Weird Money Habits That Will Make You Rich
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What are some unorthodox money habits that can lead to wealth?
Well, if you're in the mood to be a little bit weird to build wealth successfully, you're in the right place.
Do you ever feel like you are the main character in a girl power rom-com montage?
I mean, I think everything about me people would consider unusual. This is the number one area you can focus on because it's something you can actually control.
Hey guys, I'm Rachel Cruz.
I'm George Camel.
And this is Smart Money Happy Hour. All right, well, 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.
But first, Rachel, we're sipping on a virgin piña colada.
And it's delicious.
We're going to give you the rating and reveal the cost per glass at the end of the episode. So stick around for that. I think you're going to like what you hear because you can't taste it.
What you see, what you hear.
Why is living on less than you make considered groundbreaking advice?
Okay, George, you know one of the funniest things I have noticed about doing all this, like, money content? Like, if we're ever on stage or even on a media hit, I'll randomly just say, live on less than you make. And I will get an audible, like... gasp.
Their mind is blown.
Or like, yes, I remember doing a news segment and I remember the anchor was like, that is so wise. Like, it's like mind blown. And I just realized, man, you know, it's just not common. Some of the things we talk about when it comes to money, genuinely, not common sense these days.
Yeah.
Can be a little weird, even something like that. Something that is common.
We encourage that around here at Ramsey. And for 30 years now, we've been promoting what has become controversial, weird principles like paying for things in full. and not buying it if you can't afford it in full.
How can working more than 40 hours a week impact your finances?
And we got a lot of flack for that. So we thought it'd be fun to break down some of these habits behind living on less than you make and talk about the unorthodox ways you can build wealth.
Yeah, kind of the weird way, if you will. But okay, before we go to the financial side, are there any unusual habits that you swear by, George, that are... unusual for today, like hobbies or parenting or anything? Oh my goodness.
I mean, I think everything about me people would consider unusual as far as my habits, mostly related to hygiene.
Oh, because it's so uppity up.
Oh, here's one that Whitney finds very odd. Whitney could give you a litany of these. Sure, sure. I, in the shower, I have a bar of soap and I have to like wash my hands in between like a shampoo and a conditioner. for example. I don't know why I can, I don't like the feeling of it.
This feels so personal to ask a friend.
What are the benefits of being a one-car family?
Is that bar of soap used at all for anything else except for hand washing?
No.
Like you don't use it like on your body?
No, I have like a loofah, some body wash. It's just like to, I don't like the feeling of that on my hands. I don't know how to explain it. But if you shampoo your face, then you go straight for the face wash. I just feel like that can't be good for your face.
So you wash your... Okay, but you said you wash your hands with it.
Yes.
Okay. So from like shaving cream, wash your hands. Yes.
Get the gunk off.
That makes no sense.
Why should you not care about your credit score?
With running water. Water like hitting you.
Yeah.
Okay. That is so funny. The only time I do that... Because my routine is makeup-wise, and I use my hands a lot when I apply my makeup. Is that not okay? I don't know. Some people are picky about that. But, I mean, like, my moisturizer, my toner, brushes. How else do you apply makeup without your hands? But, like, my foundation, I'll sometimes, like, use my fingers. Oh, yeah. Like, I'll use, like, my hands a lot for my moisturizer foundation.
How does throwing savings at debt change financial stability?
I don't know. Now, and then I go do my hair after my makeup. Then I will in between wash because I don't want my makeup or moisturizers greasing up my hair. Similar concept. No, but yours has water coming already at you.
Water alone does not cleanse. I don't know if you knew that.
It's how people die.
On the Oregon Trail. If they just had water, they would have been fine. They didn't have soap, I don't think.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What are some unorthodox money habits that can lead to wealth?
0:05–1:02
2
Why is living on less than you make considered groundbreaking advice?
1:02–1:54
3
How can working more than 40 hours a week impact your finances?
1:54–2:49
4
What are the benefits of being a one-car family?
2:49–3:21
5
Why should you not care about your credit score?
3:21–3:45
6
How does throwing savings at debt change financial stability?
3:45–4:14
7
What is the debt snowball method and how does it work?
4:14–4:41
8
Why is prioritizing generosity an important money habit?
4:41–49:14
Speakers
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