
The Rachel Cruze Show
Money should be fun, not stressful. Learn practical tips on how to save more money, get out of debt quickly and make progress toward your goals. You can take control of your money and create a life you love. Get even more money saving tips at www.RachelCruze.com.
Latest episodes

Jul 1, 2024 • 30min
How to Actually Build Wealth on a High Income
💵 Start your free budget today. Download the EveryDollar app!This week, I unpack the reasons some high earners struggle to save, reveal five financial numbers you should keep track of, and provide strategies to transform your income into long-lasting wealth. I also share clever tips for smart money management that will set you up for financial peace.In This Episode:· 5 Reasons Wealthy People Are Living Paycheck to Paycheck· How to Actually Build Wealth on a High Income· 5 Numbers You Must Track to Build Wealth Next Steps· 🎥 Watch my video to learn how to create a budget from scratch.· 🏡 Go to my video for easy ways to pay off your mortgage early.· 💰 Navigate your investments with expert guidance from SmartVestor Pro.*Ramsey Solutions is a paid, non-client promoter of SmartVestor Pros.· 📊 Track your saving progress with the help our Investment Calculator. Offers From Today's Sponsors· 🏥 Learn more about Christian Healthcare Ministries. Listen to More From Ramsey Network🍸 Smart Money Happy Hour🎙️ The Ramsey Show 🧠 The Dr. John Delony Show💸The Ramsey Show Highlights💰 George Kamel💼 The Ken Coleman Show📈 EntreLeadership Ramsey Solutions Privacy Policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 24, 2024 • 31min
Spend Your Money Without Wasting It
💵 Create a free budget. Sign up for EveryDollar today!Join in this week’s episode as I share my favorite brand name splurges, dish on popular products that aren't worth their price tag, and reveal signs that you might own too much stuff—it’s all about learning how to spend smart!In This Episode:· Brand Name Products That Are Worth the Money· Popular Products That Are a Waste of Money· 9 Sneaky Signs You Own Too Much StuffNext Steps · 🎥 Watch my video on the Amazon picks I’m currently loving and hating.· 🩺 Check out my video on which types of insurance you do and don’t need.· 💵 Go to my video with Minimal Mom where we reveal what we don’t spend money on.· 🚑 Get a free quote! Shop for health coverage you can trust from Zander Insurance. Offers From Today's Sponsors· 🏥 Learn more about Christian Healthcare Ministries.· 🧩 Use code Rachel20 for 20% off your TruPlay annual subscription. Listen to More From Ramsey Network🍸 Smart Money Happy Hour🎙️ The Ramsey Show 🧠 The Dr. John Delony Show💸 The Ramsey Show Highlights💰 George Kamel💼 The Ken Coleman Show📈 The EntreLeadership Podcast Ramsey Solutions Privacy Policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 17, 2024 • 33min
Habits That Boost Your Wealth-Building Progress
💵 Sign up for EveryDollar today. Create a free budget!This week, I'm talking about what to do once you’ve saved your first $1,000, revealing the hidden truth behind 0% interest deals, and exploring successful investing routines. I weigh in on some popular financial advice, offer smart steps for saving, and share habits that help grow your wealth.In This Episode:· 5 Things to Do After Saving $1000· What’s the Catch With 0% Interest?· My Annual Investment RoutineNext Steps· 🎥 Watch my video on 25 fast ways to save $1,000.· 🚗 Check out my video on five cars to never waste your money.· 💵 Go to my video revealing six legit ways to earn passive income.· 💸 Learn to win with money by enrolling in Financial Peace University. · 💰 Navigate your investments with expert guidance from SmartVestor Pro.Ramsey Solutions is a paid, non-client promoter of SmartVestor Pros.Offers From Today's Sponsors· 🏥 Learn more about Christian Healthcare Ministries.· 🧩 Use code Rachel20 for 20% off your TruPlay annual subscriptionListen to More From Ramsey Network🍸 Smart Money Happy Hour🎙️ The Ramsey Show 🧠 The Dr. John Delony Show💸 The Ramsey Show Highlights💰 George Kamel💼 The Ken Coleman Show📈 EntreLeadership Ramsey Solutions Privacy Policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 10, 2024 • 28min
Clever Hacks to Help You Thrive Financially
💵 Sign up for EveryDollar today. Create a free budget! Learning how to save and invest your money the right way is a crucial step toward achieving financial security—and more importantly, financial peace. Here’s how you can get started at any level. Next Steps · 📈 Connect with a SmartVestor Pro in your area today!· 💻 Start building wealth with Financial Peace University. Offers From Today's Sponsors · 🏥 Learn more about Christian Healthcare Ministries. · 🧩 Use code Rachel20 for 20% off your TruPlay annual subscription Listen to More From Ramsey Network 🎙️ The Ramsey Show 🧠 The Dr. John Delony Show 🍸 Smart Money Happy Hour 💡 The Rachel Cruze Show 💸 The Ramsey Show Highlights 💰 George Kamel 💼 The Ken Coleman Show 📈 EntreLeadership Ramsey Solutions Privacy Policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Jun 3, 2024 • 38min
Stop Technology From Controlling Your Life (and Money)
💵 Sign up for EveryDollar today. Create a free budget! In this week's episode, I'm talking about fun ways to get little ones to love playing outside, unpacking "money dysmorphia" with tips for a healthy money mindset, and responding to your most-asked Instagram questions on finance and more. In This Episode:
Five ways to really get kids off screens (with Ginny Yurich)
The real reason you feel behind financially
The top five questions I get asked on Instagram
Next Steps
🎥 Watch my video on 21 fun and budget-friendly things to do with kids.
😊 Check out my video on how feeling fulfilled can help save you money.
💰 Go to my video where I break down which budgeting method actually works.
📔 Pick up a copy of my new kids book, I'm Glad for Where I Am.
✅ Keep up with Ginny Yurich on Instagram.
📖 Grab a copy of Ginny’s book Until the Streetlights Come On.
🌱 Listen to Rachel’s guest episode with Ginny on The 1000 Hours Outside Podcast.
📚 Shop for my recent reads below!
Wild Things: The Art of Nurturing Boys
The Women
The Teacher
Offers From Today's Sponsors 🏥 Learn more about Christian Healthcare Ministries. Listen to More From Ramsey Network 🍸 Smart Money Happy Hour 🎙️ The Ramsey Show 🧠 The Dr. John Delony Show 💸 The Ramsey Show Highlights 💰 George Kamel 💼 The Ken Coleman Show 📈 EntreLeadership Ramsey Solutions Privacy Policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 27, 2024 • 29min
3 Conversations That Can Affect Your Home and Your Marriage
💵 Sign up for EveryDollar today. Create a free budget! From talking about money in your marriage, to smart insights on home refinancing, to which home renovations really add value—in this week's episode, I'm sharing my tips for navigating major financial decisions with confidence.In This Episode:· How to Talk About Money in Your Marriage (Without Ending It)· Is Refinancing Always a Good Idea?· Home Upgrades That Are (and Aren’t) Worth the Money Next Steps · 🎥 Watch my video on my most hated financial advice .· 🤫 Check out my interview with my husband on TRS about real estate.· ✅ Go to my video on the weird things people do to save money.· 🏠 Find financing options with the trusted pros at Churchill Mortgage.· 💵 Make a monthly budget today with my favorite budgeting app, EveryDollar. · 💰 Use our calculator to calculate your mortgage payoff date. Offers From Today's Sponsors· 🏥 Learn more about Christian Healthcare Ministries.Listen to More From Ramsey Network🍸 Smart Money Happy Hour🎙️ The Ramsey Show🧠 The Dr. John Delony Show💸 The Ramsey Show Highlights💰 George Kamel💼 The Ken Coleman Show📈 EntreLeadershipRamsey Solutions Privacy Policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 20, 2024 • 32min
Level Up Your Everyday Money Habits
💵 Sign up for EveryDollar today. Create a free budget! In this week’s episode, I unpack the ins and outs of wealth-building, financial self-care, and savvy grocery shopping. I give my honest opinions on the 7 Baby Steps, guide you through a financial self-care routine that’ll help you build a life you love, and expose some grocery shopping mistakes that can cost you. In this episode:· Rating My Own Financial Advice· 10 Ways You’ve Been Grocery Shopping All Wrong (With Jade Warshaw)· The Ultimate Financial Self-Care Routine Next Steps· 🎥 Watch my video on how to set up a budget using EveryDollar.· 🤫 Check out my video with Jade Warsaw on the secrets to overcoming six-figure debt.· ✅ Keep up with Jade Warshaw on Instagram.· 💸 Find out what to do with the money in your paycheck.· 🎓 Learn to win with money by enrolling in Financial Peace University. Offer From Today's Sponsor· 🏥 Learn more about Christian Healthcare Ministries.Listen to More From Ramsey Network🍸 Smart Money Happy Hour🎙️ The Ramsey Show 🧠 The Dr. John Delony Show💸 The Ramsey Show Highlights💰 George Kamel💼 The Ken Coleman Show📈 EntreLeadershipRamsey Solutions Privacy Policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 13, 2024 • 32min
What to Do When Inflation Wrecks Your Budget
💵 Sign up for EveryDollar today - Create a free Budget!Sometimes, you have to wonder, “When did things get so expensive?” In this episode, find out how to keep inflation from ruining your budget, including tips on:- Feeding your family for less than $100 in a week- Which expenses you can easily cut from your budget- How to manage affording childcareNext Steps· 🎥 Watch my The Right Way To Do A No Spend Challenge video to try a “No Spend” month!· 📔 Pick up a copy of my new kids book I'm Glad For What I Have!· 💵 Start saving on groceries with my favorite budgeting app, EveryDollar!Offers from Today's Sponsors· 🏥 Learn more about Christian Healthcare Ministries.Listen to more from Ramsey Network🎙️ The Ramsey Show 🧠 The Dr. John Delony Show🍸 Smart Money Happy Hour💡 The Rachel Cruze Show💸 The Ramsey Show Highlights💰 George Kamel💼 The Ken Coleman Show📈 EntreLeadershipRamsey Solutions Privacy Policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

May 6, 2024 • 27min
How to Avoid These Popular Debt Trends
💵 Sign up for EveryDollar today. Create a free budget! This episode is one huge PSA! I’ll go over some of the worst debt trends and traps that steal your paycheck—and what you can do to steer clear of them so you can use your money to create a life you love. In This Episode:· Financial Goals That Are Impossible With Debt · The Sad Reality of Credit Card Rewards · The Financial Trend That Is Robbing You Blind Next Steps:· 📈 Check out the Investment Calculator: https://www.ramseysolutions.com/retirement/investment-calculator· 🏡 Work with Churchill Mortgage to buy a home without a credit score: https://www.ramseysolutions.com/real-estate/mortgage-loans · 💸 Take Financial Peace University: https://www.ramseysolutions.com/ramseyplus/financial-peace· 🎥 Watch “How Financially Smart Are You?" here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MOU0tPd_8RE Offers From Today's Sponsors🏥 Learn more about Christian Healthcare Ministries. Listen to More From Ramsey Network🎙️ The Ramsey Show 🧠 The Dr. John Delony Show🍸 Smart Money Happy Hour💡 The Rachel Cruze Show💸 The Ramsey Show Highlights💰 George Kamel💼 The Ken Coleman Show📈 EntreLeadership Ramsey Solutions Privacy Policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Apr 29, 2024 • 24min
12 Financial Fails Everyone’s Guilty Of
💵 Sign up for EveryDollar today. Create a free budget! From getting sucked in to one too many sales to overspending on our summer wardrobe (hello, trendy new sunglasses), we’ve all made money mistakes at some point. In this week’s episode, I’m sharing twelve common financial fails—so we can be extra careful about avoiding them!In This Episode:· 5 Sneaky Ways Stores Make You Spend More· 3 Job-Hopping Errors That Will Impact Your Wallet · 4 Financial Mistakes People Are About to Make Next Steps:· 🛒 Are you wasting money at your favorite stores? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1dksNiuToo · 📉 Get investing help from a pro: https://www.ramseysolutions.com/retirement/dave-ramsey-smartvestor?campaign_name=SV_PaidSearch&gad_source=1&gclid=CjwKCAjwoPOwBhAeEiwAJuXRh8IOa2FUC2pOZdDm-qKuFyQm0BuAlOFjHD3hyl56H_E1JWeLYpEJMRoCim4QAvD_BwE · 🤩 Set financial goals at any income level: https://youtu.be/9q-UTjlP3hI· 😎 Check out these affordable staycation ideas: https://www.ramseysolutions.com/saving/staycation-ideas· 📚 Try these tech-free summer activities that your kids will actually like: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qYSe-2ZRxzU· 🐰 Spark family conversations about gratitude with my latest kids book: https://store.ramseysolutions.com/youth/children/im-glad-for-where-i-am-by-rachel-cruze/ Offers From Today's Sponsors🏥 Learn more about Christian Healthcare Ministries. Listen to more from Ramsey Network🎙️ The Ramsey Show 🧠 The Dr. John Delony Show🍸 Smart Money Happy Hour💡 The Rachel Cruze Show💸 The Ramsey Show Highlights💰 George Kamel💼 The Ken Coleman Show📈 EntreLeadership Ramsey Solutions Privacy Policy Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices