Money talks big, it also can talk in a rich manner, to be able to increase your wealth as long as you put your time and energy into gaining it. As the next day arrived for Holt, it was literal bullshit. Lying was never in Holt's book of principles, his parents ensured that he'd be an honest joe from day 1 of his childhood, when he learned how to speak.
The preparations for his father's funeral were still underway, as his mother Dina still refused to allow any of Holt's boxing money go into the pocket of the funeral. For the while, she was preparing everything with her own money. It pierced Holt's heart, but he couldn't argue with her logic. Money wasn't just money in her own eyes, even if it's just valuable green paper by the end of the day.