Trapped in the Spend Cycle? How to Break Free from Consumerism SB1693

The Stacking Benjamins Show

Joe Saul-Sehy | Cumulus Podcast Network

Investing, Business, Self-improvement, Education

4.2 • 1.9K Ratings

🗓️ 9 June 2025

⏱️ 68 minutes

🔗️ Recording | iTunes | RSS

🧾️ Download transcript

Summary

Is your wallet feeling lighter... but your closet’s full of regret? Joe, OG, and Mom’s neighbor Doug are throwing open the basement door to tackle one of the trickiest parts of personal finance: consumerism. Whether you're a recovering impulse buyer or knee-deep in buy-now-pay-later regrets, this episode’s got your back—and maybe your budget. 💸 Hear real stories about overspending and why value-based spending beats chasing trends. 🛍️ Unpack the rise of Klarna and other buy-now-pay-later services—and the hidden costs that come with them. 🌍 Explore how global economic shifts (yep, we’re going there) could impact your investments. 🎤 And just when things get too real, the team lightens it up with a no-holds-barred burger chain draft. In-N-Out? Five Guys? Wendy’s? Who makes the Stacker cut? Plus: a shoutout to the troops, a TikTok Minute that involves Doug and a questionable egg sandwich, and trivia that’ll make you rethink your next holiday shopping spree. You don’t need to live like a monk—just stop buying stuff you don’t even like. FULL SHOW NOTES: https://stackingbenjamins.com/how-to-break-free-from-consumerism-1693 Deeper dives with curated links, topics, and discussions are in our newsletter, The 201, available at https://www.stackingbenjamins.com/201 Enjoy! Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

Transcript

Click on a timestamp to play from that location

0:00.0	And now we're from our sponsors of Betterment.
0:02.3	When investing your money starts to feel like a second job,
0:06.5	Betterment steps in with a little work-life balance.
0:09.5	We're the automated investing and savings app that handles the work so you don't have to.
0:14.1	Your money is diversified and optimized day after day again and again
0:18.0	because your money doesn't need a work-life balance. You do. Plus, new investing
0:23.6	customers can get up to $1,000 with a qualifying deposit. Terms apply. Make your money hustle with
0:29.3	betterment. Get started at betterment.com. Investing involves risk, performance not guaranteed.
0:36.5	This episode is brought to you by Navy Federal Credit Union.
0:39.2	Navy Federal can help you find and finance the right vehicle with ease.
0:43.0	With Navy Federal's car buying service, powered by True Car, you can find the vehicle that's right for you as you search through inventory and compare models.
0:51.1	And you could get an amazing rate when you finance with Navy Federal.
0:55.0	Visit NavyFederal.org slash Truecar to learn more. Navy Federal Credit Union, our members
1:00.9	are the mission. Navy Federal is insured by NCUA, credit and collateral subject to approval.
1:06.9	It's Monday morning in Mom's basement. You know what that means. Oh, G is cranky. Who knew, Doug?
1:12.2	Who knew? He must have the worst weekends of anybody because he always shows up on Monday
1:18.0	Rufford in a Billy Goat's knee. Let's get, Billy Goats. Holy, have you been hanging out with
1:22.8	mom? That's like a 50s callback there. Oh, my goodness.
1:28.3	Well, you know what we've got to do, though.
1:29.9	We have to.
1:30.6	It doesn't matter.
1:31.4	Who's cranky?
	...

Transcript will be available on the free plan in 19 days. Upgrade to see the full transcript now.

Previous episode | Next episode

Disclaimer: The podcast and artwork embedded on this page are from Joe Saul-Sehy | Cumulus Podcast Network, and are the property of its owner and not affiliated with or endorsed by Tapesearch.

Generated transcripts are the property of Joe Saul-Sehy | Cumulus Podcast Network and are distributed freely under the Fair Use doctrine. Transcripts generated by Tapesearch are not guaranteed to be accurate.