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Something You Should Know

Great Ways to Save Money in 2018 & Why You Feel Embarrassment – and How Not To

Something You Should Know

Mike Carruthers | OmniCastMedia

Education, Social Sciences, Self-improvement, Science, Health & Fitness

4.54.3K Ratings

🗓️ 1 January 2018

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

I love strawberries. But I hate how they go moldy so fast. Well, there is a way to make them last longer – and that is just one of the great life hacks I have for you to begin this episode. Then, if you want to save money, the people at Consumer Reports are experts. Senior Editor Tobie Stanger joins me with some simple but powerful ways to keep more of your own money in your own pocket. Also, if you have trouble sleeping and counting sheep doesn’t work, there are other, far more effective ways to lull yourself to sleep. I’ll reveal some easy, proven ways. Then, why do we feel embarrassment? In those moments when you think you’ve made a huge embarrassing blunder – what do other people actually think? Probably not what you think they think. Embarrassment expert David Allyn, author of the book, I Can’t Believe I Just Did That (http://amzn.to/2zMSoqD) offers some valuable insight into embarrassment and how NOT to feel so bad when you screw up.  Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Transcript

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0:00.0

Today on something you should know, some great new life hacks, one that will keep your

0:06.7

strawberries from going moldy so fast.

0:09.9

Then from the experts at Consumer Reports, great ways to save money in the new year, like

0:15.3

haggling.

0:16.3

For instance, did you know you can negotiate a better price on tires?

0:20.4

We did a survey and we found that shoppers who negotiated tire prices were successful almost

0:26.1

¾ of the time and they saved a median of $22 for tire.

0:30.9

Also, how to fall asleep when counting sheep doesn't work and dealing with embarrassment,

0:36.7

starting with why we get embarrassed in the first place.

0:40.1

We know that people imagine that there's a spotlight on them and that others are judging

0:46.7

them harshly and mocking them or laughing at them and most people are actually thinking

0:52.8

about themselves.

0:53.8

They're not thinking about you or me all this today on something you should know.

1:01.9

Something you should know, fascinating intel, the world's top experts and practical advice

1:07.9

you can use in your life today.

1:11.0

Something you should know with Mike Karothers.

1:14.2

Hi, happy new year.

1:18.4

Welcome to the first episode of 2018 of the something you should know podcast.

1:24.5

I'm Mike Karothers and before we go on, first, thank you for making last year 2017 such

1:31.4

a stellar breakout year for this program.

1:34.9

We hit huge new audience highs and the audience continues to grow thanks to you for listening

1:41.2

and telling other people about this podcast.

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