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Hi Jeremy, I am so jealous that you play the guitar! I have always wanted to try and pick it up but haven’t gotten to it yet. That guitar is gorgeous and I am glad that you picked it up when you did! Sometimes the best purchases are the ones that hold personal value rather than dollar value! Good luck this semester.

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Michelle! Congratulations on graduating! I am also graduating in the Spring - hopefully I see you at the commencement ceremony! A lunch crockpot sounds amazing! I never even knew that those were a thing! I am going to have to get one to take mac and cheese on the go for my little boy!

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Hi Sunnie (Hammon), we seem to have a lot of hobbies in common! I also love to sew and camp! I have really started to pick up sewing in the last couple of weeks! Hopefully this semester finishes out strong for you!

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Hi Kristin, I am glad you were finally able to get into a reliable and enjoyable vehicle. Sometimes a change of car can make the biggest difference! I also am in Cedar so if you ever want to meet up let me know :) Good luck this semester!

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Hi Hillary, Congratulations on the new car. Getting something new is always exciting, especially when it is a new vehicle. I am also graduating this Spring - are you going to walk at graduation? If so, I will have to look for you! Good luck!

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Hi Sunnie! I love your name! I love that your favorite purchase is an awesome sleeping bag. My husband hates camping, so I never go, but I think I would love it! We went a few times when we were first married and it was fun but then we started having kids and we just quit going. You sound like a really well rounded person with the diversity of all your hobbies. Good luck this semester!

Hilary Simon

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Hi Kristin! I love your story about your car and I love that you are doing so many fun things with it and having so many adventures! It sounds like an amazing purchase! Good luck with the semester!

Hilary Simon

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Hi Amanda! Your favorite purchase sounds really neat! Good for you for sewing! I can't get into it. I've tried many times and the mess and the process just drive me nuts. My husbands mom is an amazing seamstress and would love your sewing table. I love that is has so many uses. Good luck with the class!

Hilary Simon

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Hi Jacob! That's cool you live in Arkansas! I've never been there, but I'd love to visit someday! What is there to do out there? I like that your favorite purchase is your tools. Being handy and being confident in that area is so helpful! That is an awesome quality. Nice to meet you!

Hilary Simon

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Hi Griffin! I've always wanted to live in Arizona. My aunt and uncle live there and I've visited them a couple times. I love the heat! I know it's not warm everywhere but I would love to live where it never snows! It hasn't snowed this winter in Utah, and it's been the best!

Hilary Simon

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Hey Colton, congratulations on the new truck! I'm glad you and your family have enjoyed that purchase, and that it has created opportunities for you all to hang out. Finding a good vehicle for all your outdoor adventures can be tricky, but I'm glad you found one that can accommodate you and your family. Looking forward to spending more time with you this semester.

-Griffin Solle

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Hey Sunnie, thanks for sharing a bit about yourself with us. It was great to get to know you. Sleeping bags can be so particular; I've gone through quite a few. For a few of them, it can seem difficult to find one that suits you well. I'm glad to hear that you have found one that you like and that works well for you!

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Hello Hillary, it's a pleasure to meet you! Congratulations on wrapping up your degree and finally graduating. Thanks for sharing your story about your shopping experience picking out a new car. It's great to hear that after all this time, you've finally landed on a product that you're satisfied with, and I hope it serves you well in the future.

-Griffin Solle

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Hey Amanda, it's great to meet you and learn a bit about you. I totally get how online school can be much more flexible and convenient; I have found it to have the same effect in my life. I appreciate you sharing why you think your desk was your favorite purchase! I think it's pretty amazing you were able to find a desk you like for only $15!

-Griffin Solle

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Hey Jacob, it's great to meet you and get to know you a little bit. I can relate to your pick of tools being your best purchase. I'm not the greatest handyman, but I generally try to fix things myself before spending money on having someone else do it for me. In that way, I think tools are a great investment and can see why you would consider it your favorite purchase.

- Griffin Solle

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Hi Colton - It is great to meet you! As an outdoorsy person myself who loves to camp and hike, a truck is a great purchase! Sounds like you have been able to enjoy some great outdoor experiences and spending time as a family is the best. I love Logan! It is such a beautiful place from the valley to the canyon to the mountains, it is such a great place to enjoy the outdoors. And a bonus...it is so close to Bear Lake! Good luck this term!

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Hi Kristin,

Glad the SUV works so well for you! It sounds like you have a lot of cool adventures with your kids and that's inspiring to hear as sometimes I can get too holed up for my own good. Have a great session!

-Jeremy Rodda

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Hi Jeremy - I enjoyed your video and learning more about your interest in music and guitars. You seem very knowledgeable. That is cool that you have written so many songs and I love the correlation you shared about growing with the instrument. The little snippet you played sounded really nice and smooth. I tried learning to play once but I just don't have the patience or coordination. Best of luck to you this term!

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Hi Hillary! Congrats on the new Subaru! They are fun. I'm sure it's especially fun to drive after all the van driving. My dad went from a mini van to a Saab wagon which drives kind of like a Subaru, and he specifically told me after a couple years of ownership that it was the best purchase he ever made, so once again congrats!

-Jeremy Rodda

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Hi Dave - it was great to watch your video and get to know you better. I love that you chose your dog!! She is super cute and the squirrel is darling. I wish I had thought of that. I have a blue heeler mix and he is my constant shadow. Dogs are such great companions and I love that you adopted her from a shelter. I really would love to start fostering dogs after I finish this degree. Good luck this term!

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Hi Michelle! I'm also coming back to school after many years but it feels nice to be finishing a degree finally as you mention. As for your lunch pot, I bet several people in my office would be very jealous if I brought one in, so if you'd like to start a little multi level marketing scheme for them in the near future I bet you would have no trouble with recruits!

-Jeremy Rodda

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Hey Dave! Your dog is a great choice. Looks like a real cutie. Funny that she wouldn't sit for the video. And good on ya for adopting her from the shelter!

- Jeremy Rodda

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Hey Colton, a truck is certainly a worthwhile purchase and it's cool that you frame it in terms of creating better family time. Also cool that you have a little boat!

-Jeremy Rodda

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Hi Kristin - Nice to meet you! I applaud you on your growth and the confidence you have discovered. Picking a car is so fun and I am really glad you got one you love! Sounds like you have already had some great adventures in it. I also really like the picture on your wall in the background. Good luck this term!

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Hey Amanda - I enjoyed your post. Even when you live close, having the option to do school online at your convenience is super helpful. I have loved the speedway program and being able to work it around a fulltime job and life. It is the only way I could have made school work at this point in my life. Good luck this term!

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Hello, Michelle. It must be pretty exciting to finally finish something after working on it for so long. That's a pretty cool crockpot, not waiting for the microwave would make it worth the purchase.

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Hey Kristin, sorry you had so many issues! Cars are so hard to pick and it's unfortunate you didn't feel like you had a lot of say, but I'm glad you got into something good now!

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Hey Jeremy, I also really like playing the guitar. That guitar seems really nice! I haven't heard of that brand, but I'll have to look them up. I have a Taylor acoustic and an Ibanez JS electric.

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Hi Colton, your new truck sounds, and hope you have many great adventures in your new vehicle and with your boat as well, thanks for the introduction!

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Hey Dave, I also have a dog and I would agree that they are the best investments. I love dogs so much and feel that they bring a lot of good to our lives, so I'm glad to hear that's been your favorite purchase!

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Hey Jacob, tools is a great choice! I also love my tools. Having good tools makes fixing things and working on things a million times better. I am really picky about tools, so I always make new projects an excuse to buy more tools.

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Hey Sunnie, it's crazy what a huge difference good gear can make. There's nothing worse than being cold all night when you are supposed to be sleeping and recovering from hiking and camping. That's awesome that you got a good sleeping bag!

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Hello Colton, a new truck is an exciting purchase! Boating and camping sounds fun. I've been camping with my family a lot but have never been boating, I bet its a blast.

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Hey Colton, I really like how your favorite purchase was something that's not just for yourself but a key to spending more time with your family and sharing more quality time opportunity together. -kristin young

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Hi Jacob, thanks for your introduction! I can very much relate to how beneficial tools can be around a place as I'm always fixing something around my place as well so good tools come in very handy at times. Hope this course goes well for you!

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Sunnie Hammon

Hi Jacob, being able to fix things yourself is defiantly a good way to save money. I wish I had taken the time to do things like that growing up but my brothers usually took care of it, so I never had to. I am also in the speed way program trying to decide what I want to finish my studies in.

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Sunnie Hammon

Hi Amanda, I have a little girl about the same age and being able to do school online has been really nice while also taking care of a little one. Congratulations on graduating this year. I will be completing my first year in the speedway program this spring.

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Hey Dave, your dog is super cute. what a great share, it's so fun to see the personality come out in pets as well as the love they can share with us. -kristin Young

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Hello Amanda, congratulations on graduating soon from SUU. I am doing the speedway program too. If i lived in Cedar City instead of Arkansas, I would still be doing the speedway program. My wife and I have a three year old and one year old. It is so affordable and convenient to be able to log on to canvas and complete school when it works for you, rather than having to commute and be on somebody else's schedule. I hope you continue to enjoy your practical and frugal purchase. I love it when I find a deal on something i need like that. Facebook marketplace has has had most of my best finds.

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Hey Sunnie, I also really enjoy gardening and all the outdoor things. I appreciate you sharing your sleeping bag with us, finding a good one that fit's all a person's needs can be a hard task, i also really enjoyed the bright color. -kristin young

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Hello Sunnie, it is nice to meet you too. I am glad your sleeping bag has been treating you well. Spending time out in nature is a hobby of mine as well and it is normally so revitalizing. The exception to the rule being, I had to toss my old tent after my last trip, because my family and I got rained on and our tent ripped and leaked.

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Thanks for your response Kristin! And yes it sounds like you made a great decision on that SUV and going camping with your SUV and it being able to pull snowmobiles sounds like it is a good one. Glad your current SUV is much better than the vehicle you had previously as you mentioned. Hope this course goes well for you!

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Sunnie Hammon

Hi Kristen, Congratulations on your new purchase. I imagine your pretty busy with 3 children, a job, and trying to complete a bachelors degree. I think that's awesome that you are doing all of that at once and wish you the best of luck.

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Hi Jeremy, I don't know too much about guitars but the one that you were playing sounds very nice. Thanks for sharing your story about your favorite guitar, and hope this course goes well for you!

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Hello Kristin, I am glad your SUV has been treating you and your family so well. I recently bought a truck and it is awesome being able to have enough room to haul stuff inside and tow stuff behind it for outdoor recreation. I relate to you there. My vehicle would be my favorite purchase too if I did not choose my tools as my favorite purchase.

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hey Jeremy, that is a pretty neat guitar, you can hear the passion you have for your music and the tools you use when you talk about them. -kristin young

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Hi Michelle! I also started university again after several decades, congrats on finishing soon, I still have quite a ways to go so hopefully I finish my degree eventually as well! Hope this course goes well for you!

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Hey Michelle, I love seeing that so many people have gone back to school and are working though the same program. What a fun little crockpot, I would love to hear other than soup what other things you take with you in it. That is definitely something I could get behind next fall and winter. -kristin Young

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Sunnie Hammon

Hello Hillary, a new car is a super exciting purchase. I'm glad you finally got something you like. I will be finishing my first year in the speed way program this spring. Good luck on your graduation.

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Hello Hillary, I hope your final session of school goes smooth. Congratulations ahead of time on your Bachelors degree. It is always so exciting to get a new vehicle. I imagine after suffering through the mini-van phase you were even more ecstatic.

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Hello Michelle, congratulations on finishing up school in April. My mom started going back to school when I was 14 after taking a break to raise all of her four kids. She has graduated now and is in love with her career that going back to school has allowed her to attain. Every time I talk to her, I hear several interesting work stories. Also, your lunch crock pot is cool. I use a huge crockpot at home twice a week to cook BBQ brisket and brisket vegetable soup and I really enjoy how easy crock pots are. They're my favorite meals of the week normally. I had never even seen a miniature lunch-style one until your introduction video. I hope your final classes go smoothly for you, Jacob.