# The One Where They Bankrupt Grandma (Episode 194)

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Published: 2025-12-13T11:55:00+00:00
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We are getting into the holiday spirit by discussing the beauty of "flat presents" (checks from grandma) and our secret strategies for dealing with terrible "throwaway gifts". However, the holiday season also brings out the scammers, so we dive deep into the sophisticated text and email scams currently plaguing creators, including a convincing Meta "Blue Badge" trap. We also geek out on AI tools for YouTube thumbnails, debating whether "Gemini Nano Banana Pro" is a good name , and share our best tips for finding actual PNGs on Google Images without getting virus-bombed Got a question that you want us to answer? Send us an email at ⁠⁠ offthecutpodcast@gmail.com ⁠ ------------------------- Aftershow Get access to the aftershow and unlock tons of cool perks over on Patreon- ⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠https://www.patreon.com/offthecutpodcast⁠ ⁠⁠⁠ ------------------------- Hang Out with Us Watch the live stream of the podcast on YouTube! ⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCcRJPIp6OaffQtvCZ2AtWWQ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ ------------------------- Pick Up Some Merch! Off The Cut Podcast- ⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠https://www.spencleydesignco.com⁠ ⁠⁠⁠⁠ ------------------------- Follow Zac Instagram - ⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠https://www.instagram.com/zacbuilds⁠ YouTube - ⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠https://www.youtube.com/c/@ZacBuilds⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok - ⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@zacbuilds⁠⁠⁠⁠ ------------------------- Follow Eric Instagram - ⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠https://www.instagram.com/spencleydesignco⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ YouTube - ⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠https://youtube.com/@spencleydesignco⁠⁠⁠⁠ TikTok - ⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠https://www.tiktok.com/@spencleydesignco⁠⁠ ⁠ ------------------------- Follow Deric Instagram/YouTube/TikTok @PecanTreeDesign ⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠https://linktr.ee/pecantreedesign⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ --------------------------- This episode is proudly sponsored by: KM Tools - Check out everything they have to offer at ⁠⁠ ⁠kmtools.com/SPENCL…

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