Smart Money Happy Hour with Rachel Cruze and George Kamel

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Smart Money Happy Hour with Rachel Cruze and George Kamel Podcast

Pull up a chair to the happy hour you wish your friends were having. Mix two money experts with some hot takes and a splash of nostalgia, and you get Rachel Cruze and George Kamel talking unfiltered about what’s going on in the world, pop culture, and how to afford a life you love.

  1. 5 DAYS AGO

     Savvy or Sketchy: Reacting to Crazy Cost-of-Living Hacks

    💵 Start your free budget today. Download the EveryDollar app!    Would you park a mile away to avoid pricey parking? Or let your home become a sauna to keep AC costs low? Just how far are you willing to go to save on cost of living? Stick around to hear some of the most extreme money-saving hacks out there.     Next Steps:  ·  🎥 Check out our video Girl Math: Smart Financial Strategy or Huge Money Mistake?  · 📱 Submit a Guilty as Charged question for Rachel and George! Send a DM to @rachelcruze or @georgekamel on Instagram! Be sure to type “GUILTY?” at the top of your message so we don’t miss it.    Connect With Our Sponsors:  · 🔒This episode is sponsored by DeleteMe. Remove your personal information from the web and get 20% off your DeleteMe plan when you go to joindeleteme.com/smartmoney.    Today’s Happy Hour Special: 🍸 Tequila Manhattan  Recipe: Food & Wine    Ingredients:  · 2 ounces añejo tequila  · 1 ounce sweet vermouth  · 2 dashes mole bitters  Instructions: Combine all ingredients in a mixing glass with ice and stir until thoroughly chilled. Strain into a chilled coupe or over a large whiskey cube. Garnish with a maraschino cherry and/or an orange twist. Enjoy!    Listen to More From Ramsey Network:  💡 The Rachel Cruze Show  💰 George Kamel  🎙 The Ramsey Show  💸 The Ramsey Show Highlights    🧠 The Dr. John Delony Show  💼 The Ken Coleman Show  📈 EntreLeadership    Ramsey Solutions Privacy Policy

    38 min

  2. SEP 19

    We Debunk Your Top Excuses for Not Budgeting

    💵 Start your free budget today. Download the EveryDollar app! If you’d rather do literally anything else besides sit down and make a budget (including watching Frozen with your kids for the 10th time), then this one’s for you. In this episode, George and Rachel are responding to the most common excuses for not budgeting.   Next Steps: ·      📗 Order George Kamel’s new book, Breaking Free From Broke. ·      📱 Submit a Guilty as Charged question for Rachel and George! Send a DM to @rachelcruze or @georgekamel on Instagram! Be sure to type “GUILTY?” at the top of your message so we don’t miss it.   Connect With Our Sponsors: ·      🔒 This episode is sponsored by DeleteMe. Remove your personal information from the web and get 20% off your DeleteMe plan when you go to joindeleteme.com/smartmoney.   Today’s Happy Hour Special: 🥃 Blackberry Lime Mule Mocktail Recipe: Paige Bakes   ·      4 blackberries ·      Lime juice (1 lime) ·      2 cups crushed ice ·      6.8 ounces (1 bottle) ginger beer Instructions: Pour lime juice and muddle blackberries in a glass. Fill the glass with ice and strain blackberry lime juice into a separate glass. Top with ginger beer. Enjoy!   Listen to More From Ramsey Network:   💡 The Rachel Cruze Show 💰 George Kamel 🎙️ The Ramsey Show 💸 The Ramsey Show Highlights  🧠 The Dr. John Delony Show 💼 The Ken Coleman Show 📈 EntreLeadership   Ramsey Solutions Privacy Policy

    38 min

  3. SEP 12

    Surprising Money and Pop Culture Facts You Would Never Guess

    💵 Start your free budget today. Download the EveryDollar app!   If you’ve ever dreamed of being a contestant on your favorite game show (and yelling “good answer!” at the top of your lungs), then today’s episode is the next best thing! Rachel and George are going head-to-head in our Financial and Fun game, so play along for some money- saving tips. 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 “GUILTY?” at the top of your message so we don’t miss it. Connect With Our Sponsors: • 🔒This episode is sponsored by DeleteMe. Remove your personal information from the web and get 20% off your DeleteMe plan when you go to joindeleteme.com/smartmoney. Today’s Happy Hour Special: Dark and Stormy Recipe: Food and Wine  Ingredients: • 2 ounces dark rum • 1/2 ounce lime juice • Ice • 3 ounces ginger beer • 1 candied ginger slice • 1 lime wheel Instructions: Fill a cocktail shaker with ice, add rum and lime juice, and shake well. Strain into an ice-filled collins glass and stir in the ginger beer. Skewer the ginger slice and lime wheel and garnish. Enjoy! Listen to More From Ramsey Network:   💡 The Rachel Cruze Show  💰 George Kamel  🎙️ The Ramsey Show  💸 The Ramsey Show Highlights   🧠 The Dr. John Delony Show  💼 The Ken Coleman Show  📈 EntreLeadership    Ramsey Solutions Privacy Policy

    39 min

  4. SEP 5

    Responding to Your Complicated Money Situations (Our Two Cents)

    💵 Start your free budget today. Download the EveryDollar app! In this episode, we’re switching things up with a little help from our friends (that means you, #SMHHNation)! Rachel and George are here to weigh in on actual money questions submitted by YOU.   Next Steps: · 🎥 Check out our video Explaining Our Most Hated Financial Advice. · 📱 Submit a Guilty As Charged question for Rachel and George! Send a DM to @rachelcruze or @georgekamel on Instagram! Be sure to type “GUILTY?” at the top of your message so we don’t miss it. Connect With Our Sponsors: · 🔒This episode is sponsored by DeleteMe. Remove your personal information from the web and get 20% off your DeleteMe plan when you go to joindeleteme.com/smartmoney.   Today’s Happy Hour Special: 🍸 Fireman’s Daiquiri Recipe: The Cocktail Bible   Ingredients: ·      2 ounces rum ·      1 ounce lime juice ·      3/4 ounce grenadine Instructions: To a shaker, add rum, lime juice, grenadine and ice. Shake, strain into your favorite glass, and enjoy!   Listen to More From Ramsey Network: 💡 The Rachel Cruze Show 💰 George Kamel 🎙️ The Ramsey Show 💸 The Ramsey Show Highlights 🧠 The Dr. John Delony Show 💼 The Ken Coleman Show 📈 EntreLeadership   Ramsey Solutions Privacy Policy

    43 min

  5. AUG 29

    Why Nothing Is Enjoyable Today

    💵 Start your free budget today. Download the EveryDollar app!   The smell of warm cookies, a hug from your bestie, American Idol b-roll—let’s face it, we all love feeling good! But in this episode, Rachel and George explore why dopamine overdosing doesn’t hit quite like it used to—plus how to regain everyday joy.   Next Steps: ·  🎥 Check out our video Should We Sell It All and Be Homesteaders? ·  📱 Submit a Guilty as Charged question for Rachel and George! Send a DM to @rachelcruze or @georgekamel on Instagram! Be sure to type “GUILTY?” at the top of your message so we don’t miss it. Offer From Our Sponsor: ·      🔒 This episode is sponsored by DeleteMe. Remove your personal information from the web and get 20% off your DeleteMe plan when you go to https://joindeleteme.com/smartmoney   Today’s Happy Hour Special: 🍸 Lemon Drop Mocktail Recipe: Lemon Drop Mocktail From Food Banjo   ·      Sugar (for rim) ·      4 ice cubes ·      3/4 ounces simple syrup ·      1 1/4 ounces lemon juice ·      2 1/2 ounces club soda ·      Lemon peel (for garnish) Instructions: Place a small pile of sugar on a plate. Take a martini glass and wet the rim with either a lemon half or water. Dip the rim of the glass in the sugar for a nice coating around the rim. Add the ice cubes, simple syrup and lemon juice into a cocktail shaker. Shake together for 15 seconds. Strain the mixture into the martini glass and top with the club soda. Garnish with a lemon peel and enjoy! Listen to More From Ramsey Network: 💡 The Rachel Cruze Show 💰 George Kamel 🎙️ The Ramsey Show 💸 The Ramsey Show Highlights   🧠 The Dr. John Delony Show 💼 The Ken Coleman Show 📈 EntreLeadership   Ramsey Solutions Privacy Policy

    36 min

  6. AUG 22

    Will This “New” Shopping Tactic Actually Save You Money?

    💵 Start your free budget today. Download the EveryDollar app!   We all love a good BOGO, but can you really spend your way into saving more? In this episode, Rachel and George help you identify common “spaving” tricks you may be falling for and how to break the cycle!   Next Steps ·  Never heard of EntreLeadership before? Check out our podcast for business leaders, EntreLeadership. ·  🎥 Check out our video on Girl Math: Smart Financial Strategy or Huge Money Mistake? ·  Invest and plan for your future with a SmartVestor Pro. Get connected for free! · 📱 Submit a Guilty as Charged question for Rachel and George! Send a DM to @rachelcruze or @georgekamel on Instagram! Be sure to type “GUILTY?” at the top of your message so we don’t miss it. Offer From Today’s Sponsor ·  This episode is sponsored by DeleteMe. 🔒 Remove your personal information from the web and get 20% off your DeleteMe plan when you go to https://joindeleteme.com/smartmoney.   Today’s Happy Hour Special: 🥃 The Chestnut Cup Recipe: Cocktails Distilled   Ingredients: ·      1 ounce gin ·      1 ounce Campari ·      1 ounce lemon juice ·      3/4 ounce orgeat Instructions: Combine all the ingredients in a shaker and add a single ice cube. Shake to combine, then strain into a glass filled three-quarters with ice cubes. Top with crushed ice and garnish with an orange wheel. Enjoy!   Explore More Shows From Ramsey Network 💡 The Rachel Cruze Show 💰 George Kamel 🎙️ The Ramsey Show 💸 The Ramsey Show Highlights   🧠 The Dr. John Delony Show 💼 The Ken Coleman Show 📈 EntreLeadership   Ramsey Solutions Privacy Policy

    40 min

  7. AUG 15

    Sharing Our Dumbest Money Mistakes (and Reacting to Yours!)

    💵 Sign up for EveryDollar today to create a free budget!   We’ve all been guilty of some “stupid tax” moments, like that time you spent $75 on a velvet cat pillow (that you didn’t even use). In this episode, Rachel and George confess a few of their own epic money fails and react to some of yours!   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 “GUILTY?” at the top of your message so we don’t miss it.   Offers From Today’s Sponsors ·      This episode is sponsored by DeleteMe. 🔒 Remove your personal information from the web and get 20% off your DeleteMe plan when you go to https://joindeleteme.com/smartmoney.   Today’s Happy Hour Special: 🍸 Palermo Recipe: Difford’s Guide   Ingredients: ·      1 1/2 ounces vanilla rum ·      1 ounce sauvignon blanc wine ·      1 1/4 ounces pineapple juice ·      1/4 ounce sugar syrup ·      Ice ·      1 pineapple wedge, for garnish Instructions: Shake all ingredients with ice and fine strain into a chilled coupe glass. Add a pineapple wedge on the rim to garnish. Enjoy!     Explore More Shows From Ramsey Network   💡 The Rachel Cruze Show 💰 George Kamel 🎙️ The Ramsey Show 💸 The Ramsey Show Highlights   🧠 The Dr. John Delony Show 💼 The Ken Coleman Show 📈 The EntreLeadership Podcast   Ramsey Solutions Privacy Policy

    33 min

  8. AUG 8

    The #1 Budget Buster That No One Can Avoid

    💵 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   🛒 Use Rachel’s Meal Planner & Grocery Savings Guide to get organized and save money at the store.   📱Submit a Guilty as Charged question for Rachel and George! Send a DM to @rachelcruze or @georgekamel on Instagram! Be sure to type “GUILTY?” at the top of your message so we don’t miss it.     Offers From Today’s Sponsors   This episode is sponsored by DeleteMe. 🔓 Remove your personal information from the web and get 20% off your DeleteMe plan when you go to https://joindeleteme.com/smartmoney.     Today’s Happy Hour Special:🍹 Sparkling Rosemary Peach Mocktail Recipe courtesy of Cake n Knife   ·      5 sprigs rosemary ·      1/2 cup sugar ·      1/2 cup water ·      1/2 chopped peach  ·      4 ounces lemon juice ·      1 cup ice ·      club soda   Instructions: Boil rosemary, sugar and water. Cover and let steep for 15-30 minutes. Strain and let simple syrup cool completely. Muddle peaches with lemon juice and rosemary simple syrup. Fill glass with ice. Strain mixture into a separate glass, top with club soda, and enjoy!     Listen to More From Ramsey Network   💡 The Rachel Cruze Show 💰 George Kamel 🎙️ The Ramsey Show 💸 The Ramsey Show Highlights   🧠 The Dr. John Delony Show 💼 The Ken Coleman Show 📈 EntreLeadership   Ramsey Solutions Privacy Policy

    38 min
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Pull up a chair to the happy hour you wish your friends were having. Mix two money experts with some hot takes and a splash of nostalgia, and you get Rachel Cruze and George Kamel talking unfiltered about what’s going on in the world, pop culture, and how to afford a life you love.

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