Hello, whinnebbers. My name is Jesse Meekam, and this is

podcast number 63 for you need a budget where we teach you four rules to

help you stop living paycheck to paycheck, get out of debt, and save more money.

Today I wanted to share with you a parable that I ran across, twice actually in the last month

or so, and saw it as a sign that I should share with you guys.

There once was a farmer looking for a young man to help out at the farm.

There were several young men who interviewed for the job and as far

as the farmer could tell they were about equally well qualified. He then went and asked

to them each one final question, tell me he would say, why should I hire you above the others?

Of all the applicants and their replies there was one that was really different.

One young man said, because I can sleep through anything.

At first the farmer thought it was just strange.

Then the more he thought, the more he was intrigued and

mystified by the response.

So he figured, well, I will give this young man a chance and he

hired him. Weeks went by and the farmer was pretty happy with the young man's

work. He still wondered sometimes what the young man had meant by his strange

reply but he never got around to it.

Then one night he was awakened in the middle of the night and got a phone call from a neighbor.

There's a big storm suddenly coming in with lots of wind and maybe a tornado.

Better get ready for it was the quick message.

Indeed, as the farmer went and looked out the door, he found that the wind was strong and rising and rain had started. He quickly ran and tried to wake the young man up to start getting everything ready for the blow, but try as he might the young man couldn't be stirred, muttering to himself about what a stupid thing he had done in hiring

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