Why Fewer People Are Getting Married Today

Smart Money Happy Hour with Rachel Cruze and George Kamel

Ramsey Network

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4.9 • 2.8K Ratings

🗓️ 2 November 2023

⏱️ 44 minutes

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Summary

The average American wedding runs about $30,000—which is making 73% of Millennials and Gen Zers reconsider whether they can afford one. Listen in as George and Rachel decide what they’d cut from a $30,000 wedding budget and weigh in on four more reasons people aren’t tying the knot (they’re not about the wedding, but they’re all about the money). In this episode: · How to choose your wedding budget must-haves · Rachel’s take on prenups and why you might not want one · Four financial reasons people aren’t getting married, and George and Rachel’s take on why money shouldn’t be the reason you don’t say “I do” Helpful Resources: · Start making memories. Go NOW and purchase Telestrations at Walmart! · 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. · Preorder George’s new book, Breaking Free From Broke, today! · Watch George’s YouTube video How I Got a Free Wedding · 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. · 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: El Torado Ingredients: · 2 ounces reposado tequila · 1/2 ounce dry vermouth · 1 1/2 ounces unfiltered apple juice Instructions: Add tequila, vermouth and apple juice into a chilled cocktail shaker, then add ice. Shake it well, then strain into coupe cocktail glasses and serve.

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0:00.0	What's up, guys? George Kamel here. Listen, big news. My new book, Breaking Free from
0:04.8	Broke, is available for pre-order right now. And if you pre-order now, you can get a hundred
0:09.3	dollars worth of free bonus items, like the audiobook and access to an exclusive online
0:13.8	Q&A with yours, truly. Go to RamseySolutions.com, slash store, to get your copy today. That's
0:19.5	RamseySolutions.com, slash store.
0:21.5	Hey guys, I'm Rachel Cruz. I'm George Kamel. And this is Smart Money Happy Hour. Here's
0:34.1	George. Cheers. Delicious. The bomb America needs right now. So this is. So this is the podcast
0:42.8	for two friends who happen to be money experts talk about what you're talking about. Everything
0:46.9	from pop culture, current events, and money. And my co-host, George Kamel, not only did
0:53.7	you have a new baby, but you have a new book coming out. That's right. Can I hold her?
0:58.5	You can hold her. This is a, this is technically a fake copy, but it's the real cover. It's
1:03.0	the real cover. Breaking free from Broke, you guys. George, it's first book. It's on pre-sale
1:07.0	right now. And listen, this podcast is great because I feel like we have a lot of people
1:11.0	that are like, okay, I think I want to like kind of dive into money. I don't know.
1:14.1	I want to have fun and learn about money. This is your book, people. This is your book.
1:19.5	So kind. Are you excited, George? Very. Like all of the stuff we talk about on this podcast,
1:23.5	the humor, the pop culture references, I tried to weave in to this book. And you did.
1:28.2	And so the first two thirds uncover all the lies, the financial system, the toxic money
1:32.6	culture tries to tell us that we've believed. And the last third helps you break free from
1:36.6	that with beautiful truths that have helped us accomplish all of our financial goals.
1:41.8	I went from Broke to Millionaire. It's all in this book. And I'm so pumped. It comes out
1:45.5	in January, but it's on pre-sale now with a bunch of goodies comes with audiobook ebook,
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