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Welcome to Before Breakfast, a production of iHeartRadio.
Good morning. This is Laura.
Welcome to the Before Breakfast podcast. Today's tip is that peace of mind is priceless.
If a small bit of money would buy you lots of peace of mind, then that just might be money well spent.
So the week before I wrote this, I knew I was going to be interviewed for a podcast I had wanted to be on.
I also found out that the tree trimmers had chosen that day to show up by our house.
The gutter guys chose that day to come clean.
Plus, there were stonemasons and painters working outside.
All of those people can make a lot of noise.
So I decided to rent a temporary office office for a few hours that I could use.
And I didn't actually wind up needing the office.
My little Zoom room was quiet enough to block everyone out.
But knowing that the office was available, if someone wound up using a chainsaw two feet from my window, was worth the small price I paid.
I am sure that you, too, have had situations in life that would make you anxious.
your regular babysitter gets a jury summons and they probably won't need her but they might on a day when you have a big presentation or maybe it's travel i was once in chicago trying to get to the east coast for one of my kids birthday parties and i could see that the flights were being canceled left and right mine wasn't canceled yet but perhaps it was only a a matter of time.
But I could see that one of the budget airlines was flying my route first thing the next morning.
I went ahead and bought the ticket, and sure enough, my flight was canceled.
So I was glad I had booked the new flight, because my original airline rescheduled me for two days later.
That wasn't going to work if I wanted to make the party, which, by the way, I did.
In the babysitter example, you might hire a backup sitter, someone who agrees not to book anything that day in exchange for a few guaranteed hours.
Then, if your normal childcare doesn't pan out, you know you have a backup.
Peace of mind. I did this with a party recently, too.
I put in an order for fried chicken at a place that was new to me.
I hoped it would work out, but just in case it didn't, I had enough hot dogs and shrimp for everyone, too.
As it is, the chicken came, and we just put the extra hot dogs in the freezer for next time.
All good. In any case, if you have a situation coming up where it is very important that something go right, ask yourself, what could go wrong?
wrong. Could a little extra money create a situation where you have an automatic backup?
Would that ease your worries?
Sometimes that can't happen and you have to hope that all goes well.
But many times it is possible to create a backup plan, if you are willing to invest some resources in it.
So consider this episode your reminder that money is a tool.
If it can buy you peace of mind for a price that won't break the bank, then that might be a good idea.
You will sleep easier.
And when you know what you will do when things go wrong, they often wind up going very right.
In the meantime, this is Laura.
Thanks for listening.
And here's to making the most of our time.
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