Ben Affleck and Matt Damon shared a checking account as teenagers

Ben Affleck And Matt Damon so close that they once shared expenses, like some married couples.

Two actors and longtime friends who rose to fame after they won an Oscar for original screenplay for 1997’s Good Will Hunting did much more than just live and write together in their 20s. They aired about an hour and 10 minutes on Wednesday’s episode “Bill Simmons Podcastthat they shared a joint checking account when they were in high school to support each other’s dream of becoming an actor.

“It was unusual, but we needed money to audition,” Damon admitted, calling it “a strange thing in retrospect.”

“We were going to help each other and be there for each other,” Affleck said. “It was like, ‘You won’t be alone. I’m not going to be alone. Let’s go there and do it together.”

Damon explained that whenever either of them booked a role, they contributed profits to the joint account.

“As long as one of us had the money, we knew the power wouldn’t go off,” Damon said. “After making [1993′s] “Geronimo,” I must have had 35 grand in the can. I thought we were doing well for the year.”

However, the account had a certain set of rules and they were only allowed to withdraw funds for certain purposes. Although sometimes these allowances got a little out of hand.

“We were allowed to enter [auditions in] New York with money. You were allowed to take $10, get a quarter and go to [the arcade] and play video games,” Damon said. “Eventually we were allowed to try to buy beer, but it didn’t fucking work.”

The tactic seems to have worked. The two are still close friends and are huge Hollywood stars. They also clearly enjoy working with each other. The couple is currently promoting their latest project, Air, which will premiere on Amazon on April 7. They both star in the film, with Affleck directing it. It is also the first project created by their joint production company. Artists. The film is based on how Nike revolutionized their brand by teaming up with an obscure basketball rookie named Michael Jordan.

Affleck said CBS News in a joint interview that the new work with Damon on “Airstream” was “without a doubt the best work experience of my life.”

“I find the most wonderful thing about it is that I enjoyed coming to work every day. I love seeing Matt,” he said.

“It was so much fun – I don’t know. There was a feeling that only we do what we want, ”he added. “I did. I love it. I love it. Since then, I miss him every day.”