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The Best Car Hack: Gas Trick

?? CAR HACK: GAS TRICK⛽️?

How many times have you found yourself in that frustrating situation where you’ve pulled up to the gas pump only to realize you’re on the wrong side? It’s happened to all of us, and it can be surprisingly annoying, especially when you’re in a rush. This super EASY tip guarantees that will never happen again ?❤️

I’m with ya sister! I’ve pulled in to the wrong side of the gas pump SO many times, but after I learned this handy trick, never again. Run to your car and follow along for the perfect solution.

Next time you get into your car, take a look at the dashboard and find the gas pump icon. It’s usually located somewhere near the fuel gauge. Now, here’s the game-changer: there’s a tiny little arrow next to this gas pump icon. That arrow is not just decorative—it actually indicates which side of your car the gas tank is on!

Crazy, right? It’s such a small detail, but it can save you from those awkward moments of having to maneuver your car or switch to a different pump. So, before you pull up to the gas station next time, just check that little arrow, and you’ll know exactly where to park.

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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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Grocery Store Hacks: Trader Joe’s Sticker Shock! What Not to Buy

?❤️ TRADER JOE’S: STICKER SHOCK??

Are you a Trader Joe’s fan? I LOVE this grocery store! One of my favorite things is how they remove the dreaded “conundrum of choice” by only stocking a few good options. On the flip side, that lack of choice and convenience can also be pretty pricey. I was shocked when I learned the markup on some of my kitchen staples! Here are some things I’ll be buying at a conventional grocery store…and the ones I’m still grabbing at TJ’s ?

Let’s start with their cheese. The markup on their sliced cheese is crazy! 115% higher than Target. Stick to the specialty section here.

Organic milk is also a hefty jump. 25-75% more than Walmart. However, their nut milk is a grab!

TJ’s chicken is 75% higher than Vons. But their chicken broth is a buy!

Be careful with the produce as their freshness and ripeness isn’t always consistent. However, the bananas are a go!

While the almond butter is a pass at 80% more, the organic peanut butter is a buy!

Have you noticed any sticker shock at Trader Joe’s? Comment and LMK which item. My ? moment was the almond butter!

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Grocery Store Hacks: How to Save Big at Any Store

If you’re trying to save on groceries and want to know some of my secrets, then this post is for you! Today I’m sharing my best grocery hacks that might sounds crazy but can save you money!

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Tip #1:

When you first get to the store, do a loop all the way around. Items on the edges are usually cheaper than the ones down the middle aisles.

Tip #2:

Look up or down to save 20 to 40%! That’s because the most expensive products are going to be in your line of sight.

Tip #3:

Instead of fresh seafood, there’s about a 40% difference if you just buy the frozen.

Tip #4:

Most stores offer their best deals on Wednesday and they’re usually still honoring coupons from the week before.

Tip #5:

Buy fruit and veggies whole. For example, a cup of pineapple is $7 more!

Tip #6:

Did you know stories actually fluctuate their pricing throughout the day? If possible, you want to go mid afternoon before everyone gets off work.

Tip #7:

Studies show using self checkout can also help because you’re more likely to stick to your list and buy less!

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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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Secret Costco Food Dupes!

🤩🚨 DUPE ALERT: COSTCO SECRET COPYCATS 🤫👯‍♀️

Don’t you ever wonder what the quality is of store brands or who’s behind them? Costco has been coming on STRONG with their copycat brands lately! I can’t wait for you try these, especially grass-fed butter 🧈🤯

Okay, let’s talk butter. Costco is selling both the Kerrygold AND their Kerrygold dupe. The original is 55% more!

Also shocking? Their copycat olive oil!

If you’re a fan of the Starbucks Pike Place, try this guy! The Kirkland’s House Blend is a great dupe and costs 55% less!

If you like Justin’s almond butter, save a boatload and try the Kirland dupe!

Not only is this guy a dupe for the “Just Bare” chicken nuggets, but they are also a great little copycat for the Chick-fil-A nuggets. Save 60% with the Kirkland dupe!

Swap out your Pace salsa for Kirkland’s Organic to save!

This guy right here is a fantastic dupe for the BelGioioso parmesan cheese that you see at every grocery store.

Costco even has an affordable Grey Goose dupe if Vodka is your thing!

Folks say this is a fantastic copycat for Oatly, and you save 164% with this Kirland Oat Milk dupe!

Instead of swinging through Starbucks, Costco has FANTASTIC dupes for the egg bites. They have the egg white version and the fancy bacon ones for 73% less!

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Lora

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LORAfied On-the-Go Grocery Store Hacks: What NOT to Buy at Costco

COSTCO: STICKER SHOCK ?? What NOT to Buy!

Are you a Costco fan? I truly LOVE Costco, it’s like a outing instead of a chore ? So many fun and sparkly new things grab your attention, which might explain why it’s hard tell if you’re getting the best deal. To be fair, Costco doesn’t advertise themselves as the best price in town, but for some reason, we’ve been trained to think everything there is a deal. While a lot of items are a big savings, here are the 5 items you’re better off grabbing at your local grocery store ?

Item 1: Chicken

This is probably the most surprising item. You can find chicken A LOT cheaper at Aldi, Walmart, and Vons, saving up to 30%! The best part? You don’t have to buy chicken in bulk.

Item 2: Organic Milk

Organic milk at Costco costs around 25% more than your local grocery store. You are better off buying it there, and again, you don’t have to buy it in bulk.

Item 3: Soda

When it comes to soda, you are going to want to buy this at the grocery store. Grocery stores do something called a “loss leader,” marking down Soda to really low prices to attract costumers.

Item 4: Canned Goods

When it comes to canned goods, you can find these guys 20-30% cheaper at your grocery store, where they’re often on sale.

Item 5: Diapers

One more thing to skip… Costco diapers. Walmart’s private label carries diapers that are 50% cheaper!

Which item was the most surprising to you? Comment and LMK! I was blown away buy the price of the chicken!

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Money Saving Grocery Store Hacks: Cereal Edition

Have you noticed how crazy expensive cereal is?! Captain Crunch alone has gone up by over 40% in the past couple of years ? To give you a quick idea of how bad it’s gotten, I decided to compare Americas top selling cereal, Cheerios:

When you factor in the shrinkflation AND the price increase over the past 2 years, you’re paying 16% for 7% less cereal = which is equivalent to a 25% price increase! ?
That means we’re loosing 22.5 bowls a year! Over 3 weeks worth of breakfasts! And that’s just for 1 person!

✳️Here’s how and where to save

Coming in first is Costco and Sam’s Club. If you’re lucky to have a membership at either of these stores, they have the best deals.

Coming in second is Walmart. Walmart has the best selection of all of the stores. Your best buy here is their 2 pound bags! In general, the more you buy the more you are going to save. Buying in bulk is key! The smaller box almost always cost more in the long run.

The best deals might not even be at the grocery store. Surprisingly, drugstores have really good deals on cereal. Especially if you coupon stack, you can have up to 40% off!

✳️ How to store

Here’s the rundown: you’ve got 3 months to eat opened cereal and up to a year if you store your unopened bags. Store your bulk bags in a cool, dark spot to make it last.

✳️ How to revive stale cereal

If your cereal is past its prime time, here’s a hack to revive it! Spread your stale cereal on a cookie sheet and bake at 350F for 5-10 minutes. Good as new!

✳️ My FAVORITE SECRET CEREAL HACK of all time…just don’t tell the kids this one ?

A great hack to save some money is to mix name brand with the generic. Your family is never going to know, and you’ll save around 25%! Generic cereal brands cost 20-25% less.

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Beauty 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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