Matt McCusker Returns! | Are You Garbage Comedy Podcast w/ Kevin Ryan & H. Foley

At his first job at Brewers Ice Cream, McCusker developed a system to steal money. He would hit the 'free baby cone' button, which popped the cash drawer without registering a sale. If a customer paid in exact cash (e.g., $10, $20), he would pocket the money, hit the 'free baby cone' button, and pretend to put the money in the register. He justified it by disliking his manager and claimed to make up to $100 a week.

McCusker details his method, stating he'd 'crumple the bill in my hand and then put it in my pocket later.' He also mentions working for a month and a half without collecting a paycheck, implying he was self-paying through theft.

After college, McCusker and his brother bought a house on 37th and Melon Street in West Philly from an Irish immigrant with a handshake deal. The price was $27,000 at 0% interest, paid at $500 a month. Upon full payment, the deed was transferred. They later sold the house, which had a tree growing through the basement, to New York investors for $55,000, doubling their money.

McCusker describes the 'handshake deal' for $27,000, 0% interest, and $500/month payments, confirming they 'got the deed' and sold it for '55 grand'.

McCusker grew up on a 'compound' with 16 cousins (10 from one family, 6 from his own) in a rural area that later saw development. Childhood activities included being rolled down a 'septic mountain' in a giant truck tire, and older cousins playing 'kick the can' with whiffle ball bats, beating younger kids if caught. They also vandalized new construction sites, caulking keyholes of bulldozers and smashing windows.

He recounts being put in a 'giant truck tire and roll me down the septic mountain' and two cousins going to the hospital on the same day from dirt bike accidents. He also details 'smashing [stuff]' in new developments and caulking keyholes.

Despite his 'trashy' past, McCusker maintains a strict diet, bringing grilled chicken (boneless, skinless thighs) in plastic bags with ice packs on planes. He also delegates all financial management to his wife, not knowing any passwords or account details, to prevent himself from making impulsive or 'weasel' decisions, likening it to being a 'Chinese citizen' with everything tracked.

He describes bringing 'grilled chicken in a plastic bag' on flights and his wife being 'deeply embarrassed.' He also states, 'I don't deal with a single financial' and 'everything's tracked. Everything's surveilled.'