Smart Money Happy Hour with Rachel Cruze and George Kamel

💰 Find extra money in just two weeks with our Money Finder Challenge!   Whether you love or hate frugal living, this one’s for you! We’re exposing common frugal “hacks” that secretly drain your bank account. Tune in to make sure you’re not sabotaging your budget. Next Steps: ·   🎙️ Catch our episode Old School Money Habits Making a Comeback? (We Have Thoughts) ·   🍸 Follow Smart Money Happy Hour...

📚 Grab a copy of George’s book, Breaking Free From Broke!   At what point does “treat yourself” become a line item in the budget? Today we’re talking about “splurging responsibly” and how to strategically upgrade in your wealth-building journey. Next Steps: ·   🎙️ Catch our episode Are These Common Money Habits Broke, Average or Wealthy? ·   🍸 Follow Smart Money Happy Hour on TikTok: @smartmoney...

💰 Find extra money in just two weeks with our Money Finder Challenge!   We’ve all fallen for a scheme or two on our worst day, but the important question is: How much of your hard-earned cash is still being snatched by these common money wasters? Stay tuned to find out! Next Steps: ·   🎙️ Catch our episode Financial Experts Rank the Worst Spending Habits ·   🍸 Follow Smart Money Happy Hour on Ti...

📈 Need help with investing? Check out our free guide!   When was the first time you didn’t feel broke? Whether you have an answer to that question, or you’re wondering if that day will ever come, today’s episode is for you! Next Steps: ·   🎙️ Catch our episode Reacting to: “If I Can’t Buy a Home, Why Don’t I Just Be Gorgeous?” ·   🍸 Follow Smart Money Happy Hour on TikTok: @smartmoneyhappyhour ·...

💵 Create a free budget and find more margin with EveryDollar.   If you have feelings about married couples requesting coffee payments from each other on Venmo, you’re in the right place. Today we’re unpacking bizarre public money behaviors—stay tuned to find out if you’re guilty! Next Steps: ·   🎙️ Catch our episode Out With the New, In With the Old: Money and Lifestyle Trends. ·   🍸 Follow Smar...

💵 Create a free budget and find more margin with EveryDollar.   When it comes to your money, it’s either, “Dude, that’s sick!” or “Major financial ick!” Today we’re telling you exactly what we think about your financial habits using the latest Gen Z buzzwords.   Next Steps: ·   🎙️ Catch our episode Judging People Based on How They Spend Their Money. ·   🍸 Follow Smart Money Happy Hour on TikTok:...

🏡 Get organized to buy or sell your home with our Real Estate Home Base.   If you love an episode of House Hunters or The Price Is Right (or if you’re just nosy about other people’s property value), today’s episode is a must! Plus, Rachel’s husband Winston is here to join the fun and share his real estate expertise.   Next Steps: ·   🎙️ Catch our episode Spilling the Financial Tea With Our Better...

📈 Don’t know where to start with investing? Check out our free Complete Guide to Investing!   Reality TV taught us about “gaslighting”—but did you know it can also apply to your money? Stick around and watch us debunk the toxic communication trap that’s keeping you from building wealth.   Next Steps: ·   🎙️ Catch our episode Love and Money: Financial Decisions People Immediately Regret. ·  🍸 Fol...

❓Have a money question? Ask Ramsey is here to help!   The trend pendulum never stops swinging. Today, we’re unpacking financial and lifestyle fads that we’ve seen before . . . and we’ll probably see again in another ten years.     Next Steps: ·   🎙️ Catch our episode Ranking the Worst Financial Habits (and Admitting Our Guilt) ·   🍸 Follow Smart Money Happy Hour on TikTok: @smartmoneyhappyhour ·...

🏡 Get organized to buy or sell your home with our Real Estate Home Base.   Welcome to our crib! Today we’re peeking into “The Fabulous Life” behind the bougiest real estate in America. From luxury celebrity homes to billionaires in Nebraska—you don’t want to miss this.   Next Steps: ·   🎙️ Catch our episode Answering Your Top Housing Questions ·   🍸 Follow Smart Money Happy Hour on TikTok: @smar...

 Join us on the Live Like No One Else Cruise! 🤔 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Think you’re good with money? Take our Money in America quiz!   Lifestyles of the rich and famous—and the relatable regulars. From the Met Gala to the bougie Europe trip your cousins won’t stop posting on Facebook, we’re lifting the veil on the most notorious social events in every social class.    Next Steps: ·   🎙️ Catch our episode We Judg...

🤔 ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Think you’re good with money? Take our Money in America quiz!   If you love a good rebrand, glow-up, or before and after, today’s episode is just for you! From Cracker Barrel to Lindsay Lohan, we’re breaking down the most iconic (and disastrous) rebrands of all time.   Next Steps: 🎙️ Catch our episode Pros and Cons of Shopping in 2005 (Should We Go Back?). 🍸 Follow Smart Money Happy Hou...

💵 Have a money question? Ask Ramsey is here to help. If you love 90s nostalgia (or you just hate change), you’re in luck! Apparently, right now it’s trendy to do life the old-school way—and when it comes to your money, we 100% agree. Next Steps: 🎙️ Catch our episode Weird Money Habits That Will Make You Rich. 🍸 Follow Smart Money Happy Hour on TikTok: @smartmoneyhappyhour 📱 Submit a Guilty As C...

💻 Shape what comes next for Smart Money Happy Hour by participating in our Spring 2026 audience study!  We’re not encouraging you to keep up with the Joneses, but have you ever wondered what their finances are actually like? Today, we’re unpacking jaw-dropping money stats that’ll make you reevaluate your own money situation. Next Steps: 🎙️ Catch our episode Weird Money Habits That Will Make You R...

💻 Shape what comes next for Smart Money Happy Hour by participating in our Spring 2026 audience study!   It’s not as simple as “broke” or “rich” anymore. Today we’re unpacking what kind of “rich” your spending says you are—from “fake rich” to “new money” to “quiet wealth.” Next Steps: 🎙️ Catch our episode Are These Common Money Habits Broke, Average or Wealthy? 🍸 Follow Smart Money Happy Hour on...

💻 Shape what comes next for Smart Money Happy Hour by participating in our Spring 2026 audience study!   It’s not every day that we get to grab a drink with a Harvard professor, bestselling author and happiness expert. Dr. Arthur Brooks is here to talk money, life, faith and so much more. Next Steps: 🎙️ Catch our episode Questioning “Life” Choices With Ken Coleman (“Would You Rather” Edition) 🍸...

💻 Shape what comes next for Smart Money Happy Hour by participating in our Spring 2026 audience study!   If you’re an exhausted millennial wondering if buying a home is a lost cause, we get it—and we’ve got you. Today, we’re unpacking common home-buying frustrations and real estate woes. Spoiler alert: Yes, it’s still possible! Next Steps: 🎙️ Catch our episode How to Financially Survive Every Sea...

💻 Figure out your next financial move with Ramsey’s Get Started Assessment.   Vacation debt, budget-friendly hacks and some light legal drama—today we’re unpacking all things Disney! Stick around for the magic, fun and chaos. Next Steps: 🎙️ Catch our episode Comparing Disney Villains to Sneaky Financial Industry Traps. 🎬 Watch George’s episode I Asked People at Disney How Much Debt They Have. 🍸...

💻 Figure out your next financial move with Ramsey’s Get Started Assessment.   If you can’t be the best, why not be the worst? Or at least that’s what some people must be thinking to justify their spending habits. Stick around for a bracket battle of bad money habits. Next Steps: 🎙️ Catch our episode We’re Here to Judge Your Guilty Pleasures (With Love). 🍸 Follow Smart Money Happy Hour on TikTok:...

📈 Plan and save for the future with Ramsey’s Complete Guide to Investing.   Good manners, simple style, old-school investing—today we’re unpacking subtle “quiet millionaire” habits and teaching you how to build wealth the right way.   Next Steps: 🎙️ Catch our episode Things That Scream “I’m Pretending to Be Upper Class”. 🍸 Follow Smart Money Happy Hour on TikTok: @smartmoneyhappyhour 📱 Submit a...

📈 Plan and save for the future with Ramsey’s Investment Calculator.   We all have our weaknesses when it comes to frivolous spending—but some of you are next level. Today, we’re reacting to (and lightly judging) the internet’s most ridiculous spending habits.   Next Steps: 🎙️ Catch our episode We Settle Your Heated Money Arguments. 🍸 Follow Smart Money Happy Hour on TikTok: @smartmoneyhappyhour...

💵 Create a free budget and find more margin with EveryDollar.   Is love blind? Some of your financial decisions certainly make it seem that way! Today, we’re reacting to people’s biggest money mistakes made on behalf of their loved ones.   Next Steps: 🎙️ Catch our episode Date Nights From $0 to $10,000? We’ve Got You Covered! 🍸 Follow Smart Money Happy Hour on TikTok: @smartmoneyhappyhour 📱 Sub...

💵 Create a free budget and find more margin with EveryDollar.   Career, relationships, self-improvement—life is full of important choices, and today we’re unpacking all the options with bestselling author and The Ramsey Show co-host Ken Coleman.   Next Steps: 🎙️ Catch our episode Critiquing Your Spending Habits (and Ours) With Dr. John Delony 🍸 Follow Smart Money Happy Hour on TikTok: @smartmone...

🚢 Get tickets to the next Live Like No One Else Cruise.   Apparently, living on less than you make and ditching your credit score is groundbreaking financial advice—but we’ll let you be the judge. If you’re willing to be a little unorthodox in order to build wealth, stay tuned! You’re in the right place.   Next Steps: 🎙️ Catch our episode Are These Common Money Habits Broke, Average or Wealthy?...

💵 Create a free budget and find more margin with EveryDollar.   If an event costs you social energy, should you really have to pay actual money too? Today, we’re saying what we all wish we could write on the next birthday party, wedding shower or gender reveal RSVP—join the unfiltered fun!   Next Steps: 🎙️ Catch our episode Date Nights From $0 to $10,000? We’ve Got You Covered! 🍸 Follow Smart Mo...