Chad Johnson: I’ve been broke since ‘78

[@GrahamBensinger]

Chad Johnson: I’ve been broke since 1978 --> kzbin.info/www/bejne/mpzbYq2YfdZrnbM

[@Moneyman-lx3nw]

Classic

[@misterblake694]

Just save it? The gold holds its value, not money. If you keep your money in the bank, that's why you're broke 🤷🏼‍♂️

[@Adam-wn2zb]

Lll

[@Paulstrickland01]

​@@misterblake694Gold doesn't hold value for low borns like you, if you've got a bullion merchant it does.

[@DwayneRobinson-le8mn]

They wasn't making the same money in NFL back then vs today's players facts

[@dylandylandylan3940]

If he's broke they need to make a new word for whatever I am. This hurts.

[@Delane21Wells]

I swear

[@OhitsYami]

Dead

[@Princelee444]

On god

[@xxdamienxx823c9]

😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@darozah]

😂😂😂 learn a skill that pays 75-100k or better annually

[@djinomack357]

He is smart with his money. He once lived at the Bengals facility for 2 seasons just to avoid paying high rents in Ohio.

[@Will-o5o6e]

😂😂😂

[@Dr.silver_856]

My ass is too broke to buy fake jewelry

[@w.a.franklin4739]

@greenmartian Damn, that was a good one! "My ass is too broke to buy fake jewelry🤣

[@timavery2194]

You and me both brother

[@leander_jeff1]

Shid I'm just keeping my cheese in my pockets 😭

[@kyoakland]

Exactly

[@Dr.silver_856]

@Deep lasers I heard that. My electric went up 127% in one month smh...

[@tanekahairston5889]

He left a $1k tip for a waitress at a Greensboro NC restaurant about 2 months ago

[@trevonmoses]

word? 919 inna house!💪🏾

[@jamesaaron23]

336 in the house

[@Yamsayyn]

123 in da house

[@Paulstrickland01]

So what nigga really means is shut up the irs is watching.

[@youknowwhatitis5266]

805 in the house

[@thewizardofodds6839]

Bruh he is that uncle that has mad bread and ain't never finna share it

[@tradeswithjohnnie]

He did share it. Giving advice. Sounds like you freeloading and expecting av hand out.

[@nygmatik2699]

@@tradeswithjohnnie 👆🏾👌🏾

[@topking403]

Well I believe he's saying if you want to be successful you have to invest in yourself and spend below your means. You don't have to be flashy he's doing no different from those who put all their money in assets and only pay themselves 200000 a year to 180000 the rest is in business

[@topking403]

He invests his money so of course he's not going to have that much in his personal bank account

[@thewizardofodds6839]

@@tradeswithjohnnie heres a piece of advice dont try so hard on the internet. Now.pay me for my advice you brokie. What color is your boogati

[@Crow-xm3nm]

“I’ve been broke since 78” 10 second later “I’m not rich I’m well off”

[@daveyboy_]

I wanna be ' broke' like he is .

[@taewashup8298]

Oml but I ain't wearing no fake jewelry

[@MetanoiiaYT]

@@taewashup8298 why not? it’s not like ppl gon notice unless ur neck turns green or if they got a diamond tester lol

[@taewashup8298]

@@MetanoiiaYT I just like real gold that's all🤷🏿‍♂️

[@ProvenHueMan]

😂😂😂

[@dreday5578]

I love to be ochocinco broke you can say I'm well off 😏

[@TMEBNDT]

He was is very smart. Living at the stadium for first 2/3 years and saving his money. This is the first athlete to save it all.

[@bradleypietrzyk1618]

Not the first, but one of a few. Gronk, Magic, Junior Bridgeman.. Few others.

[@andreterrell8412]

@@bradleypietrzyk1618the people you named used endorsements money , when have you seen Chad in a endorsement commercial like the ones you named ?

[@bradleypietrzyk1618]

​@@andreterrell8412Go Daddy....

[@merphinesitorus1928]

Every rich person ever: "I'm broke!!!"

[@joel.ha.]

Basic psychology. The smartest people don't feel smart. The richest people don't feel rich. The craziest people don't feel crazy.

[@travisstrickland7270]

@@joel.ha. 🤔😆

[@rrb396]

Rich people (not wealthy) are usually cash poor and living on the edge of their means.

[@merphinesitorus1928]

@@rrb396 What's the difference between rich and wealthy?

[@rrb396]

@@merphinesitorus1928 generational wealth vs people with high paying jobs/salaries

[@shatteredrig1421]

“I been broke since 78” “I’m well off”

[@HARVEY_1988]

That went over your head clearly

[@oneilljryan]

If $16 million is broke, I'd love to be.

[@OrangeCrush012]

I believe the numbers are 47 million over 11 Seasons plus endorsement dollars. For being the CEO or COO of a major Fortune 500 company, you say? No he got to play a game, that I played for free.. still doesn't feel like America's giving him a fair shot. No cure for narcissists

[@ithedon911]

You're broker than broke, cuz you ain't got that in the bank....😂

[@MrCocoMocoLoco2]

Don’t forget his 3 McDonald’s lol

[@demetrrius3000]

@@OrangeCrush012 there’s a clip where Chad showed someone one of his bank accounts and it was $16M sitting in there..that’s prolly what he’s referring to

[@dalemcbride775]

It would be a rough go but I’d be willing try having 16 million

[@kodaaahhh]

That "no" with his smile killed me 😂😂😂

[@hanspoland5911]

Love this dude... his whole persona was flashy.. but it was an act...a show to get eyes on his brand. He's a smart dude.

[@jss.2020]

He's worth millions but just saves it all and eats McDonalds

[@MisterCrookedNose]

Yes, I have a new respect for him

[@DirtyD218]

Bro he threw away his career that made him the money... how's that smart? Lmao

[@MitchellBahamas]

@@jss.2020 he owns several McDonalds chains in there different states. Him eating all the time was marketing also

[@cfeegs]

@@DirtyD218 he didn’t throw away his career? What you smoking?

[@ItBeginsAgain]

This is how my grandma talks and she’s got money.

[@Rg4Football]

“They all shine the same when the light hits it” - I have spoken

[@JSFILMS129]

I’m sold, where the real fake chain plug?

[@BEAUTYnIQ]

no they dont. can spot a cz across the room..

[@henryrichardson4274]

@@BEAUTYnIQ Don’t matter in his case Cz you know he really got it

[@GhostlyGhille]

@@BEAUTYnIQ you most definitely can't unless it's a huge cut. Smaller stones shine damn good. Diamonds are over hyped and price controlled, not even that rare. The fact semi rich folks spend hundreds of thousands or millions on shiny rocks confuses tf outta me. I'd take that cash and invest in a franchise to let it earn me cash not hemorrhage value.

[@RossAllison-ck2il]

Diamonds are diamond it’s Gold that’s value was is and always will be cause that is our ancestors blood and it’s an indication where the first civilisation was

[@LoveYou-lc5kv]

Since I didn’t know who either one of them were. When he said he’s been Broke since 78, and the other guy said no with that smile. I honestly thought this was about to be something deep. By the end on my third rewatch because I had to make sure I didn’t miss anything 🤣 I’m like oh this is cap. He still rich, and his jewelry probably super real 🤣

[@thegentlemenrat3727]

So he’s not broke he’s just not the world conquering level of rich he wanted

[@thegentlemenrat3727]

@Mike he said he’s not rich but he’s well off so therefore he’s fine and living better then you or I and just isn’t happy he didn’t make mondo millions like the owners of the team

[@scmarine843]

@@thegentlemenrat3727 He's not happy..." Wrong. He's saying what he's saying because he wants to maintain what he has but understands he's not wealthy enough to be foolish with what he has. That mindset will keep him well off.

[@VSmoothTwentyTwo]

I love Chad and this is why he is still well off! By having this mindset

[@slg4260]

People are missing his point. My father lived that way. He was always "broke" but we damned sure always had what we needed and the bills were paid.

[@dee-ski-velli6808]

Ofcourse you gotta play broke around a bunch of impulsive people frfr

[@slg4260]

@@66littlejimmy He bought my mother a Lincoln.

[@wallycovil3804]

Wow a lot of these newcomers can learn a thing or two from him I'm glad I had a chance to meet him while he was in high school down in the hood at his grandmother house very humble dude

[@chrismaurina5260]

He’s s very smart man I’m the same way tell everyone I’m broke but I’m actually doin we’ll problem is everyone looks at what you have instead of improving their situation

[@MrPac1977]

This is why I have always like Chad Johnson. This dude lived in the stadium his first two years in the league. Lol

[@Mr.International82]

Chad should’ve been on an episode of extreme cheapskates 😂😂☠️

[@revekat2053]

@@Mr.International82 He does his girlfriend’s makeup to save money.

[@kingleodevet.1179]

I say the same thing when my girl asks me for money, "I'm broke" & how are you broke if you admit that you're well off lmfao

[@pimpinkinn02]

If your alive and well your well off🏆

[@CreamyPesto505]

I think the point is that tricking yourself into believing you're broke keeps you humble, and hungry.

[@cisium1184]

Bingo. Control your mindset or you don’t control your money.

[@johnpark519]

Man...I love ❤️ Ochocinco #85...this Dude is Real 💯👍

[@b0ssatr0n91]

I'll never forget bengals summer camp in Georgetown KY mid 2000's, he had a pink 70s Cadillac on 24s with the top down in the players parking lot lol. 85 has and always will be my favorite WR of alltime

[@pf210]

Over Moss?

[@b0ssatr0n91]

@@pf210 yeah I'm from cincy so I'm ride or die. Him and Carson had a groove, I thought the red head n AJ green had it but we got it now Joey B and Jamar

[@lamasterbatonlll1383]

@@b0ssatr0n91 If Palmer didn't have to deal with that serious injury I'm convinced yall would've had at least 2 super bowl wins. The same goes for David Pollard

[@b0ssatr0n91]

@@lamasterbatonlll1383 bro when the steelers tore carsons ACL in our first playoff game (in my lifetime) It solidified and guaranteed my hatred of Pittsburgh lol. David pollack was a tragedy, imagine making your lifelong dream come true and then it being stolen from you from one bad play SMH 😔

[@pf210]

@@b0ssatr0n91 Yea I was going for Cincy, I cant stand LA teams lol

[@bancopop3133]

Rule #1 Never let no one know how much dough you hold

[@jovna5315]

Cause you know. The cheddar breed jealousy 'specially If that man fucked up, get yo' ass stuck up.🤷🏽‍♂️

[@niksterfer6sir]

He remind himself that everyday and ain't nobody gonna tell him otherwise

[@joeyclarelli7232]

Real talk seems like a strategy

[@OhMy05]

"I've been broke since 78" "🤣 no"

[@redscorpion9325]

If we were only broke like him we would be really happy 😂

[@PatrickJRoland]

Gotta read deeper on what he’s saying. Dropping gems

[@zydecbro]

you'll never know a rich person is rich because they have always known it and therefore they dont feel they need to prove it

[@rickybobbydastar6534]

So if u buy nice things you aren’t rich ? It’s a lot of Rich wealthy ppl who ball out . You just wouldn’t know it . Like 13 million dollar Yacht 🛥, 2 million on a 3 paintings. Just a different flex

[@WILLYLYNCH.]

How have you always been rich if you grow up poor then become rich? You don't make any sense, my guy.

[@hellabreeshhh]

Chad said what do u mean no 😭😭😭💀💀😭😭😭💀

[@flatbushhec2445]

(This is the Way) lol

[@juicervos]

This is dumb

[@YSMDEE]

It all shine the same when the light hits it Deep

[@jacobeestrickland8235]

Think a lot of people don’t get what he’s saying. He’s only still rich, or “well off” because his mentality is that he’s always broke. It’s smart and takes a lot of self control im sure.

[@MrSPIDEY21]

That’s not what he’s saying. He knows people with real money…even Kanye west said it. We don’t have money like that…yea they have a lot of money to lower class people but there are people with billions…

[@jacobeestrickland8235]

@@MrSPIDEY21 partly yes, but mainly he’s saying he doesn’t consider himself rich because if he did, he’d be poor. But yes he’s also saying “I’m not rich, I know some folks that are RICH”

[@cmsmith1031]

@@jacobeestrickland8235 He’s still rich even if there is someone with more.

[@WorldsOnlyBlackStan]

Even though I'm broke-broke and I don't know his pockets but I feel him. Shit like this is how I know I know my worth is higher than I'm lead to think. I deserve more and expect to get it in my hand... but only after I move my feet.

[@wok138]

I'm the brokenest. There you go, came up with a new word because of this short 🤣

[@nduclet351]

He needs to stop saying that he’s broke people out here are really struggling and he’s making a mockery of it even if not intentionally

[@binkydamauler]

that's a great outlook on life, imo. no matter how much you have, act like you have nothing! 👍🏾

[@marcoslaureano5562]

even around people who need GENUINE HELP? You still broke? If you are, I have another word for you that isn't too flattering.....

[@rickybobbydastar6534]

F this Cheap mindset . When I get a heavy bag I’m ballin tf out . Respectfully

[@alexlopez515]

@@rickybobbydastar6534 un wise decision

[@dieg44]

@@alexlopez515 allow him the space to make it. It’s a lesson you need to learn on your own.

[@binkydamauler]

@@marcoslaureano5562 grow up, marcos, lol. no one said a word about what you're insinuating, sigh!

[@Nathanfx2006]

The day I found out even millionaires feel poor because they always compare themselves to billionaires actually made me feel physically sick. When you come from nothing and get something, it's really different mindset.

[@TheBigExclusive]

It's a fear of losing the rich life style.

[@son2425]

He's saying its a mentality.. gotta keep that hunger mentality no matter how much you have

[@ricks2371]

Somebody else gets it

[@IV-ru2rm]

Being in shape more valuable than anything materialistic

[@brianfox340]

Great example of how not to interview someone that you don't consider a bad person.

[@Bryan_Lion]

Chad Johnson keeping it real. Never show your hand and always better to be humble

[@Jackmerius_Tacktheritrix5733]

This is the guy that screenshot his bank balance of 10 million but he’s broke lol

[@BitcoinTo100K]

He's got the right mindset

[@kenarts11]

Thats how he maintains that money

[@BradyMoreau-gq3tg]

Are you talking about the full send podcast? That was Chad ochocinco

[@quintinr.6760]

Money is relative to being intelligent enough to know what real money is and what it can really afford you. Know the difference man… know the difference 🤣

[@jentryhaskins9189]

This is an ignorant comment from the viewer. He talking about something deeper than money. U have to listen and understand.

[@cadeezell]

OchoCinco is crazy fiscally responsible at times. He grew up relatively poor, and is still in that mind set to keep him from being broke. Actually a good mentality to have. If you want to stay well off, you don't act rich. Love Chad

[@ceedott_prod]

Damn he got the most peaceful serenading voice I ever heard, music to my ears😂😂😭

[@mcluvin28x]

Who Chad or the interviewer? 😅

[@Wigglythegreat2]

That's because he is a natural born Bullsh!t artist.

[@cutthoatterry8881]

🤣🤣🤣

[@xXTopGXx]

thats because his heart rate is probably at a 35.. hes a super athlete.. normal people heart rate is at 75-100

[@StreetGeekz]

@@xXTopGXx 💀💀💀😂🤣🤣

[@scottfrost8956]

He built himself as a brand. The man is SOLID! He’s humble and intelligent! Drives a car worse than 90% of you here in the comments.

[@egama9360]

"I've been broke for 40 years" "To you I'm well off"

[@whackytachmedia9907]

Those two guys look like the nicest guys ever! 🤣🤣

[@5th2ndOnly]

The algorithm definitely brought me here, because I just watched a short the other day were he said he stayed at the Bengals facility his first 2 years in the league because he didn't want to pay for housing. Broke is not subjective Chad and you ain't broke, you're cheap! 😆

[@chriscaldwell2806]

Dude I seriously just saw that bengals video two days ago too!!!

[@quiquechavez2493]

This is a wise and admirable man!

[@brandonlangely8834]

That's real talk right there from a real man he's so sincere I can see it in his eyes all these rappers throwing away all this money save that it all shines the same people out here spending millions of dollars on jewelry just to say look at me meanwhile there's homeless people starving right around the block from you sad world we live in today

[@shakinbottles]

Yeah maybe if they would go dig 5000 feet into the ground they would be makeing money but they bum ass setting on a corner and im homeless I know it's because I don't work yall gullible asf these "homeless" people go buy .2 of meth and go back to a garage somebody let them live in and call it a day I've seen it plenty of times im out here doing the same shut but I buy food and gas not meth like everybody else there's a difference and no he ain't broke he has a house he's fine he's still paying bills off playing football 20 years ago lmfao I can play football but I ain't out here saying I'm broke I barely let people help me dudes looking for handouts like a crackhead

[@slycooper8474]

I love how chad is so humble but he really should give incite to his investments and businesses he owns so that younger players not yet retired can model after him. He’s a good role model, has done really well for himself outside of football.

[@petroleumzelly1973]

No homo but why did I feel super sad for ocho when he said I been broke since 78 with those eyes? I wanted to give the man a hug for some reason lmao

[@ninjakilzombie3442]

You can give another man a hug. It ain't gay 🤣 Boy what have yall come to.

[@Banjo56]

He is sooo much different than when he was on the field. Nice dude

[@MatterofFats]

I was swiping down when I heard “I’m cheap, I’m cheap… my jewelry.” 😂

[@happytreefriends9976]

You missed the fake part. If you’r3 buying fake jewelry as a rich person you’re pretty cheap

[@MatterofFats]

@@happytreefriends9976 Yup. That’s why I found it so funny. I had to go back and watch the entire thing.

[@desi2031]

My only critique to Chad's advice is people should save their money but for the purpose of investing it. When low to middle class people just save money, it always ends up being used for a rainy day situation. Because there's always an emergency around the corner. Whether the gas and food prices go up drastically or land lords jack up people's rent by 30% or layoffs. A lot of crazy stuff been going on the last few years man.

[@Btheone-n9d]

He start smiling over that I’ve been broke 😂😂😂 perfect

[@MsOldschool]

Listen, I been saying I been broke for years. Reason being is cause my goals at a certain level and all my money funding my goals so ain’t much left in my budget to play with. Today Chad said he kept over 80% of his career earnings. He living off that. To be able to do that he had to be broke all those years.

[@ld1040]

These comments not understanding his comments, explains why they’re not his type of broke!

[@cbreezy69]

Nobody in the comments is an elite athlete that played in the NFL, that's why we're all not his type of broke 😂 you're a clown

[@theamericanfan365]

Love Ochocinco keep going brother

[@dg8676]

He was born in 1978 😂😂😂

[@Jackmerius_Tacktheritrix5733]

What’s the joke?

[@joshuagarcia839]

“Just save it” THATS WHY YOU’RE BROKE

[@madmexican1002]

It looks like Dave chappelle's darker brother

[@jayberto2160]

He be trolling the shit out of ya , he’s doing a great job respect to him

[@Inframidi]

I laughed so hard when he said all his jewelry was fake. Ive been faking it through life the entire time.

[@888job]

It all shines the same when the light hits it what a quote

[@JD37]

Looks like Ochocinco needs his meds again.

[@danielrobinson1546]

Just understand this… there is a difference Poor and broke… Broke people know it’s temporary Poor people pray it’s temporary

[@savedbyjesuschrist9748]

This man is a national treasure😩😂

[@fieldfairy9845]

I’ve been fucking homeless, struggling to afford food, repo’ed car, no family help, and lost all 3 of my jobs in 2020…and now that I make a comfortable living after grinding it out in 2 states and 3 different cities, I cherish and enjoy every single dollar I earn. I was poor my whole life, but the anxiety and depression from have a negative bank account is so much worse than being disciplined to save. After what I’ve been through, I find it hard to feel sorry for these athletes who’ve blown millions of dollars even after they’ve said that they grew up poor

[@33479Leigh]

I love this guy, he knows who he is

[@shellyp9129]

You gotta thread carefully when the IRS are listening.

[@princeross26]

Remember, this is the same dude who lived in the stadium for a couple years after he was signed. Smart, love like you are broke and you never will be.

[@kpizyyisdaone]

This man and I sat two rows away from each other on a flight from Naples FL to Cincinnati OH and it was a commercial flight no first class or nothing special cheap and efficient💯

[@christopherflannery5034]

Greed will have you feeling like things are never good enough.

[@imacurrie2697]

He is always being honest❤😅.

[@OilfieldSmokeEater]

What people don't know are the clauses players HAVE to agree to when they sign a contract. Lookup how much a NFL player HAS to "donate" to the United Way.

[@angelmedina1629]

That’s how life works my friends. The owners of a company will Always make more than the employees

[@arhumshamim7753]

Chad’s cousins in Miami watching this interview “Did his cheap ass just say he broke”. Actually never mind they ain’t even pay the phone bill so they ain’t see it 😂😂😂

[@R488-u7q]

THANK YOU, someone finally called out these celebrities on their bullshit sob stories about how their owners/managers make more than them. Yeah no shit they’re gonna make more than you, they’re the ones giving you the opportunity in the first place. Not to mention, they’re still making a shit ton, I hear all these rappers and athletes and actors complaining about how the higher ups make way more than them, meanwhile they’re still collecting 7 digit checks so what’s the problem???? So what if your manager makes 100 million while you’re only getting 20 million? IT’S STILL 20 MILLION

[@premiercconstruction]

It’s a rich man’s game. I have heard this a thousand times,.. people with money always say they are broke !

[@513Cham]

Chad Johnson is 🔥 👍 Cincinnati is the city

[@christophertmunro4503]

Hell, I'm so damn broke I can barely afford the down payment on a FREE SANDWICH!!!!!!!!

[@alwynfrench1122]

My prayers goes out to you 🙏

[@emmanuellagace152]

Smart Man. The wealthiest live as tho they're broke. It keeps them grounded and hungry for more.

[@soldierarc87]

I love that he said broke not poor because that is a mindset.

[@codybrown1826]

I love his humbleness and authenticity talking about all his jewelry being fake false fuck that. HOWEVER, there's a difference between humbleness, naivety and stupidity. This man is not broke, and for him to say he is is absolutely absurd 🤦🏼‍♂️😂.

[@jonathon8856]

SAVE YOUR MONEY AND WHEN YOUR MAKING GOOD MONEY SAVE YOUR MONEY!

[@azerahasgotachannel4009]

Because over time you learn Your Time is being taken and we learn we run out of Time and that it's limited...... It's not worth doing the things that requires our Lives when Love doesn't Wait....

[@itzamadio34]

I think it was Chapelle that said.. " Rich Is some shit you could lose over the weekend in Vegas" or something to that extent

[@blackhammer4524]

I think he made all the right decisions to get him to the 2020s because if he had bought into the hype and bought real and expensive items then he would have been broke for real. I respect the woman who stayed with him, because some women will hate hate you for being caution and careful with how you spend your money.

[@theorossyt]

Glad bruh called him out on this bs. I love when celebrities be in they million dollar mansions an driving foreign cars being like “IM SO BROKE!!:(“ bc they don’t have as much money as their other celebrity friends. Meanwhile my ass tryna figure out if I got enough gas to make it to work next week

[@danzydunbar7623]

three McDonald's franchises Johnson owns three McDonald's franchises in Cincinnati, Indiana, and Miami. “You think this lifestyle provided itself?” Johnson asked co-host Brandon Marshall. Along with having ownership, he has credited it for supporting him during his football career.

[@milliondollarbrokekid3631]

He knows that it's not his money it's someone else money and they gave it to him and all he's doing is using it the best to his ability to not end up back where he came from 💯

[@nygmatik2699]

Damn…that is your interpretation?😁

[@lesss4067]

This man is three steps ahead of the irs 😂

[@Wtfbroward]

If i had 15 mil sitting in the bank i would still say im broke. Cause what i have is not your business

[@TheMuddman74]

BTW FACTS - (1) he was born in 1978, so hes saying hes been broke since birth (2) His net worth is $15 million. (3) disassociated from reality

[@zakirali-xu2mb]

The interviewer seems so wholesome

[@Twalk1123]

Graham when he said no had my hyperventilating 😭