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It's a Thanksgiving miracle! Point by Point re-emerges from the depths with an episode we've been sitting on since April: our deep dive into Enneagrams! Also a few other random things, you know the deal.



Steve jokes about a late summer release, which we wildly outperformed by releasing in November!
We learn all about our Enneagrams! Steve's a 3! I'm a 5! You'll know what that means if you listen! A special guest helps!
We discuss enormous working men hands, aka, Saucy Paws!
JP talks about whether he wants to keep doing improv! Spoiler from the future, he’s still doing it!
We just barely vaguely spoil Avengers: Infinity War, but only if you listen very closely!
Links:
EnneagramsBat exclusionImprov classes

This week, our main topic revolves around mentors, but ultimately lands on personality traits we inherited from our parents and how different we are from them.


We also speculate wildly about:



Underpants
Inspiration finance gurus
Generational signifiers
Authoritarian governments
Modern art


SPOILER WARNING: At about 32:00, we spoil 10 Cloverfield Lane

This week, we’ve talk about a topic fans of the show have been asking us to talk about for awhile: Our finances.


Within our main topic, we talk about:



The difference between having a budget and forecasting
What tools we like and use to manage our finances
What we've tried in the past but haven't enjoyed
Financial freedom
Why people don't want to budget
Links:
Our YNAB Referral Link — If you decide to use YNAB, we'd certainly appreciate you using this referral link since it helps benefit the show!Book Order Now | YNABDave Ramsey Homepage | DaveRamsey.com — Dave Ramsey has a big beautiful face and likes to put it on his books!NerdWallet: Get more from your money — The site with OK advice that JP likes to useThe Points Guy – Maximize your travel. — The site JP uses to totally maximize his points

We're releasing a pretty late one! This one was about black panther, our trip to Arizona, being rusty, eating poorly, and God's mistake in letting Adam name everything.
Links:
Black PantherHow old is the universe?The great state of ArizonaGregg's Restaurant

Alright, alright… we admit it. We’ve been totally off our game lately, and this one came out way later than we had hoped for, but exactly when we’d predicted. But, we don’t talk about the show in the show notes so move along now…


This week, we speculate a bit about what makes a movie good for the theater, whether movies have gotten worse in spite of the surprising number of great movies that came out in the last year, and if movies on the average are getting more average.


We talk about the overall moviegoing experience and what might help to make it better. We also briefly touch on some snacking strategies, some sneaky theater tricks for increasing revenue, and reveal a deep, dark secret about JP’s movie-going habits.


We then discuss an absolutely insane trans-continental race that involves a ridiculous amount of speeding across the country in a little over a day and a half.


JP shares a bit about one of his New Year’s Resolutions — to learn Japanese. Steve learns nothing.
Links:
28 Days, 28 Films for Black History Month - The New York Times — Black History Month is in February — so, since this episode got released close to May, here's your chance everybody — You get a few more days in the month to get through the list! The Fountain - WikipediaArrival (film) - WikipediaThe Pedal-to-the-Metal, Totally Illegal, Cross-Country Sprint for Glory | WIREDTwo guys did a coast-to-coast ‘Cannonball Run’ in a Tesla Model S for a new record - The VergeAlex Roy Shatters Electric and Autonomous Cannonball Run Records in a Tesla - The Drive

Cold opens!
Steve fixed his Switch, but continues to break his tea kettle!
Personality assessments - myers briggzeees, banagrams? enneagrams? pentagrams?!
Steve's new favorite twitter handle: @moonpies!
@arbies twitter handle is so geeky! cheeky geeeky!
Carter needs his nuggs!
The 5 love languages are back! You can't stop them!
Usher - i don't mind! What don't you mind! Discuss?!
Links:
Enneagrams Personality TestGrit: The Power of Passion and PerseveranceMyers-BriggsCarter needs his nuggs@MoonPie — The greatest twitter handle.@Arbys — Nerd culture 5 Love Languages — Bringing it back! Great book, and re-discussing what Steve's love language really isUsher - I Don't Mind