Little Pink Houses

Before we get started, nothing in this episode should be treated as a recommendation from SoFi, and this is not investment advice.

OK, so let's talk about the new American dream, because the American dream of yesteryear is you can almost like play the John Mellencamp song Little Pink Houses like that's sort of what the American dream used to be.

Right.

And now we're in an era where not only are consumers spending money on different stuff, but it's harder to get to some of those goals.

Bruce Springsteen has a great song called My Hometown.

John Mellencamp has a great song called Little Pink Houses, which is a little bit about your hometown or just the whole world feeling like your hometown.

I've heard both of those songs sung in my hometown because there's a famous little civic center outside of Boston that people come to.

It used to be called The Centrum.

But Reagan mentioned the refrain once, and oh, Bruce, I could get a bunch of headlines.

And Little Pink Houses, he used John Cougar Mellencamp, also known as John Cougar, also known as John Mellencamp, also known as a big liberal jerk.

Although I met him once in the bathroom at iHeartRadio, and he was a gentleman.

But in any case, this is why I don't meet these people.

But I have to add that in.

And sure, I like this music.

And little pink houses don't use it.

And he just asked the White House, don't use it in a campaign ad.

Yeah.

Um, Little Pink Houses?

Oh, Pink House is w- uh, third.

Okay.

The exchange happens household by household, market by market and over a long period of time.

I'm reminded of the John Mellencamp song, Pink Houses Here, Little Pink Houses for you and me.

And it wasn't really about pretty little pink houses either.

I thought the title of that song was Oh, But Ain't That America?

I think we all did.