Well, you know what's a fun exercise? That's not really fun. It's going through your

bank statement and checking off everything that could be considered a luxury. And you're

going to go, oh my gosh, you add all that up over one month because I couldn't save

for the car and save up for the house, but I just blew 800 bucks and ran them crap.

Hey guys, welcome to this episode of The Rachel Cruze Show podcast. I'm so glad that

you're here. So in this episode, we're going to talk about making progress with your money

even if America isn't. So you're going to hear a conversation I had with Ramsey Personality

and my friend, George Campbell, on how to avoid lifestyle creep. But first, let's talk about

America. Can it recover financially and how does it affect you? Interesting stuff. So

take a listen. Now, I've heard a lot of people talking about the doom and gloom of America

that America's doomed. We're never going to recover. You know, whether you watch the news

or you see it on social media, it just feels like this narrative is so common. And again,

it feels like people consistently are saying that there's so much change in our culture

and our society and our economy. We're never going to go back to the way it was. It's going

downhill and it's just like doom gloom all the time. And so especially over the past

couple of years, which obviously we experienced a ton of change, I am feeling this narrative

more and more. And sometimes I wonder if like every generation feels this way, right?

Where you're like, oh my gosh, just the world coming to an end. And there's a video going

around right now from a guy who says that America is spiraling downhill because we are overdue

for a big crisis. And the video's gotten over two million views on YouTube and people

are talking about it. So people are worried. I understand 100%. But as I was watching this

video, I was like, okay, this is fascinating. So I want to take some time to unpack just

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