"I Made A Big Mistake"

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🗓️ 26 August 2025

⏱️ 5 minutes

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0:06.3	Learn more at CHMinistries.org slash budget.
0:09.5	I made a big mistake.
0:11.2	Uh-oh.
0:11.7	A daughter, a car.
0:12.8	Yes.
0:13.5	I've made many, but this is huge.
0:15.7	Last September, and it was contingent upon her, getting herself together,, her FICO high, all that good stuff,
0:23.2	and then putting it in her name.
0:25.0	It's almost a year she hasn't done that.
0:27.2	She's getting fast-track tickets.
0:28.9	That's like a toll bridge thing, and her insurance is not covered by anyone other than mom,
0:34.4	and I'm becoming inundated with this, and I feel like I'm ready to do something drastic
0:39.5	just to pay off the car and just give it to her um how much is the car 27,000 approximately
0:49.4	is it in your name Rachel yes ma'am it is and the loans in your name everything yes ma Yes, ma'am. It is. Yes, ma'am. And the loans in your name, everything. Yes, ma'am. It wasn't, me, yes. So, let me ask you, wait a minute. The agreement was that she was to arrange to get the car paid off and put it into her name, and she's done, been unable to do that because of her
1:11.2	irresponsibility.
2:01.3	Is that what you told me? Absolutely. Pretty much. How long ago? And that was a year ago. Yes. And things have gotten a little bit haywire now because these tickets have come. Yeah. Registration is going to be more than expected. Yeah. And, you know, I would just call her and have her. She lives in your area, I assume. Yes. Yeah, I think you need to sit down with her for a cup of coffee and say, honey, you know what, I love you. And I'm so sorry. I thought I was doing something nice for you, and this is a curse to you. It has really messed up your life, and I'm so sorry. Hey, we're going to fix it. We're going to sell that car. Well, she has three children, my grand. I don't care. I don't care. I don't care. She does not need a $27,000 car, and she's irresponsible, and she didn't follow through on what she said.
2:03.7	Are you a multimillionaire?
2:05.6	Absolutely not.
2:07.6	I'm going to start working for you guys and become a window.
2:08.3	How about that?
2:09.9	That's another story.
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