A year ago, we started asking people one question.

When is the last time you worried about covering your monthly expenses?

And it turns out the answer is almost always a surprise.

This week, we're marking the one year anniversary of past due by sharing what these conversations have given us what we've learned and what we are

still sitting with.

Mike, I have a question for you.

Oh, yeah?

I've got a question for me.

For you.

So I asked you to do this and I was nervous.

You were nervous. Well, I felt like we've always had like a good vibe when I've interviewed

you. Like asking someone to co-host something is vulnerable. And I'm at, I also felt like

I was asking you for a huge chunk of your time that sort of in fitting in with the theme of the show,

I didn't know how much either of us were going to get compensated.

I couldn't promise you anything.

I didn't know if you'd even be interested.

So how is this kind of turned out for you?

Well, you know, I think that the manner in which you asked me was very effective and not that you, not that it was any strategy involved, but what I remember is that you initially said, I've got this idea that I think is really cool.

And so I was already leaning in because

I think you're a brilliant person. So I'm like, oh, you've got some idea you want to present to me.

I'm like, oh, okay, I'm kind of, I'm kind of already, I'm already there. And then when you told me

what the idea was and it was the conversations that you and I had

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