E6: Thanksgiving episode, and conversations about finances and learning new skills

Welcome to the sixth episode of Four Old College Friends. We're old college friends, now in our 40s, getting together to talk about life. In this episode recorded the Friday before Thanksgiving, November 17, we talk about our holiday plans, and then devolve into a discussion about learning finances after divorce, getting out of our comfort zones, UK vs US education systems and what we're grateful for. Visit our website ⁠⁠⁠https://fouroldcollegefriends.com/⁠ ⁠⁠to contact us or learn more. If you enjoy the episode, please support us by subscribing or leaving us a rating or review. We appreciate it! Show Notes: 00:30 Three old college friends, Jessica is missing, recovering from staying away for 48 hours 01:50 Just one drink, in a big glass 03:20 A big night out in Northern Jersey - at Neros, hot spot for the late 30s, 40s, 50s scene https://www.neros.com/ 05:10 Jessica joins us! And recounts her Savannah trip and airbnb host challenges 07:10 Pre-thanksgiving weekend plans, Stuart's family coming from the UK for Thanksgiving, getting ready to go to the infamous cabin 09:50 Deanna's Thanksgiving plans at the Lubers. 11:10 Adrienne's Thanksgiving plans, first one without her mom. 15:00 Lauren's Thanksgiving, off year, so without kids 17:00 Making all the decisions 17:25 Lauren tells her daughter to live with girlfriends and just find a man to have a baby with. What else should we teach our kids? Finances! 19:30 The best way to learn is by doing 21:15 Being married to an artist 22:50 Getting out of our box, aka get out of your comfort zone. UK vs US education systems. The Learning Game book by Ana Lorena Fabrega : https://www.amazon.com/Learning-Game-Teaching-Themselves-Challenge/dp/1804090093 29:20 Jessica plays the karma game to keep her juju good, while ex's send song lyrics Karma Police - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karma_Police Dealing with dead squirrels and live animals in the walls of the house 34:45 Wrap up, grateful for each other, happy thanksgiving