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...
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- Dr. Arthur Brooks1 ep
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- Annie F. Downs1 ep
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- 🇺🇸United States · BusinessHOME#8125K to 130K
- 🇰🇪KE · Business#10941 to 218
- 🇩🇰DK · Business#17427 to 144
- 🇨🇿CZ · Business#15625 to 132
- 🇮🇸Iceland · Business#12610 to 53
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25K to 130K🎙 Daily cadence·211 episodes·Last published 1w ago - Monthly Reach
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82K to 435K🇺🇸100% - Active Followers
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45K to 239K
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| Date | Episode | Topics | Guests | Brands | Places | Keywords | Sponsor | Length | |
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| 10/15/26 | 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 name of your financial future (and also just for fun!). Next Steps: · 🏠 Already have a mortgage? Check out the Mortgage Payoff Calculator! · 🎙️ Catch our episode 10 Signs You’re Doing Better Than Most Americans! · 💵 Create a free budget and find more margin with EveryDollar. · 🍸 Follow Smart Money Happy Hour on TikTok: @smartmoneyhappyhour. · 📱 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: · Check out the FAIRWINDS Credit Union exclusive account bundle. · Get 20% off when you join DeleteMe. · Get 20% off with code SMARTMONEY at Cozy Earth. Today’s Happy Hour Special: 🍹 Apple-rol Margarita Recipe By: @cocktailswithval · 2 ounces tequila · 1 ounce Aperol · 1 1/2 ounces apple cider · 1 ounce lime juice · 1/2–1 ounce agave · garnish: thyme, apple slices and a sugar or salt rim Instructions: In a shaker, add Aperol, tequila, apple cider, lime juice and ice, then shake. Grab a glass and coat the rim with agave and salt or sugar, then add ice. Pour the shaken drink into your salted rim glass. Garnish, serve and enjoy! Explore More From Ramsey Network: 💰 George Kamel 🎙️ The Ramsey Show 💸 The Ramsey Show Highlights 🧠 The Dr. John Delony Show 📈 EntreLeadership Ramsey Solutions Privacy Policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 41m 31s | ||||||
| 10/8/26 | 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 energy and dig into the psychology of money and why humans tend to overspend. Next Steps: · 🎙️ Catch our episode Waste or Worth It: Rating “Life-Changing” Products! · 💵 Create a free budget and find more margin with EveryDollar. · 🍸 Follow Smart Money Happy Hour on TikTok: @smartmoneyhappyhour · 📱 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: · Check out the FAIRWINDS Credit Union exclusive account bundle. · Get 20% off when you join DeleteMe. · Get 20% off with code SMARTMONEY at Cozy Earth. Today’s Happy Hour Special: 🥃 Maple Old Fashioned Recipe by: @thesocialsipper · 2 ounces bourbon · 1/4 ounce pure maple syrup · 2 dashes Angostura bitters · 2 dashes orange bitters · Orange peel · Cocktail cherry, like Griottines or Luxardo Instructions: In a rocks glass, combine bourbon, maple syrup, Angostura bitters and orange bitters. Stir to combine. Add a large rock of ice and stir until chilled. Twist the orange peel above the drink to express citrus oil, then run the peel around the rim of the glass and add to the drink. Garnish with a cocktail cherry. Explore More From Ramsey Network: 💰 George Kamel 🎙️ The Ramsey Show 💸 The Ramsey Show Highlights 🧠 The Dr. John Delony Show 📈 EntreLeadership Ramsey Solutions Privacy Policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 45m 00s | ||||||
| 10/1/26 | 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 comments if the algorithm “got ya” with these, because this list definitely has range! Next Steps: · 🎙️ Catch our episode Waste or Worth It: Rating “Life-Changing” Products. · 💵 Create a free budget and find more margin with EveryDollar. · 🍸 Follow Smart Money Happy Hour on TikTok: @smartmoneyhappyhour · 📱 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: · Check out the FAIRWINDS Credit Union exclusive account bundle. · Get 20% off when you join DeleteMe. · Get 20% off with code SMARTMONEY at Cozy Earth. Today’s Happy Hour Special: 🍹 Peach Basil Tingle Mocktail Recipe By: @themindfulmocktail · 2 ounces peach purée · 1 ounce lemon juice · 6–8 basil leaves · 1/2 teaspoon honey · Kombucha or soda to top Instructions: In a small dish, combine the honey with 1/2 teaspoon water and microwave for 5–10 seconds to create a quick honey syrup. Add peach purée and lemon juice to a shaker. Toss in the basil leaves and gently muddle. Add the honey syrup to the shaker with ice, then shake well. Strain over fresh ice and top with kombucha or soda. Garnish with basil if desired and serve cold. *To make the peach purée: Blend 3 tinned peach slices with 1–2 tablespoons of the liquid from the tin. Fresh, ripe peach works too—just blend with a splash of water until smooth. Explore More From Ramsey Network: 💰 George Kamel 🎙️ The Ramsey Show 💸 The Ramsey Show Highlights 🧠 The Dr. John Delony Show 📈 EntreLeadership Ramsey Solutions Privacy Policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 34m 22s | ||||||
| 9/24/26 | 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 feelings, and at this point, the social expectations are changing by the day! It’s time to set the record straight. Next Steps:[JS1] · 🎙️ Catch our episode Frugal Hacks That Could Go Too Far. · 💵 Create a free budget and find more margin with EveryDollar. · 🍸 Follow Smart Money Happy Hour on TikTok: @smartmoneyhappyhour · 📱 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: · Check out the FAIRWINDS Credit Union exclusive account bundle. · Get 20% off when you join DeleteMe. · Get 20% off with code SMARTMONEY at Cozy Earth. Today’s Happy Hour Special: 🍷 Cherry Aperol Spritz Recipe By: @cocktails · Fresh cherries · 2 ounces Aperol · 2 ounces prosecco · 1 ounce club soda Instructions: Crush and strain cherries into glass. Pour 2 ounces of Aperol in glass. Add crushed ice. Pour 2 ounces of prosecco into glass. Pour 1 ounce of club soda into glass. Garnish with a cherry on top. Serve and enjoy! Explore More From Ramsey Network: 💰 George Kamel 🎙️ The Ramsey Show 💸 The Ramsey Show Highlights 🧠 The Dr. John Delony Show 📈 EntreLeadership Ramsey Solutions Privacy Policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 43m 48s | ||||||
| 9/17/26 | 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 of inflation . . . but in a fun way, we promise. Next Steps: · 🎙️ Catch our episode Common Money Wasters the Average American Falls For. · 💵 Create a free budget and find more margin with EveryDollar. · 🍸 Follow Smart Money Happy Hour on TikTok: @smartmoneyhappyhour · 📱 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: · Check out the FAIRWINDS Credit Union exclusive account bundle. · Get 20% off when you join DeleteMe. · Get 20% off with code SMARTMONEY at Cozy Earth. Today’s Happy Hour Special: 🍹 Peach Julep Recipe By: @Cocktails · 6 mint leaves · 2 tbsp. diced ripe peach · 1/2 tsp. simple syrup · 1 ounce peach puree · 1.5 ounces whisky · Fresh mint and peach slice for garnish Instructions: Put 6 mint leaves, 2 tbsp. diced ripe peach, and 1/2 tsp. simple syrup in a glass and muddle. Pour 1 ounce peach puree and 1.5 ounces whisky in glass. Add ice. Then stir. Garnish with fresh mint and a peach slice. Serve and enjoy! Explore More From Ramsey Network: 💰 George Kamel 🎙️ The Ramsey Show 💸 The Ramsey Show Highlights 🧠 The Dr. John Delony Show 📈 EntreLeadership Ramsey Solutions Privacy Policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices | 42m 56s | ||||||
| 9/10/26 | financial adviceRamsey rules+3 | — | Ramsey Network | — | money questionsfinancial takes+3 | FAIRWINDS Credit Union | 45m 04s | ||
| 9/3/26 | unexpected expensesemergency fund+3 | — | Salty Dog Recipe | — | budgetemergency fund+3 | FAIRWINDS Credit Union | 43m 47s | ||
| 9/1/26 | financial advicenostalgia+3 | — | EveryDollarJudging People Based on How They Spend Their Money+4 | — | budgetfinancial advice+3 | FAIRWINDS Credit Union | 2h 22m 07s | ||
| 8/27/26 | financesfriendship+3 | Annie F. Downs | EveryDollarDon’t Let That Hold You Back | — | budgetmoney+3 | FAIRWINDS Credit Union | 1h 06m 57s | ||
| 8/20/26 | side hustlesbudgeting+3 | — | EveryDollarRamsey Network+1 | — | side hustleTikTok+3 | FAIRWINDS Credit Union | 47m 22s | ||
| 8/13/26 | financial slangtrendy phrases+3 | — | Ramsey Network | — | financial slangbudgeting+3 | FAIRWINDS Credit Union | 51m 54s | ||
| 8/6/26 | dupe cultureluxury goods+3 | — | Breaking Free From Broke | — | luxurydupe+4 | FAIRWINDS Credit Union | 44m 00s | ||
| 7/30/26 | consumerismproduct reviews+3 | — | EveryDollarRamsey Network+1 | — | life-changing productsconsumerism+3 | FAIRWINDS Credit Union | 50m 18s | ||
| 7/23/26 | investment storiesinternet scams+3 | — | Ramsey Network | — | investmentscams+4 | FAIRWINDS Credit Union | 43m 17s | ||
| 7/16/26 | financial healthpersonal finance+3 | — | Ramsey Network | — | financial well-beingmoney stats+3 | FAIRWINDS Credit Union | 39m 55s | ||
| 7/9/26 | frugal livingmoney management+3 | — | Ramsey NetworkOld School Money Habits Making a Comeback? (We Have Thoughts) | — | frugal hacksmoney finder challenge+3 | FAIRWINDS Credit Union | 41m 34s | ||
| 7/2/26 | lifestyle upgradesbudgeting+3 | — | Breaking Free From Broke | — | splurgebudget+3 | FAIRWINDS Credit Union | 53m 14s | ||
| 6/25/26 | money managementspending habits+3 | — | — | — | money wastersspending habits+3 | FAIRWINDS Credit Union | 51m 04s | ||
| 6/18/26 | wealth feelinginvesting+3 | — | — | — | wealthinvesting+5 | FAIRWINDS Credit Union | 45m 23s | ||
| 6/11/26 | financial behavioroversharing+3 | — | — | — | financial oversharingVenmo+3 | FAIRWINDS Credit Union | 50m 52s | ||
| 6/4/26 | financial habitsGen Z buzzwords+3 | — | EveryDollarRamsey Network | — | financial dramabudgeting+3 | FAIRWINDS Credit Union | 47m 55s | ||
| 5/28/26 | real estatehome buying+3 | Winston | Ramsey NetworkHouse Hunters+1 | America | home pricesreal estate+3 | FAIRWINDS Credit Union | 1h 01m 02s | ||
| 5/21/26 | financial gaslightinginvesting+3 | — | Ramsey Network | — | financial gaslightinginvesting+3 | FAIRWINDS Credit Union | 49m 35s | ||
| 5/14/26 | financial fadslifestyle trends+3 | — | Ramsey Network | — | financial fadslifestyle trends+3 | FAIRWINDS Credit Union | 46m 54s | ||
| 5/7/26 | celebrity homesreal estate+4 | — | Ramsey Network | — | celebrityreal estate+3 | FAIRWINDS Credit Union | 43m 40s | ||
| 4/30/26 | social eventsclass differences+3 | — | Ramsey NetworkFood Network | — | social eventsmoney quiz+3 | FAIRWINDS Credit Union | 49m 53s | ||
| 4/23/26 | rebrandingbusiness analysis+3 | — | Cracker Barrel | — | rebrandbusiness+5 | FAIRWINDS Credit Union | 48m 03s | ||
| 4/16/26 | money trendslifestyle+3 | — | EveryDollarRamsey Network | — | moneylifestyle trends+3 | FAIRWINDS Credit Union | 39m 02s | ||
| 4/9/26 | money statisticsaverage American finances+3 | — | Ramsey Network | — | money statsaverage American+4 | FAIRWINDS Credit Union | 37m 42s | ||
| 4/2/26 | wealth habitsfake rich+3 | — | Eat Well 101 | — | wealthspending habits+3 | FAIRWINDS Credit Union | 51m 10s | ||
| 3/26/26 | happinessmoney+3 | Dr. Arthur Brooks | Ramsey NetworkThe Meaning of Your Life | — | happinessmoney+5 | Cozy EarthSMARTMONEY | 59m 09s | ||
| 3/19/26 | home buyingreal estate+3 | — | Ramsey Network | — | home buyingreal estate woes+3 | FAIRWINDS Credit Union | 36m 30s | ||
| 3/12/26 | Disneyvacation debt+3 | — | Ramsey Network | Disney | Disneyvacation debt+3 | FAIRWINDS Credit Union | 40m 05s | ||
| 3/5/26 | financial habitsspending+3 | — | Ramsey NetworkPisco Sour Recipe | — | financial habitsspending guilt+3 | FAIRWINDS Credit Union | 50m 39s | ||
| 2/26/26 | wealth buildinginvesting habits+3 | — | EveryDollarRamsey Network+1 | — | quiet millionairewealth habits+5 | FAIRWINDS Credit Union | 47m 45s | ||
| 2/19/26 | outrageous spending habitsfrivolous spending+3 | — | Ramsey Network | — | spending habitsfrivolous spending+3 | FAIRWINDS Credit Union | 58m 54s | ||
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Chart history for Smart Money Happy Hour with Rachel Cruze and George Kamel
Peaked at #81 in United States, currently #81 in United States.
| Market | Genre | Peak | Current | Trend |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | — | #81 | #81 | — |
| KE | — | #109 | #109 | — |
| IS | — | #126 | #126 | — |
| CZ | — | #156 | #156 | — |
| Denmark | — | #174 | #174 | — |
Chart Positions
5 placements across 5 markets.
Chart Positions
5 placements across 5 markets.