How Barbie and Other Toy Brands Brainwashed Us All

Smart Money Happy Hour with Rachel Cruze and George Kamel

Ramsey Network

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4.9 • 2.8K Ratings

🗓️ 3 August 2023

⏱️ 39 minutes

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Summary

If you learned to navigate adulthood in a plastic car with pink and blue peg people, this episode is for you. Rachel and George reminisce about the 90s toys and games that taught us how to handle our money. In this episode: · Rachel reveals which Barbie she wasn’t allowed to play with · What a “kidult” is and why toy execs love them · What Monopoly and the Game of Life got right (and wrong) about money Helpful Resources: · Booking a flight with Going is the best and simplest way to pay less and travel more. Sign up for free today at going.com/smartmoney. · Get your finances organized, make a plan, build your confidence, and kick money stress out of your life for good with the EveryDollar budgeting app. Go to www.everydollar.com/smartmoney to get started today. Use code SMARTMONEY to get a free two-week trial and $15 off your premium membership to EveryDollar. · Enter The Ramsey Cash Giveaway for a chance to win $3,000! https://bit.ly/SMHHgvwy · Do you have 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. · Learn more about your ad choices: https://www.megaphone.fm/adchoices · Ramsey Solutions Privacy Policy: https://www.ramseysolutions.com/compa... This Week’s Happy Hour Special: The Barbiecore Pink Drink Ingredients: · 1 ounce whipped cream vodka · 2 ounces Sprite · 1 ounce dragon fruit juice · A dash (or more) of edible glitter Instructions: In a champagne glass, add the whipped cream vodka and Sprite. Pour in the dragon fruit juice until your glass is 3/4 full. Sprinkle a little glitter on top for maximum sparkle! 💖

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0:00.0	Well, the Ramsey Cash giveaway is back and you could win one of our $500 weekly prizes
0:05.8	or the $3,000 grand prize.
0:08.6	To enter, all you got to do is go to RamseySolutions.com slash giveaway and make sure you come back and
0:15.0	enter every single day for more chances to win.
0:18.3	There's no purchase necessary, but you must be 18 or older to win.
0:22.0	Hey guys, I'm Rachel Cruz.
0:28.8	I'm George Campbell.
0:29.8	And this is Smart Money Happy Hour.
0:32.7	Well, the glitter stops the clean in real life, but we are taking it.
0:39.1	And are you sure we can drink glitter legally?
0:41.8	Look at this glitter.
0:42.8	George, I'm so excited about this episode.
0:45.0	Well, you guys, this is Smart Money Happy Hour.
0:48.0	The podcast where two friends who happen to be money experts talk about what you're
0:51.3	talking about.
0:52.3	Everything from pop culture, current events and money and what is going on in pop culture
0:56.3	and current events like right now in life.
0:59.0	What are we seeing everywhere?
1:00.0	Barbie.
1:01.0	So we're talking about it because that's what apparently you guys want to talk about.
1:04.5	But we're also going to weave in some nerdier stuff like monopoly and richy rich and mash
1:09.3	not the TV show, although that is a great show.
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