Money Lessons Hidden in Your Favorite TV Shows

Smart Money Happy Hour with Rachel Cruze and George Kamel

Ramsey Network

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4.9 • 2.8K Ratings

🗓️ 27 November 2025

⏱️ 38 minutes

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💵 Enter to win $5,000 with Ramsey’s cash giveaway. From Friends to The Office, Hollywood tends to bend reality when it comes to portraying personal finance. Here’s what your favorite TV shows get right and wrong about money. Next Steps: 🍸 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. 📺 Watch Borrowed Future to learn how student loans are killing the American Dream. 📚 Learn to build wealth with America’s #1 personal finance class, Financial Peace University. 💵 Create a free budget and find more margin with EveryDollar. Connect With Our Sponsors: Check out the FAIRWINDS credit union exclusive account bundle. Get 20% off when you join DeleteMe. Get 40% off with code SMARTMONEY at Cozy Earth. Today’s Happy Hour Special: 🥃 Amaretto Sour Recipe from Liquor.com 1 1/2 ounces amaretto 3/4 ounce bourbon 1 ounce lemon juice 1 teaspoon simple syrup 1/2 ounce egg whites Instructions: Add all ingredients into a shaker and dry shake (no ice) for 15 seconds. Add ice to shaker and shake again until chilled. Strain into glass over ice and enjoy! Explore More From Ramsey Network: 💡 The Rachel Cruze Show 💰 George Kamel 🎙️ 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	We're talking about declaring bankruptcy and other ridiculous things that our favorite TV characters did on The Office, Shits Creek, and Friends.
0:15.9	This is a throwback episode all the way through. Have you been in the situation, Rachel?
0:20.3	Oh, yeah, for sure.
0:21.7	It grinds my gears.
0:23.4	Does it?
0:24.1	It was like a work dinner.
0:25.6	I couldn't just ditch, and it was with our boss.
0:33.0	Hey guys, I'm Rachel Cruz.
0:34.9	I'm George Camel.
0:36.5	And this is Smart Money Happy Hour.
0:40.4	Cheers, George.
0:41.4	Cheers.
0:44.8	Hey, guys, today we've got a never-before-seen episode for you from the vault that apparently we just lost in the digital world.
0:52.2	I know, and it was found, and it was one of our favorite episodes because it has to do with some of our favorite TV shows. You got a little friends, you got the office, I mean... Shitz Creek? It is fantastic. Now, it's an oldie but a goodie, so you may even see old producer Lindsay in here, and George and I from the past. Who knows what? We probably look youthful.
1:11.4	We've aged gracefully, I would hope. Uh-huh, uh-huh, absolutely. But you guys are going to love it because it's one of our favorite episodes. So here you go. This is the show where two friends who happen to be money experts talk about what you're talking about. So everything from pop culture, current events, and money. And today we're talking about declaring bankruptcy.
1:30.2	Michael Scott. from pop culture, current events, and money. And today we're talking about declaring bankruptcy.
1:30.2	And other, many other ridiculous things that our favorite TV characters did on The Office, Shitzkriek, and Friends.
1:38.5	That's right.
1:38.9	So all of the money lessons, the money fails, and we're going to somehow give you some money advice out of this.
1:45.7	Yeah, because there's actually a lot of money references and TV shows. So this will be a fun one.
1:50.7	Yeah, and diving into Michael Scott's financial decisions requires a drink.
1:53.9	It's so funny. And we're, we're sipping on the old sugary amaretto sour today.
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