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Money Saving Tip: How to Get Free Boxes Anytime

Remember the last time you had to buy a box to ship something and it was almost the price of the postage?! Or how about the cost of moving boxes??? ? Did you know there’s a place you can get them for FREE? ? Here’s how to score free boxes anytime you need them!

LORAfied Money Saving Tip

Did you know U-Haul has a free box program?! They are the extra boxes that have been used at U-Haul. If you have boxes, you can actually go drop those off too! This is a great way to grab free boxes whether you’re packing up a few things to store in the attic, shipping something to grandma’s house or moving!

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Here’s an Easy Way to Peel Garlic Without a Knife

If you’re looking for an easy way to peel garlic without a knife, look no further! Who looks forward to peeling garlic? Same, sister! Especially since that smell gets under your nails…hack for that on a different day?. This is the world’s easiest way to go from a whole head of garlic to buttons in less than a minute!

LORAfied GARLIC ? HACK ?

First, microwave the whole head of garlic for 20-30 seconds. Now, crack it open and pop those buttons right out! Caution: some of the garlic buttons may be a little toasty.

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Easy Last Minute Dishwasher Hack: DIY Dish Soap

Have you ever loaded your dishwasher only to discover you were out of dish soap? This happened to me last week, it was late at night and there was no way I had the energy left to hand wash them all so I tried this DIY dish soap hack and IT WORKS!

LORAfied DIY Dish Soap

Dishwasher Hack DIY Dish Soap - LORAfied

The only 2 ingredients you need are any liquid dish soap (the kind you’d normally use if you were hand washing dishes) and baking soda! Use just 2-3 drops of dish soap and use enough baking soda to fill the reservoir. Then, run it like normal!

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My Safe and Savvy Credit Card Hack

Have you ever had your credit card info stolen, but your card is still in your wallet? This literally happened to me twice in 2 weeks! I kid you not! Here’s the safest way to pay when using a credit card with my savvy credit card hack.

Believe it or not, swiping your card is the easiest way to get your card information stolen. It’s becoming more and more common for criminals to compromise card machines with card readers which steal your information from the magnetic strip on your credit card. Make sure to stick to the tap or chip feature to keep your card information and bank account safe. In other words, chip it instead of strip it?

Tag along for money saving life hacks!

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LORAfied On-the-Go: Money Savers! Where to Get FREE Birthday Items

What’s better than FREE?! ? Who really makes your birthday happen? Your spouse? Kids? Friends? Maybe you take the wheel like I do ? This year I did something super fun and created my own personal party! I ran around town without spending a dime and grabbed all my FREE BIRTHDAY GOODIES! It was so much fun and everyone was so nice! Although I did all of these on my actual birthday, the vast majority give a pretty big grace period on when you can claim your free items.

🎉💝 LORAfied BIRTHDAY FREEBIES 🎂🥳

Nothing Bundt Cake: free Bundtlet of choice // click HERE

Let’s start at Nothing Bundt Cake. The week of your birthday, pick our any bundtlet flavor you want… for free!

Crumbl: free cookie of choice // click HERE

Next stop is Crumbl, where you get a full size cookie for free, and you can choose your flavor! Note: You have 40 days from your Birthday to pick your free gift up.

Sephora: free birthday gift // click HERE

Sephora’s free birthday gift is FANTASTIC, and they give you your entire birthday month to grab it. It’s full of some amazing mini sized products you don’t want to miss out on.

Starbucks: one free drink of choice // click HERE

This is a goodie! Make sure you hit Starbucks on your actual Birthday, because this is a one day offer. You get one free drink, ANY drink at ANY size.

Baskin Robbins: free scoop of ice cream of choice // click HERE

Next, I ran to Baskin Robbins. On the day of your actual Birthday, you get a gigantic scoop of your choice flavor for free.

McDonald’s: free item varies by location // click HERE

If you’re a fan of McDonald’s, this one’s for you. On the day of your birthday, you can get a free item on their birthday menu. I chose from: the spicy chicken sandwich, 6 piece nugget, or fries.

Sprinkles: free regular size cupcake of choice // click HERE

At Sprinkles, you can get a full-size cupcake of your choice on the day of your birthday.

Bath & Body Works: free travel size item of choice with any purchase, no matter how small the amount // click HERE

Finally, I stopped at Bath & Body Works. Here, you have to purchase something to redeem your free travel size gift, but it can be any amount!

🎉💝 MORE BIRTHDAY FREEBIES BELOW! 🎂🥳

🥞 IHOP: Free stack of pancakes

🥪 Subway: Free 6-inch sandwich

🌮 Taco Bell: Free Baja blast with order

🍟 Wingstop: Free fries

🍗 Buffalo Wild Wings: 6 free wings

🍔 Arby’s: Free dessert

🌶 Chili’s: Free dessert

❤️ Red Robin: Free burger

🥢 P.F. Chang’s: Free appetizer

🥤 DQ: Free Blizzard

☕️ Dutch bro’s: Free drink

🍩 Krispy Kreme: Free donut

🧁 Sprinkles: Free cupcake

🍻 BJ’s: Free Pizookie

🥨 Auntie Anne’s: Free Pretzel

🥪 Jersey Mike’s: +72 points to your account = free 6-inch sub

🐔 Chick-Fil-A: these freebies will depend on your tier. Check out the terms here!

It is crazy how much free stuff is out there! Which one of these freebies would you pickup first? Comment and LMK! I’m going with Nothing Bundt Cakes then immediately heading to Sephora!

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LORAfied On-the-Go: Copycat McDonald’s McGriddle Recipe

Have you ever wondered how Mickey D’s gets those little pockets of maple syrup in their McGriddle buns? Honestly, we’ve given it a lot of conversation in my house because Kid 3 is obsessed with this breakfast sandwich! After years of thought on this one, I’ve cracked the code on both the bun and their folded egg. The best part is, these McGriddles are a fraction of the price!

LORAfied Copycat McGriddle

INGREDIENTS
Prepared pancake batter of choice, GF works as well
Dehydrated maple bits (click HERE)
1 egg per sandwich
1 slice of bacon per sandwich
4” round mold, a jar lid ring works, too

Begin by heating your pan over medium heat. After spraying your pancake ring molds and pan with oil, scoop pancake mix into each ring and add the secret ingredient- maple bits. Cook until bubbles form, then flip.

In a separate pan, cook scrambled egg, folding 4 times. NOTE: You do not flip the egg before folding, the heat will cook it as you fold.

Now it’s time to assemble:

Maple Pancake
Egg
1 Slice Bacon
1 Slice American Cheese
Maple Pancake

It’s so good, you won’t even taste the difference! Stay tuned for more copycat favorites?

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Super Helpful Hand Towel Hack

How often do you wash your hand towels? I’m talking about that one everyone in the house uses, including your guests. Did you know drying your hands with a two day old hand towel may be the equivalent to sticking your hands in the toilet and flushing ? Yes, sister! OH MY WORD! The minute I learned this… I made this easy, affordable change. Bonus: your guests love them, too!

Start off by finding a cute tray to display the towels. Next, pick out some affordable napkins, hand towels, or even bar towels. After putting the hand towels on display, make sure to keep a basket for them to be tossed and ready for the wash. How easy is that!?

Shop the items above here: Wooden Tray | Woven Basket | Hand Towels

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My Hands Free TV Travel Hack

Have you ever tried balancing your cell phone on the tray table only to have a little turbulence bounce it on floor where slides between the feet of the guy sleeping behind you? Yep, me, too! Here’s how to secure your phone and watch TV hands free on your next flight!

LORAfied TV Travel Hack

This TV travel hack starts in the bathroom! Grab two paper towels and secure them in between your phone and phone case. Make sure it is securely snapped and lock inside the tray holder.

Stay tuned for more travel hacks!

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My Moldy Strawberry Hack to Keep All Your Berries Fresh

What do you do when you see a moldy berry in your container? ? Do you toss them all? Now, you don’t have to, saving both your berries and your wallet! Here’s the super EASY and FAST berry hack to make sure your berries are mold free! And this helps them last longer, too!

Berry Hack Mold Busting Mix:

– 4 cups water
– 1 cup distilled white vinegar

Begin by removing any molded berries and even the good ones that may have touched it. After putting the good berries in a bowl, let them soak in the mixture for 5 minutes. After draining and rinsing, let them dry before enjoying!

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My Car Trunk Treasure Chest Gift Hack

Did your mom ever tell you not to show up anywhere empty handed? My mom, 92 year old Norma Jean, drilled that into us and boy did it stick! To make sure I always have something on hand, I’ve created a “Hostess On The Go” gift hack box!

Fill your trunk box with impromptu hostess gifts. I’m not a fan of dustables, so I give useful gifts, little items you most likely wouldn’t buy for yourself.

Here’s what’s in my gift hack box:

* Lilly Pulitzer Pencil pouches ✏️
* Beautiful pastas, very shelf stable, too ?
* Luxury Soaps ?
* Games ?
* Gift bags ?️
* Tissue paper & ribbon ?

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How to Make 4 Ingredient Beer Bread

Today I am sharing my easy and delicious beer bread. It’s SO EASY, no kneading, no yeast (that’s already in the beer) and no rising! Plus, the beer bakes out and doesn’t taste like beer at all. If you’re not a fan, or don’t have any on hand, you can substitute soda water! ?

LORAfied Beer Bread
INGREDIENTS:
3 Cups self-rising flour
1 to 4 Tablespoons sugar (I use all 4)
3 Tablespoons melted butter, plus 1 T. for topping
1 1/2 Cups beer OR soda water

DIRECTIONS:
Preheat oven to 375F
Mix everything together in a large bowl, it will be a little lumpy. Pour into greased loaf pan and bake for 45-50 minutes. Cool a bit before cutting.

NOTES: I’m not a beer drinker and love this bread! Apparently, I’m using a stout and not a “beer”, I apologize, either works!

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