Is Chasing “Financial Freedom” Really Worth It?

Smart Money Happy Hour with Rachel Cruze and George Kamel

Ramsey Network

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4.9 • 2.8K Ratings

🗓️ 4 July 2024

⏱️ 42 minutes

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💵 Start your free budget today. Download the EveryDollar app! It's Independence Day and Rachel and George are celebrating in true Smart Money Happy Hour style—with patriotic cocktails and a little chat about financial independence. Is it a realistic goal, or should you aim for financial peace instead? They'll answer these questions on financial dependencies and more. Next Steps 📱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. 🎥 Go check out our video on navigating awkward money conversations. Offers From Today's Sponsors This episode is sponsored by DeleteMe. 🔒 Remove your personal information from the web and get 20% off your DeleteMe plan when you go to joindeleteme.com/smartmoney. Today’s Happy Hour Special: 🇺🇸 American Collins Recipe: The Spruce Eats 1 1/2 ounces of gin 3/4 ounce of simple syrup 3–4 ounces of club soda 1/2 ounce of lemon juice 8 blueberries 4 cherries Instructions: In a collins glass, muddle blueberries, cherries, simple syrup and lemon juice. Then, add the gin and fill the glass with ice. Stir briefly and top with club soda. Garnish with a cherry and a lemon wheel and enjoy! Listen to More From Ramsey Network 💡 The Rachel Cruze Show 💰 George Kamel 🎙️ The Ramsey Show 💸 The Ramsey Show Highlights 🧠 The Dr. John Delony Show 💼 The Ken Coleman Show 📈 EntreLeadership Ramsey Solutions Privacy Policy

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0:00.0	What's up guys? This episode is brought to you by our favorite budgeting app,
0:03.6	Every Dollar. Rachel and I love Every Dollar because it is the easiest way to
0:07.6	take control of your money, build the right habits, and make progress on your
0:11.2	goals. You can download it for free on the app store or Google Play today.
0:15.6	Hey guys, I'm Rachel Cruz. I'm George Camel and this is smart money happy hour
0:28.2	Oh do that good
0:28.8	There we go there we go. Wow
0:38.4	I can't drink it with the topper. Can I just set it on the table? If that's just bad at it, it's fun. Hold on. Let's see.
0:41.6	Let's see, let's see.
0:46.0	Oh, I like it. No one's listening anymore.
0:47.0	They've all dropped off.
0:48.0	All right, this is the show or two friends who have new money experts talk about what you're talking about.
0:52.0	So everything from pop culture
0:53.5	current events and money. In today's episode Rachel we're celebrating the 4th of July
0:58.2	we are a big way we're talking about financial independence that is what we declare today for all of you
1:04.1	watching and listening. So stay tuned for talk of Hamilton, Martina McBride, and
1:08.4	whether or not financial freedom is something you should actually be working
1:11.5	toward, hot takes there.
1:13.0	Stay tuned.
1:14.0	Stay tuned.
1:15.0	Well, while we chat about all that, what are we sipping on, George?
1:18.0	We're sipping on an American Collins, a patriotic drink with some red and blue in there,
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