"I'll Hold on to your money for you" 

Hold on as in: “you’re never seeing this again” ☠️

My dad held onto my red envelopes for 18 years. Every year he deposited them into an account so they could grow in interest. On my 18th birthday, he gave me a check for around $50,000 and I got a truck for work and college. I hated that he held the money when I was little. But damn I was happy he held it for me when I turned 18.

"I feel you, Asian parents always finding creative ways to save money for us, even if it's a little frustrating at times."

steven: GETTING 2000 DOLLARS IN ONE ENVELOPE me: CRIES IN NON ASIAN

"It's great to be a parent" - Steven He

The simultaneous magnanimity and being a cheapskate in Asian parents should honestly be studied.

2:13 Me! Oh I’m just reliving my trauma of the past except it’s my birthday money, that my dad gambled away and lost everything!

The therapist session was brilliant 😂

“I give you special deal: We round up! $95,000.” 😂😂😂

"CHEAP BASTARD! I see you driving a Tesla, I know you got cash" is my new favorite line XD

It is funny for adults but for kids, it is truly heartbreaking and affects their confidence.

03:05 the piece here, 'Der Erlkönig' is about a father rushing to save his son's life, but in this clip, it's Steven's dad absolutely ruining him lmao

“Auntie Helen gave $50” Uncle Rodger: Haiyaaa

If you have a niece or nephew, the greatest Chinese New Year's gift you can give them is a note hidden in the envelope warning them to HIDE THE BAG

the “buy rounds of chocolate milk for his whole school” line absolutely killed me lol i was laughing so hard at that for a solid 5 minutes straight

out of all your videos this is the best one by far!!! 15/10!!!

The fact that you dare say the phrase “I want to buy video game” and your parent doesn’t scold you immediately is very fascinating

The T. *He* Bank was honestly so genius

love the video's Steven keep up the amazing work dude

"so many books so little time !!!" i love it

Steven: gets $2000 in his red envelopes Me: *cries in $8*

"The ones you force me to take against my will" THAT hit HARD😂😂😂

Lol you're video is so true, my parents straight up robbed my new years money when I was a kid, anything over $20 they "keep it safe" the the "bank" and then "forget" about it when I ask them for it

That ambulance was anxietifying

Showed this to mother, 50 bucks suspiciously found its way under my pillow the next morning. Cheers, Steven!

"Hey Mom did you still keep my Chinese New Year Money?" "Did you mean your new schoolbag or your new shoes?"

At least this time the son survived.

What Steven says:"I got New Year's money." What Asian dad hears:"I got money for you to spend."

I bet Asian Dad’s voiceover was great for his vocal cords 😂

3:50 "The Mercedes Convertible, good for my back"😂😂😂 The quote is back babyyyy

The fact that he was gonna waste $2000 on Mcnuggets is insane, this boy is Killua

steven's dad just judging everybody with the money they gave as he reading a book was hilarious!!!

He could just counter it by calling his grandparents 😂

The only reason I don't give my money to my Asian parents because if it's gone it's just gone

I've never heard Asian Dad hit bars those high before. Such is the power of the ampao.

3:55 Woah! Is this the first time you've had someone else in the same room play another character in a skit? The Steven He Cinemtic Universe has expanded!

Man, this is exactly like my childhood! Somehow my new year money also “disappeared” after depositing at the bank…

I think all parents are guilty of this one here no matter the culture or race LOL❤😂

In my family, everyone knew when money passed through my hands, I’d “go South with it.” No one would ever see it again.

This video is hilarious and so on point! 😂

Steven : Timmy's dad give me 2000$ Steven's dad : $2000! What da hail! He's 9! That scene made me laugh so hard🤣

"Half price rent for washing dishes" That's A LOT of dishes!!

I remember multiple dhirhams and rupee (during eid) notes in my childhood and I trusted my parents with the money. I grew up got gifted a wallet and my money. The response was "Where do you think the money for your clothes came from." I never even liked shopping

Hold on as in:"if u ask it back ill charge you for everything the day you where born"

Not the gaslight, gatekeep, guilt trip at the end. 💀😭

The fact that said he could buy so many McNuggets 😂

"What's he gonna do?,,,buy rounds of chocolate milk for his whole school?!.😂😂😂

This video is too relatable! 😂😂😂😂😂😂

Haitian here. When a parent says, "Let me hold your money for you", it's as good as gone. And when you ask for it, excuses galore. Yeah, I learned my lesson.

this is so relatable, my parents would always make me put it into college fund

At least you get red envelopes. I swear I heard the term allowance and all I heard was "rich people"

"Would you say you have a hard time trusting others? Why do you think that is"? Umm, because his parents always took his Chinese New Year money and wouldn't give it back, consistently compared him to his cousin, and threw slippers at him whenever he got bad grades. Sounds about right

I get $1500-2500 every chinese new year in red packets and i always bank in myself to prevent "parental theft" lmao.

Cars can also be bought on monthly installment plans so most people driving cars are just living on bread

Always $50 for me everytime. Never changes

Steven: 'And my parents put it in a bank, and I just went to the bank, and they didn't give it to me' police: *lmao*🤣

"Happy New Year though" is such a nice thing to say to someone who just got robbed, would say it again 👍

The dad wanting a convertible Merc is so on point lol. There's so many of them in Vancouver.

If I gave someone money, and the parent used it like that. I would be so pissed.

I respect Steven for knowing when to stop that emotional damage stuff even tho it made him less popular

The Bank = Parents Wallets

Oh, the music~ When I was 16 and just at my first job, I had saved $1500 (45 years ago that was quite a lot) and my elder brother asked if he could borrow it and he would pay it back soon. He never did. Several years later I told my dad, and HE gave me $1500. He was a lovely generous kind dad.

That's what my parents always did... they always say "it's for your college..." I hope I'll see it one day

I like how Steven pushed when it said pull...🤣

The soul leaving his body at 0:25 🤣

That’s why you dont gift money to asian kids and straight up ask them what toys etc. they want

Erlkönig: a tragic story about a father and his boy, Steven I approve your interpretation ! ! !

Bro this is my life as an Asian, thank you STEVEN for making this video, it is very cool!

special deal: 94692 rounded to 95000, really sweet

Ahh, this brings back so many memories 😂😂

Psychological Damage! 4:00

1:12 "what money?" F TO RELATE

as a Vietnamese, this is 100% accurate when I received red envelop from my aunties and uncles

It's true. I saved 4 year pocket money and my parent hold on it. One day, they told me the money is used, is gone. (for my piano, japanese, drawing, english, math lessons...) I was soooooo sad. Otherwise, they've always been super generous to me.

The last bit was so epic. Hyperindependence is a sign of trauma.

the "I have no idea" made me burst into laughter.

Omg this is so relatable bro

like a true Chinese bank... the money "what money? there never was any money" btw, my dad did the same to me ONCE, put me to work for 2 weeks, under the sun, walking both ways at the same time, painting houses and walls... "what money? you live for free at my home" only time i ever worked with him, ever...

3:10 the use of elkonig in the background is perfect especially schumman's "galloping horse" effect

Bro you made me cry so hard with the reverse math of parents.....

when my mom says she'll "hold" my money for me, i hesitate INSTANTLY

I’m so happy the fact that I’m literally 9 and now my parents don’t take away my money

This is why you go to the bank with your parents, so you know that the money is going in YOUR account 😂😅

I'll be sure to show this to my mom when she mentions putting my holiday money in her bank account.

And the funniest thing is when you grow up and check your bank account, you can see all the times your parents withdraw the money. By the time you get the money back there’s only 10% left.

never let your parents handle your money especially as a kid when learning how to save and manage expenses with so little is an important step towards adulthood

Blud cant touch the money he earned 😂😂

3:55 NON-ASIAN SPOTTED

im happy how he calculated this fast like what da hail

This is so accurate it hurt. I have to started over with my own saving account at my 20 after mom took almost everything from the old account she "held" for me since 20 yrs ago lol

lmao, relatable. My parents caused so much financial strife in my life. When my great grandmother passed away, I was inherited thousands, which my parents took for themselves. Worse: because I had to open a joint bank account with my parents as a minor, when I was in college, I remember trying to withdraw money from the ATM and I couldn't. Turned out a lien was placed on all accounts with my dad's name on them, including mine. Before she died, my mom even had the gal to accuse me of "elder financial abuse" as if I hadn't been abused by my elders, financially, my entire existence.

It’s nice to know other cultures were giving their children financial insecurities. I’m not alone ❤

I love how he is trying so hard not to laugh during the skit lmao

"$2,000! HE'S 9 , what's he going to do buy a round of chocolate milk for his whole school?!"

I hate how painfully accurate this is.

1:45 that laugh 💀

The safest place to keep the money, but also the hardest to take it back

Super accurately I felt this as one whose money I received every holiday goes to my parents because they say, "I'll hold on to it for you."

This video cured my emotional damage

EMOTIONAL DAMAGE