How to Money · Friday, August 7, 2026
The hosts debated the rising costs of concerts and sporting events, labeling it 'funflation.' Joel suggested it's partly a post-pandemic phenomenon and partly a societal shift towards prioritizing experiences, while Matt theorized it's driven by a need for social connection and fear of missing out (FOMO).
“But dude, all the fun stuff is more expensive, right, Like this was ad nauseam what people talked about with the World Cup.”
“I feel like this is a holdover from the pandemic, right, Like, first of all, you tell people that you can't hang around other people because they're going to kill you, so that does something to you.”
“But then the flip side of that is the fomo side of things, where there's just like that anxiety that goes into someone feeling like, oh, well, everyone's going to the what coldplace you know concert or whatever the guy from HR or the lady firmation of a reference to that in the in the past spring, they're going, maybe I should go too.”