Will This “New” Shopping Tactic Actually Save You Money?

[@willie1034]

THIS SHOW is an example of shrinkflation! It advertises as Smart Money Happy HOUR, but it's significantly less than an hour. The listeners noticed, George! Rachel, we love ya!

[@aaronjjacques]

at least it not this hour has 22 minutes

[@donnahampton3632]

Happy Hour at a bar is not an hour. The length is whatever the owner wants. 😁

[@ktjomeyers]

Who cares?

[@autumnjerene]

It's 36 minutes but still costs the same as a full hour.

[@Jane-rh7tc]

not sure ppl nowadays would have patience to listen to a full one hour show, that's why those shorts are so popular, ppl only have the patience for 15-30 seconds videos.

[@austinwoods5163]

Almost done with my no spend month and no socials. Doing it with some friends and we decided to do it next month 🥳 the people you surround yourself with is so important!

[@audreycottell2346]

Can you explain the parameters of no spend month??

[@KimberlyManuel-ee3ov]

My new years resolution this year was not to buy anything that was not a necessity. The first month was hard but it got easier and easier and now I am loving it. I have decided that I do not need more stuff in my life and I have been saving the money for an upcoming family vacation. Vacation is a necessity and I am not ashamed. HAHA

[@ParkDari]

We go on mini fishing vacays all the time now. We have a rule about any new item coming in the home. Can we borrow it first to try it out? Will it be replacing other item(s) that will subsequently leave immediately? We have a hard rule about no duplicates Can we get it used? Now, paying for the little 3 day getaways is no problem and the house stays visually peaceful and clean with ease

[@Jane-rh7tc]

it depends on what do you define as "necessity" also. to many gen Z, the things you deem unnecessary are necessity to them 😂

[@shaylou1086]

The way Rachel says George does something to my brain!

[@ryanhighfield1225]

A shopping trick I have found, if you google the fabric content of the name brand article of clothing you want, you can often find the same exact thing in a no name version

[@zacharypoorman1067]

So glad this show exists, thank you for the advice and a good, fun, clean listen. Making that work from home life more lively

[@yoselinlopez2843]

I'm loving Rachel clothes and hair! looks so modest and rich! love it

[@kcleo-]

Im doing my second no spend month in a row, and i love it. Such a good reset of spending habits. So many things i could totally justify buying and "need" and then forgot about.

[@just_me_marla7310]

I have LOTS in my "but later" cart. I like how Amazon will notify you of cart changes. I sometimes buy when the price is actually lower.

[@gils1930]

Does Amazon let you know when the prices have dropped.?

[@just_me_marla7310]

@@gils1930 when you log back in, there is a notice of price changes +/- at the top of the save later section!

[@colegreene2153]

Week two of asking for longer episodes. 45-1hr would be such a good amount of time

[@chrisnchips5689]

The show is called smart money happy hour so that would make a lot of sense lol

[@bettedavis9261]

But a happy hour at a bar lasts longer than one hour, ​@@chrisnchips5689

[@Tashas_Travels]

No, this is perfect. Anything over 30 minutes is too damn long, and people start skipping to get to the end or leave the video to watch something else that's shorter. Even vlogs that are over 30mins don't do well. People would rather doom scroll than sit and watch or listen to a long a** podcast of people talking.

[@JustenHarden]

Just listen at 0.75 speed 😂 jk

[@bettedavis9261]

@@JustenHarden 😂😂

[@gailakraeszig2866]

MOTEL: Motor Hotel because unlike a hotel you actually drive ( or motor) up to the door of your room. Think of those little motels along old highways. You could park right in front of the door to your room.

[@rachelminer5435]

What I consider good spaving: buying the LARGEST thing of Costco toilet paper. Yes it costs more in the dollar amount but it is a daily necessity that will not go bad and you get a better unit price. :)

[@larissave9819]

I just love listening to this show it’s so fun ❤️

[@Brooklyn_]

???? This is a FREE high-quality podcast, they can make it as long as they want!

[@AllThingsMoneyandTech]

I avoid buying things on Amazon because there are so many retail theft rings out there trying to sell on Amazon. I prefer to directly buy from legitimate businesses that I know.

[@hockeyhalod]

It didn't used to be that way :(

[@berbabrinkley2206]

Oh boy! I only bad thing on Amazon was when I bought the ‘glass’ Santa ornament with a Covid mask! No, it turns out the ornament was ceramic or resin and look like a third grader had painted it. It was sold by the vendor and was non-returnable. Now I make sure that it’s safe to return before I purchase anything on Amazon.

[@thedopplereffect00]

I stopped buying from them when they abused their power of shutting down AWS to stop political speech. They are a truly evil detestable company that needs to be shut down.

[@thedopplereffect00]

My comment about how Amazon shuts down political speech was deleted. Ironic.

[@melissalee1709]

I just had to get another new denit card due to someone hacking my account AGAIN! No more using a debit card on Amazon.

[@retnuh1262]

As a guest, I usually end up cleaning subconsciously if the party feels like it is dying down, coming to an end, or most people have left. I often get told/gently scolded for cleaning as a guest. If I am at someone's house I will try to do a full blown dish wash by hand to make my utensils seem like I was never there.

[@Magazinelady]

Hotel is where you park your car in a parking lot and walk into the hotel to get to your room. A motel (motor hotel) allows you to park your car right at your room's door. A sidewalk is between the parking lot and the rooms. You enter your room from the sidewalk. It is convenient to get your luggage from the car to your room.

[@eandrgoodwin]

One thing you have to watch out for on Autoship is that they sometimes raise the price (sometimes significantly!) on subsequent purchases! We ordered something for $12 and signed up for autoship. The next shipment had a 15% discount, but the price went up to $18, so the next shipment cost $15.30!

[@mamagoldielocks]

🙋🏼‍♀️ guilty of adding more to the cart to avoid free shipping! 😮‍💨. Rachel - where is the shirt from!?

[@PowerfulMoneyHabits]

I do a no spend in January. It’s easy after the holidays.

[@KyleSammons]

Hey Rachel, c'mon and meet George halfway....George always clinks glasses about 2/3 the way to your 1/3! Thanks for the effort George!🤣

[@isabellaross1472]

Not buying the thing saves way more money. Just buy what you need and don’t get caught in these spending traps.

[@financiallysparkling]

Saving is cool! 😃 Yes. Yes it is. 😊

[@lauriemcmillan2643]

I'm surprised you didn't mention hangry (hungry+angry)

[@beverlyness7954]

I was shocked when a gallon of ice cream was no longer a gallon, but is cost the same. Now everyone pays big bucks for a pint or less. I hate bogo sales! They could just give you 25% off instead of making you buy 2. In my area you have to buy 2 to get the discount. I don't take the auto ship deals. I don't want to manage if and when I'm getting the next order, or getting another one right away. Way too many multiple purchases of something I didn't really want anyway. There are so many ways to get you to buy, I've begun ignoring what 'they' tell me is a good deal. I simply buy what I need and stay away from excess purchasing.

[@ashleyburch1338]

When the price changes for SWA it’s because those tickets that were at that price bucket sold out while you were getting the points 🫤 unfortunate but there are only a certain number of tickets at a certain price point. A tip though, there still might be one seat at the lower price so you can do two separate reservations and claim the one last seat at the cheaper price point and do the other seat at the higher price point. Hope that makes sense!

[@Drrobverjones]

I have gone to a fast food over another for a bogo deal. It got me in the door. I was going to eat anyway, but now my wife and I can both eat.

[@lyndalavonbudgets]

Krogers in VA 1/2 price if you only Buy One

[@jenniofdaisysdropbox2462]

I love my Amazon Wish List.

[@miscellaneousme]

Absolutely George! You need to be sure to clean up after your child when she has play dates at other people’s houses. I have 5 kids and when other people come to play, the ones that leave me with a clean playspace after all the kids have demolished it are the ones I want to invite back. I don’t want to be exhausted after a dozen kids were here and then see what looks like a primary colored tornado came through. (I, of course, make my kids pick up right along with them.)

[@colleenpomeroy3024]

Ok kidLets 53yr old here😂 I was money talking with my mom 89 and used some of your New money lingo and she looked at me opening her eyes wide and asked if I was on CBD oil!!! My 23 yr old daughter is Still laughing 😆 Thanks y’all for keeping our family Relevant. I’m Still saying thank you Jesus at the end of each phrase.

[@deannamadrigal7503]

When I was 56, I biked the Continental Divide, it took 9 weeks. It was life changing

[@averynmitchell]

26:32 I'd love to see Rachel do this 😂

[@caitlinstratton112]

Lindsay’s baby bump 🥰

[@brianpulliam1100]

I have also noticed that some coupons for products that I would buy make you buy 2. Sometimes I don't need two of that product.

[@OurJourneyThroughLife]

Can I just say Rachel girl that is your color!! Great episode 😊

[@Momoftwo321]

love this podcast!!!

[@KirstenDSantos]

Love this !!!

[@brentkillian]

In the old days it was a whole thing to bring your car to a hotel I think. I saw it on an episode of the Waltons

[@barbaradann1446]

intercom/ probably between communication

[@mrsh2167]

1980's or 90's. We had no money, even if we managed to have an entry level job, which was hard to get then as it is now. We were young that was our only advantage. The folks in charge to emulate were at least 45 y/o and worked like crazy and/or got very lucky and married lucky as well. They did Dave Ramsey or something similar

[@bettedavis9261]

Sennight=7 nights (one week) Fortnight=14 nights (two weeks) Very common in older British books Motor hotels are so named because you could park right outside of your room (think old timey one story places).

[@cookinthekitchen]

I love how you think of combination words for like 20 minutes

[@tammyjohnson5368]

I wish my stores had bogo. It's usually buy one get one for 50% off.

[@AngieAlva0326]

I need to know what makeup Rachel uses. It looks great.

[@lindashinaberry1167]

Motel...you motor up to the door. Old school motels. Hotels you have to go inside the lobby and down the hallway to your hotel room.

[@JustinW-t4j]

The higher the socks, the downer the foo! I’m a millennial, have been rocking high socks since middle school 😂 still do.

[@peace-a]

I think the first sign of "shrinkflation" was with the Girl Scout cookies a few years ago😢 I don't buy them anymore. Sorry, girls.

[@Demonizar]

My first ever no spend month was back in January 2022, a challenge from the awesome Kristina Ellis host back then, hope she is doing well

[@Mike.D.Lindley]

when it comes to the practice of creating fake "anchor prices" to make the fake "sales price" look like a great deal, i don't know why this is not considered false advertising. I think that consumers should be able to file complaints with the FTC for these cases, and if the vendor cannot show that they sold at least one unit of the product for the supposed "before" price, then they should be fined. This applies to liquidation sales too!

[@ResoluteMediaAirsoft-fq6rv]

Can we get a full-hour episode? Maybe a long version via podcast and short version on KZbin?

[@Joce123]

So now they are increasing the number of ounces in a package and you can see in the clear plastic that it's a larger amount of food BUT. when you do the math it's actually higher per ounce

[@aliciaambrose1013]

George needs one episode of all his money hacks

[@ElizabethS828]

We need longer episodes!! 🫶🏻

[@republicunited2183]

My daughter, since a toddler always wore socks inside out. She hates stitching.

[@dougandpennynichols5031]

I took your advice and called Zander but they were over $100 per month higher than what i pay now....Dave needs to call them out...lol

[@tamarasagodicchappell5979]

Spaving in Croatia is expressed in a saying "I'm too poor to buy cheap."

[@laszlobauer5274]

Motor hotel makes a lot of sense. You motor along and you need a hotel you stay just for the night. No pool, no nothing, just a bed.

[@katyedwards3935]

You can buy them at Kohl's.

[@jessicacox6212]

Yall are hilarious!

[@tressalewis7004]

… And that is why we belong to a cooperative, grocery store!❤m

[@Gidget985]

Which episode did they talk about spindrift being the healthiest water?

[@nicholepatrick7857]

Delta will allow you to get credits if the price drops... booking Main and up

[@susanschmitz5871]

I just want to know if all,this spend and use IBotta or any of the other apps that “pay” you to,shop are worth it?

[@saversavvy2670]

If you bought your items anyway. You scan your stuff as you put it away and if anything has a rebate you scan your receipt. When you get 20.00 worth back you turn it into a gift card. I buy yoplait yogurt every week. I will look what the rebate is and get the amount it has. If it's buy 10 I will buy ten and skip it the next week. Silly not to get money back on things you already buy. It all adds up.🌞

[@3900Class]

Mocktail suggestion: Beef Fizz

[@hockeyhalod]

I need to know Rachel's thoughts on the direction of SW. It was budget friendly and now I fear they are going to start chasing profit.

[@jesusp3688]

I think she was talking about conjunctions here in America 3:20

[@Glanzern]

No lol

[@dailyorangepill3338]

Prerinse: The dishwasher is not a garbage disposal. 🍽️

[@etboyd04]

I cannot with all of the new slang 😂

[@NaturalWifeyandMamaBear]

Clothes are like a 300% markup! Sickening. I only buy on sale and only when need.

[@silverbronze2467]

Have always worn mine inside out, I don't like the feel of the seam on my toes

[@Financialcoachchris]

You can have a bathroom close to a camp site.

[@stevenporter863]

First time I tried a no spend month I had two immediate family member deaths I had to travel for.

[@gf8958-p7p]

So hilarious that you can figure out emoticon but not motel - from an early Gen X. 😂

[@vanessamccarter9149]

I don't fall for the free shipping if I need it I just buy it and pay the shipping it doesn't cost any more then spending the gas to drive to get it. But that's just me.

[@jeanninebryant3023]

Collagen, not colostrom Rachel! 😘

[@CJ2023Incognito]

No, it really is a product for cow colostrum. lol

[@berbabrinkley2206]

😂😂😂

[@ChantillyGrace]

Colostrum powder is actually a thing. The brand she's talking about is Armra.

[@Macsrus5]

Gin, Vodka, beer, Whiskey WHATEVER….. poor choices financially ….

[@alanyoung159]

We want Rachel No Spend Month special episodes!

[@marilyncobb4469]

Bogo they usually raise price before sale

[@stosh6586]

When grocery stores run BOGO offers, the manufacturer is usually helping to cover the cost (either partially or all of the cost) of the item that is free. Manufacturers have contracts with the grocery chains and there are terms written into the contract that require the manufacturer to payout money in the form of marketing funds. These marketing funds are used to promote their products through weekly sales, BOGO deals, etc. The grocery retailer applies these monies to the cost of running the sale/promotion.

[@berbabrinkley2206]

Another good one the way they get you is going out of business sales and everything is half off. Nope! They have raised the price before they put that 50% off sticker on.

[@gf8958-p7p]

Portmanteau was pronounce properly by you both. The reason it means what it means in English is simply because the word in French is an example of the word in English. 😂

[@biancaolivares1793]

To be fair the free Starbucks drink now comes up to about $11 😅😂 but hey the good thing is my coffee is in the budget

[@pamelaesslemont9822]

Spaving just sounds like girl math 😂

[@Glanzern]

Producers skirt looks like she's just got a blanket on 😂

[@danieltik]

I know portmanteau to be a briefcase

[@BethMcCracken-x3l]

Fortnight is a very British term

[@AlexPrime86]

You would think with shrinkflation the companies would promote now with less calories 😂

[@HelloHappyOne]

Hilarious!

[@TheThreatenedSwan]

"We" fought the British. Sure

[@nicholepatrick7857]

Why are we not talking about George's Members Onluly dup jacket

[@aweisen1]

My hosting/guest toxic trait is that if I’m hosting, I will do it all, you better gtfo. If I’m a guest, I will clean up your mess in your house my way, you better gtfo.

[@Glanzern]

NOBODY is spending money JUST to get the points.

[@jerzsubbie]

Can't tell that to this crew.

[@barbaradann1446]

motor hotel

[@ramonalofgren5552]

These are not new. Fortnight intercom motel etc. all words from the 70s

[@paulg2132]

Really George?!? You don't know a Motel from a Hotel? I'm disappointed 😔

[@RamonaHiggs]

We enjoy the show, however there was a real mishap. As a California almond grower, I cringed and my ears hurt every time you said ‘almond’ when you described the drink. You need to correct your pronunciation of the nut. There is NEVER an “L”pronounced. As in salmon, there is no “L” pronounced. It is either “ah-mond” or short a as in cat, “a-mond. It’s not California bougie, it’s correct. Check the dictionary. Love you guys!

[@jerzsubbie]

Hold on, hold on! George is trying to differentiate CFA Rewards vs credit card rewards. BOTH incentivize you to spend, but as long as you're only spending what you've budgeted/what you would've spent already, then you're getting something for free. There is zero difference. You can preach your outdated study about people spending more on plastic, but a debit card is plastic too ;)

[@saversavvy2670]

I know I get points for paying my gas and my electric bill. I also put big purchases like brake change on car or hospital emergency room bill for my son. I have funds set aside in savings for the purchases I put on my credit card. Pay off on the last day of every month. Just got a 55 dollar gift card to Subway and with using coupons will be able to treat my husband and kids to subway 3 Saturdays as they are remodeling the house my kids just bought. I could cook and take over lunch but I won't because I can treat us for free.🌞

[@carolinelvsewe]

BOGO is 25% off ea. and Free Shipping at $ 80.00 its spending when you didn’t plan to. Points are great; if you are already purchasing

[@nathanmrudd]

BOGO is 50% off each. Buy one, get one 50% off is 25% off each.

[@Littles13579]

Couple of cry babies in the comment section.

[@ClutchSling]

I love you both but for the love of god, stop interrupting one another when speaking, I wanna hear what both of you have to say and it’s impossible at times, Mrs Cruze, por favor

[@JoshuaEdwards-p4c]

Some of those yellow sticker tactics are technically illegal. It is the regulation concerning truthful marketing. I don't know the exact verbage, but a sale has to be an actual sale.