This episode is a full-on nostalgia spiral with a Christmas bow on top 🎄

Becca takes us back to her internet era—when she and her friends were constantly making videos, including one infamous clip that may have permanently scarred her brother-in-law (sorry in advance). From there, we mourn the golden age of Vine, reminisce about how unhinged and perfect those videos were, and ask the very real question: where did all of Becca’s old videos go?! Because the website is gone. The app is gone. And the memories? Fading fast.

Then things take a more real turn as Jess and Becca check in on their mental health. Becca opens up about navigating a recent medication change, while Jess shares how she’s adjusting her grounding tactics when anxiety creeps in—honest, vulnerable, and very us.

To bring the chaos back (and keep it festive), we play a holiday game where one sister has to guess the Christmas movie based solely on its red flags. It’s unhinged, hilarious, and absolutely judgmental in the spirit of the season.

We wrap things up with Jess’s Benefit of the Week, which is honestly life-changing: Chili’s Rewards. Free chips and salsa every 60 days. Why is no one talking about this??

Grab some cocoa and join us for a chaotic, nostalgic, and surprisingly heartfelt Christmas Eve episode. Merry Christmas from us to you ❤️🎄

This week on Binging With Benefits, we cover a lot of ground — from pop stardom to church events to Christmas movie chaos 🎄✨

We kick things off talking about Becca’s church Nativity event… where young girls are inexplicably dancing in carrol form. We have thoughts. Spoiler: we’re not fans. then pivot (hard) to the Taylor Swift documentary,

From there, we dive headfirst into the ultimate holiday debate: the top Christmas movie picks. The results? Truly shocking. Jess was floored by Becca’s choice, and Becca could not believe Jess’s pick — and honestly, you’ll probably take sides.

To wrap it all up, Jess shares this week’s benefit: a Craft of the Month subscription box that shows up monthly with a brand-new hobby to try. This month’s craft? Wood whittling, and she’s fully ready to embrace her crafty era. We end with a reminder we all need: do things because you love them, not because you’re good at them — whether that’s whittling, podcasting… or Becca attempting basketball 🏀

This week, we’re talking lighting choices—specifically, our lifelong refusal to turn on the Big Light. Because honestly, if we’re not living in Phantom-of-the-Opera, early-2000s-fangirl mood lighting at all times… what are we even doing? We’ve been on the dramatic-theatrical-candelabra train for decades, and the rest of you are just now catching up.

Then we dive into Jingle Bell Heist, which is basically Ocean’s 11 if it took place inside a TJ Maxx, was run by Hallmark, and everyone’s weapon of choice was holiday decor and sass.

And for the benefit of the week? We’re building the ultimate vision board—Pinterest-level aesthetic, quotes that punch you in the soul, a sprinkling of star-shaped confetti, and a thrift-store frame to finish it off. Because if your hopes and dreams aren’t lightly bedazzled, do they even count?