Unpacking Money Lessons from Your Favorite Christmas Movies

[@barrybegley5379]

I wonder if You Guys realize how very special you both are? George, You sir are so witty, quick thinking and knowledgeable and Rachel You are such a breath of fresh air. Your two personalities are the perfect blend of two great people that know each other so well and can play off one another's foibles. Love the show (always learn something) and Love to the both of You. Thanks for all that you do for us viewers. Greetings from Ontario, Canada.

[@Gidget985]

I’ve watched this three times now ❤ I’m in the military and far from home this Christmas, this episode is so full of joy and Christmas cheer, when it gets to the end and Rachel starts to say goodbye I just start it over so it doesn’t end lol thank you guys 🥰🎄🎁🤗

[@michellemilano9067]

Thank you for your service. Hope you have some joy this holiday season

[@davidf5683]

Well done Mariah…I mean George.

[@drakerios4342]

This is hilarious! “You could’ve reached a little further but that’s fine”

[@mrsh2167]

Clarence the angel: Each man's life touches so many others. When he isn't around, it leaves an awful hole.

[@oliviafox6745]

I never asked for anything as our parents never had money. But our uncle always got us art supplies, which we loved. We learned to be happy with what we got.

[@MarkPatrick-sp3sp]

I can't believe you forgot the ultimate Christmas classic: A Charlie Brown Christmas!

[@rnewland89]

Yeah but try to come up with a money lesson for that

[@jillkennedy6993]

Nope- never watched this growing up

[@albundy7794]

@@rnewland89 What about Charlie Brown buying the cheapest tree he possibly could?

[@aleshahilburn9234]

​@rnewland89 the whole movie is about how commercial Christmas has become and we need to get back to simple. Easy money connection from there.

[@nrg1123]

"You sit on a throne of lies" and "you smell like beef and cheese" are often quoted in my home 🤣

[@mysterymanatee]

Klaus is such a good and original newer Christmas movie that I always recommend to people!

[@tressalewis7004]

We always watch the sound of music together as a family every Christmas❤

[@mrsh2167]

these are a few of my favorite things

[@calvinwebb8949]

Love this episode with George and Rachel. I watch a lot of the movies mentioned. It was a great funny and heart warming podcast. One thing I will add is Rachel is right about memories. Christmas is tough for me because my parents have passed, but I am blessed to have my brothers and my sister-in-law. Cherish people and family in your life.

[@mickleejohnson1500]

😂 you guys are so funny, I enjoy listening to you guys! Thanks for entertaining us!

[@pattimullinax7618]

I agree 100% on A Christmas Story!

[@aliciaambrose1013]

Thank y'all so much for telling me about cozy earth. My husband had some sweatpants he had forever that had been through the ringer. They had holes in them and refused to throw them out because he said he had not found a pair that was as comfy. I tried buying him other pairs to replace them, but nothing would add up to his old pair until I came across cozy earth sweatpants. Thank y'all again.

[@AlexPrime86]

Jingle all the way is the greatest Christmas movie

[@KristinaKent-xe9jt]

It was a Nickelodeon Flash Screen, and I got one as a Christmas present, as well. That toy was very cool!

[@meredithkaliszbaldwin1505]

Rachel I love that song!!! Reminds me of college!!

[@mofarmmomoney3009]

Best quote: "Offensive to all people groups, but accurate." HAHA

[@diablopeq]

Four Christmas is a good movie. Definitely one to watch!

[@beverlyness7954]

#1 It's a Wonderful Life. #2 'the old' Miracle on 34th St. #3 Love Actually. #4 Holiday. #5 Klaus #6 Christmas Chronicles 1&2. 7. White Christmas. I will be watching them all this holiday along with a few others. Christmas has the very best movies.

[@evijade1]

I laughed out loud at George saying why he can’t board his dogs! No judgment, my dogs are the same.

[@stacieswanner7974]

Caboodle...lol..they are popular again!!

[@Briely3]

Yes Rachel! Samantha Mumba was amazing!!

[@katyedwards3935]

It would de funny if they did a secret Santa thing with Dave and his personalities drawing names and shopping for each other like George and Rachel did.

[@tpokojski968]

Best Christmas Carol is Muppet.

[@stuartkaras4609]

Wisconsinite here. I remember watching that banner scroll across the screen telling us which districts were closed or had 2 hour delays

[@alliecrain8277]

19:11 George, I had one of those!!! There a screen you hung, that was basically a glow-in-the-dark sheet, then you had a bright flashlight that would “charge” the glow so you could stay with it, or you could cover it parts of it with something and flash the whole thing to make negative space pictures.

[@alliecrain8277]

I think it’s called the Nickelodeon Flash Screen and I probably had a knock off version😂

[@jllannoo]

I’m old, the 70’s, the best!

[@carolyncook6970]

We did gifts Christmas Eve. Christmas morning was just Santa. Loved it!!!

[@sagmeister2234]

What about Die Hard? It’s a Christmas movie.

[@gladysberkemeier7393]

My favorite Christmas movie! Glad I’m not alone!!

[@sarahjo92]

I love gift giving; it's one of my love languages, but we have 10 people in our family to buy gifts for not including teachers, secret Santa parties, friends, etc. We put a $20 spending cap on the gifts for adults because our whole family is saving for an international Christmas vacation next year.

[@albundy7794]

"It's very much about stuff." George missed the entire point of A Christmas Story.

[@katyedwards3935]

Dave and friends should use that line at Christmas time.

[@kaelaleedaley]

Charles Dickens is rolling in his grave with this analysis of 'A Christmas Carol'! xx

[@niebieskimotyl3308]

Do more movies and series, please! 😊

[@MelissaWorkman-r5m]

Wow! Miracle on 34th Street is a great movie. Either version but i prefer the old one. And The Christmas Story is not just about stuff.

[@GoChLo30]

The light was a tracing device. It could clip onto a writing tray. The light would shine and outline of an object and you could trace it on paper

[@CYCO1631]

Home Alone: 'We owe the delivery guy $122.50... 10 pizza's, x $12 bucks.' Today: 'We owe the delivery guy $122.50... 3 pizza's, x $40 bucks.'

[@Maawlk0710]

Elf Quote: "You stink, you smell like beef and cheese, you don't smell like Santa."

[@joel-oquendo]

My dog gets colitis every time we leave her with a dog sitter or board her. I totally understand not wanting to be without the dogs

[@Peter-kt2gb]

You guys are misintepreting the Christmas Carol quote. He's saying the past can't be changed, not don't take responsibility.

[@amanda.c.ice.]

Favorite Christmas movie is A Christmas Story! RALPHIE! 😂

[@privateinfo1711]

You could put your eye out!

[@JulsMWK1995]

My taste must be like Rachel’s. I like Elf and it’s a Wonderful life. Never really cared for The Christmas Story either. I’m not sure if I ever saw Miracle on 34th street. Maybe once but I don’t remember the movie. I’m 47, generations X. 😊

[@chooselovetoday]

Same and 46 years old.

[@meve531]

"Secretly from the midwest" DEAD 💀 gosh so true

[@brodydevinetank4336]

"Know your ratios!"

[@cristinafrias4796]

When is the mixologist gonna make some Puerto Rican Coquito🇵🇷🥥🥛? It's better than eggnog Rachel you won't go back to regular eggnog. Trust me 😂

[@janelleg597]

Coconuts are gross

[@kimberlywilson5982]

Rachel, the only egg nogg that I drink is Southern Comfort. It doesn't have that medicinal aftertaste.

[@MD-kv1ch]

I'm from Minnesota and the goodbye thing is so real. You planned to leave over 30 minutes ago and you're still in the entryway another 45 minutes later. I also tend to double down and ask more questions resulting in the conversation continuing into perpetuity. 🤦‍♀

[@chrisnolin3039]

Sticky Bandits???? When was the last time you watched Home Alone? It was the Wet Bandits!!!

[@katyedwards3935]

They changed their name in the second one.

[@suzukiman8964]

Omg how do you not like a Christmas story 😢

[@jzzlpuffs7783]

Fly with your wife, leave the pups hahha

[@sabrinagalvan8173]

My dogs could not handle being boarded. No way.

[@elizabethwollmann1099]

I feel sorry for George having to drag dogs with him during the holidays

[@katyedwards3935]

Both the Griswolds and the McAlister's need to listen to Dave's teachings and go on his plan and here's why: Griswold Family: spending money before it comes in, no plan for emergencies and probably loads of debt (Eddie and his family), etc. McAlister Family: still using a credit card, no emergency fund, etc.

[@Xiamantwi]

Samantha Mumba - Gotta Tell You

[@USMCHelloKitty]

George Kamel doesn’t know what a Caboodle is? 😱

[@bobbieJ777]

And the McAllister home Property tax is $50000 a year

[@khanzechugz8051]

George please get a dog sitter and fly brother

[@carolchirolas7603]

❤Board the dogs. Help your wife

[@indy2312]

I feel like it’s the wife actually that mostly persuaded George to spoil the pups. ❤

[@johnstatsura1421]

Watching this show while having a stomach ulcer

[@blackbutterfly233ify]

Merry Christmas and hope you get better♥

[@ctrawick3]

I like the show concept - I really do. I don’t like the drinking aspect of it, though. Love both of you guys, but that piece just kind of throws it off for me, personally.

[@trentme09]

My might've even been the Grinch who said it instead of the narrator

[@KiciaKocia88]

What the heck Kevin’s dad did for a living to fly entire family to Paris????

[@suzukiman8964]

Bahumbug

[@jllannoo]

You make me feel sooo old (born in 60’s). Ya’ll never heard of motion night nights for bathrooms? Ya

[@martyashka]

Poor aunty, what a name... 30:32

[@aaronjjacques]

Die hard

[@tcgtpl]

The best money advice from Die Hard is if you steal $600 you can just disappear but if steal $600 million they will find you unless they think you’re already dead. 😂

[@baronvonblackout7478]

Too many ads.

[@stevenporter863]

14:05 It is not a good example of home ownership. It is like saying a 1950s collector Cadillac is a good example of car ownership. The house went up in value so much not just because it was real estate, but because it was the setting of a Christmas classic movie.

[@Budgetingflamingo]

I think it sad that its automatically "what did the dad do for a living" vs maaybe the mom jas a good paying job or both do. Why di we assume the dad has a better job? Moms work hard and can earn a living too, dont gice dads all the crediit. Rachel works herself and would want credit too I'm sure.

[@crashtestdummy1972]

You are complaining about millions of years of evolution or that God created men to be the head of their households which in the bible states that a man must provide for his household or he is worse than someone who is without faith, whichever you believe in. My point is that it has always been a man's role to provide for his family through physical means (food, money, shelter, etc) and a wife had the roll of caring for the home, which is equally if not more important. Its not wrong if a woman works and is the breadwinner but typically a man providing is how it's always been.

[@indy2312]

I think your just using something to excuse yourself being offended for a button they pushed when they said that. Pls let them be

[@janelleg597]

Because statistically men earn more. It's just facts. It's your choice to be offended

[@jonimurray1184]

It looked like they both worked. Also in the move they say their brother (Kevin’s uncle) treated them with the trip to Paris.

[@Budgetingflamingo]

@jonimurray1184 yes, it did seem like they both worked, which is why I said it's sad only dad received credit. I've seen memes online talking about it but it was both parents. IDK, I just would want credit and not for people to assume it was all my husbands hard work.