Virgin Galactic sponsorship mentioned in the description, Caleb is really moving up in the world

A couple new Caleb deets for this episodes

• Has been to a lot of therapists

• On Solexa

  • "Can't be a millennial if you don't have an anti-depressant"

Chris, 39, Austin Texas

Personal Life/Education:

• Big Wrestling fan

• "I've been on stage in front of 30'000 people before introducing Taylor Swift"

  • Very early on apparently?

• Had gone to college "for Radio" because he wanted to do that

• Moved from NYC to Austin

Career:

• Unemployed

  • used to work for Facebook

  • Let go with the first round of layoffs Nov 2022

  • Program Manager managing relationships for the payments team

• Meandering Storytime:

  • Was on medical leave when he was let go

  • Mentions mental health (Depression and Anxiety)

    • Based therapist at 1.50

    • "She told me that in order to continue seeing her I'd need to be dairy-free, gluten-free, sugar-free, drink half my weight in ounces of water every day, walk a mile or two every day, it was preposterous but it made me feel like I wasn't even good enough for therapy"

    • In september (2018? I can't figure out the timeline), started working out, lost 100 pounds over 10 months

      • "30 Workout"

    • Has a different therapist now who's agreed to see him for free until he finds a job to pay

  • "Took some time to get back on top of my mental health and then when I started applying for jobs I just had... it's probably been 3 or 4 months of regular applying and I've had zero luck"

  • Tried to get a youtube Channel going? Eventually got tired of that

  • Took all his savings, stock money, retirement money and and planned on living his best life for 6 months before roping "I don't want anyone to feel sorry for me, I had a blast"

    • "6 months came up, I no longer wanted to not be here and had to figure out a way to survive, I no longer had any money or job"

    • That was in 2018-2019ish?

  • 12 hours a day UberEats living in a Truck stop parking lot

  • Facebook found his linkedin and dm'd him for an interview during the Truckstop living saga

    • "Went from homeless to making 108'000 almost overnight"

• Started a podcast with a high school friend a year ago

  • "Troyalty Podcast" (sounds like it's a weekly thing)

  • I HATE JOE ROGAN I HATE JOE ROGAN I HATE JOE ROGAN

Assets/Debt/Expenses:

• Savings - 200-300 bucks left

• Paid his rent ahead at least a month so he's fine for the moment there

• $1000 eating out in the last month

  • Throws a lot of groceries out because he eats out so much

• Money left from Facebook

  • paid all the way through mid-Jan

  • Severance package - $20'000

  • Retirement fund 30k (took them out again )

• Credit One (Card 1) $500:

  • Paid off => $500

  • Lots of subscriptions

  • fees and interest not mentioned for this card

• Credit One (Card 2) $300:

  • 270 in interest so far this year

  • 73 of fees on this card

• Capital One (Card 3) $893:

  • 2345 in payments to it, 2'581 in transactions

  • $698 => $893

  • Credit limit $740

  • "Cash Advance 150?" No idea what this means

  • Lots of eating out and weed on this card

  • Financing a phone

    • $175 monthly T Mobile payment on his plan

  • Went to see the new indiana jones movie so he could review it on his show

  • PAID FOR A TICKET TO JIM NORTON'S SHOW

    • $40

    • didn't end up going because he was nervous about being in public?

• Spending not gone through:

  • Gambling, UberEats, some other stuff

    • Gambling apparently only a couple times on some lotto site

This is a man who PAID MONEY for a ticket to a Jim Norton comedy show in 2023