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This is Optimal Finance Daily, episode 1451. Had to stay on budget by never using this

one word. Part 2. By Nick True of MappedOutMoney.com. And I'm your host and personal finance

enthusiast, Diana Mariam. This is the show where I read to you from some of the best personal

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Now today's post is a continuation from yesterday. So if you're new here,

I'd recommend listening to yesterday's episode first. But if you're all caught up,

let's hear part 2 and continue optimizing your life.

Had to stay on budget by never using this one word. Part 2. By Nick True of MappedOutMoney.com.

Why this works? When I first read this, it seems crazy. How in the world can changing one word

make a serious impact on anybody's actions? But the more I thought about it and read what

James had to say, the more it made sense. The word can't is limiting. We use that word when

there's something we want to do, but there's an external reason or force that keeps us from

doing it. A five-year-old wants ice cream, but he can't have any because his mom won't let him.

You want to take off next week, but can't because your boss won't let you. I want to use a

lasso to catch a fish, but can't because it's illegal in the state of Tennessee. Don't,

on the other hand, is a decision we make because we believe something. I don't cheat on my wife

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