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Top 10 Smart Things to Do With Your First $1000 (No One Tells You This)
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Jul 25, 2025
Got your first $1000 and wondering what to do with it? Most people blow it — not because they’re careless, but because no one ever teaches this stuff. In this video, we’re breaking down the Top 10 smartest things you can do with your first $1000 to grow your wealth, build security, and set your future up for success. These aren’t boring textbook tips — they’re real-world, practical ideas most people learn way too late. You’ll discover: 💡 How to turn $1000 into long-term value 📈 Simple investments that make sense for beginners 🧠 Mindset shifts to help you avoid regret 🛡️ Smart moves that protect you from future money traps Whether you’re a student, just started your first job, or finally saved your first chunk of cash — this video is your step-by-step guide to making that money work for you. 👍 Like if you wish you saw this earlier! 💬 Comment below: What would YOU do with your first $1000?
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Hello and welcome to our channel, Top
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10s You Should Know. Let me ask you
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something real. What would you do if
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someone handed you $1,000 right now?
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Would you upgrade your phone, go on a
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quick trip, buy new clothes? That's what
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most people do. And then poof, it's
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gone. But what if I told you your first
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$1,000 isn't just cash? It's a doorway.
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A doorway to a completely different
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future. It could be the beginning of
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financial peace, freedom, and confidence
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if and only if you know how to use it
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smartly. So, today, let's dive into the
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top 10 things to do with your first
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$1,000 that no one teaches. No fluff, no
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lectures, just real human advice, the
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kind we all wish someone gave us sooner.
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One, start a no touch emergency buffer.
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Let's start with something simple, but
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life-changing. Your first $1,000 should
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not go into fancy stocks or some risky
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app you saw on Tik Tok. It should go
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into safety. Specifically, a no touch
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emergency buffer. Ideally, in a high
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yield savings account. Why? Because
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nothing kills financial momentum faster
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than an unexpected emergency. A popped
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tire, a surprise medical bill, a week of
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lost wages. And when that happens,
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people usually go straight to credit
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cards. And guess what? Now, your $1,000
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is buried under 24% interest and late
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fees. But when you have a little buffer,
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something that gives you breathing room,
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you move differently. You're not
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panicking when life punches you in the
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face. You're not making desperate
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decisions. You're calm, collected,
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confident. Even just knowing that $1,000
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is sitting there untouched, waiting to
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catch you if you fall, that does
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something to your mind. It gives you
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clarity. It gives you control. It's not
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sexy. It's not flashy, but that little
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fund is a wall between you and chaos. So
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before you do anything wild, before you
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even think about investing, ask
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yourself, do I have a small fortress to
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protect me when things go wrong? If not,
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this is your first move. Your emergency
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fund isn't a suggestion. It's a survival
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tool. This is your financial peace of
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mind account. And once you have that,
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every other dollar you earn becomes a
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step toward freedom, not just survival.
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Two, pay off that one lingering ugly
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debt. We all have that one debt. The
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credit card we swore we'd pay off in
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full months ago. The store card we
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opened just for the 10% off and never
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closed. The $678 balance that just sits
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there haunting us. Now, I'm not here to
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shame you. Debt is a reality for
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millions of people. But here's the
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brutal truth. Highinterest debt is a
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slow leak in your financial life. You're
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making money, but it's slipping through
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the cracks month after month. So, if
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you've got your first $1,000, and even a
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chunk of it could erase that toxic debt,
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do it. Don't hesitate. Don't overthink
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it. Don't try to outinvest a 28% credit
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card rate. Because every dollar you use
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to kill that debt is a dollar you just
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set free.
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Three, buy a skill that pays you
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forever. Here's the truth. Money you
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invest in yourself is never wasted. Use
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$100 to $500 to buy an online course
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that teaches you something valuable.
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Graphic design, copywriting, SEO,
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coding, public speaking, photography,
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editing. Why? Because skills are income
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generators. They're assets that don't
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rust, break, or expire. Imagine using
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that $1,000 to learn something that
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earns you an extra $10,000 a year.
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That's a 10x return. Not possible in any
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stock market. Knowledge compounds. And
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in the digital age, skills are currency.
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Four, invest in a Roth IRA or index
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fund. If you're debtree and have an
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emergency fund started, it's time to
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grow. Even $500 invested in a lowcost
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index fund inside a Roth IRA can turn
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into thousands over time. It's not sexy.
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It's not flashy, but it works. The
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earlier you start, the more time
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compound interest has to work for you.
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You don't need to know the stock market.
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You just need consistency and time. and
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$1,000 enough to start. Set it, forget
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it, let it grow.
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Five, start a oneperson side hustle. You
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don't need a business loan. You need
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initiative. That $1,000 could launch a
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side hustle. One you run from your home,
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your phone, your free time. Think Etsy
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store, digital products, freelancing,
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selling prints, reselling on eBay. Start
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with what you love. Let it fund your
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freedom. The goal isn't to go viral.
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It's to start moving. Use that $1,000 to
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buy tools, create your first batch of
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products, or get your first few clients.
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Let that money make more money. Six, get
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a financial therapist or coach, even one
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session. This one's rarely talked about,
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but often life-changing. Sometimes your
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issue isn't income, it's patterns. Fear,
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scarcity, trauma around money, spending
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to feel better, saving out of guilt. A
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session with a trained financial coach
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or money therapist can help you
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reprogram your money mindset. Even one
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session can unlock clarity you've needed
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for years. You've healed other parts of
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your life. Why not this one?
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Seven. Build a content platform,
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YouTube, podcast, newsletter. In today's
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world, your voice can be your business.
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Use that $1,000 to buy a mic, a basic
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camera, a logo, or a platform
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subscription. Share your story, your
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lessons, your creativity. Build an
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audience. It won't make you rich
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overnight, but over time it becomes
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leverage. Visibility leads to
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opportunity. Whether it's speaking gigs,
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affiliate income, coaching, or book
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deals, your platform becomes your power.
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Eight, fix the leak in your budget.
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Sometimes the smartest thing to do with
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$1,000 is stop the bleeding. Use part of
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it to audit your life. What are you
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subscribed to that you don't use? Where
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are you overspending without realizing?
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That $12 here and $40 there, it adds up.
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Cancel what no longer serves you. Buy
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tools that help you track your spending
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automatically. Plugging those leaks
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gives your future dollars a purpose
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instead of letting them drift away
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silently.
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Number nine, build a money confidence
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folder. This sounds strange, but hear me
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out. Use $50 to $100 to print out wins,
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affirmations, screenshots of goals you
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hit, budget plans, vision boards. Create
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a physical or digital space that reminds
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you you are not broke. You are building.
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This isn't financial advice. It's
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emotional armor because doubt will creep
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in. This folder is proof of your path.
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And every time you want to give up, you
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flip through it and remember why you
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started. 10. Surprise someone who helped
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you when you had nothing. weighing. This
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might be the most underrated and most
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healing use of money. Find someone who
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showed up for you when you were
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struggling. A friend who bought you
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lunch, a sibling who loaned you $20, a
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parent who sacrificed. Use part of your
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$1,000 to surprise them. A gift, a
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dinner, a letter. Why? Because money at
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its best is a thank you, a connection, a
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circle completed. Generosity shifts your
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relationship with money from fear to
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power. And that feeling, that's true
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wealth. So, there you have it. 10 real,
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powerful, unexpected ways to use your
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first $1,000. Not to impress others, but
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to protect yourself, to grow, to build
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momentum. You don't need to be rich to
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start, but you do need to start right.
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Which of these will you try first? Or
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have you already used your first $1,000
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in a powerful way? Share your story in
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the comments below. We read everyone and
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you never know who your story might
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inspire. Thanks for watching Top 10s You
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Should Know. Stay smart, stay
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intentional, and plant that $1,000 where
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it can grow into your freedom.
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Bye. See you in the next video. Stay
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inspired and keep creating greatness.
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