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Hi, everybody. Robert, the producer here.

Now, as you know, Susie and KT have been in Japan for the past couple of weeks, and they're now on their

way back to the States. And yes, we did get a bunch of shows pre-recorded, but this one is

going to be an important re-listen, and let me tell you why I picked this particular episode

for you today. As you may or may not know, because Susie teases me about it here on the podcast,

I go to a fair amount of concerts every year. And the other day, I was chatting with a person I met

at a show while we were waiting for the band to come on, and she mentioned that she wasn't sure

she'd be able to keep seeing concerts as much because her new financial advisor wasn't performing

as well as the previous one did.

So I asked her why she switched and she said, oh, I'm doing a favor for my friend who just

started their financial planning business.

So I pulled out my phone and I sent her the episode you're going to hear highlights from

today and suggested that, you know, if she wants to, maybe she should start following Susie. Now's a good time for friendship

isn't a financial plan to come back to the top of your feed. We expect to hear all about Susie

and Katie's trip to Japan this coming Thursday, but for now, here's Susie.

We're going to start Susie School with a story. And the lesson of the story is this.

Friendship isn't a financial plan. Friendship isn't a financial plan. Okay? That's the lesson of this story.

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