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The Stacking Benjamins Show · Wednesday, September 9, 2026

Early Honeymoon Debt: A Cautionary Tale

Co-host Joe recounts a personal financial misstep: putting his honeymoon entirely on credit cards. This experience led to significant debt and a feeling of remorse, highlighting the danger of believing one 'deserves' luxuries they cannot yet afford.

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The tape

2 quotes
I remember in the early days, OG, when I had no money. Well, let's put it very bluntly. My honeymoon was all on credit cards. 100%. Same was mine. Building credit card debt. I was going the wrong way. I felt horrible afterwards. I spent a bunch of money I didn't have because I thought that we deserved it.
Joe
Remember when Buffy Percell was on the show and she said the three most horrible words a broke person could say is I deserve it.
Joe
Heard on The Stacking Benjamins Show — “Todd Havens: Why Most People Don't Have a Money Problem, They Have a Thinking Problem SB1895, published Wednesday, September 9, 2026. Heardvine summarizes and quotes with attribution and timestamps, and links to the original everywhere.
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