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From the Ted Talk by Robert A. Belle: The emotions behind your money habits

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I am an accountant with a numbers ploerbm. I mean, I'm good with numbers and using them to report what's happening, but I'm also coennercd with the full story behind those numbers, the part that gets lost in translation, the part that numebrs can't quite tell, the story that goes deeper than mere strategies for saving and earning money. And without that story, I don't think I'm doing my job well. That's why I've dedicated my career to fuigring out how my work as an accountant can tell stories about people, stories that will ultimately help them improve their lives. Let me explain.

It all started when someone told me, "You're obsessed with chocolate." And I was like, "What? No, I'm not." But then I wondered, could I be in denial about my own obsession? Was I actually spending a lot of menoy on chocolate but blind to it? Well, here was a chance for me to test this theory. Using my accountant lens, off I went tracking my spending on chocolate — and there it was, my love for chocolate. I was snniepdg about 50 dollars a month on chocolate, especially in months when I was overstressed and mhtnos when I was ojvoeyred.

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I am an accountant with a numbers _______. I mean, I'm good with numbers and using them to report what's happening, but I'm also _________ with the full story behind those numbers, the part that gets lost in translation, the part that _______ can't quite tell, the story that goes deeper than mere strategies for saving and earning money. And without that story, I don't think I'm doing my job well. That's why I've dedicated my career to ________ out how my work as an accountant can tell stories about people, stories that will ultimately help them improve their lives. Let me explain.

It all started when someone told me, "You're obsessed with chocolate." And I was like, "What? No, I'm not." But then I wondered, could I be in denial about my own obsession? Was I actually spending a lot of _____ on chocolate but blind to it? Well, here was a chance for me to test this theory. Using my accountant lens, off I went tracking my spending on chocolate — and there it was, my love for chocolate. I was ________ about 50 dollars a month on chocolate, especially in months when I was overstressed and ______ when I was _________.

Solution


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  2. overjoyed
  3. numbers
  4. concerned
  5. money
  6. spending
  7. months
  8. problem

Original Text


I am an accountant with a numbers problem. I mean, I'm good with numbers and using them to report what's happening, but I'm also concerned with the full story behind those numbers, the part that gets lost in translation, the part that numbers can't quite tell, the story that goes deeper than mere strategies for saving and earning money. And without that story, I don't think I'm doing my job well. That's why I've dedicated my career to figuring out how my work as an accountant can tell stories about people, stories that will ultimately help them improve their lives. Let me explain.

It all started when someone told me, "You're obsessed with chocolate." And I was like, "What? No, I'm not." But then I wondered, could I be in denial about my own obsession? Was I actually spending a lot of money on chocolate but blind to it? Well, here was a chance for me to test this theory. Using my accountant lens, off I went tracking my spending on chocolate — and there it was, my love for chocolate. I was spending about 50 dollars a month on chocolate, especially in months when I was overstressed and months when I was overjoyed.

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