{"version":"1.0.0","segments":[{"speaker":"Average Joe Finances","startTime":2.19,"endTime":3.36,"body":"Hey,"},{"speaker":"Average Joe Finances","startTime":2.19,"endTime":3.36,"body":"how's going everybody?"},{"speaker":"Average Joe Finances","startTime":3.36,"endTime":5.94,"body":"Welcome back to the Average"},{"speaker":"Average Joe Finances","startTime":3.36,"endTime":5.94,"body":"Joe Finances Podcast."},{"speaker":"Average Joe Finances","startTime":5.94,"endTime":10.321,"body":"I'm your host, Mike Cavaggioni,"},{"speaker":"Average Joe Finances","startTime":5.94,"endTime":10.321,"body":"and today's guest is Britt Sharman."},{"speaker":"Average Joe Finances","startTime":10.388,"endTime":13.088,"body":"One of the things I'm really excited about"},{"speaker":"Average Joe Finances","startTime":10.388,"endTime":13.088,"body":"is we're gonna talk about something that"},{"speaker":"Average Joe Finances","startTime":13.088,"endTime":17.978,"body":"we've never really explored on this 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thank you for your patience"},{"speaker":"Average Joe Finances","startTime":2157.845,"endTime":2161.525,"body":"and thank you for joining us."},{"speaker":"Britt Sharman","startTime":2162.02,"endTime":2163.53,"body":"Thank you"},{"speaker":"Britt Sharman","startTime":2162.02,"endTime":2163.53,"body":"so much for having me."},{"speaker":"Britt Sharman","startTime":2163.592,"endTime":2166.654,"body":"It's been one thing you did say"},{"speaker":"Britt Sharman","startTime":2163.592,"endTime":2166.654,"body":"before that Yeah, you might wanna"},{"speaker":"Britt Sharman","startTime":2166.654,"endTime":2168.124,"body":"go on the boat to take the family."},{"speaker":"Britt Sharman","startTime":2168.124,"endTime":2172.504,"body":"I think it's actually a great kind of way"},{"speaker":"Britt Sharman","startTime":2168.124,"endTime":2172.504,"body":"to figure out if they're gonna enjoy it,"},{"speaker":"Average Joe Finances","startTime":2173.614,"endTime":2174.484,"body":"Yeah, 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