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Yeah, I mean, I would have thanked them regardless. I'm going to thank them again. Thank you, Cash Course. This actually kind of spoke to me, the first line where it said, you don't know whether or not you're going to have enough money to buy groceries. I remember when I first moved out here, I was making no money and I had like $1,500, $1,600 in my bank account. I was telling you this the other day. Yeah, you were. And my roommate and I, we just got an apartment. It was like, OK, it's a lot. We planned out the rent. And I was barely making by with rent. Like, I was like, okay, I can live here and pay for rent and I'm good. I didn't even consider water and like, you know, energy and like all the things you have to pay for on the side. And the first day we moved to LA, we all took a trip to the grocery store. We walked because we couldn't afford to drive anywhere because we were being, you know, saving on gas. Literally that poor. So, um, so we walked to the grocery store and we were like buying stuff and it was like we got peanut butter and bread and some milk, and it was— that was like $14. And I just remember putting it in the cart and my friend just like giggling, like, he's like, holy shit, this is fucking expensive. And like, that was like the biggest like wake-up call. My parents' house, no, straight up, straight up out, like straight out of my parents' house. Yeah, I had no idea what was going on, and it was just like, we're fucking— like, we're fucking doing this right now. Like, this shit's it. How are we gonna pay for this food? And I mean, from there on—

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Jason28:53
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Jason29:09
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David29:11
Yeah, I mean, I would have thanked them regardless. I'm going to thank them again. Thank you, Cash Course. This actually kind of spoke to me, the first line where it said, you don't know whether or not you're going to have enough money to buy groceries. I remember when I first moved out here, I was making no money and I had like $1,500, $1,600 in my bank account. I was telling you this the other…
Jason30:36
then you started selling your body.
David30:37
Yeah, and then I started having sex. That's how I met Jason. No, but I showed you the ropes. But yeah, and then I bought peanut butter and jelly, and I would make it last like a week. I'd have it for lunch and dinner and even breakfast. I would— that would be…
Jason31:09
I, I don't know. I'm sure Zane would fucking agree with me. So you really— yeah, I'm pretty sure. I'm pretty sure Zane, uh, knows how to make a proper peanut butter and jelly sandwich, not fucking, uh, like that shit you had in your bag today, the pre-made pe…