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- So, by the time I finished college,
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I'm going to be tens of
thousands of dollars in debt.
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So, I have a plan to avoid that.
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Have you ever heard of a sugar baby.
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(laughs)
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- A sugar baby?
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- Don't laugh.
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There are women who find men
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to pay their bills and buy them things.
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You just have to go on dates
and hang out with them.
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- [Narrator] In the United States,
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student debt is close to
topping $1.7 trillion.
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With more than 44 million Americans
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living with student debt.
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The topic became a big part
of the democratic primaries.
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- We all gotta cancel all
student debt in this country.
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(applauds)
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- [Narrator] And student
debt has prompted some
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to take unconventional measures.
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- The average sugar baby
receives about $3,000
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in monthly allowances.
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- [Narrator] Sugar babies are
even the subject of rom-coms.
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Like this one called "The New Romantic."
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- I have made $67,000 in gifts.
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Am I a prostitute?
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No. A gold Digger.
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Maybe. A sugar baby.
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- I don't know if that's
a good idea Scarlett.
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- It's good money.
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- [Narrator] You overhear a young woman
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laying out the controversial plan she has
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to help secure her future.
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- Otherwise I might have to drop out.
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So, sometimes you just
gotta do what you gotta do
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for some extra money.
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- [Narrator] What would you do?
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It's lunchtime at the Jefferson Diner
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and this father is out
with his teenage son.
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- Look, I know that this
is like a scary thing,
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but it mean a lot for me.
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- Even scarier than the idea
of you being a sugar baby.
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- [Narrator] They're
listening as our co-ed
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lays out her plan to
pay for her education.
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- I don't have any job.
I don't have any income.
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I need this. I have to do this.
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And it would mean a lot for me
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if he would just support my decision.
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- [Narrator] He stays
quiet throughout his meal,
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but on his way out...
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- You really need to
re-examine your life choices.
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Seriously, that's not viable.
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- [Narrator] We catch up with him.
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- I have a real issue with it.
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I'm a father that has three daughters.
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I'm dumbfounded in this day and age
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that a woman would allow that.
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You're a woman.
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There's more empowerment for you,
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especially in the workforce.
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So, use your brains.
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- [Narrator] We're rolling again.
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And now Scarlet storms away.
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And this young woman
joins the conversation.
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- I've known a few people
who have done that.
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It's just Like paid company.
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- If you needed the money
for tuition, would you do it?
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- If you needed money to
pay your tuition though,
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would you do it?
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- I couldn't do it,
but like, I don't know.
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I guess to each their own in a way.
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I personally feel, like, for myself,
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I couldn't judge a friend doing that,
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but I would express that, like,
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I am concerned that I want her to, like,
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text me her location,
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you know, like, tell me to
need the person she's with,
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like, keep me update and stuff.
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- Wow. Pretty interesting.
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- Like, at least, have the comfort
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of knowing she's doing it, like,
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in a safe way where she wouldn't get hurt.
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- [Narrator] Safety is also a core concern
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for these parents.
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- Our daughter is 38 and the
times have changed a lot,
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but I don't know.
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It's frightening.
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- It sounds like prostitution to me.
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- And sometimes if your employer finds out
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what you did before,
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that could be the end of your career.
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- [Narrator] Next, we meet this woman
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out with her girlfriends.
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- The Scarlet, you are selling your body
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to pay for your tuition.
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That's weird.
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- Go, girl. Go, girl.
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- [Narrator] And she
surprises us with her take.
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- She's trying to become a sugar baby.
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- I got what you're saying.
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I have heard of that.
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Because there are men who are wealthy
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and just want a companion.
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They just want someone
to go out to dinner with.
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Some, listen, don't get me wrong.
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She's probably gonna get
propositioned, that's her choice.
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But there are people that just want
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to take care of somebody.
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I don't see anything wrong with that
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as long as you know what
your limitations are.
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You can even have a contract
written up, if you want.
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I've seen that done, too.
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- What if they want sex?
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- But what if they do want sex?
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- That's when she says,
"The contract says no."
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And then you got to
look for somebody else.
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Or you charge them another
$10,000. That's your choice.
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- I'm surprised you're supporting it.
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Thank you, thank you guys.
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- Listen, she's not trying to
raise money to go on a cruise.
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She's trying to raise money
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so she can give herself an education
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and a good start in life.
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- [Narrator] But do her friends agree?
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- What do you guys think?
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- How old are you?
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- 19.
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- If we could have done online over again,
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I would have done that in a heartbeat.
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- No. I don't know.
- In a freaking heartbeat.
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I would've done that in a heartbeat.
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- Be careful.
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- This is pretty amazing. Huh?
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She's uneasy about Scarlet's plan.
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But she has another idea
that most people would find
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out of the ordinary.
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- Honestly, you know
what I think we should do
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instead of doing that?
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Go to a strip club. Dance.
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- Yeah.
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- More safer.
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- You think?
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- Yeah, because they
have people around you.
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- Should I tell my parents?
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- If you're do that, yes.
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- I don't know why.
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- What if something happens?
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- If she's going to the other route...
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- Parents should know.
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- If I were you, instead of the parents,
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I would like a friend
that you could trust.
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- Hello ladies, how are you?
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(Beeping)
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I'm John Quinones.
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- Oh, my God. How are you?
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- Good. Good to meet you.
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- Oh my God.
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(laughs)
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- Listen, you know what? It is what it is.
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There are legitimate people out there
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that just are looking for companions.
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Do you have to be careful? Absolutely.
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- What did you think?
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- I was afraid for her.
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- Would you do it?
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- No, I wouldn't do it.
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- What's the moral of the story here.
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- The moral of the story is
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there's a lot of ways to make money
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to help people indirectly and directly,
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as long as you're careful, safe and smart.
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- All right, let's go.
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We're rolling one last time.
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- Scarlett, do you wanna tell them
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what you were thinking
about doing instead?
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- No, I don't.
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- What was you think about doing instead?
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- It's basically, she's tryna
like do the sugar thing.
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- [Narrator] And this diner doesn't think
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Scarlet's sugar baby
plan is all that sweet.
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- You may think you doing something
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and it goes towards tuition,
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95% of the people that do this,
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you should guess what they never do.
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Spend spending money on tuition.
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Because the money starts to getting good
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and they think they have,
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they spend it elsewhere and
they live in this limelight.
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- Great, this is good.
This is really good.
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So, he tries to offer
her some alternatives.
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- But as a career counselor
for 15 years, I tell you this,
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there's plenty of ways out there to pay.
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You get all kinds of scholarships
opportunities out there.
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You get all kinds of grants out there.
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You can come out of school debt free.
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- See, it's not just me
that thinks about that.
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(soft music)
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- [Narrator] But he's not done yet.
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- Slide over.
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- [Narrator] He joins
our actors at their table
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with just one more bit of advice.
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- My whole motto to all my
kids have always been this:
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If you go out in life and do something,
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ask yourself this question,
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what would I do if my daddy was here?
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Don't take a quick buck
because a quick buck,
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every dollar that you have
today, nine times out of 10,
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that dollar spent before you
put it in your pocket or purse.
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- [Narrator] Time to say hello.
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- Somebody coming in.
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- How are you doing my man?
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- Oh, oh.
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- I'm John Quinones.
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- I know this face.
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(laughs)
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- Why was it so important
that you say something?
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- It's important to know
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that you don't have to do all these things
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to get where you want to get in life?
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My advice to her is to
think about what to do
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before you do it,
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'cause you can have
everlasting consequences.
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(soft music)
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