Thanksgiving Reflections: What We're Grateful For in 2024

Hey, everybody, this is David Chudyk, and welcome to our Thanksgiving episode of the weekly Wealth Podcast. I think it's so important to be purposefully thankful every day.

So I thought it would be fun this week to ask some listeners, ask some friends, ask some colleagues to record a quick audio clip to tell us what they are thankful for. I hope that this is as moving for you as it was for me to listen to. All right, here we go. Welcome to the weekly wealth podcast.

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This episode is being released around Thanksgiving in 2024, and I think it's just so important for us to constantly count our blessings.

One of the things that I did when our kids were little and growing up is when we were putting them to bed, we played the thankful game every night and we would talk about what we're thankful for. And oftentimes our kids, depending on their age, they may have been thankful for ice cream or just something small.

And I think that just put a really great foundation in our family to consciously be than thankful. So I wanted to talk about some of the things that I'm thankful for. Now. These will be in no particular order except for the first one.

So the first one is the one that I'm most thankful for, and that is that I got to celebrate 25 years of marriage with my beautiful wife Jill. So if you don't believe in miracles, just imagine that anybody could spend 25 years with me. And there is your proof that miracles do exist.

I'm really thankful for is I changed how I eat in 2024 and I've lost a good bit of weight and have you ever maybe put on a few pounds and it happens so slowly that you don't realize it? Well, that happened to me. So I'm back down to a weight that's really good for me.

I feel much better and I feel like my health is improved, my mobility is improved, and I'm just a better person. I'm thankful that my oldest son is a senior at the University of South Carolina and will be graduating with a triple in this spring.

And I'm also thankful for my twins that are high school seniors and they both have excelled academically with top honors. So really thankful and proud of my three children.

I'm thankful for the amazing team of people around me that help with our business and help us to serve clients. I'm very thankful that I get to make a living by helping people to make smart choices by how they handle their money, and that is a privilege.

I have a men's group, and I'm so thankful that we get to get together on Friday mornings and also one evening or so per month, and we get to support each other, we get to have Bible study, and we get to just be there for each other and help each other through this journey that we call life. Our family has been involved in the same church for 20 years now, and I'm very thankful for our church and the support that it gives us.

Many of you who know me, you know that there have been some health challenges around my family, and I'm very thankful that my health has held up, because health is very important to our qualities of life. So these are some things that I am thankful for.

And I asked some of my friends, some of my colleagues, some of my co workers, some of my clients to make a short audio clip telling what they're thankful for. And I found it fascinating and interesting and even moving on some level.

So I hope that you enjoy all of these recordings and don't forget to tell the people around you what you're thankful for.

Hi, I am Pat, and I've always been thankful for family, but when some are taken from you, it renews your thankfulness for those that you can still be around and enjoy. It's Thanksgiving, not Turkey Day. Hi, this is Cam. This year, I'm thankful for so many things. I could go on forever, but I'll limit myself to four.

I'm thankful I didn't have any damage from the hurricane. I'm thankful my skin cancer hasn't come back. I'm thankful for lots of opportunities to reconnect with family and friends this year.

And finally, I'm thankful for the growth of the Ducks Row program. Happy Thanksgiving.

Hi, this is Charlyn. And this year, I'm thankful for all the people who are helping Hurricane Helene victims.

There are individuals, churches, organizations that are buying supplies, they're sending food, they're mudding out houses, they're burning debris, they're building roads, they're hauling construction materials, and they're just coming together to help their fellow man. And it's just so nice to see.

Hi, this is Harris.

I'm thankful for a great many things this year, and they'll sound a little generic and corny, but I'm most thankful for my family, which is expanding this year as we're expecting and we just got a new puppy, so, you know, things are a lot of fun and you know, I'm excited to see what the future holds in that area. Also very thankful for, you know, my current career, which I love.

And having transitioned from other roles, I find a lot of value in career that you enjoy and find rewarding and I'm also excited to see where that takes me in the next year as well.

This is Debbie. I'm thankful for my job and my co workers. They're like a second family to me and I couldn't love them more.

Hey, this is Abby.

I am very thankful for the farm we live on because my husband's made me some walking trails and I enjoy being in the woods and it helps me de stress and just enjoy some time with my dog each day after work and those trails and just being outside on our farm keep me happy and healthy. Hi, my name is Amanda. This year I'm thankful for my ever growing family.

Hey, my name is Curtis Owens and this year I am very thankful for my fantasy football league.

I know, I know that seems like an odd thing to be thankful for, but these guys in this league are all high performing insurance agents with agencies all over the country.

They have given me advice, provided insight and guidance and helped me shape my insurance agency into something that two and a half years ago I was attracted to multiple national brokerages and I was able to cash out on my agency, sell it to one of those national companies and provide a great situation for my family. We're all grateful for different things and this is what I'm grateful for this year.

Hi, my name is Ashley and this year I'm thankful for my 8 month old daughter and the time that we get to spend together.

My name is Nate and this year I am thankful for Jesus Christ and red meat.

My name is Dallas Harmon and I'm thankful for the grace that God gives me every day.

My name's David. I'm thankful for homeschooling and the margin that allows for me to have extra time with my family to eat breakfast together in the mornings.

Hey, my name is Noah and this year I'm super thankful for a healthy.

Family and I'm really thankful for a.

Job that I actually enjoy.

Hi, my name is Carl Hagerman.

This year I am thankful for my family, close friends, good health, a safe place to call home, a good educational foundation, my family, pets, God the almighty, thank you.

My name is Jill and I am thankful for my husband and my children and the fact that we are blessed with good health. Hey, I'm Evan. And this year I'm thankful for Gamecock football being 18th in the nation. Go Cox. Hello, my name is Eric.

I'm very thankful for this beautiful weather.

Hi, my name's Susan.

I'm thankful this year that all our grandparents will be at our Thanksgiving table this year to enjoy dinner and time with family. Have a great Thanksgiving.

Hi, this is Doug.

And I am thankful for a great community that makes raising my kids here an awesome place.

I'm thankful for mine and my wife's health and our baby boy due in January. Good evening.

My name is Kathleen. I am thankful that Kamala Harris is not president.

Hi, I'm Mike. I'd have to say I'm thankful this year for family.

Hi, my name is anna. And in 2024, I'm thankful for my loving and supportive husband, my sweet family, and my wonderful team of co workers at Parallel Financial.

This is Justin Chastain. And this year I'm thankful for three things. My health, my friends and family.

And then ultimately being able to work in a profession and have a career that I get to wake up every day and it not feel like a job. And I get to help and impact people.

I hope that you enjoyed listening to those words of thanks. I think it's so important for us to be thankful every day and for us to look for the good in the world.

So I appreciate that everybody takes the time to listen to the weekly wealth podcast on a weekly basis. If I can ever help you, if I can ever point you in the right direction in your financial journey, it would be an Honor.

Email me davidarallelfinancial.com or go to my website, www.weeklywealthpodcast.com and click on the microphone icon and leave me a voicemail. So until next episode, I wish everybody a blessed week. Thanks everybody.

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