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0:00 Why Americans Are Broke
0:32 Reason 1: We Don't Know What We Don't Know
9:08 How to Fix the Knowledge Gap
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12:11 Reason 2: We Do Things We Shouldn't Do
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23:33 Reason 3: We Don't Do the Things We Should Do
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