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Smart Money Happy Hour with Rachel Cruze and George Kamel
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.
Episodes
- Smart Money Happy Hour with Rachel Cruze and George Kamel
Unpacking the Biggest Financial Flops in Recent History
🏠 Be prepared to buy or sell your home with our Real Estate Home Base! Ever wonder if you’re secretly missing out on moneymaking schemes that seem too good to…
- Smart Money Happy Hour with Rachel Cruze and George Kamel
Bougie Expenses That Are Worth Every Penny
💻 Need a financial pro? Check out RamseyTrusted®! From first-class flights to in-home saunas, today we’re confessing whether we’d “bouge it or lose it” with…
- Smart Money Happy Hour with Rachel Cruze and George Kamel
Firing Back at Our Comment Section Haters
🏠 Check out the Mortgage Calculator! Comment section check! That’s right—we’re fearlessly addressing your questions, comments and criticisms . . . all in the…
- Smart Money Happy Hour with Rachel Cruze and George Kamel
Judging Your Shopping Addiction (and How to Overcome It)
💻 Wondering how you’re actually doing with money? Find out where you stand. Since everyone’s “doing their own research” these days, we decided to match that…
- Smart Money Happy Hour with Rachel Cruze and George Kamel
VIRAL Trends Taking Over Your Algorithm in 2026
💻 Take the Side Hustle Quiz here! If you can’t beat ’em, follow them? Today we’re reacting to the biggest social and spending trends of 2026—let us know in the…
- Smart Money Happy Hour with Rachel Cruze and George Kamel
Tipping Culture: When the Heck Should You Actually Tip?
💵 Check out this article How Much You Should Tip in Common Situations. Here’s one for your next family dinner: Tipping in 2026—you have feelings, we have…
- Smart Money Happy Hour with Rachel Cruze and George Kamel
Attention World! This Is What Things Should Cost
💵 Check out the Investing Calculator! A family trip to the movies can easily cost $80 these days; it’s rough out there! Today we’re talking about the reality…
- Smart Money Happy Hour with Rachel Cruze and George Kamel
Scale of 1–10: How Strict Are We on These Ramsey Rules?
❓ Have a money question? Ask Ramsey is here to help! Have you ever read an “opinions are my own” disclaimer in someone’s social media bio? That’s the vibe of…
- Smart Money Happy Hour with Rachel Cruze and George Kamel
Financial Experts Rank Your WEIRDEST Unexpected Expenses
💵 Create a free budget and find more margin with EveryDollar. This one goes out to ole Murphy and that pesky little law of his. (If you know, you know!) Today…
- Smart Money Happy Hour with Rachel Cruze and George Kamel
Ultimate Hot Take Compilation: Tacky, Sketchy, Icky and Worth It
💵 Create a free budget and find more margin with EveryDollar. When it comes to life and money, we’re full of hot takes. Join us for a nostalgic trip down…
- Smart Money Happy Hour with Rachel Cruze and George Kamel
Finances, Friendship and FUN with Annie F. Downs
💵 Create a free budget and find more margin with EveryDollar. The “F” in our guest’s name stands for “Fun”—and boy did we have all the fun talking money…
- Smart Money Happy Hour with Rachel Cruze and George Kamel
46 Minutes of Unique TikTok Side Hustles
💻 Take the Side Hustle Quiz here! We all need a little wiggle room in the budget from time to time. Today, we’re reacting to the internet’s latest side hustle…
- Smart Money Happy Hour with Rachel Cruze and George Kamel
Explaining the Lore Behind Ramsey Slang (“Plastic” Surgery?)
Get your ticket for Investing Essentials today! If you’ve ever wondered what phrases like “clock the tea” or “rice and beans” mean—today’s episode is for you…
- Smart Money Happy Hour with Rachel Cruze and George Kamel
Luxury vs. Dupe (Can You Spot the Difference?)
📙 Check out George’s book Breaking Free From Broke. Taste tests, TikTok trends, a little friendly competition—today may be all about “dupe” culture, but don’t…
- Smart Money Happy Hour with Rachel Cruze and George Kamel
Waste or Worth It: Rating “Life-Changing” Products
💵 Create a free budget and find more margin with EveryDollar. If every product is “life-changing” then no product is life-changing. We’re calling consumerism’s…
- Smart Money Happy Hour with Rachel Cruze and George Kamel
Blind Ranking the Internet’s WILDEST Investment Stories
🎟️ Get your ticket for Investing Essentials today! When it comes to money, is boring always best? From everyday internet scams to rare lottery success stories…
- Smart Money Happy Hour with Rachel Cruze and George Kamel
10 Signs You’re Doing Better Than Most Americans
✅ Connect with one of our Ramsey Trusted providers. Sure, the world feels like it’s on fire, but hear me out: What if you’re doing better financially than you…
- Smart Money Happy Hour with Rachel Cruze and George Kamel
Frugal Hacks That Could Go Too Far
💰 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…
- Smart Money Happy Hour with Rachel Cruze and George Kamel
Judging Lifestyle Upgrades: When Is It Finally Okay to Splurge?
📚 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…
- Smart Money Happy Hour with Rachel Cruze and George Kamel
Calling Out the Biggest Money Wasters of All Time
💰 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…
- Smart Money Happy Hour with Rachel Cruze and George Kamel
Surprisingly Simple Things That Make You Feel Wealthy
📈 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…
- Smart Money Happy Hour with Rachel Cruze and George Kamel
Cringe or Cool? People Financially Oversharing on the Internet
💵 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…
- Smart Money Happy Hour with Rachel Cruze and George Kamel
Ick or Sick: We Judge People’s Financial Drama
💵 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…
- Smart Money Happy Hour with Rachel Cruze and George Kamel
Rage-Baiting Ourselves With America’s Shocking Home Prices
🏡 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…
- Smart Money Happy Hour with Rachel Cruze and George Kamel
Financial Gaslighting (It’s More Common Than You Think!)
📈 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…
- Smart Money Happy Hour with Rachel Cruze and George Kamel
Roasting the Latest Financial and Social Fads (Here to Stay?)
❓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…
- Smart Money Happy Hour with Rachel Cruze and George Kamel
Reacting to Outrageously Bougie Celebrity Homes
🏡 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…
- Smart Money Happy Hour with Rachel Cruze and George Kamel
Ritzy vs. Regular: Reacting to Social Events in Every Class
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…
- Smart Money Happy Hour with Rachel Cruze and George Kamel
Critiquing the Best and Worst Rebrands of All Time
🤔 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…
- Smart Money Happy Hour with Rachel Cruze and George Kamel
Out With the New, In With the Old: Money and Lifestyle Trends
💵 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…
- Smart Money Happy Hour with Rachel Cruze and George Kamel
10 Jaw-Dropping Money Stats About the Average American
💻 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…
- Smart Money Happy Hour with Rachel Cruze and George Kamel
Ranking People’s Wealth Habits, From Fake Rich to Quiet Wealth
💻 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…
- Smart Money Happy Hour with Rachel Cruze and George Kamel
We Question Dr. Arthur Brooks on the Secret to Happiness
💻 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…
- Smart Money Happy Hour with Rachel Cruze and George Kamel
Reacting to: “If I Can’t Buy a Home, Why Don’t I Just Be Gorgeous?”
💻 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…
- Smart Money Happy Hour with Rachel Cruze and George Kamel
Critiquing People’s Disney Drama (Debt, Lawsuits and Club 33 Tea)
💻 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…
- Smart Money Happy Hour with Rachel Cruze and George Kamel
Ranking the Worst Financial Habits (and Admitting Our Guilt)
💻 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…
- Smart Money Happy Hour with Rachel Cruze and George Kamel
Subtle Habits That Reveal a Quiet Millionaire
📈 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…
- Smart Money Happy Hour with Rachel Cruze and George Kamel
Reacting to People Justifying Their Outrageous Spending Habits
📈 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…
- Smart Money Happy Hour with Rachel Cruze and George Kamel
Love and Money: Financial Decisions People Immediately Regret
💵 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…
- Smart Money Happy Hour with Rachel Cruze and George Kamel
Questioning “Life” Choices With Ken Coleman (“Would You Rather” Edition)
💵 Create a free budget and find more margin with EveryDollar. Career, relationships, self-improvement—life is full of important choices, and today we’re…
- Smart Money Happy Hour with Rachel Cruze and George Kamel
Weird Money Habits That Will Make You Rich
🚢 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…
- Smart Money Happy Hour with Rachel Cruze and George Kamel
Are These Social Obligations Worth the Money?
💵 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…
- Smart Money Happy Hour with Rachel Cruze and George Kamel
These “Get-Rich-Quick” Schemes Will Topple Your Financial Progress
📈 Learn how to invest the smart way using Ramsey’s Complete Guide to Investing. Building wealth is actually pretty simple (when you do it the right way). But…
- Smart Money Happy Hour with Rachel Cruze and George Kamel
Your Money Habits Are Our Financial Pet Peeves—Let’s Talk! (With Jade Warshaw)
📖 Order Jade’s new book, What No One Tells You About Money. Are you guilty of these annoying money habits? In this episode, we sit down with Jade Warshaw to…
- Smart Money Happy Hour with Rachel Cruze and George Kamel
We Predict the Future of 2026—Money, Celebrities and More!
💻 Register for our Take Back Your Money in 2026 livestream for free! No one can predict the future, but sometimes it’s fun to try! Today we’re sharing our best…
- Smart Money Happy Hour with Rachel Cruze and George Kamel
Reviewing 2025: The Good, the Bad and the Unhinged!
💻 Register for our Take Back Your Money in 2026 livestream for free! From Katy Perry’s brief trip in space to our favorite moments on Smart Money Happy…
- Smart Money Happy Hour with Rachel Cruze and George Kamel
Cringe or Festive: Judging Your Holiday Traditions
💻 Register now for our Take Back Your Money in 2026 livestream for free! From office Christmas parties to eggnog to the catastrophe that is gingerbread house…
- Smart Money Happy Hour with Rachel Cruze and George Kamel
Playing Devil’s Advocate Against Our Own Money Advice
📕 Grab George Kamel’s book, Breaking Free from Broke. Sometimes, you’ve got to entertain the haters and put your own teachings to the test. Today, we’re taking…
- Smart Money Happy Hour with Rachel Cruze and George Kamel
Responding to Your Money Drama (Not Holding Back)
💵 Enter to win $5,000 with Ramsey’s Christmas Cash Giveaway. No matter where you are on your wealth-building journey—everyone has money disagreements with…
- Smart Money Happy Hour with Rachel Cruze and George Kamel
Money Lessons Hidden in Your Favorite TV Shows
💵 Enter to win $5,000 with Ramsey’s cash giveaway. From Friends to The Office, Hollywood tends to bend reality when it comes to portraying personal finance…
- Smart Money Happy Hour with Rachel Cruze and George Kamel
How to Financially Survive Every Season of Life
💰 Which side hustle is right for you? Get personalized recommendations from our Side Hustle Quiz. Different phases of life call for different financial…
- Smart Money Happy Hour with Rachel Cruze and George Kamel
We Ask Anjelah Johnson-Reyes About Her Comedy Career and Money Habits
💰 Which side hustle is right for you? Get personalized recommendations from our Side Hustle Quiz. You’ve watched her successful comedy career unfold over the…
- Smart Money Happy Hour with Rachel Cruze and George Kamel
We Paint and Sip While Exploring Financial Gender Stereotypes
💰 Which side hustle is right for you? Get personalized recommendations from our Side Hustle Quiz. Money is an art and a science. Today, George and Rachel are…
- Smart Money Happy Hour with Rachel Cruze and George Kamel
Comparing Disney Villains to Sneaky Financial Industry Traps
💸 Uncover extra cash in your budget with the Money Finder Challenge. When building wealth feels extra challenging, it’s easy to get caught up pointing fingers…
- Smart Money Happy Hour with Rachel Cruze and George Kamel
What You Should Do With Your Money Before It’s Too Late
💸 Uncover extra cash in your budget with the free Money Finder. You can’t take it with you when you go . . . but you can leave your loved ones stuck in a…
- Smart Money Happy Hour with Rachel Cruze and George Kamel
What the Top 7 World Religions Believe About Money
💸 Uncover extra cash in your budget with the 24-Hour Money Finder Challenge. Find some pearls to clutch because we’re talking religion and money. Today, we’re…
- Smart Money Happy Hour with Rachel Cruze and George Kamel
We Call Out Your Cringe Money Behaviors
💸 Uncover extra cash in your budget with the Money Finder Challenge. https://ter.li/sxaau7 Is one generation building wealth better than the rest? Or are we…
- Smart Money Happy Hour with Rachel Cruze and George Kamel
We Settle Your Heated Money Arguments
💸 Uncover extra cash in your budget with the Money Finder Challenge. https://ter.li/sxaau7 Ever have a major disagreement about money with the people closest…
- Smart Money Happy Hour with Rachel Cruze and George Kamel
How Matt and Abby Went From Broke College Kids to “Unplanned” Influencers
💸 Want to see how fast you can pay off your house? Use our FREE Mortgage Payoff Calculator. Matt and Abby from The Unplanned Podcast join Rachel and George to…
- Smart Money Happy Hour with Rachel Cruze and George Kamel
Pros and Cons of Shopping in 2005 (Should We Go Back?)
💸 Want to see how fast you can pay off your house? Use our FREE Mortgage Payoff Calculator. Claire’s, Sbarro, Great American Cookies—can we go back to ’90s…