If You Pay for the Date, Are You Owed Anything? Pick Me & Sin Tax - Ep. 240

I.E In Friends

Sonoro | Saul V Gomez, Aaron Caraveo

Soccer, Sports, Comedy Interviews, Comedy, Relationships, Society & Culture

4.7 • 577 Ratings

🗓️ 15 January 2026

⏱️ 107 minutes

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Summary

Vanessa shares her perspective on fear, immigration anxiety, and why awareness without action can be performative. The group also debates whether men should still pursue women traditionally, how money influences dating dynamics, and why self-respect and honesty matter more than flexing or chasing validation. PO BOX PO BOX 311145 Fontana, Ca 92331 Get Your Free Stock With My Robinhood link! https://join.robinhood.com/saulg38 👉 Don’t forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more episodes every week! #Podcast #ComedyPodcast Follow I.E In Friends here: https://linktr.ee/IEinFriends Take The Mic! https://forms.gle/nSf7f2YKqSgxRBur8 Subscribe to us Patreon for exclusive episodes! https://www.patreon.com/ieinfriends Get 10% OFF on TasteSalud Products with code IEFRIENDS at tastesalud.com Follow Us! Saul V Gomez Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/saulvgomez/ Twitter - https://twitter.com/Saulvgomez_ Aaron Caraveo Instagram - https://www.instagram.com/airbear_ie Topics 00:00 – Intro & Guest Welcome 02:10 – Pick Me Energy Explained 05:40 – Why Certain Foods “Trigger” People 08:30 – Dry January Logic & Self-Discipline 10:05 – Immigration Anxiety & Social Media Fear 14:20 – Are Men Losing Basic Life Skills? 17:00 – Being Too Old for the Club Debate 20:45 – OnlyFans “Sin Tax” Conversation 25:30 – Dating, Money & Free Meal Arguments 30:15 – Should Men Still Chase Women? 35:40 – Red Pill Culture vs Reality 39:45 – High-Effort Dates vs Genuine Connection 44:50 – Gold Diggers, Standards & Self-Awareness 49:30 – Thoughtful Dates That Actually Matter 52:40 – Sponsors & Shot Clock 55:00 – Final Dating Takeaways

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0:00.0	What's up friends?
0:14.9	Welcome back to another episode of IE in Friends.
0:18.4	My name is Saul Gomez.
0:20.5	And today, Aaron couldn't make it due to
0:23.8	unforeseen circumstances but in his place we have Vanessa who
0:29.3	why don't you clapping for me clap let's get some W's in the chat what's up everybody
0:34.8	hey guys what's up nice what's up Vanessa happy new year
0:38.2	happy new year oh all right thank you for having no thank you for joining i thought rick was gonna
0:41.3	hop on too yes he's on look you see the little square right there oh damn okay okay okay yeah
0:48.1	yeah i like that i like that a lot of changes what you've been up to? Nothing. Just chilling. Let me try this. I'm
0:55.7	very curious because you guys said it was. What? Oh, you guys said it was amazing. So let me try it.
1:00.7	Last episode I did say I did not. I was not a big time of it. This is a tepache modern Mexican soda.
1:07.9	So I have a favorite flavor. The What's the orange one, Rex?
1:12.6	Mandarina.
1:14.2	Wait, this is mandarinia.
1:15.9	No, it's not.
1:18.1	Is it?
1:19.4	What was the other one?
1:21.2	The one I didn't like was something about, like, pick or something.
1:24.1	Is it a pineapple?
1:25.5	It's just fire.
1:29.2	Someone said, you're glowing.
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