Smart Money Happy Hour with Rachel Cruze and George Kamel

💵 Start your free budget today. Download the EveryDollar app!   Did you know there’s one expense that no one on the planet can avoid? And what if we told you the cost of that thing has risen by 26% in the last two years alone? If you’re starting to spiral, don’t panic! Today we’re talking grocery shopping pet peeves, takeout tips and other money and life hacks that can help.     Next Steps   🛒 U...

 💵 Sign up for EveryDollar today to create a free budget! Are there things in life you wish you’d known sooner? Well, you’re in luck! Rachel and George are here with important life and finance lessons, revealing things they wish they’d known in their 20s. Next Steps 📱Submit a Guilty as Charged question for Rachel and George! Send a DM to @rachelcruze or @georgekamel on Instagram! Be sure to type...

💵 Sign up for EveryDollar today to create a free budget! Consider this episode your crash course in investing! We get it—investing can be confusing. But don’t worry, Rachel and George are here to break it all down for you in a way that’s so simple even a five-year-old could understand. Next Steps 📱Submit a Guilty As Charged question for Rachel and George! Send a DM to @rachelcruze or @georgekame...

💵 Sign up for EveryDollar today to create a free budget! Rachel and George have a hot topic on the agenda for this episode: Are Gen Zers just millennials . . . rebranded? Trends, tech, money habits—they’re comparing it all to find out if there really is a clear divide or if it’s just one big generational blur. Next Steps 📱Submit a Guilty as Charged question for Rachel and George! Send a DM to @r...

💵 Start your free budget today. Download the EveryDollar app! In this episode, Rachel and George explore the realities of adulting. Spoiler alert: It’s not all fun and games, especially when it comes to those sneaky, money-related expenses. But, before you get too down, stick around because they’re sharing a special tip to instantly make adulthood less depressing! Next Steps 📱Submit a Guilty as...

💵 Start your free budget today. Download the EveryDollar app! It's Independence Day and Rachel and George are celebrating in true Smart Money Happy Hour style—with patriotic cocktails and a little chat about financial independence. Is it a realistic goal, or should you aim for financial peace instead? They'll answer these questions on financial dependencies and more. Next Steps 📱Submit a Guilty...

💵 Start your free budget today. Download the EveryDollar app! We’re all guilty of the occasional little white lie, but are they as harmless as they seem? Today, Rachel and George discuss how these fibs could actually be dipping into your wallet without you even noticing. Join them for a look at the financial impact of our everyday words. Next Steps 📱Submit a Guilty as Charged question for Rachel...

💵 Sign up for EveryDollar today to create a free budget! Are "Get Ready With Me" videos filling your feed? Join George and Rachel as they explore the internet's latest obsession with watching strangers’ routines, explain how it fuels comparison culture, and offer some helpful tips to keep your spending safe from viral trends. Next Steps 📱Submit a Guilty as Charged question for Rachel and George!...

💵 Sign up for EveryDollar today. Create a free budget!   Ever feel like “going on vacation” is more work than rest? From booking flights to wrangling kids to drowning in laundry when you get home—it feels like the pre-trip to-do list never ends! So today, George and Rachel are digging into the true cost of rest when it comes to your time, relationships and most importantly, your money.   Next Ste...

💵 Sign up for EveryDollar today. Create a free budget!   Ever think about turning your back on city life for wide, open spaces and self-sufficiency? From trendy aesthetics to what it really costs to live off the land, Rachel and George are exploring the allure of homesteading to see if the simple life truly is better. Next Steps ·      📱Submit a Guilty as Charged question for Rachel and George!...

💵 Sign up for EveryDollar today. Create a free budget!  In this week's episode, George and Rachel are giving financial transformations a nostalgic twist by channeling early 2000s makeover shows, complete with dramatic "before and after" reveals.    Next Steps  📱Submit a Guilty as Charged question for Rachel and George! Send a DM to @rachelcruze or @georgekamel on Instagram! Be sure to type “GUIL...

💵 Sign up for EveryDollar today. Create a free budget! Ever wonder how far some people will go for money? Join George and Rachel as they unravel the dark side of money psychology and its gripping ties to true crime. From insurance payouts to money laundering, they’re uncovering what makes money a motive for crime. Next Steps ·      🖋️ Make a plan for your legacy today! Create your state-specific...

💵 Create a free budget! Sign up for EveryDollar today. If “financial literacy” is as foreign to you as our obsession with avocado toast, that could cost you a lot more than an embarrassing moment at brunch. Join Rachel and George for a breakdown of all the financial terms you need to know. But don’t worry, they’ll be attempting some random trivia of their own. Next Steps ·      💰 It’s never too...

💵 Sign up for EveryDollar today. Create a free budget!  What do puka shells, water beds and lifted trucks have in common? They’re all status symbols (or were at some point). In this episode, Rachel and George will unpack the most popular and bizarre status symbols from throughout history and around the world. They’ll also reveal which ones are worth pursuing—and how to not break the bank in the p...

💵 Sign up for EveryDollar today. Create a free budget!  Cue the confetti! What better way to celebrate Rachel's and George’s birthdays than with some birthday-themed trends and trivia, the birthday freebie list that dreams are made of, and affordable gift ideas. Plus, they’ll give their best tips for throwing a birthday bash on a budget. Next Steps ·      📘 Check out Rachel’s newest book for a s...

💵 Create a free budget. Sign up for EveryDollar today! You were “today years old” when . . . you learned about catch-up contributions, HSA benefits and the scam of genuine leather. Today we’re spilling all the tea on money (and life) lessons we learned too early, too late or right on time. Next Steps 📗 Order George Kamel’s new book, Breaking Free From Broke. https://store.ramseysolutions.com  ...

💵 Sign up for EveryDollar today. Create a free budget! We love a heroic attempt to save money! Until it backfires. (Let’s be real: We’ve all botched at least one DIY project.) Join Rachel and George for a relatable recap of the internet’s best frugal fails and find out where penny pinching might cost you more in the long run! Next Steps ·      🔎 Get help from a financial advisor to avoid those s...

💵 Create a free budget! Sign up for EveryDollar today.  Venmo requests for $2? Obsessively checking the Dow’s daily swings? No thanks! Rachel and George are calling out America’s cringiest financial “icks” so you don’t have to. Plus, they’ve got some thoughts for the haters who think our tried-and-true financial principles are a total turnoff.    Next Steps ·      🔎 Get help from a financial adv...

💵 Sign up for EveryDollar today - Create a free Budget! Stash, stash, spend! In this episode, Rachel and George are breaking down America’s current attitude about saving money. Plus, they’ll decide which popular explanations for dipping into savings are justified—and their answers might surprise you. Next Steps ·      🔎 Get help from a financial advisor to avoid those sneaky loopholes that will...

💵 Create a free budget! Sign up for EveryDollar today.  Life is hard, but it’s nothing a “little treat” can’t fix . . . right? Get Rachel and George’s take on the true cost of those seemingly innocent serotonin splurges. Plus, we’re keeping our hosts honest about the treats they secretly love to indulge in! Next Steps ·      🔎 Get help from a financial advisor to avoid those sneaky loopholes tha...

💵 Sign up for EveryDollar today. Create a free budget!  Are we the world’s biggest basketball fans? Not exactly. But we’re always game for a friendly bracket competition! Join Rachel and George for a special round of March MONEY Madness as they debate some of the worst financial products in the world. Next Steps ·      🔎 Get help from a financial advisor to avoid those sneaky loopholes that will...

💵 Sign up for EveryDollar today. Create a free budget!  What do Smart Money Happy Hour viewers really think about cutting up credit cards, the Baby Steps, and combining finances with their spouse? Tune in to find out! This week, George and Rachel react to your comments and raise their glasses to all the keyboard critics, trolls and BFFs who keep things lively in the comments section.   Next Steps...

💵 Sign up for EveryDollar today. Create a free budget!  We admit it: We love saving money! This week, George and Rachel are dishing out some of their favorite legit (and ludicrous) money loopholes, discounts and freebies that you might miss if you don’t read the fine print. (Free refills at Starbucks? Hello!) Next Steps ·      🔎 Get help from a financial advisor to avoid those sneaky loopholes t...

💵 Sign up for EveryDollar today. Create a free budget!  Did your parents give you “the talk” as a kid—the money talk, that is? This week, Rachel and George weigh in on how previous generations have done with teaching their kids about money, and what you need to know to raise your own money-smart kids.   Next Steps ·      📱Submit a Guilty as Charged question for Rachel and George! Send a DM to @r...

💵 Sign up for EveryDollar today. Create a free budget!  It’s Smart Money Happy Hour, of course we’re going to take a crack at a fun social media trend and use it to talk about money! This week, Rachel and George put an #OfCourse! twist on things Baby Steps Millionaires do to reach that $1 million milestone and keep building wealth. Shout out to the following creators for their #OfCourse! takes: @...