Why Do We Go Broke Every Holiday?

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The ads say go big or you’re failing your family. We say keep your joy and your money. Big Slick brings unfiltered, straight-talk energy to a seasonal truth most people feel but rarely say out loud: holidays are priceless, but overspending is a choice. From Thanksgiving menus that balloon into waste to Christmas lists that teach kids to crave more, we unpack the habits, emotions, and marketing pressure that turn celebration into stress. Big Slick gets honest about the invisible reasons we overdo it—like trying to heal childhood lack by piling gifts on our own kids—and how that backfires. You’ll hear a simple framework to reset expectations: fewer, better gifts; clear budgets by category; and a tighter, smarter plan for hosting that doesn’t leave you eating scraps all week. Slick tackles Valentine’s Day with the same heat, arguing that real romance happens in small, steady acts, not a once-a-year spending spree. If you’ve ever felt the January money hangover, this conversation gives you language, tools, and confidence to opt out. Walk away with practical moves you can use right now: cap the number of gifts without killing the vibe, embrace potlucks and portion control, choose experiences over excess, and set norms your kids can understand. Most of all, reclaim the meaning of the season by aligning your wallet with your values. Hit play, share it with someone who needs a reality check, and if you’re rocking with the message, subscribe, leave a review, and tell us the one holiday expense you’re cutting this year.

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Episode Transcript

SPEAKER_01 (00:12):
Now, let's talk about it.

SPEAKER_00 (00:16):
What up, what up, what up, what up, what up?
It's your boy, Big Slick.
And I'm back again for anotherepisode of Talk Your Shit.
First, I want to give a shoutout to all the listeners.
Whether you home, at work, inyour car, or all the truck
drivers on the road, Iappreciate you tuning in.

(00:38):
Yo, today's show, I'm gonna jumpright into it.
Today's show is about don't gobroke on the holidays.
Listen, people, I don't know whyeverybody goes crazy when the
holidays come around, man.
With spending money.
That's crazy.

(00:58):
Everybody goes crazy withspending money during the
holidays.
It's supposed to be a time justto be with your family, man.
You know, to chill, to talk, tohave fun, to talk shit.
You know what I'm saying?
That's what the holidays is for.
It's not all about spendingmoney, but a lot of y'all go
overboard for the holidays.

(01:20):
Stop doing it.
Thanksgiving, Christmas, NewYear's, Valentine's.
It's you're spending too muchmoney, man.
What's going on?
You know, everybody OD onChristmas, definitely.
Everybody OD on gifts.
Right?
Why am I out there spending thatmoney then in January you broke

(01:45):
and can't pay no bills?
You tripping, especially onthese on the on the babies, man.
A lot of people OD on the baby.
I'm talking about the infants,the baby babies, the little
kids, toddlers, two, three, one.
You getting them so much stuff.
The kids don't even care aboutthe gifts you're getting them.

(02:07):
Truthfully, they rather play inthe box the shit came in.
They don't even care about thegift you got them.
They'll crawl up in the box andplaying that shit.
You done bought them some shit,they don't even want.
Like, what are you doing, man?
Y'all jumping out the window,spinning all this bread, and
then on Thanksgiving, it's somuch food.
People be spending so much moneyon so much food.

(02:30):
Half of the people just come toyour crib and take three, four
plates home, just taking awayfood.
Listen, you don't have to do allthat, man.
Sometimes you just gottadownsize.
Don't cook for 400 people, justcook for your crib, man.
Times is getting tight.
You might not be able to feedevery every damn body.

(02:52):
Feed who's in your house, man.
Or you're gonna be looking crazynext week because ain't gonna be
no food in that fridge becauseyou done spent everything.
You know what I'm saying?
Cousin done took home four, fivealum, four, five plates wrapped
up in aluminum for you.
You thought you was gonna havesome leftovers, and now you
don't got nothing.

(03:13):
Y'all eating bologna sandwichesfor the rest of the week.
Stop going crazy for theholidays, man.
Stop spending all thisunnecessary money.
It makes no sense, man.
Keep it small, man.
Keep it small.
Take care of your crib in yourhousehold.
You don't gotta do it that big.
Christmas, stop going crazybuying all these kids' gifts.

(03:36):
They don't need all that, man.
They they they just don't.
One or two gifts, you're good.
But all these 10 gifts and thisand that, within a week, the
gift is gonna be broke, or thekid gonna be done lost it, or
they don't even want to playwith it no more.
So you just wasting a lot ofmoney for no reason.

(03:57):
Stop going broke for theholidays.
A lot of y'all is what'shappening is that you might not
got a lot of gifts when you wasyounger.
So now you get your kids a lotof gifts because it was
something that you didn't get.
So really you getting the giftsfor you.
It ain't even got nothing to dowith the kids because the kids
only know what you give them.
So if you give your child twogifts or two or three gifts,

(04:20):
that's all they're gonna expect.
But if you go out there and ODand get 10 gifts, five, six
gifts every year, they're gonnaexpect that.
Now, cool, if it's not hurtingyour pockets, by all means, get
them, get, get everything, buyout the store.
But if it's gonna hurt yourpockets later on, chill with

(04:44):
that because your child don'tcare about all that.
Like I told you, they ratherplay the play in the box it came
in than the damn gift you gavethem.
Believe me, I'm telling you thetruth.
Everybody done been there anddone that, you know.
I'm saying, so you don't youdon't gotta OD, man.
Thanks giving up, and then youOD, you know, a lot of people OD

(05:07):
on Valentine's Day, which iscrazy because you're supposed to
show love to your partner everyday, anyway.
So why are you ODing on one day?
You're supposed to be showinglove every day, you're supposed
to be buying flowers and allthat every week.
Supposed to be doing all thisalready.
So why are we ODing onValentine's Day?

(05:28):
Spending all your bread, and nowyou take you about two months to
get back right again, and thenyou because you just spent all
your money during Christmas,then you popped off New Year's,
right?
You're trying to regroup fromthat, and then in another month,
by the next month, you're doingValentine's.

(05:49):
Come on, man, it's set up tokeep you broke, people.
Look what's going on here, man.
Wake up.
You're gonna be broke half ofthe year fucking with these
holidays.
Stop ODing on the holidays, man.
Chill, be easy.
You already know what it is.
It's big slick.
Keep some money in your pocketand stop just spinning shit on

(06:12):
dumb shit, man.
Every day is a holiday.
You wake up, bruh.
You already know what it is.
It's big slick.
This has been another episode ofTalk Your Shit.
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(06:36):
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show.
Until next time, it's big slickand I'm out.
Peace.