We Ask Anjelah Johnson-Reyes About Her Comedy Career and Money Habits

Summary

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Smart Money Happy Hour with Rachel Cruze & George Kamel

Episode: We Ask Anjelah Johnson-Reyes About Her Comedy Career and Money Habits
Date: November 13, 2025
Host: Ramsey Network
Guests: Anjelah Johnson-Reyes

Episode Overview

In this lively episode, comedians and money experts Rachel Cruze and George Kamel sit down with actress and stand-up star Anjelah Johnson-Reyes. The trio delves into Anjelah's rise from cheerleader to comedy icon, her early days as a struggling performer, and her unique approach to money, marriage, and work-life balance. With humor, insight, and vulnerability, Anjelah shares how she forged her path in entertainment—and how she and her husband navigate everything from spontaneous giving to first-class flights.

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Key Discussion Points & Insights

1. Anjelah’s Path to Comedy and Fame

• Cheerleading as a Sign:
  • Started as a Raiderette for the Oakland Raiders at age 20, saw it as a sign to pursue entertainment.

    “If I make the squad, I'm going to do it for one year, then I'm going to move to LA and I'm going to pursue my dreams to be an actress.” — Anjelah (03:14)

• Early Days in Hollywood:
  • Moved to LA with no prior independent living experience.
  • Worked as an extra on shows like Friends (seasons 9 and 10), calling it her “favorite job ever.”

    “On the couch was this little college girl with her backpack and her book … That was me.” — Anjelah (06:50)

• Breakout on YouTube:
  • “Nail Salon” and “Bon Qui Qui” sketches gained viral popularity as early YouTube hits (2007).
  • Viral exposure led to more auditions, including for Mad TV (07:57–08:13).

2. Building a Career (and Surviving Financially)

• Making Ends Meet:
  • Relied on side hustles: go-go dancing (at kids’ parties and clubs), waitressing, catering, and promotional gigs (19:49–20:20).
  • Used “grocery shopping” from craft services as a resource while working as an extra.

    “I'd bring my satchel bag … I would grab some granola bars … This is me grocery shopping over here at the craft service.” — Anjelah (09:05)

• First Big Check:
  • Won $600 at a Mormon holiday party comedy competition, which felt life-changing at the time (09:51).
  • Emphasized the grind—taking every gig possible before standup took off.

3. Money Habits & Marriage Dynamics

• Money Tendencies Game:
  • Saver (but loves quantity over quality for everyday purchases, uses Amazon a lot).
  • Free spirit in budgeting, prefers experiences over things.
  • Moved from spontaneous to more planned giving after marrying (12:27–12:44).
• Marital Money Differences:
  • Husband entered marriage with a scarcity mindset, buying generic groceries and being frugal; Anjelah “upgraded” him.

    “He wouldn't buy name brand groceries ... then all of a sudden, the light turned on and he was like, oh, Gucci, oh.” — Anjelah (14:09)

  • Only major money fight was over wedding spending:

    “This is my money, I worked really hard … and this is how I want to spend it.” — Anjelah (16:36)

  • Now, all finances are combined, which Anjelah credits as a definite help for marital harmony (17:39).
• Combining Careers & Money:
  • She was financially ahead; husband was in Christian hip-hop, not earning much.
  • Now husband manages much of their investing and real estate endeavors.

4. Comedy Industry Stories

• Electric Moments:
  • Bonded with the Friends cast, even got invited to their Christmas party (07:17).
• YouTube’s Gender Impact:
  • Early YouTube success helped bypass the disadvantages of being a female comic by allowing audiences to preview her material.

    “You’re more inclined to give an unknown guy a shot … But I happened to come out during this time of YouTube …” — Anjelah (26:16)

• Staying True to Herself:
  • Her “clean” style came naturally; now an intentional brand choice but sometimes wishes she could say more adult material (24:45).
• Resilience:
  • Got dropped from MAD TV after the writer’s strike but leveraged viral fame into touring and self-producing her own specials (27:27–28:20).
  • Now produces specials for other comics and releases them directly to YouTube (32:02).

5. Family Influence and Staying Grounded

• Funny Roots:
  • Grew up in a hilarious family; grandpa was notorious for practical jokes and pitching her material (22:21–24:24).
• Faith and Clean Comedy:
  • Faith community provided initial opportunities (church joke-writing class led to the “Nail Salon” bit).
  • Clean material is an authentic reflection of her personality (24:45–25:16).

6. The Realities of Motherhood and Career

• Late Motherhood:
  • Recently became a mom in her 40s; comedy material now reflects this new phase (30:37–31:01).
  • Takes her toddler on tour—visits science museums across cities (31:05).

7. Advice and Game Segments

• ‘Finish the Financial Phrase’ Game:
  • Lively answers to prompts about best purchases, overpaying, and what's priceless (34:10–45:10).
  • Best purchase under $20? Anjelah: Grape cutter for her toddler (37:33).
• Advice to 20-Year-Old Self:

  “You'll be good. You're good. Don't stress. … It's gonna be so good. Chill, just chill.” — Anjelah (45:59)

  • George and Rachel echo the value of being present, not white-knuckling through your 20s (47:32–48:07).

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Notable Quotes & Memorable Moments

• On Early Risk-Taking:

  “I told my mom, I'm gonna move to LA, be an actress. She was like, okay. I’ll believe it when I see it.” — Anjelah (04:44)

• Creative Hustle:

  “I was a Go Go dancer for kids. A Go Go dancer for children. … We were like the hype girls.” — Anjelah (10:29)

• On Clean Comedy & Integrity:

  "I didn’t try to work clean. It was just how I already was operating." — Anjelah (24:45)

• On Combining Finances in Marriage:

  “It is ours and it's Not. Well, this is mine. … That would be a headache for me...” — Anjelah (17:39)

• YouTube Changing the Game:

  “But I happened to come out during this time of YouTube, so people saw me already, and they knew what to expect.” — Anjelah (26:16)

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Important Timestamps

• 00:05 — Show open, introductions
• 03:14 — Anjelah’s start as a Raiderette, leap to LA
• 06:00–07:14 — Friends extra stories, invited to Christmas party
• 08:50 — Discussing financial realities of showbiz, craft service “grocery shopping”
• 09:51–10:18 — First major comedy paycheck wins: $600 at a Mormon holiday party
• 12:27–13:01 — Spontaneous vs. planned giving with her husband, money tendencies
• 14:09–15:03 — Husband’s transition from scarcity to abundance
• 16:04–17:59 — First money fight: wedding spending and combining finances
• 19:49–21:26 — Side hustles, the grind of early career
• 24:45–25:16 — Clean comedy, faith, and authenticity
• 26:16–26:43 — YouTube’s impact for women in comedy
• 27:01–28:20 — MAD TV, writer’s strike, shift to touring and production
• 30:37–31:12 — Becoming a mom in her 40s, life on tour with a toddler
• 34:10–45:10 — Quick-fire game: finish the financial phrase, best/worst purchases, what’s priceless
• 45:41–48:11 — Reflections/advice for her 20-year-old self and life perspective shifts

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Game Highlights and Fun Revelations

• Best purchase under $20:

  • Rachel: High-quality phone charger
  • George: Toilet nightlight—“It lights my way to the throne.” (36:29)
  • Anjelah: Grape cutter for her toddler (37:33)

• Biggest splurge:

  • Rachel: Babysitters, Louboutin heels, wedding ring.
  • Anjelah: Husband’s luxury watches/“timepieces.”
  • George: Frequent, expensive haircuts and a specialty jacket.

• What’s absolutely priceless:

  • Anjelah: Community, family (44:48)
  • Rachel: Family and sleep (45:01)
  • George (with a newborn): Sleep (45:05)

• Go-to white lie:

  • Anjelah: “Gotta talk to my husband” when she wants to avoid giving or declining (52:11)

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Tone, Flow, and Vibe

The conversation mirrors a vibrant happy hour with plenty of honesty, jokes, self-deprecating humor, and warm encouragement. Topics seamlessly move from comedy shop talk to deep discussions about money habits and family, with personal anecdotes and playful banter throughout. Anjelah is candid about her unconventional journey, gracious with advice, and never afraid to poke fun at herself or the struggles she and her peers have faced.

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Final Thoughts

This episode is an inspiring, entertaining look at betting on yourself, finding balance in marriage, and staying grounded while pursuing big dreams. Anjelah’s journey from extra to viral comedian to wise industry veteran offers plenty of laughs and lessons for anyone chasing an unconventional path—or just looking to get a little smarter (and happier) about their money.

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Want to hear about another unconventional journey? Tune in next week as Matt and Abby share how they went from broke college kids to “unplanned influencers.”

Transcript

[George Camel]

It's not every day you have a comedic icon joining the show, but today is that day to be a brand.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

New mom in your 40s. Like, I'm having my first kid the same time my friends are having grandkids.

It's gonna be so good. Trust me. Well, it's not now.

[Rachel Cruz]

Okay.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

I don't think I've ever been asked, what's that?

[Rachel Cruz]

Birth bricks are. Hey, guys, I'm Rachel Cruz.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

I'm George Camel, and I'm a comedic icon, apparently. Angela Johnson Reyes.

[Rachel Cruz]

And this is Smart Money Happy Hour. All right. Cheers, everyone.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Cheers, Angela.

[Rachel Cruz]

Welcome to the show.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Thank you so far.

[George Camel]

Can I reach?

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Yeah, listen.

[Rachel Cruz]

Get it, get it. Got it, got it, got it, got it.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

There.

[George Camel]

I pulled a muscle.

[Rachel Cruz]

You dropped. Yeah, that was. That was intense, George.

[George Camel]

I got T. Rex arms.

[Rachel Cruz]

Oh, my gosh. Well, this is the show where two friends who happen to be money experts talk about what you're talking about. So everything from pop culture, current events, and money.

[George Camel]

But first, let's talk about what we're sipping on. This is the margarita mocktail. We'll give you the rating and reveal the cost per glass at the end of the episode. And Angela will be forced to rate it as well.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

That's right.

I'll do it.

[Rachel Cruz]

So cool.

[George Camel]

Regardless if it hurts the mixologist's feelings.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Yeah, yeah, yeah. We.

[George Camel]

Irregardless, you just.

[Rachel Cruz]

You're truth tellers with the mocktails, so. But Mia does a great job making them.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Okay.

[Rachel Cruz]

Angela, I'm so glad you're here. Thank you. We were, like, brainstorming of, like, who would be fun guests to have on Smart Money Happy Hour. And your name kept coming up, and we're like, I wonder if we can get her. And here you are.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

And look at that.

I can't believe it. I'm not in. You said it.

[George Camel]

20 bucks goes a long way.

[Rachel Cruz]

Really spread out. Okay, but some of your iconic roles, because Ban Kwi. Kwi was a big character for you.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Yes.

[Rachel Cruz]

The nail salon video.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Yes.

[Rachel Cruz]

And all of that was when I was like, I think early college.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Yeah.

[Rachel Cruz]

Cause, like, 07ish.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Right?

Was that.

[Rachel Cruz]

Did those come out together? The nail salon.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Yeah, the nail salon first.

[Rachel Cruz]

Okay. What year was that?

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

2007. Okay.

Okay.

[Rachel Cruz]

So Ban Kwi. Kwi was who was when with mad.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

So the nail salon video is what got the attention of people to start.

Bringing me in for auditions and meetings and stuff. No way. So that was what helped me get the audition for Mad TV.

[Rachel Cruz]

Okay. Was that video?

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Yeah.

[Rachel Cruz]

In 07. So I was a freshman in College. And I mean, and it, like. I mean, it went all the way. You're in LA all the way to Knoxville, Tennessee, to a bunch of kids on this university. I mean, like, we talked about it. So that was super early on on YouTube, because I remember putting up videos when I started here, and that was 2010, and I feel like I was on the early end of it. But you were, like, on the early cusp of putting videos up.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Oh, yeah. And what's wild is. Cause you're like, that was my freshman year in college. There's times where I do a show and I'll do a meet and greet, and then some, you know, some pretty little young thing comes up to me and she's like, oh, my gosh. I used to watch your videos when I was a kid, when I was.

[Rachel Cruz]

Like, three and four.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Yeah.

Like when I was, like, in elementary school.

And I was like, wait, we're not the same age. Hold on. What is happening here?

It's wild.

[Rachel Cruz]

So crazy. Oh, my gosh. Yeah. Okay, so what caused you to start all that? What was the. Well, let's go back to the beginning.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

I was a professional cheerleader for the Oakland Raiders.

[Rachel Cruz]

Yeah, you were.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

And I did that really just as.

A sign if I was supposed to pursue the entertainment industry. I tried out for the Raiderettes. I said, if I make the squad, I'm going to do it for one year, then I'm going to move to LA and I'm going to pursue my dreams to be an actress. So I did. I did it for that one year. I made the squad after the Super Bowl. We won super bowl that year, so it's the best year to pick to be a cheerleader for the Oakland Raiders. And after the Super Bowl, I came home, I packed up my room and drove down to Hollywood and started from the bottom and worked my way up and. And was there for about 20 years and then started splitting my time here in Nashville. And so, yeah, it's been a journey.

[George Camel]

That is wild. It's amazing, like, the way you grew up. Was your family scared for you to take this risk? Were they, like, what, you're gonna tell jokes? Or were they, like, super supportive? We love you. We believe in you. Like, where were you at on the Spectrum?

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

That's cute.

[George Camel]

Cause you got, like, Mexican and Native American heritage.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Yeah, yeah, yeah. So I didn't know I was gonna do comedy.

That was accident. I thought I was going to be an actress is what it was. That's why I was moving to Hollywood to be an actress.

I Told now I've only lived at this point. I've only lived at my mom's house.

I've never lived anywhere else. I've never, like, rented an apartment or anything. And now here I am telling my parents, I'm going to move to Hollywood. I'm going to go live on my own in Hollywood.

[Rachel Cruz]

And how old were you?

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

20.

[Rachel Cruz]

Okay.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

So I told my mom, I'm gonna.

Move to la, be an actress. She was like, okay. I'll believe it when I see it, you know? Cause that's, like, a big thing to say. Like, all right.

[Rachel Cruz]

100%. Oh, yeah. Yeah.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

And then I told my dad, I'm.

Gonna move to Hollywood to be an actress. And he was like, why are you gonna do that? You don't know anything. Nobody's gonna hire you. Real supportive. And then my sister was like, yeah, do it. Go for it. Right. And so I used the Raiderettes as my sign. And that was it. And I left. And I'm sure they were.

[George Camel]

So if I'm successful here, I could probably do this thing over here. Was that.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Not really. It was just my sign was. It could have been. You got an opportunity, let a guy walk by with the color green on. And that's my sign. Yeah. Like, that's. It was. It was just my sign that I.

[Rachel Cruz]

Picked, you know, so good. Okay. And then how many years was it when you shifted into comedy?

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

So I started from the ground up as an extra. I was an extra on the show Friends.

[Rachel Cruz]

No, you weren't.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Girl. Yes.

No, you weren't.

[George Camel]

Girl.

[Rachel Cruz]

Yes. Stop it. Wait.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Yeah.

[Rachel Cruz]

What seasons? What episodes?

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Seasons Nine and ten.

[Rachel Cruz]

I'm dying.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Their final two seasons. Two episodes. Two seasons.

[Rachel Cruz]

Two seasons. Oh, gosh. Multiple episodes.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Yeah.

[Rachel Cruz]

Were you in the cafe?

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Were you.

[Rachel Cruz]

Oh, my gosh.

[George Camel]

Like, roll back the tape. Roll back the tape.

[Rachel Cruz]

This is a bigger deal than the nail slides.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

No, I know.

This is probably my favorite job I've.

Ever had in life. And I've been in movies, TV shows, actually saying things on TV shows.

And this is still my favorite job.

That I've ever had because, you know.

[George Camel]

Speaking lines on Friends.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Okay.

[Rachel Cruz]

What was the main set you were on? Coffee.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Central Park. Okay.

[Rachel Cruz]

Yes. Coffee shop.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

And sometimes I'd be out on the street.

Yeah.

[Rachel Cruz]

I was gonna ask, was there any street scenes?

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Do street scenes.

[Rachel Cruz]

100.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

I would do that.

[Rachel Cruz]

Okay.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

And. But mostly in Central Perk. And there's one episode, you know, they always sat in the couch.

[Rachel Cruz]

Yeah. 100.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Then there was one episode. I don't know if you remember it. I Don't know if they were going for like, let's just make it real. They can't always. Yeah.

[Rachel Cruz]

Like Joey and Ross would sit at the high top sometimes. Yeah.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

So it was a high top and it was Monica, Phoebe and Chandler sitting at the high top and on the.

Couch was this little college girl with her backpack and her book and her notes and she was doing her homework at the. That was me.

[Rachel Cruz]

That was you.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

I was a college girl and I had braids. At the time I was really embracing my Native American and I was just doing my homework. I have a picture of that. I'll send it to you so you could like pop it up and here, look at the screen now, everybody, there it is.

[Rachel Cruz]

There she is. On the set of Friends. Did you get to meet the cast and stuff?

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

I got invited to their Christmas party. That's how much they love me. Angela. Yeah, I was the only extra invited to their party.

[George Camel]

Oh my gosh. That's amazing.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Let me tell you. That is some. That is.

[George Camel]

Do you keep in touch with any of them now?

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

No, none of them will even know who I am.

[Rachel Cruz]

George is like, did you go on vacation? How many trips did you take with Jen? You know, that's what George wants to know.

[George Camel]

You never know.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Although I did end up working on the spin off Joey show.

[Rachel Cruz]

100%.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

I was an extra on that show as well.

Okay.

[Rachel Cruz]

Yeah, you get in and. Oh my God. Good for you. That's amazing. How fun. Okay. One brand that I have been obsessed with, I actually pulled out some of the things I got last year from them is Cozy Earth.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Yes.

[Rachel Cruz]

It's so great.

[George Camel]

You know my latest and greatest from Cozy Earth. What, the soft washed cotton sheets? Yes, say that 10 times fast.

[Rachel Cruz]

Go, go, go. But they're bedding, especially those sheets in the winter.

[George Camel]

Oh, incredible.

[Rachel Cruz]

They're amazing.

[George Camel]

And they have a 10 year warranty which means like you're going to buy it once instead of buying it and then going, they didn't hold up. These hold up. They're amazing quality.

[Rachel Cruz]

Yeah, the quality is incredible. And all of their things, you guys, from the bedding, the athleisure, the blankets, I mean all. We literally used the Cozy Earth blanket this morning.

[George Camel]

It finally got below like 60 degrees and I pulled out that giant cuddle blanket and I was just enjoying it, living my best life.

[Rachel Cruz]

It's amazing, you guys. But their products are absolutely incredible. And they're giving our listeners up to 40, which is crazy. 40%.

[George Camel]

That's very generous because they love you guys. So go check it out. Go to cozyearth.com smartmoney use promo code smart money at checkout. We'll put the link in the description.

[Rachel Cruz]

How was the financial side of being on your own?

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Oh, let me tell you. I got paid A$20. I made $125 to be an extra on Friends. And my grocery shopping was the craft service table.

[George Camel]

Oh, yes.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

I would bring my satchel bag. No. And I would believe. I would go to the craft service table. I would grab some granola bars. Okay. I would grab some little cupcakes. I would grab whatever.

Little beef jerkies.

All this is me grocery shopping over.

[Rachel Cruz]

Here at the craft service.

[George Camel]

Did anyone catch you? Did they say anything? No. Or were they like, if she's doing that, she probably needs it.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

You gotta be discreet. I'm sure.

[George Camel]

Play cool.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Yeah, I'm sure.

Somebody probably saw me and because they liked me, they're like, nah, whatever. And I'm not like, you're not a hoard.

[Rachel Cruz]

You're not like going like armfuls, but.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

And then later on get another one. You know, just collect it throughout the day.

[Rachel Cruz]

Just visit. Visit back to the table. Oh, my gosh, that's great. That's so great.

[George Camel]

What was like your first kind of bigger break where you're like, oh, this is like a real paycheck. Okay, I can like, pay rent.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Yes. My very first big paycheck for stand up comedy was I won a comedy competition and I won $600. And at that time, that was the most money I'd ever made in my life. Doing one thing. Like, I usually.

[Rachel Cruz]

I got six episodes of Friends.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

You know what I'm saying? I gotta save up to get $600. It was a competition at a Mormon holiday party. Yeah.

[George Camel]

Who knew that's where the money was at?

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Yeah, that's what I'm saying.

[Rachel Cruz]

Oh, I know those Mormon influencers now.

[George Camel]

Bar mitzvah gig. I get that. But Mormon holiday parties.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Oh, I used to work bar mitzvah gigs, too.

[George Camel]

Those are good gigs.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

As a dancer.

[Rachel Cruz]

Yes.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

I was a Go Go dancer for kids.

A Go Go dancer for children.

Yeah. Yeah, okay.

Oh, my God. I was. I used to. I worked for this agency and they.

Would hire DJs and dancers and things.

Like that for bamitzvahs. And so we would go and basically be like getting the kids on the dance floor and getting them dancing and stuff. So we were like the hype girls.

[George Camel]

Yeah.

[Rachel Cruz]

Get the party going.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

So it's not like we're wearing like sleazy clothes and our Go Go boots. Or anything like that. Yeah, it's like we're just the fun party atmosphere girls and like, come on, come dance. You know, like stuff like that.

[George Camel]

Amazing.

[Rachel Cruz]

Oh, my gosh. Okay, so speaking of money, let's talk through your money tendencies. Okay. This is like a fun quiz.

[George Camel]

I'll get to know you.

[Rachel Cruz]

And I'll get to know you. Okay. And just off the cuff, like, just like whatever comes to mind first. Like this is it.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Yes.

[Rachel Cruz]

Okay, you ready?

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Okay.

[Rachel Cruz]

Are you a spender or a saver?

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Saver.

[Rachel Cruz]

Oh, nice. Are you a nerd? Meaning like you love to budget, you love to know your numbers are all the information. Are you more of a free spirit?

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Like a free spirit.

[Rachel Cruz]

It's all gonna be okay here.

[George Camel]

You want to play free spirit saver. Okay, off to a great start. Are you an experienced person or a things person?

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Experience. Quality.

[Rachel Cruz]

Do you buy quality products or you like more quantity because you want options?

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Okay, okay, okay, let's talk. So pause. My husband is for sure quality. He buys like the designer best of the best. And I'm on Amazon, let me tell you. I'm like, it could be here by Tuesday. I'm going to get this real quick. I'm going to get it in four different colors. Boom, done.

[Rachel Cruz]

Yes. And you get options.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Yeah. And it's not great quality. I apologize.

[Rachel Cruz]

But no, I'm quantity too. I'm like, Ray tells.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Exactly.

[Rachel Cruz]

I love an Amazon haul.

[George Camel]

It's great.

[Rachel Cruz]

Yes. So fun.

[George Camel]

Okay, Are you more of a safety person or a status person? Which one would you lean to?

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

I don't even understand what situation. And it's just safety.

[George Camel]

No status for her. You've got the status on safety.

[Rachel Cruz]

Do you have more of an abundance mindset or scarcity?

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Abundance.

[George Camel]

And lastly, spontaneous giving or pre planned?

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Oh, this is good. I. Spontaneous. My insides are spontaneous. I feel like since getting married it's become more planned. Because now we gotta agree.

[Rachel Cruz]

Yes.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

We gotta agree on it. We gotta be, hey, can we give to so and so and how much? And so my husband and I will do a like, guess the amount, like.

If you're thinking what I'm thinking type of thing.

And then there usually is more. I wanna say it's me, but sometimes we're usually right around the same.

We're like, yep, that's what I was thinking.

Okay, great.

[Rachel Cruz]

Yes, we'll do that too. My husband and I, like, if we're at like a dinner and they're like asking to give to whatever. Cause we've learned in 15 years of marriage that I can't just assume and write down a number without talking to Boston.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

And so he's.

[Rachel Cruz]

So we're always. We always do that. Guess the number. And mine's always much more. Not because my husband's not a giver, but he's also a realist.

[George Camel]

That's my members guy.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Like, that's take the 401k.

I'm the free. What'd you call it?

[Rachel Cruz]

Free spirit.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Free spirit. And my husband is the planner.

[Rachel Cruz]

So most of what we asked you, is your husband the opposite of you 100 in all of it? Okay.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Yes.

[George Camel]

And it's worked out.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Yeah.

[George Camel]

Are you going on like 15 years now?

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Yeah, we're 14 years this June. We celebrated 14 years. Yes.

[Rachel Cruz]

Congratulations.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Thank you.

[Rachel Cruz]

Okay, has money been a thing in marriage or have you guys, like, seen we.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

So my husband came in with the scarcity mindset. Right. And he wouldn't buy name brand groceries. He wouldn't buy none of that. And then all of a sudden, the light turned on and he was like, oh, Gucci, oh.

[George Camel]

Did he not know it was an option? Was it just like, this is not how I grew up? And he had to make the switch.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Well, have you ever heard that song by Beyonce? Let me upgrade you. I. He came in to a different situation. He was in the Christian music industry doing hip hop. Hip hop at that time in the Christian music industry. He's not making no money. Are you kidding me? That's $4. No, but I was already doing really.

Well in my career.

So when we married, he was used to saving. And he has this small budget that he works off because he's doing ministry. He's not trying to make money.

He's just trying to, like, go bless people's lives. So when he came in, he's used to. This is how I budget. I get this.

Not we get fruity O's.

We don't get no loops. We don't get a loop.

We get a loop.

No, we get Fruity O's and everything. So it was like a transition for.

[George Camel]

Him to retrain his brain.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Yeah.

[George Camel]

Like, oh, we're safe, we're okay. We have the money.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

But then he actually started getting financial literacy. And he's always been literate with what he knows, and he's always been good.

At saving and budgeting and.

And doing all that kind of stuff. And then he started learning more just on, like, a bigger level in real estate and taking what I bring in.

And then taking in, like, investing it.

And putting it here and there and making the money, make money and he started learning all of that and becoming more obsessed with that. And then I'm like, I'm just going to tell some jokes.

[Rachel Cruz]

I'm going to just be over here. Okay, that's so interesting because people that, especially people that get married later, like, if they, if you both have careers.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Yeah.

[Rachel Cruz]

And then you get married and combine or get married. A lot of people have trouble combining finances. And one thing that we stand on, we're like, no, when you're married, you're one. Like your money, his money, you are all one. But some people have a lot of difficulty doing that. Was that hard for you to be like, hey, I'm doing really well. I've built this whole career and now I'm sharing it with you. Was that a hard thing for you or was it.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

So there was only one issue that we had, and it was right before we got married, and it was about our wedding. I wanted to spend a lot of money on a wedding. And he was like, what?

No.

And he's like frugal, but also like anti wedding industry. You know what I mean? And he's like, got him at the knees.

You could get this cake over here.

For $50, but because it's a wedding cake, it's $700.

No.

So he's like, no, absolutely not. And so I was like, well, this is my money.

I worked really hard for this money and this is how I want to spend it.

And he was like, pump the brakes. If we're going to play that game. I don't do that. We're not doing that.

So we had our first, like, real big fight, was about money, and it was about me being, well, this is mine, blah, blah, blah, blah. But then we actually came to an agreement and, and moved forward with that. And that was really the only time that I was like, now this is what I want to do. But we, we came to a middle ground. It wasn't like a low budget wedding, you know, where we're like penny pinching, everybody's volunteering to do something, you know what I mean? Like, homemade everything. No, but it also wasn't this extravagant.

You know, any person I've ever met in my life invited, you know what I mean? He was like, no, bring it down 100 people, you know?

[Rachel Cruz]

Yep. So do you think combining finances and seeing it as like, nope, we're not playing this his, her thing. We are one together. Do you think that's helped in your marriage because of that mindset?

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Yeah, I think for sure. Because it is ours and it's Not. Well, this is mine.

[Rachel Cruz]

Yeah.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

And this is yours. Well, I hope you can afford that.

This month because I can, you know, like wild to me.

Yes. And that's just for me, like that.

Feels like that would be a headache.

For me and that would be like.

Discourse for me for no reason.

But I, I do know a lot of people who keep their finances and.

That works for them.

So I'm like, okay, good for you. But for me, I'd be like, oh, this feels. I do math every week.

[Rachel Cruz]

Yes, I get it. The brain calories that it would take to like run a household like that girl. Yeah, I appreciate that.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

That's a good phrase.

[Rachel Cruz]

Oh yeah, it's not mine. Someone else has said that, but I'll see.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

I like it actually.

[Rachel Cruz]

You can quote me on that.

[George Camel]

Nobody knows. Nobody knows where it came from.

[Rachel Cruz]

We don't know. George, you know what's scary in 2025?

[George Camel]

What's that?

[Rachel Cruz]

How much our information is out on the Internet.

[George Camel]

It's more than scary, it's crazy. It's disturbing.

[Rachel Cruz]

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[George Camel]

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[Rachel Cruz]

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[George Camel]

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[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Oh, no, I had a million side hustles. I mean, I. I told you I was a Go Go dancer at kids party.

Like Wild side hustle I was doing. I was waitressing. I was a Go go dancer at kids parties and a go Go dancer at nightclubs. I was a cocktail waitress, I worked at a billiard bar. I would do. What do they call it? It's like they would staff people for catering or for things like that and.

[George Camel]

Kind of like that contract.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Yeah.

Hosting parties and things.

[George Camel]

Everything in the hospitality world and some in the entertainment world, you were just taking any gig you could.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

It was like, here's your headshot. And they're like, okay, you go stand.

The door at this party and all you do is welcome people to the party. You know what I mean?

[Rachel Cruz]

Hello?

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Yeah, Just like, thank you for coming.

[George Camel]

And then you do stand up at nights and weekends and improv.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

So I was trying to be an actress. Standup was like this secret thing that just popped into my lap that I didn't know I was going to be doing. I was doing acting classes and things like that. I was at this church at the time. And every Tuesday night they would do their creative arts night and they would have an acting class, a dance class, a production class. Because they knew that a lot of their congregation was entertainment industry. And whether you're like full blown, you've been in the entertainment industry, you're a professional, this is how you make your living, or you're just aspiring to be in the entertainment industry. So they would offer classes on Tuesdays. So they were teaching a bunch of industry entertainment industry classes. So I was in their acting class.

And it's free on Tuesday. And while I was in that class.

We would do improv games. I was funny in the games. And so there was a woman there who was teaching a joke writing class and she saw me and she was like, would you like to come take my joke writing class? And I was like, I don't know, is it free?

And she was like, yeah.

And I was like, I guess, sure, why not? No desire to be a comedian at all. It was just a free class. So I was like, yeah, I'll take a joke writing class. Yeah. So I took her class. And then one of the first jokes that I wrote in her free class at the church was the nail salon bit that ended up blowing up my spot.

[Rachel Cruz]

Oh my gosh.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Okay.

[Rachel Cruz]

But were you always funny though? Like for comedians, like you Meet some. I feel like comedians run the gamut, that some are like, they can turn.

[George Camel]

It on on stage. Yes, but they're different.

[Rachel Cruz]

Yes. Or they're just hilarious all the time. I don't know. Were you always, like, funny in your group of friends?

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Yes, but I am not always on. Yes, but my. My family is hilarious. My dad. I get it from my dad and my grandpa.

[Rachel Cruz]

Okay.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

My grandpa was, like, practical jokester guy. He's the guy. His big prank that he would do is he would put a rubber cockroach in his pocket of his shirt because he wore the same outfit every day. It was a collared shirt with a pocket and suspenders with his pants. And so he would put his little rubber roach in his pocket and he would tie fish wire, clear fish wire to it. Right. And he would put it around his neck.

[Rachel Cruz]

Oh, stop.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

So when he's at the grocery store.

[Rachel Cruz]

Talking to the strangers.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Not like this.

No.

Just a random grocery clerk.

And he starts pulling the little string and it starts coming out of his pocket.

[George Camel]

Oh, my God.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

That was his big prank. That was his thing. That was his bit. That was his closer. That was his closer.

[Rachel Cruz]

Every time.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

That was his big prank.

[George Camel]

He felt a commitment to do that every day.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Oh, he loved it.

He would call me once I was, like, established in my standup career, he would call me to give me another joke.

He.

He would come up with a joke.

[Rachel Cruz]

Stop.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

And he'd be like. He'd say it, and he'd be like, yeah, right.

His last joke that he wrote.

And he said it for a couple years. Like, you would ask him, and he.

He passed recently, and even in his, like, towards the end of his days, if you would ask him to tell you a joke, he would tell you this one joke, and this was his joke. He's a veteran, so he goes to the va, the hospital went to the va, and they asked me for my last four. So I told him, mary, Susan, stop it. Heather, Karen.

And then he'll look up at you.

[Rachel Cruz]

Oh, my God.

[George Camel]

That's amazing. That's strong. That's a good closer.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Oh, yeah. Yeah. That was a good. So he would call me every now and then.

Give me a. Give me a joke.

[Rachel Cruz]

Yeah.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

To tell.

But that was. That was his good one.

[Rachel Cruz]

But he was a fan. He loved. He loved what you were doing.

[George Camel]

I'm sure he was very proud of you.

[Rachel Cruz]

Yeah.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Oh, yeah. All the people at the retirement home.

They love me because they know my grandpa talks.

[George Camel]

Well, I want to know what role you mentioned going to church and all that. And you're known for being, like, a clean comic. Like, families can all come and see your shows. How intentional was that? Did Faith play an intentional role or was it just kind of. Well, this is who I am.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

It was mainly, this is who I am. And so what you would see of me on stage would be, like, an exaggerated version of me. So I didn't try to work clean.

It was just how I already was operating. I will say now it's definitely more of a choice, because there are times when I'm like, I kind of want to say this, but I've already built this brand, and everybody here knows they're at a clean show. So I can feel out of pounds. Yeah, exactly.

But there are times now where I.

Have to go, this is what I want to say, but I won't.

[Rachel Cruz]

And you're like. And that would be funny, too, if I said it. I can't.

[George Camel]

As you get older, you can become more senile, and it's like, it's okay.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Then you.

Then you get some grace. I got to get a little older before they give me the grace.

Wow.

[George Camel]

Was it different being a female in that scene early on? Like, was there disadvantages? Was it an advantage to be different?

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Sure.

[George Camel]

Like. Cause it was probably a boys club back then. La in the comedy scene, I imagine.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Yeah, definitely a boys club.

But the advantage that I had was YouTube and social media. Because before that, if you were walking by a comedy club and you see the name on the marquee, and it was like, Joe Schmoe. Some guy's name, you're probably like, oh, I'll give it a shot. You know, we're free for the night. We just had dinner. We're looking for something to do. I'll go give Joe Schmo a shot. But if you walked by, same situation, and you saw, like, Josie, you're gonna be like, a girl. Eh? Yeah, let's go play billiards. You know what I mean?

Like, you're more inclined to give an unknown guy name a shot than a.

Girl name on the marquee. But I happened to come. Come out during this time of YouTube, so people saw me already, and they knew what to expect. And so when they would see my name on the marquee, then they would go, yes, I do want to see her. Because they kind of knew already what they were getting themselves into.

[Rachel Cruz]

Yeah, they already were familiar with.

[George Camel]

And you already earned their love at that point.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

A little bit. Like, enough for them to buy a ticket.

[Rachel Cruz]

Yeah.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

And for them to be like, all Right. Let's go see if she's really funny in person or not.

[Rachel Cruz]

So good. So you did like Nail Salon that blows up Mad TV then kind of connects you there. How long were you on MAD TV for?

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

One season.

Okay.

It was the Writer's Strike, 2007, and I did a total of four sketches. And then the writer's strike happened.

[Rachel Cruz]

Oh, man.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

And so we all went on hiatus. Every show went on hiatus. When they came back from the writers strike, there were a lot of budget cuts. And by budget cuts, I mean me. I got done. Yeah, I was done.

[Rachel Cruz]

Okay, so where'd you go from there?

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Standup? Took off.

[Rachel Cruz]

Okay, so then you just did that. Okay.

[George Camel]

And then people know me from these sketches. I can utilize this and take this on the road.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Well, not even from the sketches. It was just this nail salon video was blowing up. And so I started selling tickets and comedy clubs would see that I could sell a ticket.

So then they're like, oh, come do this club. That club.

[George Camel]

Yeah.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

So that's how I was.

[Rachel Cruz]

And how many years did you do that until, like. Cause what was the next big milestone, would you say?

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

After the strike was done, I kept touring and I did my first hour special, which was for Comedy Central. It's called that's How We Do It. And that came out.

I filmed that, I believe, in 2009. And I was lucky enough to do some TV shows, film some pilots. Pilot is the first episode of a TV show and a couple movies. And it just really started to, like, snowball for me after that.

[Rachel Cruz]

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[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Right.

[Rachel Cruz]

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[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Yeah.

[George Camel]

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[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Yeah.

[Rachel Cruz]

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[George Camel]

We'll drop a link in the description below.

[Rachel Cruz]

That's amazing. And all of that. You met your husband early on in that. Because you guys have been married 14 years.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

So we got married 2011 and I. We happened very quickly. We met in August. We were engaged by Christmas Eve.

[Rachel Cruz]

You did. That was fast.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

And then we got married that June, so I hadn't even known him a full year yet. When I married.

[George Camel]

You were sold.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Yeah, sold. Because, you know, we have both been around the block a few times. You already knew, you know, when you know, you know. And yeah, it was just, it was a when you know, you know situation. And so we moved quickly and we got married 2011. And so then my second hour special, I went from like single girl in my first hour special, talking about the way guys hit on me is specific to their ethnicity. To their ethnicity. And you know, this is the way the white guy does it. This is the way the Latino guy does it, whatever. To my second hour special is I'm married now and this is how I'm learning about being married.

And.

And it's been the evolution of my life.

[Rachel Cruz]

Yeah, your con. Yeah, your. Yeah. Your material travels with you like through your story and stuff.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Yeah.

[George Camel]

And now you're a mom.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

And now I'm a mom. So now I'm talking about that in this hour special is becoming a mom in my 40s. That's wild. Crazy that to be a brand new mom in your 40s. Like I'm having my first kid the same time my friends are having grandkids like that. That's so true. I posted a picture of my daughter same day my friend posted a picture of her grandson.

[George Camel]

Here we are and the baby's going on tour with you. The toddler is just toddling along.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

That's right. That's right. Going to every kids science museum across the country, every city.

[George Camel]

Denver has you to entertain this kid.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

We did.

We went to Denver.

Yeah, it was really good.

[Rachel Cruz]

That's actually a great one.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Yeah.

Okay.

[Rachel Cruz]

That's amazing. But seriously, what a journey. I'm like. And the perseverance of just continuing to go right. And it's like the next opportunity, the next step. And for so many people, I think that's really encouraging for people where they are. So.

[George Camel]

Yeah, you bet on yourself. It seems at every step and a lot of people who might have been a one bit wonder where they had One thing. And they're like, hey, remember that thing? You have transcended that and created an amazing career. Five specials, a book. Like, so much is happening for you and you've earned it every step of the way.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Thank you. It's six specials, but thank you.

[George Camel]

I missed the six one. I gotta go back.

[Rachel Cruz]

When you do a special for like a Netflix or Comedy Central, is there different terms, like, for depending on the network and all that?

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

I mean, they have to prove it and want it. Yeah.

You know, but really just do you? Yeah, Like, I do my hour, I write my jokes, and I write for the fans who buy a ticket and come to the show. And I don't write for executives to decide whether they want me or not. Which is why my past two specials.

Have been on YouTube and this next.

One will also be on YouTube. And talking about betting on myself, I self produced, self financed my last specials and I'm doing the same thing for this one. Good for you. And then now I'm producing my friend's special. He's been my opener for years, and he's doing his very first one hour special, and that comes out.

By the time this airs, it's probably already out on YouTube. His name is Mal Hall. What are we doing is his special? And I was a executive producer on that, so that's amazing. I'm excited about being able to do stuff like that for my friends. So fun.

[Rachel Cruz]

Oh, yeah.

[George Camel]

All the while. You now have a podcast, Fungula.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Yes.

[George Camel]

That is weekly. And you're almost a year into that. How's that going?

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

So fun.

I love it.

Our premise of our podcast is gratitude.

And we talk about five things that we're grateful for. But before we do that, we do our one.

Matitude.

And that's the thing that's making us mad these days. Like, what's getting on your nerves? What's bothering you? Give me your matitude. And then we let it go. Then we move into gratitude. We talk about five things that we're grateful for throughout our entire life. So it could be a mentor you.

Had in third grade.

It could be that you just found.

$20 in an old jacket pocket that you didn't know you had. Like, whatever it is that you're grateful for in your life. And it's so fun to get to.

Know people through the lens of gratitude.

Yes.

[Rachel Cruz]

That's amazing.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Whether they're another comedian, an actor, a.

Chef, an influencer.

Any. Any kind of guest that I would bring on.

Like, getting to know somebody through the lens of gratitude has Been so fun.

[Rachel Cruz]

That's great. Well, yeah, because you see the humanity behind them and their story and, like, who they are. I love it.

[George Camel]

And it's hard to be in a bad mood after that, too.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Yeah, exactly.

[George Camel]

Sets the stage for a good conversation.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

That's right.

[Rachel Cruz]

Just so grateful. Okay, you guys, we're gonna play a quick game. You ready?

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

I'm ready.

[Rachel Cruz]

Okay. This is our quick rounds of finish the financial phrase.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Okay.

[George Camel]

Just top of mind. What comes first? No right or wrong answers.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Okay.

Wait, are these, like, actual sayings that you would see on a bumper sticker and I'm supposed to know it?

[Rachel Cruz]

No, no, no, no. This is like. No, just a blank. And you can fill it in. I think the first one might be. I think we all should.

[George Camel]

I think we should all play.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

We'll go in. Okay.

[Rachel Cruz]

Okay, I'll read the first one. I mean, go. Ready? Money can't buy. You can't say happiness, because that's what everyone says.

[George Camel]

Class.

[Rachel Cruz]

Ooh, love.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Sorry, I was drinking my margarita.

Peace.

[George Camel]

Love and peace. Priceless.

[Rachel Cruz]

Okay, yours is so judgmental, George.

[George Camel]

That's the last you're judgmental for judging me. All right. The best.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

And that is our country.

[George Camel]

That's how we got here.

[Rachel Cruz]

And welcome.

[George Camel]

And we're still friends.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

I know.

[Rachel Cruz]

Look at us.

[George Camel]

All right, next one. The best thing I ever spent under $20 or less on is. Oh, wow.

[Rachel Cruz]

A new phone.

[George Camel]

Oh, what phone?

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

No, no, no, no. No.

[Rachel Cruz]

Phone charger. I was gonna say.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Oh.

[George Camel]

Oh.

[Rachel Cruz]

So y'.

[George Camel]

All.

[Rachel Cruz]

I bought. Did not know this. George loves gadgets, so he's gonna know this. He loves a gadget. I did not realize. Genuinely.

[George Camel]

I'm a mom.

[Rachel Cruz]

I keep three humans alive in my life. But I just learned that cords to charge your phone are not created equal. Some are faster, some are not. Never do that. And so my little cord that I have been using, y'.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

All.

[Rachel Cruz]

My little thing would always, like, I'd be low. And we were, like, going on a date night. I'm like, oh, I gotta charge my phone. But I'm like, it's not gonna charge. You know, I'm only gonna get, like, probably six. Six percent, you know? Well, I bought a new one. A long cord. That is fast. And, y', all. It's changed my life.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

It is so.

[Rachel Cruz]

It is so quick. So that was my most recent Amazon purchase. And I told Winston, my husband, I.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Was like, that is good.

[Rachel Cruz]

My phone charges so fast. And he's like, but what do you mean? And he just felt pity on me that for years there I Was you're.

[George Camel]

Using some gas station charger on my like.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Yeah.

[Rachel Cruz]

But anyways, so that's my most recent. Under $20. But it has. It has been so helpful.

[George Camel]

It's a good one. I'm gonna go Toilet nightlight. I'm a big fan, a proponent of the toilet nightlight. I think I've probably saved thousands and potential urgent care visits from stubbing my toes, stepping on things. Cause I'll be 10ft away and it just. It lights my way to the throne.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

That's good.

[George Camel]

In the middle of the night.

[Rachel Cruz]

To the throne.

[George Camel]

Not flipping on lights. I don't need that energy in my life.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

I like that.

[George Camel]

So I think for 12 bucks for a two pack on Amazon, best purchase you can make.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

That's good.

[George Camel]

And you can choose the color. Red means like you are. I don't know who's choosing red to light up the bowl. I go with like a nice teal kind of blue. You know, kind of that energy on the smart money. Yeah. Friendly. It looks clean.

[Rachel Cruz]

It's inviting.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Yes.

[George Camel]

So anyways, yeah.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Red is giving like after hours nightclub vibes.

[Rachel Cruz]

100.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Nothing good happens.

[George Camel]

It's a portal to hell.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Yeah, exactly.

[George Camel]

There we go. All right. We bought you some time.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Okay. Thank you. I needed that time. What I've landed on. I have a grape cutter for my toddler.

[Rachel Cruz]

Smart. Yes.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

And you put the little grape in and you just push the button and it cuts in into four different spears. So it's not a choking hazard anymore. So I just go poop. Poop for her breakfast in the morning.

[Rachel Cruz]

Okay, that's amazing because I sat there and for years.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Nope, Just give it.

[George Camel]

Where is Rachel been?

[Rachel Cruz]

I don't want from nowhere.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

That.

[Rachel Cruz]

And you know what else? I bought off Instagram because I'm. They suck you into the fear. You know their advertisements. It's just the scariest thing you've ever seen is the. Is the window breaker. It's like a little thing like this and you. And it shatters the window. Yeah, I bought four.

[George Camel]

Oh, wow.

[Rachel Cruz]

And so I put one in. Yes. So I spread them out.

[George Camel]

One in every vehicle.

[Rachel Cruz]

And there's a seat belt cutter in it too.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

That's right.

I don't drive by enough water for that purchase.

[Rachel Cruz]

Yes.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

But I did get suckered into the. The fire blanket.

[Rachel Cruz]

Oh, I've seen that too. Yeah, I need one of those.

[George Camel]

Yeah.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

I got a couple of fire blankets.

[George Camel]

We got like a spray can. And we finally got to use it. Thanks to me.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Oh, no. What'd you do?

[George Camel]

Brand new oven and I put, I put the chicken on broil like three times in a row. So by the third time I open that oven, just flames erupting out of this oven. Yep. And so I. There's, you know, fight, flight, Freeze. Yes, I froze. So my wife jumped up, found the can, sprayed it all down.

[Rachel Cruz]

That saved the day. George is spiritually.

[George Camel]

My brother threw the can on the pad. He burned himself in the process.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

No.

[George Camel]

Yeah. So my wife now says I'm not allowed to broil. Enjoy a non crispy life then.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Yeah.

[George Camel]

So anyways, just another purchase everyone should make.

[Rachel Cruz]

Step aside.

[George Camel]

We're really safe here. We're just keeping it.

[Rachel Cruz]

I don't know what it is, but it's. Yeah, give me a scary eye.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

No one's dying on our watch.

Yeah.

[Rachel Cruz]

We can save anyone.

[George Camel]

If you do, it's your fault. We tried.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Okay.

[Rachel Cruz]

I always overpay for babysitters.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Okay.

[Rachel Cruz]

I pay well for babysitters.

[George Camel]

Like their hourly rate. Or we.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Yeah.

[Rachel Cruz]

Cause if I find a good one, I'm gonna overpay on purpose to be.

[George Camel]

Like, come back so they're the priority. Like, all right, we'll be there for the cruise.

[Rachel Cruz]

100%. I choose you over the Joneses. The cruises pay well. Like, I want that to be my reputation.

[George Camel]

The camels can't pay you what we're paying. That hurts. Okay. All right.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Oh, that's good. I'm gonna say travel. Ah, yes. That flight. If I gotta get somewhere and they only have this very expensive flight, but I gotta get there, I'm gonna do.

The very expensive flight.

[George Camel]

So is it about like, it's non stop, it's the best time, or is it, hey, I'm gonna do first class and enjoy the ride a little more.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

There's sometimes I won't do first class because it's far too expensive. Like, ridiculous to where you're like, this is.

[Rachel Cruz]

That makes sense.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Yeah. Yeah. This is real. I'm paying for the plane at this point. I'm gonna charter a private jet. Like, this is r. Totally. So there's times where I'm like, no, I'm not overpaying that. But there is times where I'm like, man, these flights are getting pricey. Book still doing it. You know what I mean? Because I. It's either first class and if it's a super long flight, I'm definitely going to fly first class. I'm not going to sit in no middle seat all the way across the country.

[Rachel Cruz]

And when you travel for a living.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

That's what I'm saying.

[Rachel Cruz]

It's real. That's real.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

I travel all the time and it's very. The TSA knows me. When I come through the airport, they're like, hey, how you been? Woo woo, woo. If you're on that kind of relationship with people that work at the airport, pay the extra money for that. First class.

[Rachel Cruz]

That's right. Amen.

[George Camel]

That's a good word.

[Rachel Cruz]

I appreciate that.

[George Camel]

I overpay for haircuts notoriously. Every two weeks and the guy keeps upping his prices. Oh, yeah.

[Rachel Cruz]

For everyone or just you?

[George Camel]

I hope it's everyone he's trying to get right now. He sent an email. It was just to me, not to the newsletter.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

What if it was?

He's like, I know.

[Rachel Cruz]

Every two weeks I can get hello.

[George Camel]

To all of my clients.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Hey, my trims are $600 now. You still want to come?

[Rachel Cruz]

Like, what is it?

[George Camel]

But I don't know why I'm a sucker. I just don't like having too much riff raff going on.

[Rachel Cruz]

Yeah, I know you're.

[George Camel]

Every two weeks. Got to keep it.

[Rachel Cruz]

Got to keep the hygiene top notch, George.

[George Camel]

Yeah. That's all I have going for. All right. The most expensive thing in my closet.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Is my husband's side.

[George Camel]

All over the name. What's the thing that's like, I can't believe he bought this and how expensive it is.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

He. He likes timepieces.

Like, he's very into timepiece.

Whether it's Rolex or.

What'S the other one he wears?

Oh, he's gonna be so mad.

[Rachel Cruz]

Oh, like a B, Is it start with a B? I. Breitling.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Oh, I don't know. And he's gonna be so mad that I don't know. But it's different timepieces. He has different watches.

[George Camel]

Little collection. He's.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Yes.

[Rachel Cruz]

When you say timepiece, you mean like an actual keeps time?

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Rachel Cruz]

I was thinking historic or something are.

[George Camel]

That's not accurate for what these are.

[Rachel Cruz]

He loves his leather bag from World War II.

[George Camel]

It's really. It's really a work of colonel. It's a work of art or something. I don't know.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Yeah, he will. And he'll give you the whole speech on when they built it and how many. There's only this many in production and.

Blah, blah, blah, blah, blah.

And he'll give you the whole history.

And the spiel behind his watch and everything.

[Rachel Cruz]

Yes.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Yeah. So it's definitely. His side of the closet is expensive.

[Rachel Cruz]

Okay.

[George Camel]

And yours is just Amazon and.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Yeah, Amazon or swag bag.

It was free.

Oh, yeah, it was a.

It was in a free swag bag at an event. I'm like, no, this works.

[Rachel Cruz]

That's nice. That's nice. I love free stuff. Yeah, that's the best. It's so good where you're like, oh, gosh.

[George Camel]

I know you got.

[Rachel Cruz]

Does jewelry count? It would be jewelry, but is that closet?

[George Camel]

If that's where you keep it, it's none of my business.

[Rachel Cruz]

I mean, probably my wedding ring.

[George Camel]

Honestly, what a safe answer.

[Rachel Cruz]

I mean, I have. I have two pairs of Louboutins, but those run. Those run. What, you've got some nice 6, 700. How much are those?

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

It depends what.

What you have.

[Rachel Cruz]

I mean, they're not. They may be.

[George Camel]

It may have been a two or three grand.

[Rachel Cruz]

No, I don't think they were two or three grand.

[George Camel]

Oh, I'm thinking of the bags.

[Rachel Cruz]

Yeah, I don't have any. I know. I don't. I mean, I have a nice bag, but it's not like a Birkin. It's not like a $20,000 Birkin or something.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

So.

[Rachel Cruz]

Yeah, I'm gonna go. Wedding ring. Honestly, it's probably the most expensive thing ever.

[George Camel]

That's classy. Mine is a jacket that your husband also owns.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Ooh.

He said, I'm going down. He's going down with me.

[George Camel]

I'm taking Winston down with me. And I got it because I saw him wearing it.

[Rachel Cruz]

Is it the wax one?

[George Camel]

Maybe I'll look manlier. Yeah, it's Bradley Mountain, like a local cool guy company. It looks like you go outside.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

You know what I mean?

[George Camel]

It's one of those. But you're really just, like, wearing it. I don't know where he wears it to look outside.

[Rachel Cruz]

I know he hasn't worn in a while. Which reminds me, should be wearing that. I wear this sucker every day.

[George Camel]

Wow. I think it was probably, like, if I had to put a price tag on it, maybe 300.

[Rachel Cruz]

But that's the most expensive thing for you, though. Really?

[George Camel]

Yeah. I mean, my shirts, you know, I'm pretty basic.

[Rachel Cruz]

Yeah.

[George Camel]

You know this is from Poshmark.

[Rachel Cruz]

Oh, yeah.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Yeah.

[Rachel Cruz]

George, loosen the purse strings.

[George Camel]

Nobody's impressed by me, so, like, why would I try to even fake it? You know what I mean?

[Rachel Cruz]

Okay, next up. Blank is absolutely priceless to me.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Community. I said that, like, this was a game.

[Rachel Cruz]

Community.

[George Camel]

Why do I feel like this is Family Feud? I'm like, good answer. Good answer. Put it on the board. Oh, man.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Community. Friends. Family.

[Rachel Cruz]

Yes.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

That. That's priceless.

[Rachel Cruz]

Yep. I'm gonna go family.

[George Camel]

Gosh, I Was gonna say sleep.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Yeah, that's good.

[George Camel]

I got a newborn at home.

[Rachel Cruz]

Sleep is good too. Well, yeah. Yeah. You're in it. Yeah. They have like a. Yeah. How old is he now?

[George Camel]

I've got a three week old and a two.

[Rachel Cruz]

Whoa.

[George Camel]

And a two year old.

[Rachel Cruz]

So he's like.

[George Camel]

So it's a party at my house.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Yeah.

[George Camel]

I'm not awake.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

I'm surprised you're awake.

[Rachel Cruz]

I know. So sleep.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Thank you for coming.

[George Camel]

Honestly, I would say ca is also a combination.

[Rachel Cruz]

There you go. See?

[George Camel]

Mixed with a cocktail every now and then to kind of just balance everything out.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Yeah, there you go.

[Rachel Cruz]

Round it out, round it out.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Bring it back to zero. Got it?

Yeah.

[Rachel Cruz]

Okay, we have one more. George, you want to do it?

[George Camel]

I'm nervous, but I'm going to. If I could go back and tell my 20 year old self one thing about life for money, it would be 20.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Where am I? 20?

[George Camel]

Could be 21. I knew nothing when the bad decision started.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

I guess, like, you'll be good. You're good. Like, don't stress. You're gonna be fine. It's gonna be more than fine. It's gonna be so good, actually. It's gonna be so good. Chill, just chill. It's gonna be so good.

[George Camel]

Would your 20 year old self believe you or the.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Absolutely not.

[George Camel]

You just don't get it. I have a lot going on right now.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Exactly.

[George Camel]

And you have literally nothing going on right now.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Yeah. As I'm grocery shopping at the craft service table.

[Rachel Cruz]

Yeah, I know.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

It's going to be so good. Trust me. Well, it's not now.

[Rachel Cruz]

It's okay.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Yes.

[George Camel]

Hindsight, that's good.

[Rachel Cruz]

I don't know, I'm trying to think my. I mean, it was kind of along the lines of that. Of like, it's going to be great. Like enjoy it. Enjoy the ride. I think a little bit more. I probably was too, like futuristic looking. That's why I hate goal setting now, I think because it ruined me in my 20s where I was like, it's like trauma.

[George Camel]

Yes. Like I don't think about the future. I did that my whole life.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

I know.

[Rachel Cruz]

Yeah. Yeah. So there's something about like being more like be in where you are. You know what I mean?

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Be in the moment. Yeah.

[Rachel Cruz]

Be in the moment. Be present.

[George Camel]

Yeah. I think my, my first answer was buy bitcoin because I would just, I did the math. $100 would be 200 million.

[Rachel Cruz]

Stop it. When it first came out.

[George Camel]

Yeah. I would have been 21 when it came at 5 cents per bitcoin.

[Rachel Cruz]

Oh, and you know me.

[George Camel]

I'm not. I don't own any crypto. I don't. I won't do any crypto. But if I could go back in time.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Oh. And give, like, a secret.

[George Camel]

Yeah, that's okay, bro. Just put 100 bucks on this thing, and you'll be set for life. My real answer is.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Write this down.

[George Camel]

Google, huh? My real answer would be, just stop. Just stop trying so hard. I just feel like I was just, like. Just, like, white knuckling.

[Rachel Cruz]

Yes.

[George Camel]

And it goes back to that. Like, just chill. Like, not everybody's against you. Just go with the flow. Put your head to the grindstone and just work. Instead of being like, why don't I have the thing yet? There's that frustration in your 20s. You're just feeling like you should have it now. And I wish I could just shake every 20 year old and say, give it 10 years, not one, and things will be different.

[Rachel Cruz]

And enjoy where you're at now.

[George Camel]

Yes.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

And then Also, when that 10 years come, you may not even want that thing.

[George Camel]

Oh, that's the truth.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Preach on that 100%.

[Rachel Cruz]

What's that Garth Brooks song?

[George Camel]

Well, only you would know. I can name on zero fingers how many Garth Brooks songs I know.

[Rachel Cruz]

Unanswered Prayers.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

I don't think I've ever been asked.

[Rachel Cruz]

What's that Garth Brooks song.

[George Camel]

If there was a gun to my head at trivia night, I'd be like, hey, guys, I.

[Rachel Cruz]

It's called Unanswered Prayers. And they go back to, like, the high school football game to, like, the hometown and the girls, like, looking at the guys. She was, like, wanting. She prayed to, like, Mary and date. And they're like, God, thank God for Unanswered Prayers. Yeah, that's a great one. Garth Brooks, y'. All, look it up.

[George Camel]

I forgot about Gar.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Look it up.

[George Camel]

Oh, you know what? Friends in low places. I just won trivia night. Yeah.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

That's the one I know. Yeah.

It's the only one I know.

[Rachel Cruz]

Oh, man. And Unanswered Prayers. That's a sweet one.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

I wonder if there's some pop artists.

Who can do a remake of it.

[Rachel Cruz]

They should. It's like a little slow, little ballad. It's good. It's good. Okay, before we spill the tea on our guiltiest charged segments, let's talk about the drink. So, George, should we rate it first?

[George Camel]

You know? Well, let's tell what it is. It's a margarita mocktail. I think we all came pretty close. You came the closest to finishing Yep.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Oh, I was drinking more.

[Rachel Cruz]

Sorry.

[George Camel]

Mine got a little watered down. I was just so enthralled in the conversation. This has lime juice, orange juice, agave nectar, and sparkling water. Comes out to $1.53 per glass. So make it at home if you so choose. Spike it if you so choose.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Yeah, make it a real margarita whenever you want.

[George Camel]

What's your business? What would you guys write? The drink.

[Rachel Cruz]

I thought it was great. It's so refreshing.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

It's so good for a margarita mocktail. 10 out of 10. 10 out of 10. And let me tell you, mixologist, it was mixed very well. So you don't taste the orange juice. You don't taste the soda water. You don't taste any of the ingredients by themselves. It's mixed together. So you're tasting a margarita mocktail.

There you go.

[Rachel Cruz]

Yeah. You're not tasting a lime drink or.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

A cider water drink. And it's not just, like, juice.

[Rachel Cruz]

Yes.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Yes. No, this was good. It's great. Well done.

[Rachel Cruz]

All right, I'm gonna go. I mean, I probably should say 10 out of 10.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Wow. Yeah.

I'm gonna go.

[Rachel Cruz]

I'm gonna go.

[George Camel]

It's a generosity.

[Rachel Cruz]

It's a generosity. Gratitude. Yeah, Gratitude. Yeah.

[George Camel]

You're not gonna like my answer.

[Rachel Cruz]

What'd you go Give it.

[George Camel]

I'm gonna go 3 out of 10.

[Rachel Cruz]

On the other side of the scale.

[George Camel]

Guys, relax. I have a very specific margarita that I make. It's the bar taco recipe.

[Rachel Cruz]

Okay.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Okay.

[Rachel Cruz]

Jeez.

[George Camel]

And I'll tell you what's in it.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Tell us.

[George Camel]

It's got equal parts tequila and lime juice, so it's very limey.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Okay.

[George Camel]

And it's got a touch of the agave, a touch of a triple sec. They use called commier, which is a French triple sec. And I think that combination just makes for a nice. I want to taste the tequila taste. I want to be able to pick up all the notes separately, and I just wasn't able to do it.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

You want it to be separate.

[George Camel]

I just wanted to grab all the notes instead of it. Just be a homogenous, you know, sort of watered down. This was just not punchy enough for me.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

And for those reasons, you know, it's a mocktail.

[Rachel Cruz]

For those reasons, I'm out.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Yes.

[George Camel]

That's. I also tend to rate mocktails lower because I just feel like it's missing something. Yeah, that's something. Usually I'm purpose.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Yeah.

[Rachel Cruz]

So there you go.

[George Camel]

I just didn't want us to have a 10 out of 10. Like, that's not fun. Yeah, let's be a little controversial. I could have, but I didn't.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Jeez.

[Rachel Cruz]

Unbelievable.

[George Camel]

Get the recipe in the show notes, see who's right.

[Rachel Cruz]

All right, now it's time for guilty as charged. And this is where we ask each other a guilty as charge question every week. And if we're guilty, we take a sip. Y' all ready? Are you guilty of having a go to white lie, financial or otherwise?

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Guilty.

[George Camel]

Do you have an example?

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Yes.

[George Camel]

I would love an example if you have one.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Okay.

If I told you, when we're giving.

Money, we have to agree on it before we do. So if I'm in a situation where.

I can give but I don't want to or whatever, then I put on.

I gotta. I gotta talk to my husband.

We do kind of. But if it was something that was, like, in a minimal range, I could have just did it myself. Like, that's sure a couple hundred bucks. I don't gotta ask my husband about that. It's fine. But if there's a situation where I'm like, no, you know what I mean?

[Rachel Cruz]

You just don't.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Then I just be like, oh, I gotta.

[Rachel Cruz]

Gotta talk to the husband. Sorry.

[George Camel]

Which is a softer way to say, not interested.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah.

[Rachel Cruz]

That's a good one. That's a good one. Mine would probably be like. Like, I always feel like I have to tell people, things are on sale. My stuff is on sale, so someone's like, I might as well have your jeans.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Wait. Thank you.

[Rachel Cruz]

They were on sale?

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Yeah.

[Rachel Cruz]

And sometimes I feel like I say it, and they weren't necessarily. But, like, Abercrombie does sales, so eventually it would be on sale.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Like, you don't want it to be too expensive. You don't want to be like, I'm not bougie, I swear.

[George Camel]

So the lie is I paid retail price, but I can't tell you that a little bit. And why am I even telling you it's on sale?

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Yeah. Why do I get.

[George Camel]

I can't say anything. I'm just saying thank you.

[Rachel Cruz]

Yeah, exactly. Why do I feel like I have to always, like, give a thing, but.

[George Camel]

I do better than them if it's on sale? It's like, I caught the sale and you didn't.

[Rachel Cruz]

Yeah. Or it's like, I don't know. I just, like, I have a lot of clothes, and I feel like, you know, you get judged a little bit if, like, you're just constantly buying, so you're like, oh, my gosh, thank you so much.

[George Camel]

Well, people are always Asking in the comments, like, rachel, where'd you get that top? And so it bothers me because no one's asking where I got my oshkosh b' gosh jean jacket, not Oscar. I was like, gosh, all right, mine. This has just happened this week. I was at Costco and getting a free sample, as I do, as you should. And it was an espresso. I was like, great, I could use a little pick me up. It was like this much coffee from an espresso machine. The guy begins to regale me the tale of how an espresso is different than a Keurig. As if I don't know. As if I don't own an espresso at home. And I lied and had to play it, like, tell me more about the centrifugal force that forces the problem. And I had to act like. I was like, why am I lying to him? I could have just said, no, no, I have one at home. I just love.

[Rachel Cruz]

And kept moving.

[George Camel]

Love a sample. But I felt like I had to play into this as the sales team.

[Rachel Cruz]

Get the sample to get the sample.

[George Camel]

Otherwise, like, wait, you've already had it. Move along.

[Rachel Cruz]

Yes.

[George Camel]

And I don't know what toxic trait that is in me that I have to pretend like I've never had an Oreo before. Tell me about this. Is that how you pronounce it? Oreo? So that is my toxic trait. I will lie to your face to make you feel okay about your sales pitch.

[Rachel Cruz]

See, that's good. See, I feel like I'll do the opposite. And sometimes I hope it doesn't come off as one upping, because it's genuinely not one upping. But if someone's like, oh, I have an espresso.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

I'm like, me too.

[Rachel Cruz]

Oh, my gosh, let's talk about it. Right? Or like, I've been somewhere. So I feel like I would.

[George Camel]

You wouldn't do that to the Costco sample?

[Rachel Cruz]

Maybe not. I'm thinking more socially, but, yeah.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

What about when you're walking through the mall and the people are, like, trying to get you to sample their, like, face cream or something? Come here, come here. Here's a sample. Come here, Let me try it on you. And you gotta be like, no, thank you.

[Rachel Cruz]

You're like, I'm gonna just keep on walking.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Yeah.

[George Camel]

Any solicitor of any kind, I will lie to out of a kiosk.

[Rachel Cruz]

It's kind of sketchy. I mean, you know, I think we can say no to kiosks.

[George Camel]

I have trust issues with anyone running a Kiosk. A food cart. I trust it with my whole heart. For some reason, I'm like, I don't know what their health code is, but this hot dog looks good.

[Rachel Cruz]

I can do this.

[George Camel]

A kiosk and a mall, but a.

[Rachel Cruz]

Lotion from a kiosk?

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

I've worked kiosks before.

[Rachel Cruz]

That's part of the problem.

[George Camel]

I apologize.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

That was part of my husband.

[George Camel]

Brutal sales.

[Rachel Cruz]

Were you out there trying to sell. Trying to get.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Trying to sell bedazzled hair clips. Yes.

[George Camel]

That feels like a sketch in and.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Of itself, let me tell you. And it was right across from Hot Dog on a Stick. Stick. And I got a hot dog every single day.

[George Camel]

Wait, is this just literally a hot dog they put on a stick?

[Rachel Cruz]

Like a corn dog?

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

It's a corn dog.

[George Camel]

Oh, a corn dog. Okay. I would just picture it.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

It's called Hot Dog on a Stick.

[George Camel]

No corn. Just the dog. And I was like, are they just selling? Feels odd.

[Rachel Cruz]

Just right there.

[George Camel]

Wow.

[Rachel Cruz]

Right there for you.

[George Camel]

This was a blast.

[Rachel Cruz]

Oh, so great. Well, if you have a guilty search question, make sure to DM us at George Camel and at Rachel Cruz. And we always use yours, so thank you. Thank you so much.

[George Camel]

Yes, and big thanks to Angela for joining us today.

[Rachel Cruz]

Angela, that was so fun.

[George Camel]

Be sure to check out all six of her specials.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Thank you.

[George Camel]

Her book, her podcast, fungil. All of it. There's so much she's got going on. Check out her website. See her in your city if you can. That would be a real treat.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Yep. Yeah, definitely.

[Rachel Cruz]

Thank you. So fun, you guys. Okay. Make sure to like and subscribe. And if you loved this episode, you're gonna love our episode. How Matt and Abby Went From Broke College Kids to Unplanned Influencers coming up after this. And we'll leave a link below. All right, you guys, we'll see you next Thursday on an all new episode of Smart Money Happy Hour. Cheers.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Cheers. Cheers.

[Rachel Cruz]

Cheers.

[Angela Johnson Reyes]

Cheers. Cheers.

Cheers.

[Rachel Cruz]

Cheers.