Funny Money with Comedian Josh Johnson: Senators Smooching, Lifestyle Creep and the Mental Gymnastics of Financial Goals

Stand-up comedian and writer Josh Johnson returns to Money Rehab nearly two years after his first time on the show. Since then, he has become a hosting correspondent on The Daily Show, reached millions of followers on socials and continued to post a new stand up set to YouTube (he’s done this for 156 consecutive weeks). He talks about how he’s avoided lifestyle creep as his career has flourished, the best money advice he’s received, and why being broke is like drowning in a swimming pool.    

Then, Nicole gets Josh’s take on some of the strangest recent money headlines, including a woman who reportedly saved $15,000 on groceries by going on dates, Victoria’s Secret stock jumping 48% after changing its ticker to “VSXY,” and why taxes are apparently making Gen Z cry.

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Here's what Nicole covers with Josh:

00:00 Are You Ready for Some Money Rehab?

01:46 What's Changed Since Last Time

04:10 The Ownership Illusion

06:28 Why Even Billionaires Never Feel Safe

08:00 How to Stop Moving the Goalpost on Financial Safety

09:18 Lifestyle Creep

12:00 Selling Shoes on eBay and Wikifeet

14:03 The Poisoned Pizza Story

15:18 Why Being Broke Is Like Drowning

19:00 Money-Saving Extremes

24:40 The Culture of Greed and “Good Business”

26:39 Food Insecurity in America

32:17 Cheap Corruption and Political Money

33:03 Structured Notes

37:38 Are We Doing NFTs Again?

40:37 Why Josh Is Skipping AI IPOs He Doesn't Understand

43:00 Funny Money

43:12 The Guy Who Asked His Date for a Venmo Refund

44:53 The Woman Who Saved $15K in Groceries by Going on Dates

46:22 Victoria's Secret's 48% Stock Surge From a Ticker Change

49:00 The $80K AI Deepfake Soap Opera Scam

51:39 Have Taxes Ever Made You Cry?

55:31 Trump's Face on a $250 Bill

59:23 Josh Johnson's Tip You Can Take Straight to the Bank

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