Ranking The Dumbest Purchases Gen Z and Millennials Make (Ultimate Tier List)

➡ The speaker is expressing concern about the spending habits of the younger generation, particularly on unnecessary items and services like food delivery subscriptions and overpriced coffee. He believes these habits are wasteful and lead to financial instability. He encourages young people to be more mindful of their spending, suggesting they save their money and spend it on more meaningful things.
➡ The speaker is advising young people on how to avoid financial pitfalls. He criticizes spending habits like buying expensive cocktails, designer clothes, luxury cars, and investing in cryptocurrency without understanding it. He also warns against sports betting, stating that these habits can lead to significant financial loss. He suggests that saving money and making wise investments are better ways to impress others and achieve financial stability.
➡ The text warns about the dangers of falling into bad habits that can lead to financial trouble. These include gambling, constantly upgrading to the latest tech gadgets, buying expensive designer sneakers, having extravagant weddings and proposals on credit, taking vacations you can’t afford, frequently eating out, and getting unnecessary plastic surgery. The author advises to live within your means and avoid these pitfalls to prevent financial hardship.
➡ The speaker discusses the high costs of attending festivals like Coachella, and how it can be a financial burden. They also share their personal enjoyment of the Backstreet Boys and their plans to see them perform. The speaker advises against spending beyond one’s means, but understands the desire for entertainment. They conclude with a message of safety, health, and blessings for the holiday season, and a toast to those who live differently.

Foreign. This drives me crazy. Get off your rear end, get in the car, get on your bike. Those motorbikes I got now go down to the store and buy it and bring it home. You could do that, save yourself 30, 40, $50, sometimes even more. This one stood out. They lure you into it, you know, iPhone and all of this. We’re giving you one little different change or something. They purposely make a different change every year and you think, you gotta have it. Oh, I gotta have this. Now you got the overpriced coffee and you got the food delivery subscriptions.

You’re into $500 a month already. How the heck do they afford it? I said, dad, they can’t. Well, why are they doing it? Well, you know, they go on social media and they don’t look right and a lot of people are looking at them. Does that put food on your table? It’s ridiculous, Mama. Luke, that’s what you are because you’ve been warned. You know, it’s no good. Stay away from it. If you’re in it, you’re going to be a mama. Lou. Don’t do it. Hey, everyone. Welcome to another sit down with Michael Francis. Hope everybody is doing well.

All is very good, very blessed on this end. As always, my friends, I give all the praise, honor, glory and thanksgiving to our God from that just got home from very cold Cleveland and beautiful city. I love it there. A lot of good friends, but man, was it cold. But, but anyway, you know, Christmas is coming and you know, I got a lot of kids, you know that, you know, you see me speaking with my daughters and all. I got a lot of kids, got seven. And you know, I always used to get on them, say, you know, you don’t need this.

Why are you buying something so silly? Why are you doing that? I used to get on them all the time for simple, silly things that they would buy wasteful things. Well, I think, you know, this generation of young people, whether it be Gen Z, Gen X, I don’t know what you call it, but all of this generation of young people, they’ve taken it to another level because they have more conveniences and more things to spend money on than our kids grew up in. In that generation. Certainly about myself, I didn’t have any of this stuff that they have.

So I’m going to go through some of the craziest things or the ways most wasteful things that these kids do and why a lot of them are broke. You know, bottom line, they don’t have enough money. They complain, you know, I don’t have enough money. And then you go, look at what they’re spending it on. You say, oh my God. And I’m going to rate them. There’s going to be four categories. I’m reading the. The dumbest things that these kids do, the wasteful things that they do with their money. And we’re going to rate them. Here’s the four categories.

The dumbest is a Mama Luke. You know, I love that word, Mama Luke. And it applies to so many people and so many things. Very dumb. Stunard. That’s an Italian word. Eh, Stunard. What’s the matter, you dummy? That’s what it means. Kind of dumb. We’ll go easy. Just a bad habit. And then not too bad. So there’s four categories. And I’m going to go down a list of the things 4. Follow them with me and let me know, you know, if you’re a young person watching me, you know, and you’re in one of these categories. My advice, get out of it.

You know, save your money. Spend it on wise things. It’s Christmas time. Buy a nice gift for somebody. Don’t go overboard. But put your money away. Learn how to save and not spend on these ridiculous things. I have a couple of pet peeves here. Because I have a daughter, I’m not going to mention her name, still living in my house. And. And every once in a while I see some things that she does, drives me crazy and I get on her for it. But hey, you know what? These kids are these kids. And she’s 27, but she’s still in that category.

So let’s go through it. Hopefully you’ll agree with me. Tell me if you don’t. I love the comments that you give me and tell me if you agree with me or not. Okay, so the first thing, these new food delivery, subscriptions, Uber eats, doordash, instacart, all of these things. Kids pay insane markup fees and they are insane. And tips just so someone else will drive their burger 10 minutes to their door instead of getting it themselves. This drives me crazy. Nobody wants to leave the house anymore. They don’t want to leave the computer, the phone, the social media stuff.

You know, you pay double the amount to get something that would have cost you half that if you would have gotten your car and drove five minutes and got it and brought it home. Okay? But they don’t. And this is crazy stuff for me. The typical cost of this, listen to this. Is around $30 per order, often 200 to $300 a month for Frequent users. I go crazy when I see this. Instacart, I am telling you this. You could walk to the grocery stores where I live. I live across the street from Fashion Island. Whole Foods is there.

There’s everything that you want. Ralph’s is like three minutes away. But Instacart, we’re paying double the amount for this stuff. You know, listen, I. I don’t mind spending money, but that’s stupid. I want to give it away, but I see it and I go to the bank and there it is. Because it’s on my credit card. Crazy stuff. Some of you are going to say, why is it on your credit card? Well, it’s coming into my house. I don’t even want to go there because then I’ll really get mad. But food delivery, subscriptions, I’m going to say, to do that, like I just described, you got to be Stunard.

Just really Stunard. Get off your rear end, get in a card, get on your bike. Those motorbikes I got. Now go down to the store and buy it and bring it home. You could do that. So save yourself 30, 40, $50, sometimes even more. These crazy services, look at what they charge. A lot of times you don’t look, you just. You got to look at what they charge. Unbelievable. My daughter went and got me coffee. You know, we were in a hotel, but she ordered coffee from Starbucks. Was like 60 bucks for three coffees. I mean, it’s expensive enough, but now you put Uber on it.

It’s crazy. As a matter of fact, no, I’m going to keep it as Stunard right now, but to me, it’s. We’ll keep it at Student Hunt. Let’s leave it that way. Okay. Overpriced coffee. I just mentioned it. They treat a $6 to $8 coffee as a daily, right, instead of an occasional treat, then wonder where their paycheck went. Okay, this I’m going to tell you. I tell my daughter all the time, why must you order a Venti? I get into the car, I see that much left. Why do you order a Venti? Order a Grande or order a regular kind.

Don’t order a Venti. You never finish it. How many kids do that? Be honest. How many of your kids do that? How many kids? If you’re watching, just say it. Because if you admit it, you look in the mirror and say, this is what I’m doing, maybe it’ll hit you and you say, I can’t do this anymore. Because listen to the price. Typical cost, about five to seven dollars per drink. You know, these drinks are expensive. They’re not lightweight anymore. Adding up to $48 a week or $240 a month on coffee. What happened to coffee in the house? What happened to that? I make my coffee in the house every morning.

We do. I have Starbucks, but not every day. And if I have a Starbucks, I drink it. And if I don’t order too much, I drink it down to the last drop or I don’t order it. But they think it’s just. It’s like. It’s like a habit, you know, you gotta have it. Oh, God. You know what? It’s kind of dumb. I’m gonna call it a bad habit. I’ll put in that category, because I just am. I don’t want to say it’s a mama Luke or Stunard. Let’s call it a bad habit. It really is. You got to rid yourself of this.

Okay, this is an interesting one. Espresso martinis, which is a fancy alcoholic drink. Okay? Here again, I got a lot of daughters, so I got to relate to that. My oldest daughter, you know her now, she has her own podcast, she starts ordering these espresso martinis. And I’m sitting. We’re in a restaurant one day, and I’m talking to my wife, and all the kids are there, and I said, why are they ordering these martinis? Martinis are for people that drink a lot. You know, they’re not supposed to order these martinis. And my daughter looked at me, said, come on, dad, it’s good.

It’s a, you know, a cocktail drink to start. And I said, come on, man. Who order. Have a glass of wine. You know, not. As a matter of fact, I’m going to have a glass of wine right now. Because I get aggravated when I think of these crazy ways that you kids spend your money. I’m sorry. And by the way, this is not alcoholic wine. Yes. So if you see. I like the alcohol. Non alcohol. If you see little bubbles. That’s why normally wine doesn’t do that, but the non alcoholic does it, and ours happens to be delicious.

I’m telling you that. Very good. You can. You can buy a bottle of this. You save money rather than drinking coffee and these espresso martinis. But I got to admit something. Now when I. When I’m wrong, I’m wrong. I tasted an espresso martini and I really liked it. Okay. I enjoyed it. I said, okay, now I get it because I enjoy coffee and. And it’s a good tasting thing, but I don’t order it. Every time I go out, maybe I’ll have it once a month, maybe twice a month. I rather drink wine when I’m eating dinner.

But these espresso martinis, you have two or three of them, you’re going to break the bank. For you young people, let me tell you what the cost is. Oh, next thing they know, the tab is racked up and they’re down a couple of thousand dollars. Think about it. Because look at the prices here. The typical cost, 14 to 20 bucks. You go to a real high end restaurant, you’re going to pay 28 to $30. I know, I live in that area. That’s what they charge for one drink, 28 to 30 bucks. Come on. It’s like Elaine’s used to be in New York when I was there.

Crazy prices. This is crazy. Young kids cannot afford this. 14 to $20 per cocktail adding up to $30 a week or $120 a month just on cocktails. Think about it. Can you afford that? Think about that. Now you got the overpriced coffee and you got the food delivery subscriptions. You’re into $500 a month already. Can you afford that? I don’t think so. Crazy. I’m going to call that a bad habit also. Bad habit, this one. Balenciaga, Gucci and Lululemon. Young people drop real money on logos and drip. That doesn’t hold value once the trend changes. Now I have to disagree with that a little bit sometimes because I know my wife has a lot of these high end purses and, and a lot of them do hold value.

And now they have these places like Fashion File where people will turn, they’ll, they’ll use them and then they don’t want them anymore so they put them in Fashion File and people that are like brand new people go buy them and they pay top dollar for them so you can get your money. I don’t know if the young kids do that, but the older ones that you know, the adults that realize it, they understand this. And by the way, I’m not advertising for Fashion File, but you save money if you go there. If you have any, if you know any about that.

You young kids go to places where you can save money. The typical cost of designer T shirts and similar pieces often run $50 to $200 each. And don’t even get me started on the shoes. The shoes are the crazy. Don’t get me started on that yet. You know what, but I have to say this. If you’re spending your money on this, you know what you’re stunard. 100% stoonard. You can’t do it. It’s crazy. You know what it costs these people to make this? Pennies on a dollar. Trust me, the markup on this is thousands of percent and they’re going to sell.

Michael, you’re wrong. Trust me. I know. I know from the old days. The markup is ridiculous just to have that designer tag on it. You’re wasting your money. You don’t need it. Guys, look, I dress okay, but I’m not a fashion guy, you know? I don’t even wear a watch. I don’t want to watch, and God knows how. I got my phone. I want to see the time. I look at it, you know? Certain things I don’t mind spending money on, but other things, I. I watch myself. And this is crazy. Stun out. If you’re going to go with this, you gotta take it easy.

You’re going to break the bank. You’re never going to have money if you continue with these habits. Okay? Luxury cars. BMWs, Mercedes, Audi and Tesla. All luxury cars. Tesla’s a little better price, but they’re still expensive. Mercedes or Tesla, just to look successful while living paycheck to paycheck. I’m going to be honest with you. There’s people in my name, Beverly Hills, okay? They’re driving a Mercedes, they’re driving a BMW. Young people. Young people. You go see their apartment. It’s about 800 square feet. They just want to show that they’re driving in a nice car. And they go live in a place that you wouldn’t even want to live.

Why are you doing that? That’s a Mama Luke. 100% a Mama Luke. Who are you trying to impress? You know when you impress people, when you got money in the bank, that’s when you impress them. Not because of the car that you drive or the clothes that you wear. It’s when you got money in bank. Money is power. Mercedes is not. Audi is not. This is a Mama Luke move, for sure. And the reason I’m saying it, because I see it so often where I live. And you know, these young kids driving these cars, they got no money.

Yeah, okay, maybe, you know, if they got wealthy parents, they’re driving it, but they got no money. Don’t do it. It’s ridiculous. Just to show off the people. It gets you nowhere. You. You’re a Mama Luke. That’s it. Okay, another one. Crypto and meme coin. Gambling. This is bad stuff. Instead of really investing, they throw savings into hype. Coins and to the moon plays they barely understand because an influencer told them it’s a good deal. Don’t listen to these influencers. A lot of them are getting paid to promote something. Don’t listen to them. All right, let me tell you something.

I wouldn’t go near crypto. People came to me all the time. Michael, will you promote this? This is the next big thing. I ain’t doing it. Bitcoin, crypto. I’m not telling you never to do it, but I ain’t doing it. I don’t understand it. I’m afraid that the government could. No matter what people say, oh, it’s safe. Nonsense. When the government wants to find something, they will find it. When the government wants to control something, they’ll control it. Don’t get into all the hype. Trust me on this. Because if you do, you’re going to get burnt at some point in time.

I know a lot of people that have gotten burnt. I know a lot of friends of mine that have gotten burnt. I stay away from things that I don’t know. So this stuff, stay away from it. I’m going to call it a bad habit. But listen to this. The typical cost. Many Gen Z put a third or more of their small portfolios into crypto and some go all in with thousands of dollars. And I guarantee they don’t even understand the crypto play because some influencer told them it’s a good deal. Don’t listen to these people. They’re getting paid to sponsor something.

They don’t know if it’s good or not. They can’t predict. Trust me on that. Watch out for these schemes. I’m almost going to call them a scam. Watch out. You get involved in that, Stunard, Very bad. But what did I call it? I think I’m going to call it, yeah, Stunard. Don’t do it because it’s dangerous. Aside from everything else, this. Sports betting apps, young guys sit on their phones betting every game. You know, I’m very familiar with this. I just did. I don’t know how many, how many interviews when this whole NBA gambling scandal came down.

So, you know I’m into this and I know exactly what I’m talking about. I’ve seen it all my life. I know what it’s all about. They’re chasing easy money on football, basketball and everything in between. And most of them lose slowly over time. Prop bets, they’re made for you young people. They’re made to drain you young people. Trust me, the bookmakers, the people they know what they’re doing. And most of you do not. Most of you do not. And listen to this. The typical cost hundreds to thousands of dollars a year. I’ve witnessed this at one point in time.

I’m going to be honest with you. When I had my gambling operations, you know what? I put people in debt as a result of that. Not me personally, but my bookmakers. But they answered to me. You can’t get through this stuff. You can’t, I’m telling you right now, it’ll kill you. Typical costs hundreds of thousands a year. And some young men get into tens of thousands in the hole. Why do you think the NBA, Major League Baseball, the NFL, NHL calls me, called me to talk to these kids about the dangers of gambling, both in, in college and in pro sports and even in high schools.

They don’t know what they’re doing and they’re getting robbed. And you’re going to get, you’re going to get addicted to it. Very bad, Mama Luke. That’s what you are. Because you’ve been warned. You know it’s no good. Stay away from it. If you’re in it, you’re going to be a mama Luke. People are going to laugh at you one day. Oh, this guy’s a gambler. He’s. Forget about it. Bad guy Mama Luke. Stay away from it. Let’s keep going. This one kills me. IPhone upgrade every year. They finance the newest iPhone or, or smart gadget every year.

When last year’s model works just as fine, they lure you into it, you know, iPhone and all of this will give you one little different change or something. They purposely make a different change every year and you think you gotta have it. Oh, I gotta have this. It’s a bad habit, that’s what it is. Don’t get involved in this because it’s costing you money. Don’t worry, you have to pay. You don’t have to pay up front, but if you do, it’s 900 to 1,400 bucks you gotta shell out. And if not, what is it? 30 to $60 a month.

You don’t need it. I got this phone as two years already works fine. And I see the new ones. There’s no big deal changes on it. Don’t let them nonsense you into it. Trust me. Bad habit. Designer drop sneakers. Nike, Yeezy and Doc Martens. Camping online for limited releases just to flip or flex. Shoes that never touch the pavement. I agree with that. Look, what could I tell you? You fall for all of this stuff. Why? So somebody else can look at it and say, oh, he’s got the latest sneaker. Come on, you don’t need to do that.

And I’m going to say, it’s not too bad because, you know, listen, I understand the young. I understand it a little bit. All right, not too bad. But I would still stay away from it because, look, you’re going to drop $300 and sometimes $1,000 or more. I’ve heard people pay $1,000 or more and to stand outside in line for that long just to get a pair of shoes. Not too bad, but bad enough. Giant weddings and proposals on credit. Well, listen, I almost had to put myself in this category because my daughter’s getting married in Italy in July.

It’s not cheap, let’s put it that way. But you know, I told her, I promised her. She said, daddy, you told me wherever I want to get married, I can get married. Okay, so it’s going to be in Italy, but you know, I’m going to pay for the wedding. Of course, couples start married life buried in debt because they want wanted a movie style day instead of something they could afford. You know, I gotta tell you this. The difference between a wedding in California and maybe in some other places out west, and a wedding in New York is night and day.

Why? I’ll tell you why. In New York, when I first got married, my first wife, right, we had 500 people at the wedding. Obviously, my dad’s friends, you know, the lifestyle, a whole bit. But you know what? Everybody comes with an envelope. They give you money because the money is to help these kids get off on a new start. They give you an envelope, okay? So maybe there you can afford it because people are paying, you know, for the wedding. They’re going to reimburse you with envelopes. They understand, you saw, you know, sometimes, you know, I.

Who’s that comedian? I forget his name, the Italian comedian, when he says, you know, in Italians, if they have a wedding, they mark down what somebody gave them, you know, because when that person has a wedding, they go and look in the book, oh, he gave us $300. And make sure you give them the same. But remember, the food was lousy. In other words, knock off 100, only give them 200. It’s a funny scene. That’s the deal. We give you money so that you get a start in life. Now cut. To come out to California, forget about it.

You come out here, they want to give you a toaster. They want to give you an ashtray that’s made out of crystal who cares? They said you got a register at some department store. Who needs this stuff? You want money? All right? So don’t ever go into debt because of a wedding, because it’s very hard to get out of it. Very, very hard. So I’m going to call that a bad habit. It’s kind of dumb to do it, you know? Think of your future. You’re just getting married. You don’t want to saddle yourself in debt. Because really, what is the wedding? You’re entertaining other people.

You get married in five minutes at the altar, then you’re entertaining other people. That’s what it’s all about. Don’t do it. You don’t have the money. Don’t do it. Don’t do it on credit. Don’t put stuff on your credit card. Pay for your wedding. And if you can’t have a small wedding, make it up in another time. Have a fifth anniversary, maybe that’s big or a tenth or a twentieth. Don’t do it on a wedding, all right, let’s keep going. Travel and vacations, they can’t afford, all right? They put flights, hotels and content trips on credit cards just to post they’re in Europe or at the beach.

That’s ridiculous. Really. You know, if you can’t afford it, if you’re going to put it all on your credit card and then it’s going to bury you later on, don’t do it. You’re going to regret it. Then you come home and you can’t pay your bills, so you sat on a beach, you took all the selfies, you let everybody know you’re having a good time. Then you come home, you can’t pay your rent or your lights are off, or you don’t have money, enough money for food or you’re driving, you know, scarcely, because you don’t have enough money for gas for the entire month.

It’s silly. When you can afford it, you do it. That’s it. All right? Because listen to this. Gen Z trips average roughly $2,000 per person. And bigger international trips can run 8,000 to 12,000 for a couple or a group. That’s a lot of money for young people. So if you don’t have it, don’t do it. And I’m going to tell you that’s. That’s Stunard. And I’m going to say, well, come on, Michael, you know, you got to have fun. Have fun when you could afford it. Not when you’re going to come home and you’re going to say, oh, my God, why did I do this, you know, and then struggle for the rest of the year.

You don’t want to do that. Stood out, eating out and going out way too often. This. This is. This drives me crazy. I see some kids, you know, in a bar every night or going out or having fun, and they can’t do it. I’m going to tell you the truth. When I’m growing up, I don’t have money in my pocket. I don’t go out, period. I don’t want anybody else to pay for me. If I couldn’t pay my way, I don’t go. But a lot of these young kids, you see them out, they’re buying drinks. No good, can’t do it.

You know, these are the things that bury you. They really bury you. So what am I going to say for that? Bad habit, Bad habit. I know you got to have some fun, but listen, you know, you got to pick your choices. You can’t do everything. You got to pick your battle, so to speak. Plastic surgery, fillers, Botox, an elective procedure charged to a card to look perfect for social media. And that’s what it’s about. Mama Luke, you cannot be doing this stuff. You know, you’re making doctors wealthy and you’re making yourself poor just to. What? And these Botox, from what I understand, you got to keep going.

You don’t just do it once or twice. And people have asked me, michael, you have Botox? I don’t have anything. I don’t do any of that stuff. I don’t color my hair. I don’t do Botox. I don’t do anything. I happen to be blessed. You know, people say, michael, you don’t look your age. My father died at 103. We have good genes in the family. All of his sisters and brothers, which. He had 18 sisters and brothers. They all died in the late 80s and 90s. So the Francis has lived long. If something else doesn’t happen, you know, God forbid.

So I don’t do any. I don’t put Botox, I don’t put fillers, I don’t put stuff in my hair. Nothing. Okay? Because that’s. Mama Lukes do that. Mama Luke. Especially if you don’t have the money to do it. And listen to the cost on this. Injectables can run 500 to $1,000 per session. And bigger procedures land in the 5,000 to $15,000 range. You know how many of my kids told me that their friends did stuff like this? They call my. How the heck do they afford it? I Said, dad, they can’t. Well, why are they doing it? Well, you know, they go on social media and they don’t look right, and a lot of people are looking at them.

Does that put food in your. On your table? It’s ridiculous. Mamaluke, don’t do it. Festival tickets, VIP passes, dropping big money on Coachella style festivals. I don’t know how anybody goes to Coachella. I know, I understand, but I can’t deal with the crowds like that. My daughters go, they love it. They said, dad, it’s terrific. But they’re starting to get burnt out because just to get there, the traffic, you got to go there to park the car someplace. You got to find a place to stay. All the hotels are out. You got to do a Airbnb or something like that.

Cost money. I know, because I bought them. Tickets many, many times cost more with the special wristbands. I had to make connections so they can get up close. It’s crazy. Costs a lot of money. But you know what? It’s entertaining young people. I kind of get it. All right. I want to say something that you think is going to be crazy. Okay. I happen to like the Backstreet Boys. I just like their music. And I’m very impressed because every one of them can sing. I just like the Backstreet Boys. I like their music. So they’re going to be at the Sphere and in Las Vegas, and I’m gonna go.

And I said, whoever don’t want to come, don’t come. Because my family, they kind of like them, but they’re not thrilled. I like them a lot. So I’m gonna get tickets to the Sphere, which I’ve never been there before. But my. My. My partner Tony just went to see the wizard of Oz. He said it was unbelievable when the tornado came. It felt like you’re in the tornado. And he showed me, you know, he took a video of it. It’s amazing. So I’m gonna go to the Sphere and I’m gonna see the Backstreet Boys probably between Christmas and New Year.

So maybe you want to laugh at me, but I can afford the tickets. So, you know, a little different category. But you know what? I kind of get it. I like to be entertained, too, sometimes. You know, my daughter’s always asking me for tickets. They go to see a lot of country music musicians that they like. Now I forget their names, but I get them tickets all the time. So I don’t want to be, you know, a hypocrite and say, don’t do it. But if you can’t afford it and you got to suffer afterwards, then don’t do it.

But I understand. I understand. So all I’m going to call that is not too bad, because I get it. We got to entertain ourselves in our life. So, you know, these, these are all the categories that I put together. So let me see what we got. We got three in the mamaloo category, the cars and whatever I put there. We got four very dumb Stunard. We got bad habits. We got one, two, three, four, five. No. Yeah. One, two, three, four, five. And not too bad. We got two. So young people, I don’t know if this taught you anything.

If you understand sometimes you got to hear it. You know, you got to bring it in front of you to say, you know what? I’m guilty of one of these things. Maybe I got to take it easy because what he’s saying is true. But I want to hear what you have to say. Comment. Tell me. Say, michael, you’re crazy. You’re too old fashioned. You’re not with it anymore. Say whatever you want to say. I’d love to hear the comments. And, and that’s it. But, you know, again, it’s Christmas time. We’re going to lighten it up a little bit.

I have one or two things that are really important coming up that I want you to listen to, but it’ll be in the next couple of weeks. But other than that, let’s get into the Christmas spirit. Let’s enjoy it. We’re going to do another cooking show. I got a great recipe coming up for all of you. And we’re just going to continue in the Christmas spirit. And listen, I really mean this. I hope it’s a wonderful one for every one of you. I really mean that. I hope you have a blessed new year. I hope it works out well for every one of you.

Also, you know, let me tell you something, people. As Christians, we don’t wish bad on anybody. At least we’re not supposed to. Real, genuine Christians don’t. We may want people to be held accountable if they did something to hurt people or they violated something. And they should be held accountable, but that’s it. Because accountability is important. Why? Because it teaches you not to do something again. And it’s a deterrent for other people to see not to do or to engage in that kind of behavior. So accountability is one thing, but wishing bad on people, that’s totally something else.

And through this holiday season, I hope you understand that. I hope you don’t wish bad on other People, you know, politics. Please get it out of the family. Sit down. Enjoy the Christmas spirit. It’s very, very important time of the year. And it’s a time of the year where people should come together, not grow apart and not be upset with each other. Relax on the shopping. I know, you know, everybody wants to shop and it gets a little bit hectic and crazy and do I have enough money to buy presents and all of that. Just relax.

Being around people that you love, having good food, sitting down, you know, it’s great. That’s what really Christmas season is all about. So, my friends, that’s it for today. How do I always leave you? I hope you enjoyed it, but I want to see your comments. Don’t forget, never going to change. Be safe. Be safe around this time of the year. You know, a lot of cuckoo people out there at this time of the year. New York, watch yourself. I know everybody wants to go to Times Square and watch the tree. Just be careful. Central Park, I’m hearing some things there.

Be careful if you’re in the park. And by the way, if you ever want to go on one of those horse rides, I recommend it. It’s just wonderful. Go through. It’s a Christmas spirit in New York is really beautiful. It’s good in other parts of the country, too. But obviously I came from there, so please be safe when you’re out and about, be healthy. I think that’s the new trend. People are looking into it. Slices pizza, our pizza. Very healthy. You’ll enjoy it when it gets to you. Going to be getting out there soon, so be safe, be healthy.

God bless each and every one of you. And I really mean that. Your family, your friends, your neighborhoods, everybody that you love. And yes, God bless this great country, America, that we all live in and hopefully love. I’ll see you next time. Take care. The world doesn’t need another wine. It really needs a reason to raise a glass again. A reason that’s real. A reason that means something. Because most people, they drink to forget. We drink to remember where we came from, what we stand for, and who we still fight to become. We don’t follow trends.

We break them. Our bottles don’t look like anyone else’s. Because our story, it isn’t like anyone else’s. It’s about freedom, about redemption, about family. That’s what’s inside every bottle. So to the ones who think different, who live different, who drink different. Sa. Sam.
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