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That is really setting ourselves up for failure, this idea of waiting until the future.

What we should be asking is how can we make sure that we're maximizing the enjoyment that

we have of our lives right now and for the rest of our lives.

So it's balancing enjoying life now and making sure that we're doing what we need to financially

in order to have the future that we want to have as well.

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Everybody I'm Jean Chatsky, thank you so much for joining me today on her money.

If you have been listening really for any time at all, you know I believe personal finance

is about so much more than just the numbers.

When we talk about paying off debt or saving for a house or setting up college funds for our kids,

we're really talking about emotions.

We're talking about safety and security and hopes and dreams.

There is a reason that people say financial advisors are like therapists.

They are privy to our deepest fears and our greatest joys.

And there are also actual financial therapists out there whose entire job is to help people

unpack their emotions around money.

The biggest emotion that we associate with money, it's stress.

69% of adults say that the economy is a significant source of stress.

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