's not it's not like

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<v Speaker 1>a lull. Well, you know, I don't want to say no.

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<v Speaker 1>I'm not I quite honest, I've never heard about anybody

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<v Speaker 1>negotiating for like, Hey, I know I owe you, you know,

0:33:47.160 --> 0:33:48.840
<v Speaker 1>ten thousand dollars on a car. What if I gave

0:33:48.840 --> 0:33:51.640
<v Speaker 1>you eight in a lump sum. Because here's in general,

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<v Speaker 1>this is what I found about lenders, even when I

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<v Speaker 1>was going through my foreclosure and stuff, that the only

0:33:57.520 --> 0:34:00.840
<v Speaker 1>time that they are open for negotiation is when you

0:34:00.880 --> 0:34:03.320
<v Speaker 1>haven't given them anything for a while, because at that

0:34:03.360 --> 0:34:06.440
<v Speaker 1>point they're like, just give me something, even when you're

0:34:06.440 --> 0:34:09.640
<v Speaker 1>going for modification. So modification is like when you're trying

0:34:10.239 --> 0:34:13.799
<v Speaker 1>to get your like so for a mortgage. And when

0:34:13.800 --> 0:34:16.880
<v Speaker 1>I couldn't form my mortgage anymore, I applied for modification.

0:34:16.960 --> 0:34:19.920
<v Speaker 1>And that's when they're trying to modify my mortgage to

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<v Speaker 1>a lower monthly payment. And the only way to qualify

0:34:23.160 --> 0:34:26.839
<v Speaker 1>for modification was for me to be late and consistently late.

0:34:27.040 --> 0:34:29.719
<v Speaker 1>So I wasn't late, So when I first applied, they

0:34:29.719 --> 0:34:33.040
<v Speaker 1>would not they would not give me modification because in

0:34:33.080 --> 0:34:36.400
<v Speaker 1>the bank's eyes, so you're telling me, person who pays

0:34:36.400 --> 0:34:40.360
<v Speaker 1>on time, that you don't want to give me the

0:34:40.360 --> 0:34:41.839
<v Speaker 1>money that you've been giving me. Why should I take

0:34:41.880 --> 0:34:43.640
<v Speaker 1>less when you're give me my money now? I'm not

0:34:43.719 --> 0:34:46.319
<v Speaker 1>advocating for you not to pay, like like, well, I'm

0:34:46.320 --> 0:34:47.800
<v Speaker 1>just gonna be laid on my in my car payment

0:34:47.800 --> 0:34:49.920
<v Speaker 1>and then see if they'll take a take less money

0:34:49.960 --> 0:34:52.279
<v Speaker 1>because you don't want to tank your credit score and

0:34:52.280 --> 0:34:54.760
<v Speaker 1>your chances of getting a home. But I'm just saying

0:34:54.800 --> 0:34:59.719
<v Speaker 1>that lenders typically don't look to settle or negotiate when

0:34:59.719 --> 0:35:02.359
<v Speaker 1>they're already receiving your money. Like I'll take yourself out

0:35:02.400 --> 0:35:04.560
<v Speaker 1>for a minute of like it's you and just like

0:35:04.680 --> 0:35:06.680
<v Speaker 1>imagine somebody owed you money. They owed you a thousand

0:35:06.719 --> 0:35:08.319
<v Speaker 1>dollars and they were giving you one hundred dollars a month,

0:35:08.719 --> 0:35:11.080
<v Speaker 1>and it's been four months and they paid you your

0:35:11.200 --> 0:35:13.439
<v Speaker 1>hundred dollars on the first of every month, never been late.

0:35:13.480 --> 0:35:16.000
<v Speaker 1>And they're like, hey, girl, I know I owe you

0:35:16.080 --> 0:35:18.799
<v Speaker 1>six hundred dollars, Can I just give you four? It's

0:35:18.920 --> 0:35:21.040
<v Speaker 1>like no, I'll just continue to give my hundred dollars

0:35:21.080 --> 0:35:23.000
<v Speaker 1>a month for the next six months. Thanks, you see

0:35:23.040 --> 0:35:25.520
<v Speaker 1>what I mean. So there's no real benefit for the bank. So,

0:35:25.840 --> 0:35:27.880
<v Speaker 1>like I said, I'd never heard of it before. I'm

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<v Speaker 1>not gonna say no, but I just don't know how

0:35:29.920 --> 0:35:30.520
<v Speaker 1>likely that is.

0:35:30.719 --> 0:35:32.279
<v Speaker 2>Well, let me help out a little bit here. So

0:35:32.360 --> 0:35:35.360
<v Speaker 2>when I got this question, I reached out to Jennifer Jones,

0:35:35.400 --> 0:35:37.960
<v Speaker 2>who is the autos writer that we have here at

0:35:38.000 --> 0:35:41.359
<v Speaker 2>lending Tree where I work, And I asked Jen because

0:35:41.400 --> 0:35:44.799
<v Speaker 2>she has experience actually working in the financing office at

0:35:44.920 --> 0:35:48.319
<v Speaker 2>dealerships around the country. So I asked, Jen, is this

0:35:48.360 --> 0:35:50.640
<v Speaker 2>something that you've heard before? And she said, honestly, every

0:35:50.719 --> 0:35:54.360
<v Speaker 2>lendar is a little bit different. It takes two to negotiate,

0:35:54.600 --> 0:35:56.319
<v Speaker 2>so all you you know, all you can do is

0:35:56.360 --> 0:35:59.480
<v Speaker 2>start to ask. But she said, so you're to your

0:35:59.520 --> 0:36:01.200
<v Speaker 2>point because I had the same thought. You know, what's

0:36:01.239 --> 0:36:03.279
<v Speaker 2>in it for the bank to negotiate someone who's been

0:36:03.320 --> 0:36:05.680
<v Speaker 2>paying their auto, who's been paying their note on time.

0:36:06.080 --> 0:36:08.279
<v Speaker 2>But Gen actually said, if you tell them something like,

0:36:08.440 --> 0:36:11.280
<v Speaker 2>you know, be truthful about your situation, if you're truly struggling,

0:36:11.320 --> 0:36:13.279
<v Speaker 2>if you think you're about to file bankruptcy, or you've

0:36:13.320 --> 0:36:15.400
<v Speaker 2>got other debts that have been piling up, you know,

0:36:15.440 --> 0:36:17.759
<v Speaker 2>since you originally took out the loan, and you ask

0:36:17.840 --> 0:36:19.640
<v Speaker 2>them how to how they can help you, you may

0:36:19.680 --> 0:36:22.400
<v Speaker 2>find that they may be actually sympathetic to your cause.

0:36:23.320 --> 0:36:25.200
<v Speaker 2>And one of the reasons that Gen points it out

0:36:25.320 --> 0:36:28.360
<v Speaker 2>is that yes, you can say, why would they negotiate

0:36:28.400 --> 0:36:30.000
<v Speaker 2>with you? All they have to do is repossess your

0:36:30.000 --> 0:36:33.080
<v Speaker 2>car if you stop paying. But Jen said, it's people

0:36:33.120 --> 0:36:36.840
<v Speaker 2>don't realize it's actually expensive for the lender to repossess

0:36:36.920 --> 0:36:39.200
<v Speaker 2>cars and they have to sell the car for wholesale,

0:36:39.520 --> 0:36:41.920
<v Speaker 2>which means they would get less than probably what they

0:36:41.960 --> 0:36:44.160
<v Speaker 2>wanted to if they were able to trade it in

0:36:44.239 --> 0:36:46.799
<v Speaker 2>or something like that. So they may not even want

0:36:46.840 --> 0:36:48.879
<v Speaker 2>to take the car back in most situations, and that

0:36:48.920 --> 0:36:53.799
<v Speaker 2>may give you some negotiation leverage when it comes down

0:36:53.800 --> 0:36:57.000
<v Speaker 2>to it. So it's not a no, it's just more

0:36:57.040 --> 0:37:02.120
<v Speaker 2>of a depends in this particular case with listener Binks.

0:37:02.160 --> 0:37:04.640
<v Speaker 2>You know, she's thinking, let me pay off my car

0:37:04.800 --> 0:37:07.440
<v Speaker 2>so I'll be ready to purchase a home and have

0:37:07.560 --> 0:37:10.520
<v Speaker 2>you know, that'll help you lower your debt to income ratio,

0:37:10.680 --> 0:37:13.160
<v Speaker 2>which which is a big factor for getting approved for

0:37:13.239 --> 0:37:16.120
<v Speaker 2>a mortgage or even just getting a better mortgage rate.

0:37:16.200 --> 0:37:21.600
<v Speaker 2>So I do think it's a good idea. I would

0:37:21.640 --> 0:37:24.840
<v Speaker 2>just say, you won't know unless you ask your lender,

0:37:25.160 --> 0:37:27.560
<v Speaker 2>and you will go into the conversation, and Jen agreed

0:37:27.600 --> 0:37:29.960
<v Speaker 2>with this. You'll go into the conversation a lot stronger

0:37:30.000 --> 0:37:33.160
<v Speaker 2>if you can say I have this lump sum and

0:37:33.200 --> 0:37:35.600
<v Speaker 2>I can pay off the car right now.

0:37:36.920 --> 0:37:38.319
<v Speaker 1>And so you might want to wait to have the

0:37:38.360 --> 0:37:40.120
<v Speaker 1>conversation until you actually have the lung sum.

0:37:40.480 --> 0:37:42.799
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, yes, that was good.

0:37:42.800 --> 0:37:45.120
<v Speaker 1>I've never heard that before. I was like, huh, I

0:37:45.280 --> 0:37:48.080
<v Speaker 1>never thought about that, but yes, honestly, and if you

0:37:48.120 --> 0:37:49.680
<v Speaker 1>do it, let us know, because I would love or

0:37:49.680 --> 0:37:53.160
<v Speaker 1>if anybody's in the audiences has done that before, please

0:37:53.239 --> 0:37:56.080
<v Speaker 1>let us know. I would love to know the outcome

0:37:56.160 --> 0:37:58.799
<v Speaker 1>and maybe kind of share with us what kind of

0:37:58.920 --> 0:38:01.640
<v Speaker 1>tip the scale in your favor so that we can share.

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0:38:04.640 --> 0:38:08.879
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0:38:08.880 --> 0:38:11.560
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0:38:11.880 --> 0:38:15.480
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<v Speaker 4>Thank you guys for your questions.

0:38:34.160 --> 0:38:38.040
<v Speaker 1>Yes, and now it's time for Booster to break for

0:38:38.200 --> 0:38:41.960
<v Speaker 1>all the family. Will you booth? Will you break? What

0:38:42.080 --> 0:38:42.520
<v Speaker 1>will it be?

0:38:42.680 --> 0:38:44.920
<v Speaker 2>Mandy Mickeydow's Club nailed it.

0:38:45.239 --> 0:38:47.520
<v Speaker 1>Yeah, well you know, I mean, after ten thousand years,

0:38:47.520 --> 0:38:50.640
<v Speaker 1>but I'm gonna let it. I'm gonna leave it okay easy.

0:38:51.200 --> 0:38:54.480
<v Speaker 2>So I've got to do a break this week. I

0:38:54.640 --> 0:38:56.880
<v Speaker 2>heard so we all I think it came out a

0:38:56.880 --> 0:39:02.080
<v Speaker 2>couple of weeks ago. Disney cast Halle Bailey of Halle

0:39:02.239 --> 0:39:04.120
<v Speaker 2>is it Halle and Chloe? How do they pronounce that

0:39:04.280 --> 0:39:08.400
<v Speaker 2>X in the middle? Okay, So they cast young, beautiful

0:39:08.480 --> 0:39:12.040
<v Speaker 2>black singer actress Halle Bailey as the new Ariel in

0:39:12.080 --> 0:39:14.720
<v Speaker 2>The Little Mermaid, which was like, no one saw that coming.

0:39:14.800 --> 0:39:17.799
<v Speaker 2>It was freaking amazing. But of course, very quickly after

0:39:17.840 --> 0:39:20.840
<v Speaker 2>that news broke, we had this hashtag start on Twitter,

0:39:21.120 --> 0:39:25.120
<v Speaker 2>hashtag not my Aeriel, which became a whole thing. There

0:39:25.120 --> 0:39:27.760
<v Speaker 2>were think pieces written on it. Black Twitter went insane.

0:39:27.800 --> 0:39:30.960
<v Speaker 2>Of course, we're all defending why we need you know,

0:39:31.080 --> 0:39:34.600
<v Speaker 2>why a mythical character, you know, can be any shade

0:39:34.600 --> 0:39:36.839
<v Speaker 2>of the rainbow. And then an article came out this

0:39:36.920 --> 0:39:40.360
<v Speaker 2>week that actually people looked back, where did this hashtag

0:39:40.480 --> 0:39:46.719
<v Speaker 2>not my Ariel come from? Turns out it was Russia. Yeah,

0:39:46.760 --> 0:39:48.759
<v Speaker 2>so that you know, if you haven't heard like a

0:39:48.800 --> 0:39:52.360
<v Speaker 2>lot of the reason like, what's there there's these Russian

0:39:52.600 --> 0:39:56.200
<v Speaker 2>like there's these companies that just hire people to stoke

0:39:56.320 --> 0:39:59.520
<v Speaker 2>flames on Twitter, just to you know, get Americans all

0:39:59.600 --> 0:40:03.040
<v Speaker 2>riled up and at each other's throats, and they created

0:40:03.040 --> 0:40:07.520
<v Speaker 2>this hashtag purposefully to tap into what actually worked, which

0:40:07.560 --> 0:40:11.840
<v Speaker 2>is like this latent understanding, this latent expectation of racism

0:40:11.880 --> 0:40:15.560
<v Speaker 2>in America, and god, it was like minorities versus white people,

0:40:15.760 --> 0:40:20.040
<v Speaker 2>and you know, just all this unnecessary debate, which is

0:40:20.080 --> 0:40:22.920
<v Speaker 2>not because like it was started by these Russian these

0:40:23.000 --> 0:40:26.840
<v Speaker 2>Russian bots on social media. It like distorts what's really

0:40:26.880 --> 0:40:29.800
<v Speaker 2>going on. Are people really that upset about a black

0:40:29.840 --> 0:40:32.359
<v Speaker 2>aerial or is it just Russian bots making us think

0:40:32.400 --> 0:40:35.200
<v Speaker 2>that we have you know, of course, I'm sure there's

0:40:35.239 --> 0:40:37.719
<v Speaker 2>a handful of people in America who you know, are

0:40:37.800 --> 0:40:40.000
<v Speaker 2>very upset about this, this in black Santa Claus and

0:40:40.000 --> 0:40:42.719
<v Speaker 2>everything else. But I just I got to do a

0:40:42.719 --> 0:40:47.640
<v Speaker 2>brown break for buying into the social media rage machine

0:40:47.920 --> 0:40:51.000
<v Speaker 2>and just like jumping on the bandwagon and chiming in,

0:40:51.080 --> 0:40:55.040
<v Speaker 2>because you could just be proliferating a completely false, a

0:40:55.080 --> 0:40:59.560
<v Speaker 2>completely false like narrative. Narrative, Yeah, thank you, narrative. So

0:40:59.680 --> 0:41:02.160
<v Speaker 2>just think about it and and you know, do your

0:41:02.160 --> 0:41:04.800
<v Speaker 2>Google to see where things originated from before you believe

0:41:05.920 --> 0:41:06.879
<v Speaker 2>what's really going on.

0:41:07.200 --> 0:41:10.480
<v Speaker 1>It's such a shame that you know, it caught on

0:41:10.560 --> 0:41:14.959
<v Speaker 1>so quickly. There's something to be said for that as well. Well,

0:41:15.080 --> 0:41:19.720
<v Speaker 1>I am actually going to boost speaking of dope black

0:41:19.760 --> 0:41:24.120
<v Speaker 1>women in the movies and such. So Double O seven,

0:41:24.640 --> 0:41:28.120
<v Speaker 1>James Bond, I take my what is it is he

0:41:28.160 --> 0:41:30.160
<v Speaker 1>saying like shaken, not stirred or something like that. I

0:41:30.160 --> 0:41:30.600
<v Speaker 1>don't know.

0:41:30.480 --> 0:41:32.840
<v Speaker 2>Anyway, Bond, James Bond, That's all I know.

0:41:33.600 --> 0:41:38.040
<v Speaker 1>So anyway, currently he's played by a man named Daniel Craig.

0:41:38.080 --> 0:41:40.320
<v Speaker 1>That's he's a kind of blondish blue eyes. But it

0:41:40.440 --> 0:41:43.640
<v Speaker 1>wasn't he like originally from who was he was so handsome,

0:41:43.680 --> 0:41:47.799
<v Speaker 1>like he's got like a Scottish accent. The original James Well,

0:41:47.800 --> 0:41:50.120
<v Speaker 1>he's not the original Purece Brosnan.

0:41:50.239 --> 0:41:54.120
<v Speaker 2>No, no, no, no, no. Sean Connery. Sean Connery, Yes, where

0:41:54.160 --> 0:41:55.200
<v Speaker 2>did I dike that up from?

0:41:55.320 --> 0:41:59.600
<v Speaker 1>I don't know, I didn't have it, so Sean Connery

0:42:00.120 --> 0:42:01.719
<v Speaker 1>know if that was the first one, and I don't.

0:42:01.760 --> 0:42:03.399
<v Speaker 1>I know it's not, but that's like the first one

0:42:03.400 --> 0:42:07.720
<v Speaker 1>I remember. So anyway, it's always been played by a dude.

0:42:08.000 --> 0:42:10.040
<v Speaker 1>So for the very first time, not only is Double

0:42:10.040 --> 0:42:12.520
<v Speaker 1>O seven obviously her name is not gonna be James Vond,

0:42:13.080 --> 0:42:15.799
<v Speaker 1>but not only is the Double O seven character gonna

0:42:15.800 --> 0:42:20.080
<v Speaker 1>be played by a woman. It's by a black woman,

0:42:20.400 --> 0:42:23.560
<v Speaker 1>a black British actress to be. In fact, her name

0:42:23.680 --> 0:42:29.560
<v Speaker 1>is her name is Lashanda Lynch. And for years that

0:42:29.640 --> 0:42:32.360
<v Speaker 1>has been intense speculation about who's gonna take over the

0:42:32.400 --> 0:42:35.440
<v Speaker 1>reins of the most I mean, honestly, the James Vond

0:42:35.480 --> 0:42:37.319
<v Speaker 1>kind of like series is like the most durable and

0:42:37.360 --> 0:42:41.680
<v Speaker 1>profitable film franchises in history, and so the fact that

0:42:41.680 --> 0:42:45.640
<v Speaker 1>they're getting a black woman is like, wait a minute.

0:42:46.040 --> 0:42:49.319
<v Speaker 1>She is thirty one years old. She is a newcomer.

0:42:49.960 --> 0:42:53.560
<v Speaker 2>She was, wasn't she in the Captain Marvel movie? She

0:42:53.680 --> 0:42:56.640
<v Speaker 2>played like the Air Force pilot, the best friend of

0:42:56.680 --> 0:42:57.360
<v Speaker 2>Captain Marvell.

0:42:57.400 --> 0:42:58.239
<v Speaker 1>Yes, I think you're right.

0:42:58.320 --> 0:42:59.920
<v Speaker 2>Yeah, that was when I first saw her.

0:43:00.320 --> 0:43:04.520
<v Speaker 1>Knowing things a pop culture. Okay, so honestly, I am

0:43:04.719 --> 0:43:08.200
<v Speaker 1>super duper excited. So now that you know about the

0:43:08.239 --> 0:43:11.799
<v Speaker 1>whole fake hashtag now my area, please be mindful. Then

0:43:11.840 --> 0:43:14.560
<v Speaker 1>I'm sure that the Russian box are also working on

0:43:14.640 --> 0:43:15.680
<v Speaker 1>not my bond or whatever.

0:43:15.960 --> 0:43:17.359
<v Speaker 2>Don't do it. Don't retweet it.

0:43:17.600 --> 0:43:22.520
<v Speaker 1>Yeah, don't don't do it. Just you know, just enjoy it.

0:43:22.600 --> 0:43:24.839
<v Speaker 2>Just show up to the movies whenever it comes out.

0:43:24.840 --> 0:43:26.879
<v Speaker 2>That's all you have to do to protest. That's all

0:43:26.920 --> 0:43:27.440
<v Speaker 2>I have to do.

0:43:28.080 --> 0:43:30.840
<v Speaker 1>Yeah, So yeah, honestly, I'm really excited to see it

0:43:30.840 --> 0:43:33.520
<v Speaker 1>because I'm like, I'm excited to see, like, you know,

0:43:33.600 --> 0:43:37.600
<v Speaker 1>from a woman's perspective, like what are they going to do,

0:43:37.640 --> 0:43:39.359
<v Speaker 1>because you know, James Bond is supposed to be like

0:43:39.760 --> 0:43:44.440
<v Speaker 1>kind of like this like sexy spy that solves crime

0:43:44.600 --> 0:43:48.400
<v Speaker 1>or whatever, but also seduces women. So I'm really excited

0:43:48.440 --> 0:43:49.920
<v Speaker 1>to see what is it going to look like from

0:43:49.960 --> 0:43:51.799
<v Speaker 1>a woman's perspective. You know, if it.

0:43:51.760 --> 0:43:56.560
<v Speaker 2>Wasn't going to be Idris Elva, the god of you know, cinema,

0:43:56.600 --> 0:43:58.279
<v Speaker 2>like I love a trace, if it wasn't going to

0:43:58.320 --> 0:43:59.799
<v Speaker 2>be him, because you know, he was in the mix

0:43:59.840 --> 0:44:02.640
<v Speaker 2>for a while and I really was like wanting him

0:44:02.640 --> 0:44:04.839
<v Speaker 2>to win this role. But yeah, if it wasn't gonna

0:44:04.840 --> 0:44:06.680
<v Speaker 2>be him, this is that this is like, honestly even

0:44:06.719 --> 0:44:08.560
<v Speaker 2>better than I could have imagined. Like I didn't even

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<v Speaker 2>think beyond it's got to be a dude, which you know,

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<v Speaker 2>I should question my own, you know, my own thought process,

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<v Speaker 2>but the fact that it's a woman and they have

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<v Speaker 2>a woman writing it, Phoebe waller Bridge, who who's like

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<v Speaker 2>a writer and actress that I've really been a fan

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<v Speaker 2>of She's actually writing the script like this is major,

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<v Speaker 2>I'm excited major.

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<v Speaker 1>This is like honestly, since Wakanda was discover it's really

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<v Speaker 1>been kind of a good thing for blacks and browns.

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<v Speaker 2>And wa Kanda effect it could be I.

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<v Speaker 1>Don't know, you know, I feel like that movie was

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<v Speaker 1>so like, wait, black people go to movies. Black people

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<v Speaker 1>like seeing black people.

0:44:45.920 --> 0:44:48.280
<v Speaker 2>Wait a man, who are Adia?

0:44:49.400 --> 0:44:51.080
<v Speaker 1>Which I mean, no shade tall of pair because you know,

0:44:51.120 --> 0:44:54.520
<v Speaker 1>we're also grateful for the fact that they're you know.

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<v Speaker 1>But at the same time, it's like, it's like when

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<v Speaker 1>my cousin started Munaluchi Bridle. Right, so it started off

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<v Speaker 1>as a magazine. Now it's like this whole enterprise. But

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<v Speaker 1>I remember when she wanted to get into Barnes and

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<v Speaker 1>Noble and somehow she got with the buyer Barnes and Nobles.

0:45:10.440 --> 0:45:12.759
<v Speaker 1>She hadn't even launched the magazine just yet, and they

0:45:12.760 --> 0:45:15.960
<v Speaker 1>were like, I don't know, do like do basically like,

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<v Speaker 1>do black people want to see bridal magazines? As if

0:45:18.680 --> 0:45:21.799
<v Speaker 1>black and brown women don't get married? I mean, are

0:45:21.840 --> 0:45:25.760
<v Speaker 1>you kidding me? And so when she did the first

0:45:25.880 --> 0:45:30.080
<v Speaker 1>first run of the first issue of Muduluchi Bridle. They

0:45:30.120 --> 0:45:32.839
<v Speaker 1>told her, do not print more than three thousand copies.

0:45:32.880 --> 0:45:35.320
<v Speaker 1>They were actually gonna which I don't know how Jackie

0:45:35.360 --> 0:45:38.960
<v Speaker 1>managed to shout out to Jackie so she was able

0:45:39.080 --> 0:45:41.160
<v Speaker 1>to convince them to like roll it out to all

0:45:41.160 --> 0:45:44.200
<v Speaker 1>the Barns and Nobles. Meanwhile, Jackie was like a scientist

0:45:44.239 --> 0:45:46.560
<v Speaker 1>or something ahead of the time. She had no printing experience,

0:45:46.600 --> 0:45:48.200
<v Speaker 1>none of this. She just was like, I wanted to

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<v Speaker 1>get I got married to my husband. There were no

0:45:49.760 --> 0:45:52.440
<v Speaker 1>magazines available. This sucks. I'm going to start something. And

0:45:52.480 --> 0:45:55.440
<v Speaker 1>she had gotten really into photography and started this magazine.

0:45:55.520 --> 0:45:57.280
<v Speaker 1>They told her, don't print any more than three thousand

0:45:57.320 --> 0:45:59.120
<v Speaker 1>copies and we'll just sprinkle them in a few Barns

0:45:59.160 --> 0:46:02.280
<v Speaker 1>and Nobles around the country. She did a ten thousand

0:46:02.320 --> 0:46:04.560
<v Speaker 1>dollars run that means like just amount that you print

0:46:05.280 --> 0:46:07.520
<v Speaker 1>at one time, and they were like, not ten thousand dollars,

0:46:07.520 --> 0:46:09.520
<v Speaker 1>ten thousand issue run. They were like, yo, you're bugging

0:46:09.560 --> 0:46:11.880
<v Speaker 1>You're crazy. It's sold out in like three days. They're like,

0:46:11.880 --> 0:46:15.080
<v Speaker 1>do you have more? Because black and brown women get

0:46:15.160 --> 0:46:18.000
<v Speaker 1>married and they'd like to see themselves in magazines. They

0:46:18.040 --> 0:46:20.960
<v Speaker 1>could not believe Barnes and Noles could not believe how

0:46:21.120 --> 0:46:25.360
<v Speaker 1>quickly it flew off the shelves, and that was like,

0:46:25.440 --> 0:46:27.520
<v Speaker 1>I don't even know. It might have been up till

0:46:27.560 --> 0:46:29.840
<v Speaker 1>like ten years ago, but it's been forever ago and

0:46:29.880 --> 0:46:32.080
<v Speaker 1>she's been killing it ever since. So this is just,

0:46:32.320 --> 0:46:34.839
<v Speaker 1>you know, sometimes we forget like black and brown women

0:46:35.280 --> 0:46:38.080
<v Speaker 1>they care about finance, Black and brown women get married,

0:46:38.160 --> 0:46:40.600
<v Speaker 1>Black and brown women like we do all the things.

0:46:40.640 --> 0:46:44.439
<v Speaker 1>So having representation is always going to be a win

0:46:44.520 --> 0:46:46.839
<v Speaker 1>for you. Rihanna Tallas that we actually like to wear

0:46:46.840 --> 0:46:51.080
<v Speaker 1>makeup too, I imagine that, you know. And so now

0:46:51.080 --> 0:46:53.319
<v Speaker 1>you see literally every makeup brand many do you notice

0:46:53.360 --> 0:46:58.200
<v Speaker 1>they all have like fifty colors. Now I'm like, so yeah,

0:46:58.239 --> 0:47:00.399
<v Speaker 1>it's just like this is just such an awesome thing,

0:47:00.400 --> 0:47:03.520
<v Speaker 1>and I just love that, like we're starting to normalize, like,

0:47:03.560 --> 0:47:08.239
<v Speaker 1>you know, brownness and make it just mainstream because we

0:47:08.280 --> 0:47:12.799
<v Speaker 1>are mainstream. And so yes cha, I can't wait, can't

0:47:12.800 --> 0:47:13.439
<v Speaker 1>I wait, can't wait?

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<v Speaker 2>Congrats Lashawna.

0:47:15.640 --> 0:47:19.040
<v Speaker 1>Yes and shot y'all. Because a friend of a friend

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<v Speaker 1>of the show Tanya of my Fat Finance, she had

0:47:21.200 --> 0:47:24.880
<v Speaker 1>posted I think I saw Tita. I was tagged. She posted,

0:47:24.920 --> 0:47:27.439
<v Speaker 1>like what what what financed podcasts? Do you guys listen

0:47:27.480 --> 0:47:30.080
<v Speaker 1>to And when I tell you, Brann and Bishon was

0:47:30.120 --> 0:47:33.040
<v Speaker 1>all in those comments. I mean like I felt like

0:47:33.080 --> 0:47:33.800
<v Speaker 1>every other comment.

0:47:33.840 --> 0:47:35.880
<v Speaker 2>I was like, oh my god, you guys love us

0:47:37.200 --> 0:47:37.840
<v Speaker 2>on the show.

0:47:38.280 --> 0:47:39.880
<v Speaker 1>I know. And I was like, it was just so

0:47:40.000 --> 0:47:42.120
<v Speaker 1>night because you know, someone because they most people had

0:47:42.120 --> 0:47:44.600
<v Speaker 1>tagged brand Ambish, but one person was tagged me and

0:47:44.640 --> 0:47:46.759
<v Speaker 1>I'm like, what's this? And I was looking in the

0:47:46.800 --> 0:47:49.239
<v Speaker 1>comments and I was like, Wow, what it's like Brada

0:47:49.280 --> 0:47:53.360
<v Speaker 1>bha Many, Tiffy, Branna bish Brother. I was like, oh mg,

0:47:54.560 --> 0:47:56.239
<v Speaker 1>So I just thought that was really like, you know,

0:47:56.480 --> 0:47:59.080
<v Speaker 1>just really, you guys really love us that we love

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<v Speaker 1>you back.

0:48:00.400 --> 0:48:03.759
<v Speaker 2>I knew they loved us, but it's always amazing to

0:48:03.800 --> 0:48:05.920
<v Speaker 2>hear it to see you guys keep tagging us on

0:48:05.960 --> 0:48:08.720
<v Speaker 2>Instagram too, because I love sharing your fun little videos.

0:48:08.719 --> 0:48:09.960
<v Speaker 2>Oh my god, shall I'll see the video of the

0:48:09.960 --> 0:48:14.759
<v Speaker 2>little boy, the little toddler? I forget what the yes,

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<v Speaker 2>Oh my God gave me hope from my own little

0:48:17.640 --> 0:48:20.560
<v Speaker 2>human spawn. Will it be that cool? I hope so

0:48:21.200 --> 0:48:24.239
<v Speaker 2>it will are the best. We have literally been through

0:48:24.280 --> 0:48:28.080
<v Speaker 2>every life stage with our listeners. To be honest, single live,

0:48:28.120 --> 0:48:30.160
<v Speaker 2>should we be recording into our eighties. I mean, come on,

0:48:30.200 --> 0:48:32.480
<v Speaker 2>if I if I can still see my computer screen,

0:48:32.600 --> 0:48:34.239
<v Speaker 2>I might I.

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<v Speaker 1>Know, right, I mean, yeah, honestly, it's it's awesome. I

0:48:37.520 --> 0:48:39.759
<v Speaker 1>love that you guys have grown up with us. So

0:48:39.880 --> 0:48:42.160
<v Speaker 1>tell a friend, tell a friend, tell a friend to listen. Okay,

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<v Speaker 1>bring guests next time.

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<v Speaker 2>Leave a review for all our new listeners. Please go

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0:48:47.480 --> 0:48:49.600
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0:48:49.719 --> 0:48:52.560
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0:48:56.480 --> 0:48:58.200
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0:48:58.239 --> 0:49:01.080
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<v Speaker 1>Okay, mandod you rest because I know baby takes a

0:49:11.800 --> 0:49:12.520
<v Speaker 1>lot of energy.

0:49:13.000 --> 0:49:15.160
<v Speaker 2>I'm in the second trimester. I'm feeling good. You know,

0:49:15.440 --> 0:49:18.279
<v Speaker 2>first trimester for sure, it was a struggle struggle bus city.

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<v Speaker 1>Yeah, you sound good, you sound like more like peppy.

0:49:21.280 --> 0:49:23.040
<v Speaker 2>I had a coffee an hour ago so that helped.

0:49:24.080 --> 0:49:24.680
<v Speaker 1>Coffee.

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<v Speaker 2>You can do that, science says, I can. Don't even

0:49:27.360 --> 0:49:29.800
<v Speaker 2>get you started. I don't want it, you guys. I

0:49:29.800 --> 0:49:33.200
<v Speaker 2>don't care about your opinions. What I read said I

0:49:33.239 --> 0:49:36.000
<v Speaker 2>can have two hundred milligrams of caffeine to day and

0:49:36.080 --> 0:49:36.719
<v Speaker 2>believe you know what.

0:49:37.320 --> 0:49:39.120
<v Speaker 1>Like, my bestie did that too, because she's really at

0:49:39.160 --> 0:49:41.439
<v Speaker 1>the coffee and she literally used to measure it every day, like, oh,

0:49:41.520 --> 0:49:45.080
<v Speaker 1>I can't wait for so I right, I totally yep.

0:49:45.360 --> 0:49:47.240
<v Speaker 1>One of my best es is like a coffee fanatic,

0:49:47.239 --> 0:49:48.919
<v Speaker 1>and she was like, I know how much I can nap,

0:49:48.960 --> 0:49:50.880
<v Speaker 1>I have it, leave you alone. I'm like, you know what.

0:49:50.920 --> 0:49:53.279
<v Speaker 1>And her baby is the arrive at the four now

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<v Speaker 1>and just like and he is coffee chocolate shout out

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<v Speaker 1>to Gape, Hey baby,