1 00:00:00,120 --> 00:00:03,920 Speaker 1: Oh, how the mighty have fallen? Oh, and by mighty, 2 00:00:04,000 --> 00:00:08,400 Speaker 1: I mean myself and Jeffrey in the morning. So I 3 00:00:08,440 --> 00:00:10,680 Speaker 1: think some would say that I was born with a 4 00:00:10,720 --> 00:00:14,480 Speaker 1: silver spoon in my mouth and a silver diaper on 5 00:00:14,520 --> 00:00:17,880 Speaker 1: my bottom that was placed on my rear by two 6 00:00:17,920 --> 00:00:22,759 Speaker 1: silver haired nannies. I was well off, and I didn't 7 00:00:22,800 --> 00:00:25,160 Speaker 1: think it was strange when we took a year off 8 00:00:25,160 --> 00:00:27,800 Speaker 1: of school to sail our catamaran to Mikonos. 9 00:00:28,120 --> 00:00:28,280 Speaker 2: Oh. 10 00:00:28,360 --> 00:00:30,680 Speaker 3: Yeah, did you sail it or did you have your 11 00:00:30,720 --> 00:00:31,280 Speaker 3: crew it? 12 00:00:31,560 --> 00:00:34,839 Speaker 1: Of course I did think it was odd that our 13 00:00:34,880 --> 00:00:39,720 Speaker 1: limousine driver, Beauregard, wasn't allowed to come with us. Oh, 14 00:00:39,960 --> 00:00:43,280 Speaker 1: had to rely on local transport. H But you know 15 00:00:43,560 --> 00:00:45,960 Speaker 1: that's the thing. We all face hardships in our lives. 16 00:00:46,000 --> 00:00:48,440 Speaker 3: I don't know how you got through it job me either. 17 00:00:48,640 --> 00:00:53,000 Speaker 1: And now my life isn't nearly as fancy. Meanwhile, Brooke 18 00:00:53,400 --> 00:00:58,040 Speaker 1: is on the opposite trajectory, born into squalor, stealing silver 19 00:00:58,120 --> 00:01:01,480 Speaker 1: spoons from others, and through a little bit of greed 20 00:01:01,600 --> 00:01:04,560 Speaker 1: and grit, she's found herself at the top of the 21 00:01:04,640 --> 00:01:08,399 Speaker 1: food chain, owning many properties and the people who co 22 00:01:08,560 --> 00:01:13,240 Speaker 1: inhabit them. Wow, but I wonder if Brooke remembers what 23 00:01:13,280 --> 00:01:17,160 Speaker 1: it was like to live back in her struggle bus days. Yes, 24 00:01:17,480 --> 00:01:20,000 Speaker 1: we're about to find out, because a new survey asked 25 00:01:20,040 --> 00:01:24,200 Speaker 1: five thousand Americans what are the quote poor people habits 26 00:01:24,280 --> 00:01:28,040 Speaker 1: they learned growing up that they'll never stop doing no 27 00:01:28,120 --> 00:01:29,759 Speaker 1: matter how rich they get. 28 00:01:29,920 --> 00:01:32,679 Speaker 3: You do sound elitist when you say poor people. For 29 00:01:32,720 --> 00:01:34,679 Speaker 3: some reason, it's. 30 00:01:34,040 --> 00:01:36,679 Speaker 1: The word from the survey, but it's. 31 00:01:39,080 --> 00:01:39,319 Speaker 4: Poor. 32 00:01:40,959 --> 00:01:43,280 Speaker 1: Apologize, but that was my upbringing. 33 00:01:43,400 --> 00:01:44,119 Speaker 3: So sorry. 34 00:01:44,280 --> 00:01:47,960 Speaker 1: And number ten poor person habitsky. 35 00:01:47,560 --> 00:01:50,840 Speaker 3: You just can't like. It makes you unlikable, and I 36 00:01:51,000 --> 00:01:51,200 Speaker 3: like you. 37 00:01:51,280 --> 00:01:55,120 Speaker 1: A lot is using every single last drop of all 38 00:01:55,200 --> 00:01:55,960 Speaker 1: your products. 39 00:01:56,000 --> 00:01:57,400 Speaker 3: Oh absolutely. 40 00:01:58,360 --> 00:01:59,880 Speaker 2: Open to get the rest of it. 41 00:02:00,160 --> 00:02:02,280 Speaker 4: You add water to make sure that you shake it 42 00:02:02,320 --> 00:02:04,080 Speaker 4: real hard to get all the other stuff out. 43 00:02:04,520 --> 00:02:07,160 Speaker 1: Wow, you got so excited about that. That was just 44 00:02:07,280 --> 00:02:08,360 Speaker 1: number ten on the list. 45 00:02:08,440 --> 00:02:09,359 Speaker 3: You don't do that now? 46 00:02:09,880 --> 00:02:09,960 Speaker 1: What? 47 00:02:11,400 --> 00:02:11,600 Speaker 4: Yeah? 48 00:02:11,639 --> 00:02:11,760 Speaker 1: Right? 49 00:02:13,400 --> 00:02:15,520 Speaker 2: Products are as expensive as women's Maybe that's it, you know. 50 00:02:15,720 --> 00:02:19,200 Speaker 1: Said a lot my number nine always checking the clearance 51 00:02:19,280 --> 00:02:24,000 Speaker 1: bins and clearance section at clothing stores. Actually, you know what, 52 00:02:24,080 --> 00:02:27,160 Speaker 1: I can't relate to this one. When we visit the 53 00:02:27,200 --> 00:02:31,320 Speaker 1: Lamborghini dealership, we would at least look at the previous 54 00:02:31,400 --> 00:02:33,040 Speaker 1: year's model of Hurricanstirato. 55 00:02:33,280 --> 00:02:36,720 Speaker 4: Yeah, do they keep it in the back room just 56 00:02:36,760 --> 00:02:38,840 Speaker 4: like all the other clearance right, Yeah. 57 00:02:38,720 --> 00:02:40,240 Speaker 1: Of course we wouldn't buy it, but we would at 58 00:02:40,280 --> 00:02:45,640 Speaker 1: least pretend to look. Yeah. Number eight keeping leftover screws, 59 00:02:45,840 --> 00:02:49,440 Speaker 1: nuts and bolts from furniture kits, and old broken appliances 60 00:02:49,480 --> 00:02:52,040 Speaker 1: that all get stored in the garage just in case 61 00:02:52,120 --> 00:02:54,280 Speaker 1: they need to be used fifteen years later. 62 00:02:54,560 --> 00:02:57,280 Speaker 4: Okay, I have more shocked that people don't do these 63 00:02:57,320 --> 00:03:00,000 Speaker 4: things like you just throw out the extra stuff. 64 00:03:00,120 --> 00:03:02,480 Speaker 3: Do you have any Alan wrenches I have from Ikia? 65 00:03:03,160 --> 00:03:03,680 Speaker 3: So many? 66 00:03:03,960 --> 00:03:07,320 Speaker 1: How many times have you reused any of those Alan wrenches? 67 00:03:07,639 --> 00:03:11,880 Speaker 4: Well, I could someday you're you're a hoarder now broke? 68 00:03:12,000 --> 00:03:12,160 Speaker 1: Oh? 69 00:03:12,400 --> 00:03:14,160 Speaker 3: Yes, you don't know when you need it. 70 00:03:14,720 --> 00:03:17,600 Speaker 1: These are all from a survey of poor people habits. 71 00:03:17,840 --> 00:03:21,800 Speaker 1: Number seven hand washing ziplock bags so they can be 72 00:03:21,919 --> 00:03:23,560 Speaker 1: cleaned and reused again. 73 00:03:25,480 --> 00:03:28,440 Speaker 3: Remember it all. 74 00:03:30,880 --> 00:03:34,400 Speaker 4: Then sometimes if there's a really sticky food or something 75 00:03:34,440 --> 00:03:37,240 Speaker 4: in there, it will get downgraded to be used for 76 00:03:37,320 --> 00:03:40,080 Speaker 4: the screws. 77 00:03:40,520 --> 00:03:45,440 Speaker 1: Wasn't a Yeah, wasn't your entire family horribly sick recently? 78 00:03:45,560 --> 00:03:48,080 Speaker 1: And do you ever wonder am I doing anything that 79 00:03:48,120 --> 00:03:52,000 Speaker 1: could be causing this, maybe reusing the same ziplock bag 80 00:03:52,080 --> 00:03:53,080 Speaker 1: from twelve years ago. 81 00:03:53,200 --> 00:03:56,160 Speaker 4: It's fine if you turn it inside out and let 82 00:03:56,200 --> 00:03:57,560 Speaker 4: it dry first. 83 00:03:57,640 --> 00:04:01,400 Speaker 3: Okay, you just can't let moisture in it for that god. Okay. 84 00:04:01,480 --> 00:04:06,000 Speaker 1: Number six. Collecting all the complimentary soaps and products at hotels. 85 00:04:06,400 --> 00:04:08,920 Speaker 1: Now here's the thing. They don't really have those as 86 00:04:09,000 --> 00:04:12,120 Speaker 1: much anymore because they bolt everything up against the wall, 87 00:04:12,680 --> 00:04:14,760 Speaker 1: so you can't steal them. But I'm sure Brook you 88 00:04:14,760 --> 00:04:16,520 Speaker 1: have a ten year supply built up. 89 00:04:16,400 --> 00:04:18,440 Speaker 2: From Okay, now. 90 00:04:20,200 --> 00:04:20,560 Speaker 1: You go. 91 00:04:21,279 --> 00:04:23,000 Speaker 2: Obviously I put the lotion in my bag and then 92 00:04:23,000 --> 00:04:24,120 Speaker 2: I read the sign of the way out. It's like, 93 00:04:24,160 --> 00:04:27,000 Speaker 2: we'll charge you fifty dollars if you take the load. Yeah. 94 00:04:28,960 --> 00:04:33,120 Speaker 1: Hotel number five, absolutely one hundred percent. Do not leave 95 00:04:33,160 --> 00:04:36,400 Speaker 1: the room with the lights on. Make sure you turn 96 00:04:36,480 --> 00:04:36,960 Speaker 1: them out. 97 00:04:37,120 --> 00:04:39,440 Speaker 3: That's seriously. 98 00:04:39,560 --> 00:04:41,840 Speaker 1: But in our defense, if you leave the lights on 99 00:04:41,839 --> 00:04:44,280 Speaker 1: on your beach house, then vagrants might think no one's 100 00:04:44,360 --> 00:04:48,159 Speaker 1: home and they'll try and break in. So you know, 101 00:04:48,279 --> 00:04:50,400 Speaker 1: that's just a different way that we did it. You 102 00:04:50,400 --> 00:04:54,719 Speaker 1: may like reroute a ship, that's true, confuse it of 103 00:04:54,720 --> 00:04:57,760 Speaker 1: a lighthouse. Yeah, So if you're just joining us, these 104 00:04:57,800 --> 00:05:01,040 Speaker 1: are the quote poor people habits that Americans say they'll 105 00:05:01,080 --> 00:05:03,800 Speaker 1: never stop doing, no matter how wealthy they get, according 106 00:05:03,839 --> 00:05:07,760 Speaker 1: to a new survey. Number four reusing wrapping paper from 107 00:05:07,839 --> 00:05:11,920 Speaker 1: gifts you've received to wrap presents for other people selectively. 108 00:05:11,960 --> 00:05:12,320 Speaker 3: I've done. 109 00:05:12,440 --> 00:05:15,040 Speaker 2: Some of it is so cute, like the really nice Yeah, 110 00:05:15,279 --> 00:05:16,120 Speaker 2: you don't want to tear it. 111 00:05:16,240 --> 00:05:18,799 Speaker 4: And if you don't have it, hot tip other things 112 00:05:18,839 --> 00:05:22,240 Speaker 4: you can use the comics from a newspaper. Great use 113 00:05:22,440 --> 00:05:27,880 Speaker 4: for tinfoil, makes it look shiny. 114 00:05:27,839 --> 00:05:30,960 Speaker 1: Yeah, you can find all these on Brooks Low Income 115 00:05:31,040 --> 00:05:35,520 Speaker 1: Ted talks this year. Number three, to maximize the value 116 00:05:35,560 --> 00:05:38,760 Speaker 1: of your snack, always lick the yogurt lid. 117 00:05:39,400 --> 00:05:41,919 Speaker 3: That's like, yeah, that's just joy. 118 00:05:43,160 --> 00:05:46,239 Speaker 4: It's literally somehow the yogurt on the lid tastes better 119 00:05:46,279 --> 00:05:47,680 Speaker 4: than the yogurt in the containers. 120 00:05:47,760 --> 00:05:50,800 Speaker 1: Okay, well, my parfes came in glass cups and they 121 00:05:50,800 --> 00:05:53,760 Speaker 1: didn't have had to put the oats in and the 122 00:05:53,800 --> 00:05:56,440 Speaker 1: berries they have oats berries. 123 00:05:56,480 --> 00:05:59,359 Speaker 3: You had to actually, right, yeah. 124 00:05:59,240 --> 00:06:03,839 Speaker 1: Maybe bore good to the top. Number two is drinking 125 00:06:04,000 --> 00:06:04,640 Speaker 1: tap water. 126 00:06:05,800 --> 00:06:09,400 Speaker 3: But what else would you drink bottled water? 127 00:06:10,000 --> 00:06:13,560 Speaker 1: Or or get an infused IV drip and a handwist 128 00:06:13,640 --> 00:06:14,760 Speaker 1: matcha from Peru like. 129 00:06:14,760 --> 00:06:17,640 Speaker 3: A normal person, tap water is just fine. 130 00:06:17,800 --> 00:06:21,440 Speaker 1: Some of us aspire for more than just fine, Thank 131 00:06:21,480 --> 00:06:25,240 Speaker 1: you very much, though, are awful and the number one 132 00:06:25,320 --> 00:06:28,320 Speaker 1: poor people have it that Americans say they'll never stop doing, 133 00:06:28,320 --> 00:06:31,560 Speaker 1: no matter how rich they get. What is cleaning your 134 00:06:31,600 --> 00:06:36,000 Speaker 1: own house by yourself? Brook, You want to admit anything 135 00:06:36,080 --> 00:06:37,520 Speaker 1: to our listeners. 136 00:06:37,040 --> 00:06:39,000 Speaker 3: About that, I'm gonna tell you right now. 137 00:06:39,040 --> 00:06:42,520 Speaker 4: That is the one goal I have in working is 138 00:06:42,600 --> 00:06:44,599 Speaker 4: just to have enough money to hire someone. 139 00:06:47,279 --> 00:06:51,120 Speaker 3: Yeah, I hire someone. That's what I'm saying. That's what 140 00:06:51,160 --> 00:06:53,080 Speaker 3: I'm saying. I hire someone every two weeks. 141 00:06:53,120 --> 00:06:58,320 Speaker 4: It is a glorious, decadent thing to have someone clean. 142 00:06:58,440 --> 00:07:01,080 Speaker 1: And when Brook doesn't hire the maid, she forces her 143 00:07:01,120 --> 00:07:04,160 Speaker 1: husband Michael to clean and his sexy maids after that 144 00:07:04,279 --> 00:07:05,640 Speaker 1: she bought for him for Halloween. 145 00:07:05,920 --> 00:07:07,080 Speaker 3: His buns are so cute. 146 00:07:07,200 --> 00:07:07,440 Speaker 2: Ah. 147 00:07:08,040 --> 00:07:10,920 Speaker 1: Those are the poor people habits that Americans say they 148 00:07:10,960 --> 00:07:13,760 Speaker 1: will never give up. We got a phone tap coming 149 00:07:13,840 --> 00:07:14,480 Speaker 1: up right after this.