Smart Money Happy Hour with Rachel Cruze and George Kamel

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  • 49 minutes 28 seconds
    We Paint and Sip While Exploring Financial Gender Stereotypes

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     Money is an art and a science. Today, George and Rachel are unpacking financial statistics and gender stereotypes around spending. Oh, and they do it while painting portraits of each other—you don’t want to miss this.

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    Today’s Happy Hour Special: 🥃 Bourbon Carajillo

    Recipe: The G&M Kitchen

    •   1 1/2 ounces espresso
    • 1 ounce bourbon
    •   1 ounce Licor 43
    • 2–4 dashes angostura bitters
    • 1 orange slice

     Instructions: Start by brewing the espresso. Then add 1 1/2 ounces of espresso (1 shot), 1 ounce of Licor 43, 1 ounce of bourbon, and 1 dash of bitters to a cocktail shaker with ice. Shake for 30 seconds, then strain into a glass with ice. Garnish with an orange slice and espresso beans, and enjoy!

     

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    6 November 2025, 11:00 am
  • 38 minutes 39 seconds
    Comparing Disney Villains to Sneaky Financial Industry Traps

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    When building wealth feels extra challenging, it’s easy to get caught up pointing fingers at the wrong bad guy. Today, George and Rachel are exposing the real villains of the financial industry—with a fun Disney twist.

     

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    Today’s Happy Hour Special: 🍷 Witch’s Elixir Mocktail

    Recipe: @themindfulmocktail

    • 4–5 blackberries, plus more garnish if you wish
    • 1/2 cup berry or ginger kombucha (or your sparkling beverage of choice)
    • 1 ounce lemon juice
    • 3 ounces chilled butterfly pea tea
    • Optional: a little maple syrup, agave or your sweetener of choice

     

    Instructions: Muddle the blackberries in your glass with sweetener of your choice. Add ice to the brim, then kombucha. Slowly pour in half of the butterfly pea tea, then the lemon juice. Give it a stir, then top with the remaining butterfly pea tea to create a layered effect. Garnish with blackberries and enjoy!

     

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    30 October 2025, 10:00 am
  • 43 minutes 7 seconds
    What You Should Do With Your Money Before It’s Too Late

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    You can’t take it with you when you go . . . but you can leave your loved ones stuck in a financial hot mess. Here’s what really happens to your money after you pass, and what you should do today to prevent money mayhem down the road. 

     

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    Today’s Happy Hour Special: 🍹Night King

    Recipe: @SpeakEasierUK 

    • 1 ounce lemon juice

    • 1/2 ounce blue curacao

    • 1/2 ounce crème de cacao

    • 2 ounces pisco

    • 1 egg white

     Instructions: Combine all ingredients into a cocktail shaker filled with ice. Shake and pour into a glass over ice and enjoy.

     

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    23 October 2025, 10:00 am
  • 47 minutes 12 seconds
    What the Top 7 World Religions Believe About Money

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    Find some pearls to clutch because we’re talking religion and money. Today, we’re looking at beliefs and practices around finances in the world’s major religions.

     

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    Today’s Happy Hour Special: 🍹 Freezer Door Tart Cherry Margaritas

    Recipe: @servedbysammy

    • 2 cups blanco tequila
    • 1 cup tart cherry juice
    • 1 cup lime juice
    • 1/4–1/2 cup agave nectar (depending on how sweet you like it)

     Instructions: Combine all ingredients into a shaker filled with ice and shake—enjoy!

     

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    16 October 2025, 10:00 am
  • 44 minutes 49 seconds
    We Call Out Your Cringe Money Behaviors

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    Is one generation building wealth better than the rest? Or are we all financially “cringe” in our own way? From Gen Z to boomers to millennials and their Gen X parents—today, we’re calling everybody out, and you don’t want to miss the fun.

     

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    Today’s Happy Hour Special: 🍹 Blackberry Vanilla Mocktail

    Recipe: Yummi Haus

     

    • 1/3 cup blackberries
    • 1 ounce lemon juice
    • 1/4 tsp vanilla extract
    • 1/2 tbsp raw honey
    • 1 can ginger ale

     

    Instructions: Combine blackberries, lemon juice, vanilla and honey with a splash of ginger ale in a shaker and muddle. Pour through a strainer into glasses filled with ice. Fill remainder of glass with ginger ale, garnish with additional blackberries or lemon wedge, and enjoy!

     

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    9 October 2025, 10:00 am
  • 45 minutes 3 seconds
    We Settle Your Heated Money Arguments

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    Ever have a major disagreement about money with the people closest to you? Today, we’re checking our voice mail and sharing hot takes on your friends and family.

     

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    Today’s Happy Hour Special: 🍹 Army & Navy

    Recipe: Liquour.com

     

    • 2 ounces London dry gin
    • 1 ounce lemon juice
    • 3/4 ounce orgeat
    • 1 dash Angostura bitters
    • Grapefruit twist

     

    Instructions: Add all ingredients into a shaker with ice and shake until well-chilled. Strain into chilled coupe glass. Garnish with grapefruit twist.  

     

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    2 October 2025, 10:00 am
  • 59 minutes 38 seconds
    How Matt and Abby Went From Broke College Kids to “Unplanned” Influencers

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    Matt and Abby from The Unplanned Podcast join Rachel and George to reminisce on early married life working the Ramsey plan, dancing through their pandemic TikTok success and so much more.

     

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    Today’s Happy Hour Special: 🥃 Moscow Mule Mocktail

    Recipe: Mallory the Dietician

     

    • 1/2 cup light ginger beer
    • 1/4 cup sparkling water or soda water
    • 2 tablespoons lime juice
    • 1 teaspoon fresh mint, muddled
    • Ice cubes

     

    Instructions: Pour the ginger beer, squeeze of lime juice, and sparkling water or soda water in a glass over ice and give it a good stir. Garnish with a slice of lime and fresh mint and enjoy!

     

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    25 September 2025, 10:00 am
  • 43 minutes 32 seconds
    Pros and Cons of Shopping in 2005 (Should We Go Back?)

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    Claire’s, Sbarro, Great American Cookies—can we go back to ’90s mall culture? In today’s episode, George and Rachel are taking a nostalgic trip down memory lane to weigh the pros and cons of shopping in 2005 vs. 2025.

     

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    Today’s Happy Hour Special: 🍹 Enzoni

    Recipe: @deadendwest

    •    1 ounce gin
    • 1 ounce Campari
    • 1/2 ounce simple syrup
    • 3/4 ounce lemon juice
    • 5 grapes

     

    Instructions: Add ingredients to a shaking tin. Muddle grapes. Add ice and shake. Fine strain into rocks glass of ice. Garnish with a grape.

     

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    18 September 2025, 10:00 am
  • 42 minutes 55 seconds
    Are These Common Money Habits Broke, Average or Wealthy?

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    When you think you’re slaying the personal finance game by following the latest money trend . . . but you’re really just taking one step forward and two steps back—no more! Today, George and Rachel are explaining why these common financial habits will make you broke, average or wealthy.

     

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    Today’s Happy Hour Special: 🍋‍🟩 Cucumber Lime Mocktail

    Recipe: Vibrant Plate

    ·        1 large cucumber

    ·        1 cup of water

    ·        2 limes

    ·        3 tablespoons mint leaves

    ·        2 tablespoons maple syrup

    ·        Pinch of salt

    ·        1 cup carbonated mineral water

    ·        2 cups of ice cubes (or more as needed)

     

    Instructions: Peel and dice one large cucumber, then add to a high-speed blender. To the blender, add one cup of water, the juice of two limes, three tablespoons of mint leaves, two tablespoons of maple syrup, and a pinch of salt. Blend until smooth. Strain the cucumber juice through a fine strainer or cheesecloth into a jar. To the jar, add one cup carbonated mineral water and two cups of ice cubes (you can add more ice cubes if you like). Serve in glasses with ice cubes. For decoration, you can add some cucumber slices, a lime wedge and some more mint.

      

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    11 September 2025, 9:00 am
  • 47 minutes 57 seconds
    Date Nights from $0 to $10,000? We’ve Got You Covered!

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    Is it actually possible to plan a quality date night at any budget level? In this episode, you’re going to find out! George and Rachel are looking at real-life, real-budget scenarios and creating fun date nights on the spot.

     

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    Today’s Happy Hour Special: 🍹 Ragg’s Rye-Tai

    Recipe: Gastrohub

    ·        3/4 ounce lemon juice

    ·        3/4 ounce pineapple juice

    ·        1/2 ounce orgeat

    ·        1/2 ounce amaretto

    ·        2 ounces Elijah Craig rye whiskey

     

    Instructions: Add all ingredients to a tin, and whip shake. Pour drink into glass, then add a GENEROUS amount of crushed/pebble ice until it’s pouring over. Add a couple dashes of angostura bitters to the top of the ice mountain. Garnish with some clean pineapple leaves and a pineapple chunk and cheers!

     

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    4 September 2025, 9:00 am
  • 58 minutes 55 seconds
    Critiquing Your Spending Habits (and Ours) With Dr. John Delony

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    We’ve got a doctor in the house today, friends. In this episode, mental health expert Dr. John Delony gives Rachel and George some financial therapy, plus shares his hot takes on your money and relationship questions.

     

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    Today’s Happy Hour Special: 🍹 Alice From Dallas

     Recipe from Difford’s Guide:

    • 1/2 ounce Galliano Espresso coffee liqueur
    • 1/2 ounce Grand Marnier or other cognac orange liqueur
    • 1/2 ounce Patrón Reposado tequila

     

    Instructions: Select a shot glass. Refrigerate ingredients. Once chilled, layer in a chilled glass by carefully pouring ingredients in the order listed. Enjoy!

     

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    28 August 2025, 9:00 am
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