WEBVTT - Peace of mind is priceless

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

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<v Speaker 2>Good Morning, This is Laura. Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast.

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<v Speaker 2>Today's tip is that peace of mind is priceless. If

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<v Speaker 2>a small bit of money would buy you lots of

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<v Speaker 2>peace of mind, then that just might be money well spent.

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<v Speaker 2>So the week before I wrote this, I knew I

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<v Speaker 2>was going to be interviewed for a podcast I had

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<v Speaker 2>wanted to be on. I also found out that the

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<v Speaker 2>tree trummers had chosen that day to show up by

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<v Speaker 2>our house. The gutter guys chose that day to come clean.

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<v Speaker 2>Plus there were stonemasons and painters working outside. All of

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<v Speaker 2>those people can make a lot of noise. So I

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<v Speaker 2>decided to rent a temporary office for a few hours

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<v Speaker 2>that I could use, and I didn't actually wind up

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<v Speaker 2>needing the office. My little zoom room was quiet enough

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<v Speaker 2>to block everyone out, but knowing that the office was

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<v Speaker 2>available if someone wound up using a chainsaw two feet

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<v Speaker 2>from my window was worth the small price I paid.

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<v Speaker 2>I am sure that you too have had situations in

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<v Speaker 2>life that would make you anxious. Your regular babysitter gets

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<v Speaker 2>a jury summons and they probably won't need her, but

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<v Speaker 2>they might on a day when you have a big presentation,

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<v Speaker 2>or maybe it's travel. I was once in Chicago trying

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<v Speaker 2>to get to the East Coast for one of my

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<v Speaker 2>kid's birthday parties, and I could see that the flights

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<v Speaker 2>were being canceled left and right. Mine wasn't canceled yet,

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<v Speaker 2>but perhaps it was only a matter of time. But

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<v Speaker 2>I could see that one of the budget airlines was

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<v Speaker 2>flying my route first thing. The next morning, I went

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<v Speaker 2>ahead and bought the ticket, and sure enough my flight

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<v Speaker 2>was canceled. So I was glad I had booked the

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<v Speaker 2>new flight, because my original airline rescheduled me for two

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<v Speaker 2>days later. That wasn't going to work if I wanted

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<v Speaker 2>to make the party, which by the way, I did.

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<v Speaker 2>In the babysitter example, you might hire a backup sitter,

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<v Speaker 2>someone who agrees not to book anything that day in

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<v Speaker 2>exchange for a few guaranteed hours. Then if your normal

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<v Speaker 2>child care doesn't pan out, you know you have a

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<v Speaker 2>backup peace of mind. I did this with a party

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<v Speaker 2>recently too. I put in an order for fried chicken

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<v Speaker 2>at a place that was new to me. I hoped

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<v Speaker 2>it would work out, but just in case it didn't,

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<v Speaker 2>I had enough hot dogs and shrimp for everyone too,

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<v Speaker 2>as it is the chicken cane and we just put

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<v Speaker 2>the extra hot dogs in the freezer for next time.

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<v Speaker 2>All good. In any case, if you have a situation

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<v Speaker 2>coming up where it is very important that something go right,

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<v Speaker 2>ask yourself what could go wrong? Could a little extra

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<v Speaker 2>money create a situation where you have an automatic backup?

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<v Speaker 2>Would that easier worries? Sometimes that can't happen and you

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<v Speaker 2>have to hope that all goes well. But many times

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<v Speaker 2>it is possible to create a backup plan if you

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<v Speaker 2>are willing to invest some resources in it. So consider

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<v Speaker 2>this episode your reminder that money is a tool. If

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<v Speaker 2>it can buy you peace of mind for a price

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<v Speaker 2>that won't break the bank, then that might be a

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<v Speaker 2>good idea. You will sleep easier and when you know

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<v Speaker 2>what you will do when things go wrong, they often

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<v Speaker 2>wind up going very right. In the meantime, This is Laura,

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<v Speaker 2>Thanks for listening, and here's to making the most of

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<v Speaker 2>our time. Hey, everybody, I'd love to hear from you.

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