What Level of Crunchy Are You?
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What does it mean to be crunchy?
Today, we're unpacking what it means to be crunchy, scrunchy, and silky on a budget.
I had a friend that made her own deodorant.
Mm-mm. True story. Are you guys still friends?
Tide detergent.
Ooh. This is what we use. This one's become controversial. Do you use like the clean one or is it like the bright orange red bottle?
Bright orange red bottle. Hey guys, I'm Rachel Cruz.
I'm George Camel.
And this is... Smart Money Happy Hour. 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. This is a good one because we're going to dive in. There's a lot of trends happening. And it's good, right? We're being healthier. Trying. More self-conscious of what we're putting around our environment. I mean, I don't know. It's great, but it's very much a trend.
So we're going to dive in. What's worth the extra money?
Cost of money. Some money. So while we're talking about that, what are we going to sip on, George?
We are sipping on a Kentucky Flyer. And 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.
All right. So the term crunchy mom.
I hear it all the time.
It's a thing, right? So like define that. Like when you hear it, George, what are you thinking about?
Well, my wife is in a crunchy mom Facebook group. Wow. And let me tell you, I think there's a spectrum of crunchy moms. There's moms who are wanting the best for their kids. And then there's people who have, I think, lost their mind. And I think there's a, you know, there's a spectrum again. Don't even know where my wife falls on there. Some days, I don't know. But I would say it's people who are very concerned about what they're putting in their body, what is in their home, what's affecting the environment.
And this is everything from makeup to cleaning supplies to detergent, food.
The ingredients.
I mean, all of it, right? So it is. And then there's like levels of it, like what you're saying. And so there's different terms people are using. So you got crunchy, which again, it's like no food dye, cloth diapers, like...
Essential oils are medicine. You don't even go dark in the door of a doctor.
Western medicine.
Can't trust them.
Okay, so that's full-blown crunchy. Yeah, that's full-blown crunchy. You got silky, which is the opposite. So you got your red Doritos, your Coppertone, sunscreen, Clorox wipes.
All the chemicals.
You're just all in in 2025. We're all good, right? We're all going to die eventually.
YOLO.
Might as well have some Doritos in the old stomach while you go.
And then you have Scrunchie, which I think is where most people would identify. They're teetering somewhere in the middle, like you're doing your best to live, quote, clean, but also leaning on modern conveniences, like occasional screen time flexibility for Bluey and Paw Patrol. Just me?
For sure. Bluey. What a great show.
And that's just screen time for me. Naughty, that doesn't count my daughter.
You can't. Okay, so Whitney, where would you say that?
She's crunchy. I think she's leaning over time, crunchier and crunchier. Yeah. But someone has to put a stop to the madness.
Yes.
And then sometimes she'll be like, I want Swedish fish. I have a craving. I'm like, you know, there's red dye. She's like, I don't care. Give me the Swedish fish. I don't care. Give it to me. So I think we all need to admit, we all, no one's 100% all the time.
It's the funniest memes of the moms that are like looking at like the ingredients at the grocery store. Have you seen these videos? It's like funny because it's like, oh, it has that. Nope, nope, nope. Those kind of oils. Nope, we're not doing that. Nope, nope. And then the next, the next second later, she's getting Botox. Like in her forehead. Like sitting in the doctor's office. You know what I mean?
So it can go in the head, just not in the mouth. It's funny. It just depends on where the chemicals are going. Got it.
I know. But it's like, yeah, we're all crazy about it.
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