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Here’s one for your next family dinner: Tipping in 2026—you have feelings, we have feelings, and at this point, the social expectations are changing by the day! It’s time to set the record straight.

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Today’s Happy Hour Special: 🍷 Cherry Aperol Spritz

Recipe By: @cocktails

·   Fresh cherries

·   2 ounces Aperol

·   2 ounces prosecco

·   1 ounce club soda

Instructions: Crush and strain cherries into glass. Pour 2 ounces of Aperol in glass. Add crushed ice. Pour 2 ounces of prosecco into glass. Pour 1 ounce of club soda into glass. Garnish with a cherry on top. Serve and enjoy!

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A family trip to the movies can easily cost $80 these days; it’s rough out there! Today we’re talking about the reality of inflation . . . but in a fun way, we promise.

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Today’s Happy Hour Special: 🍹 Peach Julep

Recipe By: @Cocktails

·   6 mint leaves  

·   2 tbsp. diced ripe peach

·   1/2 tsp. simple syrup  

·   1 ounce peach puree

·   1.5 ounces whisky

·   Fresh mint and peach slice for garnish

Instructions: Put 6 mint leaves, 2 tbsp. diced ripe peach, and 1/2 tsp. simple syrup in a glass and muddle. Pour 1 ounce peach puree and 1.5 ounces whisky in glass. Add ice. Then stir. Garnish with fresh mint and a peach slice. Serve and enjoy!

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❓ Have a money question? Ask Ramsey is here to help!

Have you ever read an “opinions are my own” disclaimer in someone’s social media bio? That’s the vibe of today’s episode. Today we’re confessing (and explaining) some of our most “non-Ramsey” financial takes.

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Today’s Happy Hour Special: 🍷 Blackberry Gin Sour

Recipe by Mint & Twist

·   2 ounces London dry or floral gin

·   3/4 ounce fresh lemon juice

·   3/4 ounce blackberry simple syrup 

·   1 egg white, optional for foam

Instructions: Chill a coupe glass in the freezer or fill it with ice while you make the drink. Add the gin, blackberry syrup, lemon juice and egg white to a cocktail shaker without ice. Shake hard for 15 seconds. Add a generous handful of ice and shake again for 15 seconds until well chilled. Tip the ice from the coupe glass and strain the cocktail in. Garnish with fresh blackberries on a skewer.

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This one goes out to ole Murphy and that pesky little law of his. (If you know, you know!) Today we’re rating your worst-case scenarios and proving why everyone needs an emergency fund.

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Today’s Happy Hour Special: 🥃 Salty Dog

Recipe by Liquor.com

·   1 1/2 ounces gin or vodka

·   3 ounces grapefruit juice, freshly squeezed

·   Garnish: salt rim

·   Garnish: grapefruit slice

Instructions: Wet the rim of a highball glass and dip it in coarse salt. Fill the glass with ice, then add the gin (or vodka) and grapefruit juice, and stir gently to combine. Garnish with a grapefruit slice. Serve and enjoy!

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When it comes to life and money, we’re full of hot takes. Join us for a nostalgic trip down memory lane as we revisit some of our most hilarious (and unhinged) financial advice episodes.

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·   🍸 Tequila Manhattan Recipe: Liquor.com

·   🥧 Caramel Apple Pie Mocktail Recipe: Merry About Town 

·   🥃 Aperol Tequila Sour Recipe: @cocktails 

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The “F” in our guest’s name stands for “Fun”—and boy did we have all the fun talking money, relationships, hot takes and more with Annie F. Downs. This one feels like a party, so stick around!

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Today’s Happy Hour Special: 🍹 Shirley Temple

Recipe by: bakingbeauty

·   1.5 tablespoons grenadine

·   1 cup Sprite or club soda

·   1 teaspoon maraschino cherry juice (optional)

·   Maraschino cherries for garnish

Instructions: Pour grenadine into a large glass. Add a dash of cherry juice. Fill glass with ice and top with soda. Garnish with maraschino cherries if desired. Serve and enjoy!

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We all need a little wiggle room in the budget from time to time. Today, we’re reacting to the internet’s latest side hustle quests. Plus, we’ll teach you how to find out which part-time gigs are your perfect match.

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Today’s Happy Hour Special: 🥃 Golden Vale

Recipe by: @the.sauceress

-       2 ounces Powers Irish Whiskey

-       3/4 ounce ginger liqueur

-       1/2 ounce lemon juice

-       1/2 ounce honey syrup

-       2 dashes aromatic bitters

-       Several sprigs of basil leaves

Instructions: Add lemon juice and basil leaves to a cocktail shaker. Muddle into a pulp. Add all additional ingredients. Shake with ice. Fine strain into a rocks glass over several large pieces of cracked clear ice. Garnish with a dried lemon wheel and a sprig of basil. Serve and enjoy!

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If you’ve ever wondered what phrases like “clock the tea” or “rice and beans” mean—today’s episode is for you. We’re decoding trendy and financial slang (and of course, addressing the haters along the way!)

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Today’s Happy Hour Special: 🥃 Italian Greyhound

Recipe By: nikki.sips

·   1.5 ounces vodka or gin

·   3/4 ounce Aperol

·   1 ounce freshly squeezed grapefruit juice

·   1/2 ounce simple syrup

·   Grapefruit soda, to top

·   2 grapefruit wheels

·   1 sprig of thyme

Instructions: Prep your glass by lining with grapefruit wheels and filling with ice—set in the freezer while you prepare your cocktail. In a shaker, combine spirit, Aperol, simple syrup, and grapefruit juice. Shake with ice for 8 seconds and strain into prepped glass. Top with grapefruit soda and garnish with a sprig of thyme.

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Taste tests, TikTok trends, a little friendly competition—today may be all about “dupe” culture, but don’t worry, this episode is the real deal as always. You don’t want to miss it!  

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Today’s Happy Hour Special: 🍸 Strawberry Kiwi Smash

Recipe By: cocktails

·   1/2 kiwi, peeled and diced

·   3 small strawberries, diced

·   2 ounces vodka

·   Juice from half a lime

·   3/4 ounces simple syrup

·   Club soda or flavored seltzer for topping off

·   Diced strawberries and kiwi for garnish

Instructions: Muddle fresh kiwi and strawberries in glass, add vodka, add juice, add simple syrup, shake with ice, pour over ice, then top with club soda. Stir, garnish with diced strawberries and a kiwi slice, serve, and enjoy!

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If every product is “life-changing” then no product is life-changing. We’re calling consumerism’s bluff by judging wellness and lifestyle fads that are overhyped.

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Today’s Happy Hour Special: 🍹Cucumber Mint Refresher

Recipe By: mocktailswithlilly

·   2–3 ounces fresh cucumber juice (see notes below)

·   .75 ounces simple syrup or agave

·   3–4 mint leaves

·   Lime sparkling water

·   Ice

·   Mint and cucumber ribbons for garnish

Instructions: Muddle mint with simple syrup. For the cucumber juice, blend chopped cucumber with some water, then fine strain. You can also sub muddled cucumber for a blend-free version! Add cucumber juice, shake, and strain into a glass over ice. Top with sparkling water and enjoy!

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