Genius Red Solo Cup Hacks

🤩🚨RED SOLO CUP HACKS 🤯

Do you have red solo cups in your cabinets? I can’t remember a time we haven’t had these, in some sort of color, hanging around. You’ve probably already heard the lines on those iconic cups can help you measure a drink, but did you know they’re actually real measurements you can use to cook and bake with in a pinch?👩‍🍳 And of course, these guys are a must for any tailgate or game day party 🛻+🏈=🥳

Did you know that in a pinch you can use red solo cups as measuring cups? I love using these guys when I can’t find my measuring cups or just need a quick way to measure anything. It’s genius! See the photo above for the different measurements you can use.

And of course, red solo cups are a great way to measure drinks. I included a photo above for a little refresher on the different drink measurements you can use with red solo cups. It’s a great hack for any game day party or tailgate.

Did you know you can put these in your dishwasher instead of tossing them? They’re actually top rack dishwasher safe 😉 Have you ever done that? Comment and LMK! ♻️ Follow along for more genius hacks!

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PSL Taste Test Challenge

It’s finally that time of year for pumpkin spice lattes! There are so many to choose from, so I blindly tested 4 of America’s top selling PSLs to see which one is worth your money and which one is a waste of cash💰 I was SHOCKED at the results 🤯 I’m a big fan of the coffeeshop that came in last place, but apparently not their pumpkin spice drink 😳 Keep reading to find out which pumpkin spice latte is worth the money!

I started by grabbing America’s top 4 selling pumpkin spice lattes and tasted them blindly. In no particular order, I began with Dunkin’.

Third Place: Dunkin’ Donuts

The Dunkin’ pumpkin spice latte costs $5.59, and this one surprised me. I could barely taste the coffee or any real pumpkin flavor. It honestly tasted more like spiced warm milk.

Last Place: Peet’s Coffee

Next up was Peet’s, where the PSL costs around $6. Much like the Dunkin’ PSL, this one had very little pumpkin flavor. Instead, it tasted strongly of artificial flavors. I was really shocked because I adore this coffee shop, but apparently, the PSL isn’t their strong suit!

Second Place: 7-Eleven

The most affordable PSL came from 7-Eleven, priced at just $2.69. Although it was quite sweet, the flavor was decent and reminded me of a caramel apple. It was just missing the pumpkin flavor!

First Place: Starbucks

Finally, I tried Starbucks! This $6.45 PSL is quite popular, and it turned out to be my favorite. It had a good balance of pumpkin, milk, and, most importantly, coffee. This was the only PSL where I could actually taste the pumpkin, making it the clear winner by a mile!

Are you a PSL fan? Comment and lmk! If not, tell me which coffee “season” is your favorite? 🧡

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Trader Joe’s Sephora Beauty Dupes

🤩🚨DUPE ALERT: TRADER JOE’S COPYCATS 👯‍♀️ SEPHORA 🧴💄

Have you seen the beauty section at TJ’s lately? All of a sudden it’s full of amazing bath and body treasures! This one took some research, as I just couldn’t believe their products could compete with items at Sephora, but they do and at a fraction of the price! 🤯 Keep reading for some AMAZING Sephora dupes you can find right at your local Trader Joe’s.

The first dupe I found is the TJ’s face oil. The face oil at TJ’s is a fantastic dupe for Drunk Elephant’s face oil. While Drunk Elephant’s face oil costs $38, the Trader Joe’s dupe only costs $6.99.

Next up is Trader Joe’s daily facial sunscreen, which is an identical dupe to the super popular Supergoop unseen sunscreen. While the Supergoop version costs $38, you can snag the Trader Joe’s dupe for only $8.99. This is one of my favorite dupes I found!

The Trader Joe’s body butter is a dupe for the Brazilian bum bum cream by Sol De Janeiro. When I was filming this, I felt like I had to whisper the name… I’m turning into my mom! This dupe is a fraction of the price and a fantastic alternative. $5.99 instead of $48 is a huge win in my book!

There’s another Sol De Janeiro dupe you can find at Trader Joe’s- this time it is their body scrub. It’s an identical dupe for the Brazilian bum bum body scrub. The original Sol De Janeiro product is $42, but the Trader Joe’s version is $5.99.

The Trader Joe’s watermelon overnight face mask is a fantastic copycat for the Glow Recipe overnight sleep mask. The original product costs $21, but the TJ’s version is only $6.99.

Last but not least, I found a great dupe for the Laneige lip mask, which costs $24. Trader Joe’s gets you an identical copycat for only $5.99!

Have you tried any of the Trader Joe’s beauty items? Comment and LMK! 🤗 Stick around for more dupes and copycats you can find all on my website!

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Genius Dirty Pan Cleaning Hack

🤩✨CLEANING HACK: DIRTY PAN TRICK 🍳🤯

Do you have a pan that’s clean but it doesn’t look clean? You’ve tried everything, but it seems permanently stained? I used to, too! 👯‍♀️

This summer Kid 3 decided to start making eggs EVERY DAY…some days the pan was left looking better than others, but slowly it went from a beautiful creamy white surface to a hot mess! So I made it my mission to come up with a way to restore its beauty. After months of testing this, I’m ready to share it! Scooter says THIS is his FAVORITE HACK and honestly, hasn’t stopped telling people about it 😂 Hope you love it this cleaning hack as much as Scoot does 😉

Even after soap and water, my dirty pans are left with a bunch of little pieces that you can’t feel, but you can certainly see them. My secret to getting dirty pans looking brand new is dishwashing pods! For this hack, you need either one dishwashing tablet OR 1 heaping tablespoon of dishwashing detergent.

Take your tablet (or tablespoon) and drop it straight in the pan. Next, pour boiling water over the pod and filling the pan. Let your pan sit for 30 minutes. Make sure that before you soak your pan, it is completely cool from cooking.

30 minutes later, we are going to come in and dump it out. All that ground-in food has been lifted to the surface! After soaking, I highly recommend using a sisal brush to clean off the food bits, which is safe for your pan and very effective. For a super dirty pan (I had one of those, too 🤭) just repeat the soaking step until it pulls all of the bits to the surface.

This dirty pan hack is so easy and SO satisfying. Do you put your pans in the dishwasher or handwashing? Comment and LMK! I like to handwash mine 🥰

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Dupe Alert: Bath and Body Copycats from Dollar Tree

Have you noticed how crazy expensive everyday face wash has become? How about deodorant?? It’s shocking! Luckily, there are some incredible copycats out there at a HUGE DISCOUNT!

This one took A LOT of research, I was surprised at just how close these products ended up being to the name brands 😉

While not true copycats, the shaving cream and body spray are pretty good stand-ins if you’re looking to save or just have a less expensive option to rotate in your routine ✨

🤩🚨DUPE ALERT: BATH + BODY COPYCATS 👯‍♀️ from DOLLAR TREE 💰🌳

Up first: Native Dupes. Their Aluminum Free Deodorant is $12.99 while the Dollar Tree dupe is just $3! It even says “Compare to Native” right on the packaging. HUGE DEAL! Another hard-to-believe one is their body wash. The Native is $9.99 and the excellent dupe for it is just $1.25!

Up next: Face Wash & Moisturizer Dupes. The Cetaphil cleanser is $10 and the incredible copycat is $1.25! Their moistuizer is $13.50 for 16oz while the Dollar Tree dupe is $2.50 for 2! Also, check out this Neutrogena Acne Wash dupe. Neutrogena is $9.50 and the dupe is just $1.25!

This Touchland hand sanitizer is $10 at the drugstore…that’s 800% more than it’s copycat ($1.25)!

The copycat for the eos shave cream is not an exact copy but it’s a pretty good substitute! Eos is $4.20 while the dupe is $1.25! Another find I’m going to give a nice shoutout to is this dupe for the Sol de Janeiro body spray (which is $25) while the dupe is $1.25! And last, but not least, I found a pretty good dupe for the Bath & Body Works hand soap (which is $7.95) – this one’s $1.25!

Which product would you be most willing to try? Comment and LMK! I’m a fan of all of them, but the deodorant find is my fav 🥰

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2 Money Saving Travel Hacks

2 TRAVEL HACKS: 2 WAYS to SAVE BIG 💰

Have you ever booked a hotel just for a day with no intention of staying all night? It’s called a Day Rate, hotels don’t advertise it, but it’s a thing! They will deeply discount extra inventory just for the day! We recently did this coming back from our summer vacation and were able to save over 55% on our flights 🤯 Keep reading for my money saving travel hacks!

#Travel Hack 1: We saved over 55% on our flight flying out at night instead of the morning

This time I’m calling you from the Hyatt in Vancouver, Canada! What are we doing here and why are we not at the airport?! When we first bought the tickets, oh my gosh, they were so expensive! However, booking the night flight saved us over 55%! Because the cheapest flight out was the flight at night, we had to figure out what to do with our luggage during the day. This leads me to travel hack #2.

#Travel Hack 2: Book a “day rate” at a hotel

Did you know you can book a hotel room just for the day? Scooter ended up calling local hotels and asked for day rate offers. Hotels don’t advertise it, but it’s a thing! These hotels will cut you a deal to utilize any extra inventory just for the day.

We also use the app: dayuse.com which will locate a hotel offering day rates for you. We have zero affiliation with these guys, in fact, they don’t even know we exist 😂

Would you be willing to try a day rate hotel room? Comment and lmk 🤗 Follow along for more money saving travel hacks!

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Genius Trash Bag Hacks

Okay, so what’s worse: taking out the trash or putting a clean trash bag in the trash can? Scooter would say putting the clean trash bag in…until I showed him this little trick! It’s a GAME CHANGER! And it helps guard against surprise breaks and leaks 👊 These genius trash bag hacks make life so much easier!

When is the last time you wore your underwear inside out? The answer is most likely never, so why are you doing it to your trash bags?! The seam on your trash bag should actually be on the inside! See the picture for reference.

Why does this even matter? From my own unscientific research in my own home, I have found that when you are working against the seam, the bag is more likely to break open!

If you flip the bag inside out and you work this way against the seam, the bag is almost impossible to break! Putting the seam on the inside makes the bag stronger and actually gives you more support.

Instead of doing all that shaking to get your bag to fit inside the can, try this hack instead. Because these bags come inside out, you are going to flip the bag over, making a little hat around the bin. Finally, just punch straight down. How genius is that?!

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Back to School Fashion Dupes

🤩🚨DUPE ALERT: BACK TO SCHOOL FASHION🎒👯‍♀️

Have you looked at the price of backpacks lately? It’s shocking! The good news, there are some incredibly affordable copycats out there for backpacks, shoes and lunchboxes 🤗 Here’s how to go back to school in style without going broke! 🍎✏️

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The first find is my absolute favorite! If you love Lululemon, I found the perfect dupe for their backpacks. Target carries an identical one for $28, while the Lululemon backpack costs $78!

If you love Patagonia, take a look at this Target Dupe. While the Patagonia backpack costs $129, the Target dupe is only $22, saving you $95!

Next up, Walmart carries a great copycat for the JanSport backpack. This Walmart find is only $20, while the JanSport version will cost you $55.

Check out this Herschel lookalike I found at Walmart. This guy is only $28, while the Herschel version costs $80!

Now let’s talk lunchboxes! If you are a fan of the super expensive Yeti, check out Igloo! They are doing an amazing copycat that costs you only $20, while the Yeti costs $80!

And these Walmart sneakers look JUST like the Nike Dunk Lows, which are $90! If your Kid can live without little swish, these guys only cost $17!

If your kid’s school still allows UGGs, these copycat slippers from Walmart are only about $19. What a steal!

Skip the Stanley and pick up a Simply Modern tumbler instead. These guys work so much better and will save you $10!

Hope you love these back to school dupes! Which backpack if your favorite? Comment and LMK! I LOVE the Lululemon look-alike in the beige color, I’m thinking of getting that one for myself 🤭 Shop all of my dupes HERE

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Walmart Williams Sonoma Dupes

🤩🚨DUPE ALERT: WALMART COPYCATS 👯‍♀️ WILLIAMS SONOMA 🍽️🍋

Have you seen the Williams Sonoma Italian Tablescape? It’s STUNNING, but also a fortune! I was determined to get the LOOK FOR LESS! I’ve been working on duping this collection for almost a month! I hope you love it as much as I do 🤗 Here is my Walmart version of Williams Sonoma’s Italian Tablescape that costs 70% less!

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The Williams Sonoma way is… more is more. A setting for 1 person costs $280! It includes 2 layers of placemats and 4 layers of plates. Why not?! Nothing more fun than doing dishes after a party, sis. Let’s do it!

At Williams Sonoma, their two placemats are $45, but I found the perfect Walmart dupes for just $16. The first plate is our blue and white plate. At Williams Sonoma, they cost $60 EACH! At Walmart, you can get 4 plates for just $10. For the second plate, I went with a white plate because we’ve all got those on hand! Layer three is my absolute favorite… the lemon plate. At Williams Sonoma, a set of 4 lemon plates will cost ya $80! But at Walmart? $34. We all need the lemon plate. She’s stunning!

Next, we are going to use this lemon dish to put our olive oil in. And right on top, we are going to use embroidered linen napkins. At Williams Sonoma, these cost $50, but I found identical ones at Walmart for just $23.

Lastly, Williams Sonoma flateware prices are crazy! Four settings cost $255! What?! The Walmart dupe is a steal. I found four settings for only $29.98!

The Italian Tablescape at Williams Sonoma costs over $2,500, but using these dupes, we’ve created an identical one for a fraction of the price. The best part? You’ll actually have money for the food, sis!

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Luggage Travel Hacks

Are you a bag checker or do you carry on? If it’s a weekend, I’ll carry on, but anything over that and I’m checking a bag! Here are my favorite tips for making sure my bags arrives at the same time I do 🛬

Here’s what to keep and what to leave off of your bag to make sure your luggage arrives on time!

We already know we need to remove bagtags from your previous trips but what about those little barcode stickers you have all over your bag? Remove ALL previous barcode stickers as they may be accidently scanned which can confuse the system.

If you keep previous barcode stickers on, it could end up being manually processed which may mean your bag may not make it on the flight. Remove those old stickers to prevent your bag from being delayed.

Instead of checking hardshell suitcases, go for a soft sided bag. They typically perform better than hardshell bags when being stacked on the plane.

I used to think that when checking a bag, the most important factor was the time of check in. Turns out I was wrong! The weight of your bag is actually much more important than check-in time, and the color of your bag does NOT matter at all.

This overweight pink bag has a higher chance of being delayed than this underweight generic black bag.

While marking your luggage with a ribbon may make it easier for you, the luggage handlers don’t love ‘em. Skip those ribbons or any markers, as they may coverup the routing stickers and delay your bag!

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The Best Starbucks Dupe: $2 Freeway Frappuccino

🤩 DUPE ALERT: STARBUCKS HACK ⭐️ + 💵 = 👯‍♀️ On The Go! 🚘

Have you noticed how crazy expensive blended coffee drinks are these days?!? Here’s my trick for making one for a fraction of what “you know who” charges. The secret: this cordless blender that fits in your car cup holder! WHAT?! You can blend all kinds of things with this little guy and it’s dishwasher safe! If you’re looking to get extra protein in your diet, this little guy is also perfect for making a smoothie on the road 🚗❤️

Can you believe the prices at Starbucks?! A venti Starbucks Frappuccino costs $6.75! Instead of spending almost $7 on a coffee, try this hack instead.

I ran to 7/11 and grabbed their large iced mocha, which tastes exactly like the Starbucks Frappuccino! The best part? It’s only $2!

I poured mine inside this cordless blender, and it fits right in your cup holder so you can drink it on the go. This blender is the key to turning your iced coffee into a Frappuccino!

All that’s left to do is blend this puppy up! It turned out so creamy and delicious. And there you have it, the $2 freeway Frappuccino! It’s a great Starbucks dupe for a fraction of the price.

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Secret Bargains: Budget Wedding Cakes

💍💕 BUDGET WEDDING CAKES 🤩💰COSTCO + WALMART + SAM’S CLUB + GROCERY STORE

When Scooter and I were married almost 19 years ago our cake cost $150. back then! Today, the average American wedding cake runs between $300. – $700. 😳 But it doesn’t have to! You can get a STUNNING CAKE for less than $70. bucks from some surprising places!

I ran to Sam’s Club, Walmart, my local grocery store, and Costco and placed the same order at each place: a white wedding cake with buttercream frosting. Here are my thoughts on each cake!

Let’s start with Sam’s Club. This cake is $58 and serves 58 guests. This cake was BEAUTIFUL and everything you expect from a wedding cake. The packing also made it super easy to transport the cake safely.

Up next is the grocery store. I went to my local grocery store Ralph’s that is owned by Kroger. This cake is $30 and serves 36 guests. This cake required a little at home assembly, but for only $30, doing the touchups is worth it. The frosting on this cake was amazing! Now you can officially say you made your own wedding cake!

Next up… Walmart! This cake is $68 and serves 68 guests. This cake was a stunner and looked most like my own wedding cake! I noted this cake was a little bit more dense in texture. Just like Sam’s Club, the packing made it super easy to transfer this cake safely.

Last but not least is Costco! This cake is $16 and serves 16 guests. Here, they actually only sell this one size and it was by far the smallest of the bunch. I had some difficulties with the cake before even getting out of the door, as the cake didn’t come with a crumb coat and the lid was too short for the cake! Despite it all, the winner for best taste goes to Costco.

My final verdicts:

AWARDS:
🏆 Best in show: Sam’s Club
🏆 Best Tasting: Costco
🏆 Best Frosting: Ralph’s grocery store (owned by Kroger’s)
🏆 Best Packaging for transport: Sam’s Club & Walmart Tie
🏆 Most custom options: Ralph’s was very willing to try and duplicate the photo we brought in.

NOTE: If I were having a wedding today, here’s what I would do:
Buy the Sam’s Club or Walmart cake for the photos then order sheet cakes from Costco to be cut in the back and served to your guests. You will save a boatload!

After filming, we hopped in the car and headed to a local shelter to donate the leftover cakes!

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Genius Red Solo Cup Hacks

PSL Taste Test Challenge

Trader Joe’s Sephora Beauty Dupes

Genius Dirty Pan Cleaning Hack

Dupe Alert: Bath and Body Copycats from Dollar Tree

2 Money Saving Travel Hacks

Genius Trash Bag Hacks

Back to School Fashion Dupes

Walmart Williams Sonoma Dupes

Luggage Travel Hacks

The Best Starbucks Dupe: $2 Freeway Frappuccino

Secret Bargains: Budget Wedding Cakes

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