This is NPR's life kit and this is day three

of your personal finance tune up.

So far, we've taken a hard look at your budget

and made a plan to crush your debt

or at least dodge some of it.

So look, if you're doing this, you are doing great.

Really, you're taking steps that you should be proud of yourself.

It's so hard to like just sit down and deal with this

and you are.

You're doing it, you're doing great.

Really, you should be proud of yourself.

And this episode is going to set you up

for your financial future, but before we get there,

we are going on a journey and we're gonna start

in caveman times.

All right, you are a caveman.

Just go with me here or a cave woman.

Either way, you're pretty hairy,

you know, attractive in your own way,

but we are roaming around this savanna.

You're fighting for your life every day.

You're foraging for food.

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