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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
Are These Common Money Habits Broke, Average or Wealthy?
💪🏼 Which side hustle is right for you? Get personalized recommendations with this Side Hustle Quiz. When you think you’re slaying the personal finance game by…
Smart Money Happy Hour with Rachel Cruze and George KamelDate Nights from $0 to $10,000? We’ve Got You Covered!
📈 Are you making these four common investing mistakes? Get our free Investing Guide and find out. Is it actually possible to plan a quality date night at any…
- Smart Money Happy Hour with Rachel Cruze and George Kamel
Critiquing Your Spending Habits (and Ours) With Dr. John Delony
📈 Are you making these 4 common investing mistakes? Get our free Investing Guide and find out. We’ve got a doctor in the house today, friends. In this episode…
- Smart Money Happy Hour with Rachel Cruze and George Kamel
Did These High-Dollar Lawsuits Pay Off?
📈 Are you making these 4 common investing mistakes? Get our free Investing Guide and find out. Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively, McDonald’s hot coffee, Gwyneth…
- Smart Money Happy Hour with Rachel Cruze and George Kamel
Baby Q&A: Costs, Essentials and Honest Advice
💰 Which side hustle is right for you? Get personalized recommendations from our Side Hustle Quiz. https://ter.li/8u8nzi 📈 Are you on track with the Baby Steps?…
- Smart Money Happy Hour with Rachel Cruze and George Kamel
Red Flags That Scream, “I’m Bad With Money”
💰 Which side hustle is right for you? Get personalized recommendations from our Side Hustle Quiz. https://ter.li/8u8nzi 📈 Are you on track with the Baby Steps?…
- Smart Money Happy Hour with Rachel Cruze and George Kamel
Our Unfiltered Takes on Your Real-Life Money Dilemmas
💰 Which side hustle is right for you? Get personalized recommendations from our Side Hustle Quiz. https://ter.li/8u8nzi 📈 Are you on track with the Baby Steps?…
- Smart Money Happy Hour with Rachel Cruze and George Kamel
How Does Your Net Worth Compare to the Average American?
📈 Are you on track with the Baby Steps? Get a free personalized plan. Does your current net worth feel like a power move or a bad punch line? In this episode…
- Smart Money Happy Hour with Rachel Cruze and George Kamel
Is Gen Z Financially Doomed? Let’s Talk About It
📈 Are you on track with the Baby Steps? Get a free personalized plan. Is it harder for Gen Z to get ahead with money compared to other generations? In this…
- Smart Money Happy Hour with Rachel Cruze and George Kamel
Everyday Middle-Class Luxuries (That Are Low-Key Bougie)
📈 Are you on track with the Baby Steps? Get a free personalized plan. Anyone else feel like being middle class is making a comeback? In this episode, Rachel…
- Smart Money Happy Hour with Rachel Cruze and George Kamel
We’re Talking America, Freedom and . . . Finances?
📈 Are you on track with the Baby Steps? Get a free personalized plan. Ever wonder how we went from using gold coins to dollar bills? In this episode, Rachel…
- Smart Money Happy Hour with Rachel Cruze and George Kamel
Reacting to the Most Unhinged GoFundMe Campaigns
📈 Are you on track with the Baby Steps? Get a free personalized plan. Is starting an online fundraiser for yourself so you can go to Yoga Teacher Training…
- Smart Money Happy Hour with Rachel Cruze and George Kamel
Is Anything Actually Cheaper in 2025? Let's Find Out!
📈 Are you on track with the Baby Steps? Get a free personalized plan. Inflation is real right now . . . but we do have some things going for us. In this…
- Smart Money Happy Hour with Rachel Cruze and George Kamel
Tactful or Tacky? We’re Judging the Wildest Frugal Wedding Fails
📈 Are you on track with the Baby Steps? Get a free personalized plan. Swapping sparklers for potato flakes for a budget-friendly wedding send-off might seem…
- Smart Money Happy Hour with Rachel Cruze and George Kamel
We’re Here to Judge Your Guilty Pleasures (With Love)
📈 Are you on track with the Baby Steps? Get a free personalized plan. Could your guilty pleasures—like fancy water or a fresh manicure appointment—actually be…
- Smart Money Happy Hour with Rachel Cruze and George Kamel
Are You a Quality or a Quantity Person? (And How That Affects Your Money)
📈 Are you on track with the Baby Steps? Get a free personalized plan. Would you rather buy one pair of expensive designer shoes or get five cheap pairs in…
- Smart Money Happy Hour with Rachel Cruze and George Kamel
’90s Status Symbols That Screamed “We’re Rich!”
📈 Are you on track with the Baby Steps? Get a free personalized plan. From Abercrombie jeans to Juicy Couture tracksuits, some things just felt fancier in the…
- Smart Money Happy Hour with Rachel Cruze and George Kamel
Reacting to the Wildest “Am I the Jerk?” Reddit Threads
📈 Are you on track with the Baby Steps? Get a free personalized plan. If you’ve ever wondered if you’re the one in the wrong in a sticky situation, we can…
- Smart Money Happy Hour with Rachel Cruze and George Kamel
We Dedicated an Entire Episode to Respond to the Haters
📈 Are you on track with the Baby Steps? Get a free personalized plan. If you’ve ever left a comment on this show saying we’re out of touch, totally wrong or…
- Smart Money Happy Hour with Rachel Cruze and George Kamel
The DUMBEST Things People Actually Spend Money On!
📈 Are you on track with the Baby Steps? Get a free personalized plan. Dropping $10 on latte art . . . Waste of money or totally worth it? In this episode…
- Smart Money Happy Hour with Rachel Cruze and George Kamel
Disney Reality Check: The Good, the Bad and the Magical
📈 Are you on track with the Baby Steps? Get a free personalized plan. If you’re willing to go into debt for limited-edition Mickey Mouse ears 🐭 . . . it’s time…
- Smart Money Happy Hour with Rachel Cruze and George Kamel
Putting Our Financial Knowledge to the Test (With Special Guests!)
📈 Are you on track with the Baby Steps? Get a free personalized plan. Today’s special guests may not be old enough to drive a car, but they’ve got some serious…
- Smart Money Happy Hour with Rachel Cruze and George Kamel
Answering Your Top Housing Questions
📈 Are you on track with the Baby Steps? Get a free personalized plan. If buying a house feels impossible, you’re In this episode, Rachel and George tackle your…
- Smart Money Happy Hour with Rachel Cruze and George Kamel
The Internet Came for Us . . . Here’s Our Response
📈 Are you on track with the Baby Steps? Get a free personalized plan. “Does George Kamel even know how much things actually cost?” In this episode, Rachel and…
- Smart Money Happy Hour with Rachel Cruze and George Kamel
Make It Make Sense: Calling Out Money Double Standards
📈 Are you on track with the Baby Steps? Get a free personalized plan. If you’d happily drive an extra 10 minutes to save 10 cents a gallon on gas—no judgment!…
- Smart Money Happy Hour with Rachel Cruze and George Kamel
Side Hustles That Are (and Aren’t) Worth It
📈 Are you on track with the Baby Steps? Get a free personalized plan. Whether you’re a weekend DJ or assembling boxed furniture, extra money is extra money. In…
- Smart Money Happy Hour with Rachel Cruze and George Kamel
Our Ultimate Guide to Budget-Friendly Travel
📈 Are you on track with the Baby Steps? Get a free personalized plan. Is dragging yourself to the airport at 4 a.m. for a $90 round-trip flight worth it? In…
- Smart Money Happy Hour with Rachel Cruze and George Kamel
The Money Strategies That Are NOT Dave Ramsey Approved!
📈 Are you on track with the Baby Steps? Get a free personalized plan. If you’re debt-free but holding onto that Disney credit card, you might be “Ramsey-ish.”…
- Smart Money Happy Hour with Rachel Cruze and George Kamel
What Level of Crunchy Are You?
📈 Are you on track with the Baby Steps? Get a free personalized plan. On a scale of cloth diapers to compost, how crunchy are you? In this episode, get Rachel…
- Smart Money Happy Hour with Rachel Cruze and George Kamel
Reacting to Random Things People Used Their “Emergency” Fund For
📈 Are you on track with the Baby Steps? Get a free personalized plan. Nothing screams emergency fund like a full-scale raccoon home infestation. In this…
- Smart Money Happy Hour with Rachel Cruze and George Kamel
Spilling the Financial Tea With Our Better Halves
📈 Are you on track with the Baby Steps? Get a free personalized plan. Today we’ve got two very special guests in the studio . . . Winston Cruze and Whitney…
- Smart Money Happy Hour with Rachel Cruze and George Kamel
The Art of Talking Money in Any Relationship
📈 Are you on track with the Baby Steps? Get a Free Personalized Plan Do you ever feel like the “poor friend” of the group struggling to keep up? In this…
- Smart Money Happy Hour with Rachel Cruze and George Kamel
Dave Ramsey Answers Your Most-Asked Questions
📈 Are you on track with the Baby Steps? Get a Free Personalized Plan Today we’re giving the people what they want: the man himself, Dave Ramsey. In this…
- Smart Money Happy Hour with Rachel Cruze and George Kamel
Sneaky Marketing Tactics That Aren’t Your Friend
📈 Are you on track with the Baby Steps? Get a Free Personalized Plan Remember signing up for that “free” trial of Apple TV+ . . . and four years later, you’re…
- Smart Money Happy Hour with Rachel Cruze and George Kamel
Stirring the Pot With These Off-Limits Topics
💵 Start your free budget today. Download the EveryDollar app! If you love awkward silences, just try asking your blind date how much money he makes. In this…
- Smart Money Happy Hour with Rachel Cruze and George Kamel
Things That Scream “I’m Pretending to Be Upper Class”
💵 Start your free budget today. Download the EveryDollar app! We all know that person who wears flashy designer logos like they’re personally endorsed by…
- Smart Money Happy Hour with Rachel Cruze and George Kamel
Things to Stop Doing With Your Money in 2025
💵 Start your free budget today. Download the EveryDollar app! If you want to have a “new year, new you,” you have to do new things. In the first episode of the…
- Smart Money Happy Hour with Rachel Cruze and George Kamel
The Ups, Downs and Lessons of 2024
💵 Start your free budget today. Download the EveryDollar app! It’s almost time to put out the flame on 2024, and we’re feeling reflective. In this episode…
- Smart Money Happy Hour with Rachel Cruze and George Kamel
Unpacking Money Lessons from Your Favorite Christmas Movies
💵 Start your free budget today. Download the EveryDollar app! It’s easy to get caught up in holiday commercialism during the holidays—just ask the Grinch. In…
- Smart Money Happy Hour with Rachel Cruze and George Kamel
Fast Food Showdown: Debating Our Favorites!
💵 Start your free budget today. Download the EveryDollar app! When it’s 11:30pm and a snack is calling your name, do you go for McDonald’s French fries or a…
- Smart Money Happy Hour with Rachel Cruze and George Kamel
Settling the Debate on Your Financial Faux Pas (We’re Divided)
💵 Start your free budget today. Download the EveryDollar app! So, you booked all the Airbnbs for the group hiking trip, but that was two months ago, and Becky…
- Smart Money Happy Hour with Rachel Cruze and George Kamel
Affordable Gifts People Will Actually Love
🍸 Check out more episodes of Smart Money Happy Hour Tired of giving your dad the same pack of white socks every year for Christmas? In this episode, Rachel and…
- Smart Money Happy Hour with Rachel Cruze and George Kamel
Do DINKs Have More Fun (and Money)?
💵 Start your free budget today. Download the EveryDollar app! Carefree (and kid-free) travel isn’t the only reason DINKs are living their best life. In this…
- Smart Money Happy Hour with Rachel Cruze and George Kamel
25 Life-Changing Tech Purchases You Need to Try
💵 Start your free budget today. Download the EveryDollar app! “Alexa, set a timer for tomorrow at 8 a.m. Alexa, turn the thermostat to 70 degrees. Alexa, can…
- Smart Money Happy Hour with Rachel Cruze and George Kamel
Reacting to People’s Money Fails (So You Can Feel Better)
💵 Start your free budget today. Download the EveryDollar app! Okay, so maybe you get a little carried away at Bath and Body Works, but at least you risk your…
- Smart Money Happy Hour with Rachel Cruze and George Kamel
Are These Money Fears Rational?
💵 Start your free budget today. Download the EveryDollar app! Today we’re setting the chrometophobes who haven’t been on a vacation since 2004 free! In this…
- Smart Money Happy Hour with Rachel Cruze and George Kamel
Do We Have It Harder Financially Than Our Parents?
💵 Start your free budget today. Download the EveryDollar app! We all love the ‘80s (minus the shoulder pads and neon). But were ‘80s babies better off…
- Smart Money Happy Hour with Rachel Cruze and George Kamel
Save a Dime or Save Your Time: How Far Is Too Far?
💵 Start your free budget today. Download the EveryDollar app! On a scale of “water only at restaurants” to “extreme couponing,” how far would you go to save?…
- Smart Money Happy Hour with Rachel Cruze and George Kamel
Throwback to Junior High: Financial “Would You Rather”
💵 Start your free budget today. Download the EveryDollar app! Would you rather retire in style or broke? (All right, that’s an easy one.) In this episode…
- Smart Money Happy Hour with Rachel Cruze and George Kamel
Revisiting Our Most Viral Financial Advice
💵 Start your free budget today. Download the EveryDollar app! Remember Horsegate? When George broke a girl’s heart with just three words: “Sell the horse”?…
- Smart Money Happy Hour with Rachel Cruze and George Kamel
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…
- Smart Money Happy Hour with Rachel Cruze and George Kamel
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…
- Smart Money Happy Hour with Rachel Cruze and George Kamel
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…
- Smart Money Happy Hour with Rachel Cruze and George Kamel
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…
- Smart Money Happy Hour with Rachel Cruze and George Kamel
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…
- Smart Money Happy Hour with Rachel Cruze and George Kamel
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…
- Smart Money Happy Hour with Rachel Cruze and George Kamel
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…
- Smart Money Happy Hour with Rachel Cruze and George Kamel
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…
- Smart Money Happy Hour with Rachel Cruze and George Kamel
Life (and Money) Tips We Wish We Knew in Our 20s
💵 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…
- Smart Money Happy Hour with Rachel Cruze and George Kamel
Challenge: Explaining Investing “Like I’m 5 Years Old”
💵 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…