Love and Money: Financial Decisions People Immediately Regret

Smart Money Happy Hour with Rachel Cruze and George Kamel

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4.8 • 3.2K Ratings

🗓️ 12 February 2026

⏱️ 43 minutes

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💵 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 reacting to people’s biggest money mistakes made on behalf of their loved ones. Next Steps: 🎙️ Catch our episode Date Nights From $0 to $10,000? We’ve Got You Covered! 🍸 Follow Smart Money Happy Hour on TikTok: @smartmoneyhappyhour 📱 Submit a Guilty As Charged question for Rachel and George! Leave us a voicemail with your question at 877-306-1517 or 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: 🍹 Trophy Wife Spritz Recipe from Fly Girl Bartending Mint leaves 1/2 ounce honey 3 ounces club soda 3 ounces nonalcoholic sparkling wine Grapefruit Instructions: Place mint in the bottom of a wine glass. Add honey and club soda and stir. Fill the glass with ice and top with sparkling wine. Garnish with mint and grapefruit and enjoy! Explore More From Ramsey Network: 💡 The Rachel Cruze Show 💰 George Kamel[AP3] [JS4] 🎙️ The Ramsey Show 💸 The Ramsey Show Highlights 🧠 The Dr. John Delony Show 🪑 Front Row Seat with Ken Coleman 📈 EntreLeadership Ramsey Solutions Privacy Policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	Ever made a questionable financial decision for the sake of love?
0:08.0	Well, today we're talking love and tragedy, a la Shakespeare and Nick Lechay.
0:13.0	I was just say for me, again, call me old school, but there's something about a guy that I'm like, I just want to know.
0:18.0	Providing?
0:19.0	Yeah, that you have the ability for yourself, for your own person.
0:21.7	I don't know why, but a cat has less of a soul than a dog.
0:24.5	Have you ever set up two people and it backfired?
0:29.4	Oh, boy.
0:34.9	Hey guys, I'm Rachel Cruz.
0:36.8	I'm George Camel.
0:38.5	And this is Smart Money Happy Hour.
0:42.5	Cheers, George.
0:43.3	Cheers.
0:46.4	Well, this is the show where two friends who happen to be money experts talk about what you're talking about.
0:51.4	Everything from pop culture, current events, and money.
0:54.4	Let's talk about what we're sipping on today. It is a trophy wife spritz mocktail.
0:59.2	Oh. It looks glittery. I know. It's fun. If nothing else.
1:04.6	If you see it in the camera right there, all spinning glittery. Just what I was wanting.
1:08.7	I was like, you know what I need today? Forget fiber and carbs and protein. I need more glitter in my diet. I need more glitter in my life. Oh, so good. Well, stick around until the end. We're going to give you our rating and reveal the cost per glass. George, have you seen Love is Blind? I saw a season against my will. Yes. The one with the Shane guy in it?
1:27.6	Yeah.
1:28.1	That was the most epic season, I feel like. Did it go downhill after that? No, there's been some good ones. I've not watched the most recent. But I, man, I could binge Love is Blind. It's a great concept, I will say. As far as reality, trash TV goes. And it kind of pushes the whole idea to the limit of like, yeah, is love blind?
1:45.9	Like, can you really fall in love with someone without ever seeing them? And, man, I'll tell you. Does that love last? That's the big question. I know. And a lot of them don't, which makes me think you got to be probably physically attracted to the person, too. Let's just throw it out there. Yeah. But what we see is some tragedy on the Ramsey show when it comes to love because people
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