Joe Rogan Sees Money As Fun Coupons: 'How Much Fun Can I Have With This'

In a recent episode of The Joe Rogan Experience, Joe Rogan had Sam Tallent on. Tallent is an American comedian, novelist, and podcast host known for his sharp wit and insightful humor. He has been described as "the absurd voice of a surreal generation" by The Denver Post.

Almost an hour and a half into the podcast, Tallent said he felt bad splurging his money and recalled when his wife encouraged him to spend $600 on a first-class flight from Australia. "It was an insane deal, and my wife was like, ‘Do it, Dude,' and then the whole time I was sitting up there, I was just pissed at myself for being such a bourgeois pig that needed to be comfortable," said Tallent. 

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However, being older and more accomplished, Rogan had some wise words for the up-and-coming comedian. He said, "That’s going to be a problem as you become more successful. There’s one thing that definitely happens: people develop this sort of crisis, you know, the impostor syndrome sort of thing that happens when you become famous."

After Tallent responded that he doesn’t get impostor syndrome because he’s good at his job, Rogan shared that he knows many who do "because when success comes at a very high level, it becomes baffling that you’re hanging out with famous people. It doesn’t make sense. It feels weird."

At that point, Sam shared how being in Rogan’s studio felt strange and how grateful he was for this opportunity. Rogan then remembered that he’s been doing his now widely famous podcast for 15 years already and how it’s hard for him to believe that. He also stated, "As you get more successful, you’re going to get weird with money. It’s going to feel weird to you." 

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Rogan then revealed a unique perspective on money: “I think of money as fun coupons. How much fun can I have with this? Once you pass a certain bank account number, then it becomes fun coupons."

"Commas are nice, but the thing is, you’re still going to be you. You don’t have to sleep in the back of the bus and you don’t have to do anything stupid to just prove that you used to be poor. You have all these fun coupons. Why do you have them if you’re not going to spend them? You should be spending them," pointed out Rogan. Typical for Rogan, he also told Tallent he should get a nice car. 

Later in the podcast, he recalled his first development deal when he was 25 and had money to spend for the first time. A couple of months later, his manager called him out of the blue, asking him whether he had a gambling problem — "You’re spending so much money, I just thought [you had a gambling addiction]." However, it turns out Rogan was spending his money on lobster dinner every night and wasn’t considering conserving the cash. 

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