Happy Saturday Besties,

Taco Bell just launched Taco Bar. The name of said bar is legendary: Liv Mas Cafe…But the menu includes Milkshakes, dirty sodas, Tropical Punch Rockstar Refresca… so it’s a bar. The first location is open in San Diego. Our speculation?

• 🥤 Bevis are beating burritos: For the last 3 years, beverage chains have enjoyed more sales growth than food chains. In fact, Taco Bell’s best-selling new product this year is frozen soda.

Hold your venti, we’ll take an XL limarita freeze.

Scroll to the bottom for our Financial Trickshots: Gifting.

TBOY Catchphrase Trivia

If you listen to the show Monday through Friday (and you’ve been taking notes) this should be a breeze for ya. Below, you’ll complete the phrase/term/etc appropriately and score yourself with the answer sheet at the end of this email.

Let us know your score and compare with your TBOY-listening besties 🙌 🙌 

Questions:

1. Hockey Stick growth = “They’re Goin’ ______”

2. CYA = Cover Your ________

3. Do you remember, the 17th night of September …it’s when ____________

4. Crayola has _________ Energy 

5. Furk = __________

6. Jack drank his first _____ on Wednesday 6/5/2024

7. Vermont is a D_______ D____ for Austria

8. Looking for a _____ on Finance, real fun, _____ minutes, ____ guys

9. Not Dream Team, ______ Team

10. How long is Nick’s no cavity streak?

11. Happy Cinco de B____ G____ D____ Weekend

12. You’re more likely to get bitten by a  ______  than by a shark

13. TBOY Dating: Find your EBITDA____

14. “A Chocolate bar is the new ______ bar”

15. “Go f___ yourself”

16. “Sundays are for S_____ in Finland”

17. “Bagels get bonuses, Cupcakes cash ______”

18. The windowless window seat = Seat _____

19. The __________: What could lead to an unprecedented boom in American productivity in 2025.

20. When did Nick first say “Itz noot pussible” in a French accent to Jack (tie breaker if you match with your bestie)

Answer sheet at the wayyy bottom.

Financial Trickshots: Gifting 

Low-cost, high-impact gifts that get big attention without spanking your bank:

• 🎎 Turn your buddy into a doll: Funko customizes 6-inch dolls to look like anyone.

• 📰 Personalized WSJ & NYT front pages: A collection of papers from their birthday every year.

• 🤤 A “standing date” subscription: As in dates, the fruit. A 1-pound box of dates every month.

• 💰️ Stock Certificate of their favorite biz: They’re beautiful, physical, and you can find an old share of any company’s original stock on eBay (trust us, we’ve spent hours scrolling them).

Tell a Bestie

So you don’t have to talk work at the office holiday party…

• 🌯 Consumer Trends Report 2025 just dropped—Check out the Peloton/Equinox gym ratio of the last 5 years.

• 🌖 “Solar Eclipse on demand” will be made possible by two new satellites by the European Space Agency.

• 🛎️ IPO: ServiceTitan ($TTAN) made it’s Nasdaq debut, jumping 42% on day 1 in the biggest public offering since Reddit.

• 🦅 The Philadelphia Eagles sold a stake in the team at an NFL record $8.3B valuation.

• 👶 Netflix’s unlimited parental leave in the baby’s 1st year is quietly shrinking.

• 💊 Walgreens is the worst stock in the S&P 500 this year… and private equity may buy the drugstore dip.

• 🚘️ Cruise is getting shut down by sugar daddy General Motors. So it’s just Alphabet’s Waymo, Tesla, and Amazon’s Zoox still in the robotaxi race.

• 🥇 Time Magazine’s CEO of the Year is Lisa Su of AMD—the stock price has a 50x return on her watch

The Best Idea Yet

🏀 Did you know Michael Jordan’s mom negotiated that her son get a piece of every single Air Jordan shoe sale? TRUE STORY. Nike Air Jordan’s, it’s this week’s episode of The Best Idea Yet.

The untold origin stories of the products you’re obsessed with… New 45-minute episodes drop every Tuesday, but you can listen to the wild Air Jordan story right now.

And one more thing.

We just got back from the Knicks game at MSG in New York — But all we keep thinking about is the best burger we’ve had all year: @ JG Melon on E 74th street. Think we’re wrong? Hit us up with a better burger (Bobby Flay sat next to us, so good luck).

Celebrate the wins 🍔🍔,

— Nick & Jack

Answer Sheet:

1. Hockey Stick growth = They’re Goin’ Gretzky

2. CYA = Cover Your Assets

3. Do you remember, the 17th night of September …it’s when interest rates fell for the first time in 4 years.

4. Crayola has Main Character Energy 

5. Furk = Fake Work

6. Jack drank his first Dr. Pepper on Wednesday 6/5/2024

7. Vermont is a Destination Dupe for Austria

8. Looking for a pod on Finance, real fun, 20 minutes, 2 guys

9. Not Dream Team, Stream Team

10. 36 years

11. Happy Cinco de Berkshire Gala Derby Weekend

12. You’re more likely to get bitten by a New Yorker than by a shark.

13. TBOY Dating: Find your EBITDAdaddy

14. A chocolate bar is the new gold bar.

15. Go fika yourself.

16. Sundays are for Saunas in Finland.

17. Bagels get bonuses, Cupcakes cash checks.

18. The windowless window seat = Seat 17A

19. The Tiktok Ban: What could lead to an unprecedented boom in American productivity in 2025.

20. Thursday 5/9/2024

Reply with your score !