George Kamel - I Had 3 Hours to Give Away $10,000

Episode Date: December 20, 2023

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What's up guys, George Camel here, and I'm on a mission from Dave Ramsey himself. If you've been listening to The Ramsey Show, you know that we're big on outrageous generosity. We always tell people, giving is the most fun you can add with money. So I'm on a mission to spend $10,000 of Dave Ramsey's money in three hours, and I thought, what better place to do it than the Americana staple Waffle House? I bet people think of a big country musician, we're filming a music video. Can I sit up here? Yeah.

Or should I sit at the kids table? Is this the kids' table? Oh, God. It's just me. How are y'all doing today? Well, honey? I'm Guy Fietti. What if I was Guy Fietti, son?

How disappointing would that be? What's the best thing on the menu? What do you think? What do you get? I get to get two meat. Two egg breakfast and bacon. Thank you so much. Mmm.

Oh, that's hitting. Just a black coffee for me. That's it. That's it. That's how I keep my physique. I just drink black coffee all day long. I got to be on camera all day. I get bloated.

It's a tough life for me. What's a coffee run here these days? 225. Oh, and price includes sales tax. It does. It's not the last semblance of hope for America. It's what we need right now. I got cash.

Will you be able to check me out real quick? Yes, sir. Well, you know what? I'm in the spirit of giving. Can I borrow this knife good, sir? Okay. Does this work? Excuse me, guys, I just want to let you know on behalf of Ramsey Solutions, we're going to cover your tabs today.

Merry Christmas on us. Merry Christmas, sir. We got your tab today. I'll cover your tabs, guys. It's on us today. Merry Christmas. Absolutely. Hey, guys, quick announcement.

I'm here on behalf of Ramsey Solutions, and we're going to cover all your tabs today. Merry Christmas. Yay! Cheers! Merry Christmas. That's on us. We got you. Thank you.

Y'all are eating good out here. Listen, man, it's so fun giving away money. It's the most joy you can ever have. So Merry Christmas to you guys as well. Merry Christmas. Absolutely, man. Thank you. Thanks for being, you came here on a good morning.

Okay, so there's my bill. Thank you. $2.25 of the total, $3, and you can keep the change on that. Thank you. Do you receive? I'm okay. Can I do you a little more? I don't think $75 is appropriate as a fit for you.

Can I give you $500? $500 as I said. Is that okay? Okay. I hope that blesses you this Christmas with your sweet three-year-old daughter. I was stressing over my bills. You were stressing over the bills? Which ones? All of them? All of them. Oh my goodness. Well, I just got back from maternity leave. So yeah. So you got all the bills plus the daughter and the diapers and the formula? Yeah. Oh my goodness. I got to go get more formula today. Wow. Can I just go ahead and give you your tip now? Here's $500 for you, Bridie. Thank you so much. Thank you.

Just for you. No one else. Seriously? Well, I feel bad now. Crosby, Merry Christmas, man. Here's $500 on behalf of Ramsey's Solutions. Wow. God bless you.

We got it. What's your name, bro? What's your name? I'm George. George, nice to meet you. You too, man. What are you guys going to spend it on? Bill.

Mills. Come on. Crosby's going to do so far. What are you going to spend it on? That's really comes back. You're going to spend it on. You're an artist. Yeah.

That's awesome. Yeah. Okay, I gotta see your art after this. Okay. So there's $225 total, $3 and you can keep the change. Thank you, baby. You know what? Hold on.

I feel like we can do a little better. How about now you can keep the change. There's $500 for you, ma'am. Thank you so much. You guys are a blessing. Thank you so much. Absolutely. Thank you so much.

It's my pleasure. Merry Christmas to y'all. Can y'all come over here? On behalf of Ramsey's Salute, We wanted to give each of you $500 for serving us today. Y'all are such a blessing. Serving so many people well. There's $500 for you.

There's $500 for you. There's $500 for you, Deb. Thank you so much. And I got one more. What are you going to spend it on, Christian? Thank you very much. Bills, man. Bills.

We got bills to pay. How are you, Jess? Can I also bless you today for Christmas with $500 cash? We're just out here. We wanted to bless some people on behalf of Ramsey Solutions. Thank you. Is that all right?

Yeah. What are you going to spend it on? Something good? I have my kid. Kids. See, that's a selfless woman right there. Who else we got? This is Miss Keanu.

Kiana. So good to meet you. Good to meet you. I feel like in that spirit of fairness and generosity, I want to give you $500 cash as well. Okay. Is that okay? God.

I know. What are you going to spend it on? My babies. Oh, my goodness. It's my sister. No. way. So you're Auntie for kids. Oh, that's so weird. So I had three boys and she gave me my first little girl. Oh my goodness. That's so sweet. Ross, all right, come over here, Ross. All right. Ross, Merry Christmas.

$500 on behalf of Ramsey Solutions. We just want to bless some people. Thank you so much. Thank you. Thank you so much. Thank you. Thank you. Thank you. Can I bless you man? Absolutely. Here's $500 for you. Merry Christmas. Dude, thank you. I got a kid on the way. Congratulations. I got a two and a half month. man, I know how it is. Just found out last week. So this is... Congratulations, man.

God's good. That's incredible. What a crew you all having? Who's this guy? What's Will do here? He's a cook? Well, you know what? You just made yourself $500.

Can I do that for you, sir? Of course. There we go. Merry Christmas on behalf of Ramsey Solutions and myself. That's a lot of 50s, man. Don't lose it all. There we go. Merry Christmas.

What are you going to spend it on? My wife. Oh, there we go. That's a good one. A bunch of great moms and a great, no one's doing anything fun, paying off some debt, saving. Okay. How about this guy? Who's this guy?

Our manager. He's the great. Oh, my goodness. That's amazing. I have one more here. I don't want y'all leaving empty-handed today. So there's $500 for you, sir, as well. God is so good.

Oh, my God. God is good. Every day. Every day. What are you going to spend it on? Man, I got bills. Oh, you all got brown and bills. Okay, and I can't forget about Chitika.

I don't want you to feel left out. You've been a blessing as well. Thank you. So for you, I've got another five. This is a lot. This is all in 20s. Look, I get bowling out here. Thank you.

Merry Christmas. Thank you. I hope it blesses you. Thank you. I've just been going through a line. I have three kids. And last year, I was shot in my chest by mom. Thank you.

And I just been having a hard time, and I really appreciate it. I do. We'll be praying for you. Are you healing up good? You better now? And how are the kids doing? They're okay. What's the ages?

Seven, two, and three. Wow. What are you doing for Christmas for them? I don't know. Just hanging in here, you know. Hanging here? You'll be working on Christmas? Yeah.

Oh, my goodness. Thank you. Well, how about this? You got all those kids. We need to get them some nice Christmas gifts, don't you think? How about this, Chitika? We got something special just for you. We got an extra $2,000 to give you.

We've been going through it. I want to bless you with $2,000 extra dollars on top of your $500. Get those kids and Christmas gifts. Can I come back there and hug you? You're a warrior. You're a hero. Thank you for what you do every day. Those kids are so blessed to have you.

You know that? You know how hard their mama works for them? What does she's been through? I hope it's a different Christmas for y'all. Thank you. I really appreciate time. That's you. You're amazing.

Thank you all so much. God bless you guys. Oh, my goodness. You guys are incredible. Thank you for what y'all do every day. And Merry Christmas on behalf of Ramsey Solutions. Can I have a hug, John? You.

That's a little. Absolutely. And I love your lipstick. You're keeping it fun and fresh out here. I really appreciate you giving that to my crew, man. They work hard and they deserve it. Absolutely. Look at the smiles they got.

I mean, she's got a three-month-old. I know. I got a three-month-old, and I'm barely awake. I love it, man. I thank y'all so much for coming through here. Absolutely. God bless you. God bless you all.

Very Christmas, man. Thank you for the knife. I apologize for stealing that from you. Okay, I'll pay my bill now. I got $2.25. Y'all, you will not believe this. I gave away my last dollar. Can I work this off in the kitchen?

No, I got to work this off. Y'all got an extra apron I can throw on? Time me up, time me up. All right, what's next? How do I wash? Who's out here? Are you on washed, duty? I think we're a good team.

Yeah. All right. We're doing this thing. Rents them off. How many before I pay off my coffee? What's it take? My led you clean the whole store, you know? That's worth $2.25, right?

I'll never financially recover from this. I'm still reeling from how amazing that experience was. It was everything I hope. and dreamed for, and I even got a sweater just for the memories. And it was a beautiful reminder that there's only three things you can do with money. You can save it, you can spend it, and you can give it. Now, which do you think is the most fun? You might say spending on first blush, which can be a blast,

but the truth is, giving is the most fun you'll ever have with money. I mean, how much fun did we just have? Did you see Chautica at the end there? It does not get better than that. And that's why I'm always talking about getting out of debt, getting on a budget, having money in the bank, because when you create financial margin in your life, Giving becomes a whole lot easier financially.

You don't have to think about it. You don't have to struggle with it. You can just give when you see an opportunity. And I'm so passionate about this idea. I wrote a whole chapter on generosity in my new book called Breaking Free from Broke. And in it, I give you guys so many ideas that will inspire you to give more, whether you have $10 to spare or $10,000 to spare. So friends of the George Campbell channel, I'm going to challenge you,

prioritize giving in your budget this month and every month. And maybe you give a little until you can give a lot. Maybe you just give a lot. Regardless, I want to hear what your plan is. So let me know in the comments how you currently give or how you want to start giving. Now, make sure to share this video with the Grinches in your life whose grinchy hearts may be three sizes too small.

As always, thank you guys for watching. We'll see you next time.