1 00:00:00,280 --> 00:00:03,920 Speaker 1: This podcast is recorded on gadigal Land Always was, always 2 00:00:03,920 --> 00:00:09,400 Speaker 1: will be Aboriginal Land. 3 00:00:12,480 --> 00:00:13,880 Speaker 2: Hey chicks, I'm sal and. 4 00:00:13,800 --> 00:00:15,680 Speaker 3: I'm now and this is two broke Chicks to show 5 00:00:15,680 --> 00:00:17,760 Speaker 3: that shares life lessons and tips to help make you 6 00:00:18,000 --> 00:00:21,880 Speaker 3: rich in life. And today we're chatting affordable swaps that 7 00:00:22,000 --> 00:00:23,080 Speaker 3: don't break the bank. 8 00:00:23,280 --> 00:00:25,040 Speaker 1: I'm so keen, I'm ready. 9 00:00:25,520 --> 00:00:29,040 Speaker 3: Yeah, but first let's share our obsessions of the week. 10 00:00:29,440 --> 00:00:30,400 Speaker 2: Do you want to kick us off? 11 00:00:30,560 --> 00:00:34,440 Speaker 1: I would love to. And my obsession of the week 12 00:00:34,680 --> 00:00:40,159 Speaker 1: is my jummies from cotton On, yes, which I recently 13 00:00:40,200 --> 00:00:42,880 Speaker 1: posted a story in them and there were so many 14 00:00:42,960 --> 00:00:47,440 Speaker 1: cues about them. And they're these pink and red jarmis 15 00:00:47,479 --> 00:00:50,600 Speaker 1: from cotton On. To be honest, bitspenny of a price 16 00:00:50,640 --> 00:00:53,080 Speaker 1: tag for cotton On, but they've got thirty percent off now, 17 00:00:53,120 --> 00:00:55,480 Speaker 1: so if you want them now, go get them, because 18 00:00:55,520 --> 00:00:59,360 Speaker 1: they're actually on tail. They are so comfy, they're so lightweight, 19 00:00:59,880 --> 00:01:03,080 Speaker 1: and whenever it's time to wash them, I like wash 20 00:01:03,160 --> 00:01:05,000 Speaker 1: and dry them in the same day so that I 21 00:01:05,040 --> 00:01:07,560 Speaker 1: can wear them again that night, Like the cotton On 22 00:01:07,600 --> 00:01:11,080 Speaker 1: pajamas this year, and the slippers and the cute little 23 00:01:11,160 --> 00:01:15,080 Speaker 1: mugs and shit like and candles and shit like that slaying. 24 00:01:15,480 --> 00:01:16,640 Speaker 1: I'm obsessed with it. 25 00:01:16,800 --> 00:01:17,840 Speaker 2: They're really popping off. 26 00:01:17,920 --> 00:01:20,520 Speaker 1: Yes, and like everyone on TikTok is also obsessed with them, 27 00:01:20,720 --> 00:01:21,319 Speaker 1: and brightly so. 28 00:01:21,600 --> 00:01:23,720 Speaker 3: And I love those pjs because we both have them 29 00:01:23,760 --> 00:01:24,880 Speaker 3: and they're like a pink gait. 30 00:01:25,040 --> 00:01:26,800 Speaker 1: I both have them sound because IL brought them. 31 00:01:26,760 --> 00:01:29,280 Speaker 3: For me with those cherry slippers that I recommended the 32 00:01:29,319 --> 00:01:31,119 Speaker 3: other week as well, which are also very cute. 33 00:01:31,160 --> 00:01:31,960 Speaker 1: You've been wearing them? 34 00:01:32,280 --> 00:01:34,319 Speaker 3: I've been wearing both of them heat, but I've been 35 00:01:34,360 --> 00:01:35,800 Speaker 3: wearing the slippers like a lot. 36 00:01:35,920 --> 00:01:37,240 Speaker 2: But the pj's are so cute. 37 00:01:37,280 --> 00:01:40,280 Speaker 3: They're like a pink and white Gingham with a red trim, 38 00:01:40,720 --> 00:01:43,960 Speaker 3: which I love because it feels festive. But you can 39 00:01:44,000 --> 00:01:46,559 Speaker 3: really wear them all year round, like they're not actually 40 00:01:46,640 --> 00:01:49,040 Speaker 3: a Christmas pajama, but they tick that box as well 41 00:01:49,080 --> 00:01:50,920 Speaker 3: if you're wanting a bit more of a festive PJ 42 00:01:51,440 --> 00:01:53,200 Speaker 3: but you don't want to only wear them in November 43 00:01:53,200 --> 00:01:53,760 Speaker 3: and December. 44 00:01:53,920 --> 00:01:56,680 Speaker 1: Yeah, And I've washed and dried them quite a number 45 00:01:56,680 --> 00:01:59,040 Speaker 1: of times, and I still feel like they're in really 46 00:01:59,040 --> 00:02:02,280 Speaker 1: good condition. I don't know how. Sometimes you buy pajamas 47 00:02:02,360 --> 00:02:05,040 Speaker 1: or undies or like items like that and as soon 48 00:02:05,080 --> 00:02:06,800 Speaker 1: as you wash them like three times, they're like the 49 00:02:06,840 --> 00:02:09,919 Speaker 1: smart yeah, like pulling apart. 50 00:02:10,120 --> 00:02:13,560 Speaker 2: I feel like they feel softer with each wash. I 51 00:02:13,560 --> 00:02:14,800 Speaker 2: don't know, that might just be me. 52 00:02:15,000 --> 00:02:16,760 Speaker 1: I love them and every time I wear them someone 53 00:02:16,760 --> 00:02:19,360 Speaker 1: compliments them. M so ten out of ten. 54 00:02:19,360 --> 00:02:21,000 Speaker 2: Yeah cute, Okay. 55 00:02:21,160 --> 00:02:24,680 Speaker 3: My obsession of the week is a wholesome TikTok wreck 56 00:02:25,360 --> 00:02:27,320 Speaker 3: and it's Jess Waterhouse. 57 00:02:27,800 --> 00:02:29,639 Speaker 2: Have you seen them on TikTok? 58 00:02:29,919 --> 00:02:34,760 Speaker 3: Probably they're an AFL player with like this gorgeous blonde mullet, 59 00:02:35,080 --> 00:02:37,720 Speaker 3: which I feel like is what makes just like the 60 00:02:37,760 --> 00:02:42,799 Speaker 3: most recognizable. But their content is just so so wholesome. 61 00:02:42,880 --> 00:02:44,440 Speaker 3: One of the series that they often do is that 62 00:02:44,440 --> 00:02:46,639 Speaker 3: they'll ask their partner. They'll be like, I don't know 63 00:02:46,639 --> 00:02:48,600 Speaker 3: what to have for breakfast, so I asked my wife 64 00:02:48,680 --> 00:02:51,280 Speaker 3: what to have, and she always comes back being like, oh, 65 00:02:51,280 --> 00:02:54,520 Speaker 3: so we've got blueberries and then we've we've still got 66 00:02:54,560 --> 00:02:56,079 Speaker 3: some bread left, so like make this and blah blah, 67 00:02:56,120 --> 00:02:58,040 Speaker 3: and it's just so cute. And then Jess goes and 68 00:02:58,080 --> 00:03:01,520 Speaker 3: makes a recipe out like the things that their wife 69 00:03:01,560 --> 00:03:03,200 Speaker 3: has suggested, and. 70 00:03:03,720 --> 00:03:06,400 Speaker 2: I don't know, just popped up on my FYP and 71 00:03:06,520 --> 00:03:07,400 Speaker 2: obviously loved it. 72 00:03:07,400 --> 00:03:09,240 Speaker 3: So it's been popping up more and more, and then 73 00:03:09,360 --> 00:03:12,360 Speaker 3: I followed, and I think that if you want to 74 00:03:12,440 --> 00:03:16,080 Speaker 3: create an FYP that's super wholesome and c chuck Jess 75 00:03:16,280 --> 00:03:16,760 Speaker 3: a follow. 76 00:03:17,280 --> 00:03:21,280 Speaker 1: I have two additional points to that. One. I just 77 00:03:21,480 --> 00:03:25,560 Speaker 1: love that when you find something that you like, you 78 00:03:25,639 --> 00:03:27,480 Speaker 1: were like all in. 79 00:03:27,760 --> 00:03:31,520 Speaker 3: I'm a hyper fixation girlie for sure, But I honestly 80 00:03:31,560 --> 00:03:33,800 Speaker 3: don't think it was a coincidence that I don't think 81 00:03:33,800 --> 00:03:36,200 Speaker 3: I've shared this on the podcast, not that it's anything revealing, 82 00:03:36,240 --> 00:03:39,120 Speaker 3: but my hyperfixation this winter was the NRL. 83 00:03:39,400 --> 00:03:40,080 Speaker 2: And I think that. 84 00:03:40,080 --> 00:03:43,360 Speaker 3: Because I was watching more sport content, that's why Jess's 85 00:03:43,400 --> 00:03:45,000 Speaker 3: content came up on my TikTok. 86 00:03:45,480 --> 00:03:46,840 Speaker 2: So yeah, it's really flowed in. 87 00:03:47,320 --> 00:03:49,600 Speaker 1: I just love I love when you find something new, 88 00:03:49,640 --> 00:03:53,280 Speaker 1: whether it's like a YouTube series or like a creator 89 00:03:53,800 --> 00:03:57,160 Speaker 1: or a book, like you just become the biggest fan 90 00:03:57,240 --> 00:03:59,640 Speaker 1: girl of it in like the best way possible because 91 00:03:59,720 --> 00:04:02,960 Speaker 1: like it, like you freely allow it to bring you 92 00:04:03,000 --> 00:04:05,840 Speaker 1: so much Jay, and I just I love watching you 93 00:04:05,920 --> 00:04:10,240 Speaker 1: be like like talking about it, like just yaughing, and 94 00:04:10,240 --> 00:04:13,680 Speaker 1: it's just so cute. The other thing that I saw 95 00:04:14,040 --> 00:04:17,640 Speaker 1: on top of that is a tip to reset your 96 00:04:17,760 --> 00:04:20,400 Speaker 1: cash and your for you page so that you can 97 00:04:20,760 --> 00:04:24,320 Speaker 1: reset it to realign with what you want to see, 98 00:04:24,560 --> 00:04:27,560 Speaker 1: because you know how sometimes you watch your TikTok for 99 00:04:27,680 --> 00:04:29,400 Speaker 1: you page and you're like, what the fuck? 100 00:04:29,520 --> 00:04:30,560 Speaker 2: Who's been scrolling? 101 00:04:31,480 --> 00:04:34,479 Speaker 1: You're like, who was mumbling into my phone? So I 102 00:04:34,520 --> 00:04:37,680 Speaker 1: don't care about So you can go into your settings 103 00:04:37,920 --> 00:04:40,039 Speaker 1: and you can reset your cage and you can also 104 00:04:40,080 --> 00:04:44,000 Speaker 1: reset your for you page and it helps reset the algorithm. 105 00:04:44,120 --> 00:04:46,039 Speaker 1: And what it will do is it gives you popular 106 00:04:46,120 --> 00:04:48,880 Speaker 1: videos again, kind of like when you first download it, 107 00:04:49,360 --> 00:04:53,520 Speaker 1: and then you can like and interact and reset algorithm 108 00:04:53,839 --> 00:04:56,960 Speaker 1: and recurate your algorithm to be what you want to watch. 109 00:04:56,720 --> 00:04:58,400 Speaker 2: Again, do all your likes disappear? 110 00:05:00,440 --> 00:05:03,600 Speaker 1: No? But you can also put in some other settings 111 00:05:04,160 --> 00:05:07,559 Speaker 1: as well, So for example, you can like restrict certain 112 00:05:07,560 --> 00:05:10,920 Speaker 1: types of content, certain types of words. You can also 113 00:05:11,040 --> 00:05:14,680 Speaker 1: like delete your downloads to free up space on your phone. 114 00:05:14,720 --> 00:05:16,440 Speaker 1: I did that and I got like four gigs back. 115 00:05:17,000 --> 00:05:17,640 Speaker 2: That's a good hat. 116 00:05:17,720 --> 00:05:20,040 Speaker 1: So yeah, it's a good reminder to kind of go 117 00:05:20,160 --> 00:05:23,640 Speaker 1: into your TikTok settings and give that a little digital detox. 118 00:05:23,880 --> 00:05:24,520 Speaker 2: I love that. 119 00:05:24,839 --> 00:05:28,680 Speaker 3: Especially in recent weeks, I think there's lots of content 120 00:05:29,320 --> 00:05:32,120 Speaker 3: punning around that I don't necessarily want to say, yeah, 121 00:05:32,240 --> 00:05:34,360 Speaker 3: I reset my for you page a couple months ago, 122 00:05:34,400 --> 00:05:37,520 Speaker 3: and I will say, like, the first two days, you're 123 00:05:37,560 --> 00:05:41,200 Speaker 3: getting everything, like everything that's probably on TikTok that you're like. 124 00:05:41,160 --> 00:05:46,560 Speaker 1: What, what in the fuck knuckles is this? But then 125 00:05:46,600 --> 00:05:48,279 Speaker 1: you'll get one that you're like, Yep, yeah, that's good, 126 00:05:48,279 --> 00:05:50,160 Speaker 1: that's good that on that one's show me more of 127 00:05:50,200 --> 00:05:53,280 Speaker 1: that and that's the vibe. But yeah, there's somebodyo that 128 00:05:53,360 --> 00:05:55,839 Speaker 1: you're like, hey, have you seen how many like views has? 129 00:05:55,880 --> 00:06:01,080 Speaker 1: And you're like, what you just realized? Anyway, good obsessions 130 00:06:01,240 --> 00:06:02,560 Speaker 1: play obsessions if you will. 131 00:06:02,760 --> 00:06:11,280 Speaker 3: All right, let's get into our affordable swaps. My first 132 00:06:11,279 --> 00:06:14,760 Speaker 3: affordable swap is a hair tip because for many years, 133 00:06:15,000 --> 00:06:17,200 Speaker 3: maybe like ten years, I used to dye my hair 134 00:06:17,520 --> 00:06:19,880 Speaker 3: jet black, and I thought that that was the most 135 00:06:19,920 --> 00:06:23,159 Speaker 3: affordable way to do my hair because you know, you 136 00:06:23,200 --> 00:06:26,240 Speaker 3: don't really have to do like highlights or anything. People 137 00:06:26,240 --> 00:06:28,440 Speaker 3: always say that going blonde is a lot more expensive 138 00:06:28,480 --> 00:06:31,320 Speaker 3: than going darker, but for me, I was having to 139 00:06:31,400 --> 00:06:34,239 Speaker 3: dye my hair a lot because my hair is quite 140 00:06:34,240 --> 00:06:36,640 Speaker 3: fair in the root, and I would look like I 141 00:06:36,760 --> 00:06:38,960 Speaker 3: was bolding basically, or. 142 00:06:38,960 --> 00:06:40,360 Speaker 2: Had like a receding hairline. 143 00:06:41,080 --> 00:06:44,240 Speaker 3: So I eventually was like, this is too much effort, 144 00:06:44,480 --> 00:06:47,360 Speaker 3: it's too much money. I'm going to start going back 145 00:06:47,400 --> 00:06:50,960 Speaker 3: to my natural color. But I still wanted to have 146 00:06:51,040 --> 00:06:53,000 Speaker 3: something different and go blonde. 147 00:06:53,720 --> 00:06:54,520 Speaker 2: And I didn't. 148 00:06:54,320 --> 00:06:57,440 Speaker 3: Realize that I had a name. But it's Recession brunette, 149 00:06:58,440 --> 00:07:01,760 Speaker 3: which is something that has pop up a few times. 150 00:07:01,920 --> 00:07:04,520 Speaker 3: I think two thousand and eight was one of the 151 00:07:04,520 --> 00:07:06,400 Speaker 3: first times we heard it, but of course it's popped 152 00:07:06,480 --> 00:07:09,920 Speaker 3: up again in recent years because of cozy lives. Basically, 153 00:07:10,000 --> 00:07:13,880 Speaker 3: it's like embracing your natural root and having a more 154 00:07:14,120 --> 00:07:15,360 Speaker 3: lived in color. 155 00:07:15,520 --> 00:07:19,000 Speaker 4: For me, that my natural root with a blonde baliage. 156 00:07:19,400 --> 00:07:23,360 Speaker 3: Because I often will go six to twelve months without 157 00:07:23,760 --> 00:07:27,080 Speaker 3: getting any touch ups on my hair. I will say 158 00:07:27,120 --> 00:07:29,360 Speaker 3: full disclosure. This year we've had a few things on. 159 00:07:29,560 --> 00:07:31,320 Speaker 3: You know, we went to Europe, we had the live shows. 160 00:07:31,360 --> 00:07:33,679 Speaker 3: So I've got my hair done twice. 161 00:07:33,360 --> 00:07:34,240 Speaker 2: In the last year. 162 00:07:34,520 --> 00:07:36,600 Speaker 3: And I got a DM from a chick a while 163 00:07:36,680 --> 00:07:39,000 Speaker 3: ago being like, what do you get done. 164 00:07:38,920 --> 00:07:39,600 Speaker 2: With your hair? 165 00:07:39,720 --> 00:07:43,400 Speaker 3: Because it always looks like it's so freshly done. And 166 00:07:43,480 --> 00:07:46,720 Speaker 3: I think that embracing your natural root and going with 167 00:07:46,760 --> 00:07:48,600 Speaker 3: something that you can have more of a lived in 168 00:07:48,680 --> 00:07:52,080 Speaker 3: look is a really easy hack for that because you 169 00:07:52,080 --> 00:07:54,280 Speaker 3: can still get your hair done, get it freshened up, 170 00:07:54,320 --> 00:07:56,800 Speaker 3: feel like, you know, you're taking care of yourself or 171 00:07:56,840 --> 00:07:59,200 Speaker 3: doing something for you, but you don't have to go 172 00:07:59,240 --> 00:08:01,840 Speaker 3: get your hair done every four weeks and get your 173 00:08:01,920 --> 00:08:04,200 Speaker 3: roots redone, you know, every four weeks. 174 00:08:04,360 --> 00:08:05,560 Speaker 2: Yeh, to stay on top of it. 175 00:08:05,640 --> 00:08:09,080 Speaker 3: And it has saved me so much time and so 176 00:08:09,200 --> 00:08:10,360 Speaker 3: much money in the long run. 177 00:08:10,520 --> 00:08:12,720 Speaker 1: It's such a great tip one so that you don't 178 00:08:12,760 --> 00:08:14,080 Speaker 1: have to go to the hair salon. But it's just 179 00:08:14,120 --> 00:08:15,760 Speaker 1: so wild that like that's the name. 180 00:08:16,320 --> 00:08:16,680 Speaker 2: Yeah, I know. 181 00:08:16,720 --> 00:08:19,119 Speaker 3: I don't know if it's like a bit insensitive or something, 182 00:08:19,120 --> 00:08:21,680 Speaker 3: but lived in blonde or but. 183 00:08:21,680 --> 00:08:24,440 Speaker 1: Yeah, I feel that Like when I was copper and 184 00:08:24,440 --> 00:08:28,760 Speaker 1: like my luckily enough my head grows really quickly Italian jeans, 185 00:08:29,720 --> 00:08:31,800 Speaker 1: but fuck me, it would be like two weeks and 186 00:08:31,840 --> 00:08:33,160 Speaker 1: I would have very growth, and I was like, I 187 00:08:33,200 --> 00:08:33,840 Speaker 1: don't want. 188 00:08:33,640 --> 00:08:35,199 Speaker 2: To go back to the salon. 189 00:08:35,720 --> 00:08:39,040 Speaker 1: Yeah, so yeah, I love that. Good tips here, but 190 00:08:39,080 --> 00:08:40,600 Speaker 1: also do whatever you want of. 191 00:08:40,559 --> 00:08:43,000 Speaker 2: Course, of course that's just a tip that saved. 192 00:08:42,679 --> 00:08:44,160 Speaker 4: Me so personally. 193 00:08:44,400 --> 00:08:44,800 Speaker 2: Yeah. 194 00:08:44,880 --> 00:08:49,040 Speaker 1: Okay, so our next one in affordable swaps to save 195 00:08:49,040 --> 00:08:54,120 Speaker 1: you money is to shop, men's and thrift so it's 196 00:08:54,200 --> 00:08:57,720 Speaker 1: kind of like a double whammy. But the pink tax 197 00:08:57,760 --> 00:09:00,880 Speaker 1: refers to the price difference that exists on similar or 198 00:09:00,920 --> 00:09:05,520 Speaker 1: identical items depending on the gender they're marketed to. So 199 00:09:05,800 --> 00:09:08,199 Speaker 1: most of you will probably have already heard of this 200 00:09:08,400 --> 00:09:12,120 Speaker 1: and felt the price tag that comes with it. But 201 00:09:12,440 --> 00:09:16,440 Speaker 1: a super common example, so for Gellette Sensitive Skin Smoothing 202 00:09:16,480 --> 00:09:20,600 Speaker 1: shave Gel for men was seven dollars fifty Gellette Sensitive 203 00:09:20,640 --> 00:09:25,560 Speaker 1: Skin Soothing shave Gel for women was eight dollars for 204 00:09:25,679 --> 00:09:28,720 Speaker 1: basically the same product, but they're just marketed to different people. 205 00:09:28,960 --> 00:09:29,880 Speaker 2: Think you also did a. 206 00:09:29,800 --> 00:09:32,040 Speaker 1: Comparison on a designer's site once, didn't you. 207 00:09:32,320 --> 00:09:34,160 Speaker 3: Yeah, we mentioned it on the show, I think once 208 00:09:34,280 --> 00:09:38,120 Speaker 3: or twice. Yeah, and it was the exact same item, 209 00:09:38,480 --> 00:09:41,960 Speaker 3: but in the men's section it was significantly cheaper than 210 00:09:41,960 --> 00:09:43,640 Speaker 3: it was when it was in the women's section, but 211 00:09:43,679 --> 00:09:46,920 Speaker 3: it was essentially the same item. But yeah, I think 212 00:09:46,960 --> 00:09:49,439 Speaker 3: those are common examples that we see across like raisors 213 00:09:49,440 --> 00:09:50,400 Speaker 3: and hair products. 214 00:09:51,760 --> 00:09:54,079 Speaker 2: But yeah, that shaving gel was just one example that I. 215 00:09:54,000 --> 00:09:56,600 Speaker 3: Saw that I was like, these are literally the exact 216 00:09:56,720 --> 00:09:59,080 Speaker 3: same product products. I think they both were like an 217 00:09:59,080 --> 00:10:02,920 Speaker 3: Alvira sensitive skin shaving gel. But one was in like 218 00:10:02,960 --> 00:10:05,240 Speaker 3: a black and green bottle or something, and one was 219 00:10:05,240 --> 00:10:07,679 Speaker 3: in a white and pink. I was like, huh, they 220 00:10:07,679 --> 00:10:09,880 Speaker 3: were like the same size and everything. 221 00:10:09,920 --> 00:10:10,760 Speaker 2: It was bizarre. 222 00:10:11,720 --> 00:10:14,640 Speaker 4: But another example that recently went. 223 00:10:14,520 --> 00:10:18,680 Speaker 3: Viral on TikTok from the creator It's just Millie. She 224 00:10:18,840 --> 00:10:22,440 Speaker 3: was comparing the price of mugs at Big w and 225 00:10:22,520 --> 00:10:25,400 Speaker 3: saw that while most of the neutral colored mugs were 226 00:10:25,440 --> 00:10:28,719 Speaker 3: priced at three dollars fifty, the pink mug in the 227 00:10:28,800 --> 00:10:30,120 Speaker 3: section was priced. 228 00:10:29,760 --> 00:10:30,760 Speaker 2: At five dollars. 229 00:10:31,320 --> 00:10:33,800 Speaker 3: I did go on their website and noticed that the 230 00:10:33,840 --> 00:10:35,600 Speaker 3: price of the mug has been brought down to three 231 00:10:35,600 --> 00:10:36,240 Speaker 3: dollars fifty. 232 00:10:37,440 --> 00:10:39,520 Speaker 2: But this is just one example of. 233 00:10:39,320 --> 00:10:43,719 Speaker 3: How a product targeted at women has a higher price tag. 234 00:10:43,600 --> 00:10:44,720 Speaker 2: For no apparent reason. 235 00:10:45,920 --> 00:10:50,560 Speaker 1: And that's why whenever we go shopping quite often a 236 00:10:50,600 --> 00:10:55,000 Speaker 1: lot of our clothes are men's clothes because we like 237 00:10:55,120 --> 00:10:58,040 Speaker 1: to thrift, like we like to go vintage shopping quite often, 238 00:10:58,480 --> 00:11:02,640 Speaker 1: secondhand shopping. Sabers in Darlinghurst that just opened up. If 239 00:11:02,640 --> 00:11:05,319 Speaker 1: you haven't been and you live in Sydney, please go. 240 00:11:05,559 --> 00:11:11,960 Speaker 1: It is literally fucking amazing And like basically I would say, 241 00:11:12,160 --> 00:11:15,439 Speaker 1: like ninety percent of my jackets are like men's jackets 242 00:11:15,880 --> 00:11:20,200 Speaker 1: because they're just they're made better. You've got more pockets, 243 00:11:20,440 --> 00:11:24,360 Speaker 1: you've got lining, it's got more structure to it. And 244 00:11:25,240 --> 00:11:27,760 Speaker 1: so often there are so many things, even T shirts, 245 00:11:27,800 --> 00:11:31,720 Speaker 1: like men's T shirts, they're thicker, Yeah, like the crew necks, 246 00:11:31,760 --> 00:11:33,600 Speaker 1: like the just the plain T shirt. You'll find the 247 00:11:33,640 --> 00:11:38,240 Speaker 1: material is thicker, or it's more often made from cotton 248 00:11:38,400 --> 00:11:41,000 Speaker 1: or natural fibers because men sweat more. 249 00:11:41,040 --> 00:11:42,200 Speaker 2: Or whatever it is. 250 00:11:43,320 --> 00:11:46,280 Speaker 1: But I just always now typically look at men's stuff 251 00:11:46,320 --> 00:11:48,680 Speaker 1: as well in the same sections if there's like a 252 00:11:48,720 --> 00:11:52,240 Speaker 1: crossover or like with razors, are buy men's razors. 253 00:11:52,559 --> 00:11:54,440 Speaker 4: Yeah, it's basically the exact same thing. 254 00:11:54,600 --> 00:11:57,600 Speaker 1: Yeah, So like look to see if there's an alternate 255 00:11:57,640 --> 00:11:59,920 Speaker 1: that you can swap out, that is an item that's 256 00:12:00,400 --> 00:12:03,160 Speaker 1: that does not need to be fucking gendered. Yeah, and 257 00:12:03,440 --> 00:12:06,560 Speaker 1: often and unfortunately you do save money. 258 00:12:06,800 --> 00:12:07,880 Speaker 2: Yeah, for sure. 259 00:12:08,080 --> 00:12:12,760 Speaker 3: My next affordable swap is to be strategic at the supermarket. 260 00:12:13,320 --> 00:12:14,800 Speaker 3: So I think there's a few ways that you can 261 00:12:14,840 --> 00:12:17,560 Speaker 3: do this. For example, one that we've spoken about quite 262 00:12:17,559 --> 00:12:20,559 Speaker 3: a bit on the show. Alex and I are strategic 263 00:12:20,600 --> 00:12:23,719 Speaker 3: about where we do our grocery shopping because we want 264 00:12:23,720 --> 00:12:26,400 Speaker 3: to earn points and we want to maximize the number 265 00:12:26,440 --> 00:12:28,920 Speaker 3: of points that we earn, so you know, we'll look 266 00:12:28,960 --> 00:12:31,040 Speaker 3: for the deals where we can boost our points, or 267 00:12:31,080 --> 00:12:33,920 Speaker 3: we always shop at the same supermarkets to make sure 268 00:12:33,960 --> 00:12:36,920 Speaker 3: that we're consistently earning points that you know, you can 269 00:12:37,000 --> 00:12:39,200 Speaker 3: either use to save money off at your shop or 270 00:12:39,679 --> 00:12:42,439 Speaker 3: so that we can transfer them to frequent flyer points 271 00:12:42,880 --> 00:12:46,240 Speaker 3: to fingers Cross save money off some travel in the future, 272 00:12:46,240 --> 00:12:47,760 Speaker 3: we'll get a cheeky little upgrade. 273 00:12:48,440 --> 00:12:51,559 Speaker 2: But there are so many different strategies that you can use. 274 00:12:51,559 --> 00:12:53,840 Speaker 3: I think it's just knowing that you have them in 275 00:12:53,880 --> 00:12:55,240 Speaker 3: your arsenal and picking one. 276 00:12:55,800 --> 00:12:58,359 Speaker 4: Another one that we often use is shopping. 277 00:12:58,000 --> 00:13:01,280 Speaker 1: By the sale section of the website. 278 00:13:00,760 --> 00:13:05,360 Speaker 3: And building your recipes around the discounted items instead of 279 00:13:05,400 --> 00:13:07,920 Speaker 3: just buying what you always buy and not paying attention 280 00:13:07,960 --> 00:13:13,160 Speaker 3: to that kind of thing, and then also potentially swapping supermarkets. 281 00:13:13,559 --> 00:13:17,479 Speaker 3: So this year, Choice sent mystery shoppers to compare prices 282 00:13:17,559 --> 00:13:21,400 Speaker 3: of fourteen common grocery items in one hundred and four 283 00:13:21,640 --> 00:13:26,239 Speaker 3: supermarkets across Australia in June, and it was really interesting 284 00:13:26,320 --> 00:13:29,680 Speaker 3: because they showed how the cost of the average basket 285 00:13:29,760 --> 00:13:34,760 Speaker 3: of groceries differed across some of our biggest grocers. So 286 00:13:34,880 --> 00:13:38,839 Speaker 3: for example, at Coal's this costs sixty nine dollars and 287 00:13:38,920 --> 00:13:43,080 Speaker 3: ninety six cents. At Woolworths it costs sixty eight dollars 288 00:13:43,080 --> 00:13:47,319 Speaker 3: and seventy cents, and at Ald it costs fifty dollars 289 00:13:47,320 --> 00:13:51,720 Speaker 3: and seventy nine cents. So buying a basket of groceries 290 00:13:51,800 --> 00:13:55,559 Speaker 3: at Ald was eighteen dollars cheaper compared to the same 291 00:13:55,640 --> 00:13:58,319 Speaker 3: items at some of the other supermarkets. 292 00:13:59,040 --> 00:14:00,439 Speaker 2: And I think it's just as. 293 00:14:00,400 --> 00:14:04,120 Speaker 3: What your strategy is and what your value is and 294 00:14:04,160 --> 00:14:05,240 Speaker 3: shopping in a line to that. 295 00:14:05,840 --> 00:14:08,559 Speaker 4: If it's for points, that's great. 296 00:14:09,240 --> 00:14:11,840 Speaker 3: Remember that every time you go and do your supermarket 297 00:14:11,840 --> 00:14:15,480 Speaker 3: shopping and have that front of mine. If it's saving 298 00:14:15,520 --> 00:14:19,240 Speaker 3: money at the checkout, immediately look for those discounted items 299 00:14:19,360 --> 00:14:22,360 Speaker 3: or see where you could perhaps shop somewhere that is 300 00:14:22,440 --> 00:14:24,640 Speaker 3: a little bit more affordable and you can save some money. 301 00:14:24,760 --> 00:14:28,360 Speaker 1: Love that. Ever since I've figured out my why with 302 00:14:28,520 --> 00:14:31,720 Speaker 1: grocery shopping, I definitely feel a little bit less resentful 303 00:14:31,800 --> 00:14:34,120 Speaker 1: towards it totally, Like I just look at it and 304 00:14:34,200 --> 00:14:38,000 Speaker 1: I'm like, at least I am getting some sort of 305 00:14:38,040 --> 00:14:41,600 Speaker 1: reward back from that money, because let's be honest, like 306 00:14:42,240 --> 00:14:44,840 Speaker 1: even if you are shopping at ald which I do 307 00:14:44,920 --> 00:14:48,000 Speaker 1: definitely do sometimes as well, it's still fucking expensive. It's 308 00:14:48,040 --> 00:14:50,680 Speaker 1: all fucking expensive. Yeah. So if I'm at least getting 309 00:14:50,720 --> 00:14:52,600 Speaker 1: rewards that I get to cash in later and save 310 00:14:52,640 --> 00:14:54,840 Speaker 1: money on something, then I'm like, okay, yeah, I'm still 311 00:14:54,840 --> 00:14:55,480 Speaker 1: getting something. 312 00:14:55,640 --> 00:14:58,120 Speaker 3: Well, you're rewarding yourself for money that you're already going 313 00:14:58,280 --> 00:14:58,800 Speaker 3: to spend. 314 00:14:58,960 --> 00:15:04,280 Speaker 1: Yeah, okay, our next affordable swap that doesn't break the bank. 315 00:15:05,160 --> 00:15:08,720 Speaker 1: Is my new saying in my head that I go, 316 00:15:09,080 --> 00:15:10,880 Speaker 1: do I like it or do I just need to 317 00:15:10,880 --> 00:15:14,680 Speaker 1: feel something, which a lot of the term I just 318 00:15:14,680 --> 00:15:15,840 Speaker 1: need to feel something. 319 00:15:17,280 --> 00:15:19,520 Speaker 2: Specifically dover mean yep. 320 00:15:19,720 --> 00:15:23,080 Speaker 1: So I just I love fashion and I love beauty, 321 00:15:23,240 --> 00:15:26,240 Speaker 1: and I think like it can get really really easy 322 00:15:26,280 --> 00:15:28,360 Speaker 1: to get wrapped up in the new shiny thing, like 323 00:15:29,160 --> 00:15:31,640 Speaker 1: it's how it's built. It's literally how the whole thing 324 00:15:31,680 --> 00:15:34,800 Speaker 1: is built. Market it's marketing, baby, And so I think 325 00:15:34,920 --> 00:15:38,520 Speaker 1: like I am one of the most easily influenced humans 326 00:15:38,520 --> 00:15:41,560 Speaker 1: in the entire world. Like if someone's like this is amazing, 327 00:15:41,600 --> 00:15:43,880 Speaker 1: I'm like give it today, And I do really, and 328 00:15:43,920 --> 00:15:47,400 Speaker 1: I have been so much better at not falling into that. 329 00:15:48,040 --> 00:15:50,080 Speaker 1: But I do think there are moments that I do 330 00:15:50,280 --> 00:15:52,760 Speaker 1: just like really like to have a little shop where 331 00:15:52,760 --> 00:15:55,040 Speaker 1: I'm like, oh, yeah, I want that. I like that. 332 00:15:55,280 --> 00:15:56,600 Speaker 1: Even the other day I was like, I'm a little 333 00:15:56,640 --> 00:16:00,440 Speaker 1: butterfly clips for my head, like in my fringe back. Yeah. 334 00:16:00,480 --> 00:16:01,960 Speaker 1: Then I was like on Amazon and then I put 335 00:16:01,960 --> 00:16:03,480 Speaker 1: like five things in my basket and I was. 336 00:16:03,480 --> 00:16:05,720 Speaker 2: Like, hah yeah, and I was like, what are you doing. 337 00:16:06,000 --> 00:16:07,800 Speaker 3: Yeah, it's like when you walk into Kmart for one 338 00:16:07,800 --> 00:16:10,440 Speaker 3: thing and then you come out with exactein like have 339 00:16:10,520 --> 00:16:11,080 Speaker 3: blacked out. 340 00:16:11,240 --> 00:16:11,480 Speaker 4: Yes. 341 00:16:11,800 --> 00:16:18,040 Speaker 1: So I started building out a pre purchase routine, so 342 00:16:18,120 --> 00:16:21,080 Speaker 1: it's things to do before you buy something to know 343 00:16:21,400 --> 00:16:23,360 Speaker 1: whether or not you want to buy it. And I 344 00:16:23,400 --> 00:16:25,120 Speaker 1: wanted to share this because I feel like for Black 345 00:16:25,160 --> 00:16:28,640 Speaker 1: Friday and sale season, this will be very handy absolutely 346 00:16:28,720 --> 00:16:32,640 Speaker 1: because obviously we are sharing lots of content about sales 347 00:16:32,680 --> 00:16:34,920 Speaker 1: and all of that, but we're also very conscious of 348 00:16:34,960 --> 00:16:37,320 Speaker 1: teaching you how to know if you want something, because 349 00:16:37,320 --> 00:16:39,520 Speaker 1: we don't want people wasting their money on things that 350 00:16:39,520 --> 00:16:41,920 Speaker 1: they don't actually need or didn't want, but they're just 351 00:16:41,920 --> 00:16:46,280 Speaker 1: like hits on sale. I must Yeah, So pre purchase routine, 352 00:16:46,360 --> 00:16:48,320 Speaker 1: and I'd love for you to add on any that 353 00:16:48,400 --> 00:16:50,720 Speaker 1: you think about or add some in the comments. If 354 00:16:50,760 --> 00:16:54,280 Speaker 1: you also have some try on clothes you already own 355 00:16:54,360 --> 00:16:58,040 Speaker 1: within that category. You already have blue jeans. You don't 356 00:16:58,120 --> 00:17:01,280 Speaker 1: need more blue jeans. This is me I was gonna say, 357 00:17:01,280 --> 00:17:02,600 Speaker 1: this is a message for us. 358 00:17:02,720 --> 00:17:04,199 Speaker 2: This is a message to me from me. 359 00:17:04,880 --> 00:17:07,600 Speaker 1: And when you then go into your wardrobe and you 360 00:17:07,680 --> 00:17:10,720 Speaker 1: try on all those things, you're like, oh, you know what, 361 00:17:10,840 --> 00:17:13,159 Speaker 1: I actually don't really need them. Or maybe you find 362 00:17:13,320 --> 00:17:15,920 Speaker 1: that dress that you maybe you were looking at a 363 00:17:16,000 --> 00:17:18,399 Speaker 1: dress and you find the dress that's actually kind of 364 00:17:18,400 --> 00:17:21,640 Speaker 1: similar and it just has a different neckline and you're like, oh, yeah, 365 00:17:21,680 --> 00:17:22,760 Speaker 1: you know what, I don't really need to spend one 366 00:17:22,800 --> 00:17:26,120 Speaker 1: hundred bucks on a new dress. That's fine. So that's one. 367 00:17:26,760 --> 00:17:30,600 Speaker 1: Go for a walk or a run because that's gonna 368 00:17:30,640 --> 00:17:33,320 Speaker 1: give you the good brain juices. And then you're like, 369 00:17:34,000 --> 00:17:35,719 Speaker 1: oh no, I don't need it. I feel good. I'm 370 00:17:35,720 --> 00:17:38,200 Speaker 1: gonna go kick a door off its hinges instead, And 371 00:17:38,240 --> 00:17:40,720 Speaker 1: that's like moving your body, getting in dolphins, and getting 372 00:17:40,760 --> 00:17:44,040 Speaker 1: dopamine from accomplishing that will probably give you the hit 373 00:17:44,119 --> 00:17:46,720 Speaker 1: that you need rather than an online topping purchase, which 374 00:17:46,760 --> 00:17:51,680 Speaker 1: is like low quality dopamine. Clean a room, love this. 375 00:17:52,160 --> 00:17:54,040 Speaker 1: It distracts you for a good long while that you'll 376 00:17:54,080 --> 00:17:57,040 Speaker 1: probably forget about the purchase that you were looking at. 377 00:17:57,320 --> 00:17:59,879 Speaker 1: That in twenty four hours, forty eight hours, or two weeks, 378 00:18:00,359 --> 00:18:03,360 Speaker 1: if you're still thinking about that, then you'll be like, yeah, okay, 379 00:18:03,520 --> 00:18:07,320 Speaker 1: maybe I do want it. Scroll on Pinterest or make 380 00:18:07,359 --> 00:18:09,720 Speaker 1: a wish list. This is a great way for you 381 00:18:09,800 --> 00:18:13,480 Speaker 1: to build maybe a folder of items that you already own. 382 00:18:13,880 --> 00:18:16,760 Speaker 1: But scrolling on Pinterest is like fake shopping. It's the best, 383 00:18:16,880 --> 00:18:21,560 Speaker 1: it's new shopping, it's window shopping, but digitally I love it. 384 00:18:21,440 --> 00:18:22,920 Speaker 2: The twenty twenty four window shop. 385 00:18:23,040 --> 00:18:26,760 Speaker 1: Yes, it's gorgeous and it hits the exact same because 386 00:18:27,160 --> 00:18:29,000 Speaker 1: no money comes out of your account, but you feel 387 00:18:29,040 --> 00:18:32,080 Speaker 1: like you did it. Yeah, you're like yes, okay. And 388 00:18:32,119 --> 00:18:34,679 Speaker 1: then my last one, which is the most effective, do 389 00:18:34,800 --> 00:18:39,119 Speaker 1: your washing because who fucking likes doing that? And then 390 00:18:39,320 --> 00:18:41,040 Speaker 1: when you do your washing and you realize how many 391 00:18:41,040 --> 00:18:43,520 Speaker 1: clothes you have to wash and you can add another 392 00:18:43,560 --> 00:18:48,040 Speaker 1: one in absolutely not. So that's my pre purchase routine. 393 00:18:48,560 --> 00:18:50,640 Speaker 1: I don't do the whole thing. I'll just pick one. 394 00:18:51,280 --> 00:18:55,639 Speaker 1: You only need one to My favorite one is trying 395 00:18:55,680 --> 00:18:57,800 Speaker 1: on the clothes that you already own and going for 396 00:18:57,840 --> 00:19:01,760 Speaker 1: a walk and scrolling on Pinterest and cleaning when you're watching. 397 00:19:02,160 --> 00:19:04,399 Speaker 3: Yeah, I always ask myself where am I going to 398 00:19:04,480 --> 00:19:09,600 Speaker 3: keep this because the thought of having to store one 399 00:19:09,680 --> 00:19:12,800 Speaker 3: more item always stresses me out, and I'm like, well, 400 00:19:12,840 --> 00:19:14,600 Speaker 3: clearly I don't need it that much if I can't 401 00:19:14,640 --> 00:19:17,800 Speaker 3: make the space. Also, where will it be in five 402 00:19:17,880 --> 00:19:23,080 Speaker 3: years exactly. Our next affordable swap is skincare and it's 403 00:19:23,119 --> 00:19:27,400 Speaker 3: brought to you by the sponsor of today's episode, qv Seramids. 404 00:19:28,480 --> 00:19:31,560 Speaker 4: So a little while ago, when we played. 405 00:19:31,359 --> 00:19:35,600 Speaker 3: Save or Splurge with dermal clinician Jade aka Driven by 406 00:19:35,600 --> 00:19:39,159 Speaker 3: Beauty on the pod, she said that both cleanser and 407 00:19:39,280 --> 00:19:43,600 Speaker 3: moisturize us sit in the save category because you don't 408 00:19:43,680 --> 00:19:46,200 Speaker 3: have to spend a lot of money to get effective 409 00:19:46,240 --> 00:19:51,680 Speaker 3: skin care. And that includes the actual products that you use, 410 00:19:51,920 --> 00:19:55,040 Speaker 3: but also the number of steps that we include and 411 00:19:55,119 --> 00:19:57,520 Speaker 3: need in our skincare. I think a lot of the 412 00:19:57,560 --> 00:20:01,119 Speaker 3: time we're thinking need a lot of steps in your 413 00:20:01,119 --> 00:20:01,560 Speaker 3: skin kit. 414 00:20:01,720 --> 00:20:05,280 Speaker 1: That's literally what sent my skin on a whirlwind and 415 00:20:05,320 --> 00:20:08,920 Speaker 1: a roundabout of rampage. Yea really and it was peeling 416 00:20:09,040 --> 00:20:14,520 Speaker 1: back my skin routine to literally a cleanser and a 417 00:20:14,560 --> 00:20:18,600 Speaker 1: moisturizer that actually repaired my skin barrier and got my 418 00:20:18,680 --> 00:20:21,320 Speaker 1: skin to a point that I feel confident enough to 419 00:20:21,400 --> 00:20:24,120 Speaker 1: not have to wear makeup every day, which was a 420 00:20:24,320 --> 00:20:26,480 Speaker 1: massive goal of mine this year. That I'm actually so 421 00:20:26,600 --> 00:20:30,560 Speaker 1: happy I get to say because a couple of weeks ago, no, sorry, 422 00:20:30,600 --> 00:20:34,359 Speaker 1: a couple months ago, I remember saying when my skin, 423 00:20:34,560 --> 00:20:36,760 Speaker 1: you know, I was quite insecure about it, saying that 424 00:20:36,800 --> 00:20:40,119 Speaker 1: I felt really disappointed in myself that I didn't upkeep 425 00:20:40,359 --> 00:20:44,000 Speaker 1: that new year's goal to depend on makeup a bit less. 426 00:20:44,280 --> 00:20:46,960 Speaker 1: And I've actually gotten to a point now that I'm like, wait, no, 427 00:20:47,080 --> 00:20:49,200 Speaker 1: I did I actually feel good. I'm wearing makeup now 428 00:20:49,240 --> 00:20:52,040 Speaker 1: on the podcast, But like, have you noticed that like 429 00:20:52,119 --> 00:20:53,320 Speaker 1: every day, like I've just. 430 00:20:53,920 --> 00:20:54,560 Speaker 2: A day to day. 431 00:20:54,680 --> 00:20:57,000 Speaker 1: Yeah, I'm just wearing makeup because I just don't really 432 00:20:57,000 --> 00:21:00,480 Speaker 1: feel like it's too much of a crutch anymore. 433 00:21:00,800 --> 00:21:04,480 Speaker 3: Yeah. I think it's so interesting though, because of course, 434 00:21:04,560 --> 00:21:09,800 Speaker 3: depending on your skin concerns, you don't need to overcomplicate it. Yeah, 435 00:21:09,800 --> 00:21:12,760 Speaker 3: and you can save a lot of time and money 436 00:21:13,160 --> 00:21:16,160 Speaker 3: by reducing the steps in your skincare and getting back 437 00:21:16,200 --> 00:21:16,879 Speaker 3: to basics. 438 00:21:17,760 --> 00:21:19,880 Speaker 2: For a lot of people, for. 439 00:21:19,840 --> 00:21:25,400 Speaker 3: Example, The QB Seramides range features three products, a cleanser, 440 00:21:25,800 --> 00:21:27,520 Speaker 3: a lotion, and a cream. 441 00:21:27,640 --> 00:21:31,200 Speaker 1: So each product is formulated with a blend of three seramides, glycerine, 442 00:21:31,240 --> 00:21:34,520 Speaker 1: and nice cinamide, which makes it effective for all skin 443 00:21:34,600 --> 00:21:37,160 Speaker 1: types to support your skin barrier and boost hydration. 444 00:21:37,600 --> 00:21:39,000 Speaker 2: I also had like a. 445 00:21:39,000 --> 00:21:41,960 Speaker 1: Pretty significant exma flare up recently, the po poor thing. 446 00:21:42,240 --> 00:21:48,199 Speaker 1: Yeah yeah, yeah yeah, and it really helped soothe that, 447 00:21:48,840 --> 00:21:51,320 Speaker 1: Like I was like a slippery little dolphin a little 448 00:21:51,359 --> 00:21:52,080 Speaker 1: wet world. 449 00:21:52,280 --> 00:21:52,960 Speaker 2: It's amazing. 450 00:21:53,040 --> 00:21:55,920 Speaker 3: I also love that the lotion and the cream are 451 00:21:55,960 --> 00:21:59,880 Speaker 3: for your face and your body. Yes, but each product 452 00:22:00,119 --> 00:22:04,080 Speaker 3: is priced under thirty dollars as well, which is very affordable. 453 00:22:04,160 --> 00:22:09,800 Speaker 1: But did you hear that? What was that? My god? Guys, 454 00:22:09,880 --> 00:22:14,439 Speaker 1: I think I think this could be did we just 455 00:22:14,520 --> 00:22:15,640 Speaker 1: find buried treasures? 456 00:22:15,720 --> 00:22:16,080 Speaker 3: Ellie? 457 00:22:16,240 --> 00:22:20,560 Speaker 4: Oh we've got some buried treasure? 458 00:22:21,040 --> 00:22:21,800 Speaker 3: Oh my god? 459 00:22:22,080 --> 00:22:24,520 Speaker 4: Is that a treasure hunt we see on the horizon? 460 00:22:24,680 --> 00:22:31,720 Speaker 1: I do believe it is, Sally, Okay, what have we found? Suh? 461 00:22:31,800 --> 00:22:32,280 Speaker 2: My god? 462 00:22:32,480 --> 00:22:35,000 Speaker 4: Buried treasure, buried treasure. 463 00:22:35,200 --> 00:22:39,719 Speaker 3: Because QV is very generously giving us five packs of 464 00:22:39,760 --> 00:22:43,800 Speaker 3: the QV Saramids range for you chicks to win, so 465 00:22:44,800 --> 00:22:47,919 Speaker 3: you know, the drill the first five chicks to dm 466 00:22:48,080 --> 00:22:51,840 Speaker 3: us on Instagram and say, Sally al, let's shower together, 467 00:22:52,000 --> 00:22:54,680 Speaker 3: and I'd love to try the qv Saramids range. 468 00:22:54,800 --> 00:23:00,199 Speaker 1: Will win you will, Okay. Also just a flag. We 469 00:23:00,240 --> 00:23:02,639 Speaker 1: get so many messages when we do a treasure hunt 470 00:23:02,760 --> 00:23:05,040 Speaker 1: that if you don't get a reply, it does mean 471 00:23:05,040 --> 00:23:06,200 Speaker 1: the treasure hunt is over. 472 00:23:06,440 --> 00:23:07,199 Speaker 2: I'm so sorry. 473 00:23:07,320 --> 00:23:09,120 Speaker 1: We do try to get back to as many as 474 00:23:09,119 --> 00:23:11,640 Speaker 1: we can, but we get so many messages for these, 475 00:23:11,680 --> 00:23:16,399 Speaker 1: so get in so quick, like, pauses the messages right now. 476 00:23:16,480 --> 00:23:18,160 Speaker 2: Yeah, it all gets snapped up quick. 477 00:23:18,240 --> 00:23:20,800 Speaker 1: Yeah, they go within like the first ten minutes, I swear. 478 00:23:20,960 --> 00:23:24,280 Speaker 1: But I'm so excited for you chiggies to try this range. 479 00:23:24,359 --> 00:23:29,200 Speaker 1: I really love it. I also love mixing tanning drops 480 00:23:29,240 --> 00:23:33,840 Speaker 1: into the moisturizer. The Yeah it's just ten out of 481 00:23:33,840 --> 00:23:38,679 Speaker 1: ten yeah lush. Okay, moving on to our next affordable swap. 482 00:23:39,640 --> 00:23:43,600 Speaker 1: Paying for shipping. I know we love your mouth. I know, 483 00:23:43,800 --> 00:23:48,800 Speaker 1: I know, Okay, I love you too, But one of 484 00:23:48,840 --> 00:23:52,959 Speaker 1: my favorite mindset changes that I've made with money and 485 00:23:52,960 --> 00:23:57,040 Speaker 1: that I've adopted is that I will pay for shipping. 486 00:23:58,400 --> 00:24:04,600 Speaker 1: I hate it too, but stop paying for shipping. Putting 487 00:24:04,600 --> 00:24:09,120 Speaker 1: free shipping is a strategy to encourage shoppers to have 488 00:24:09,280 --> 00:24:13,000 Speaker 1: a higher value in their car. It's effective, it works, 489 00:24:13,119 --> 00:24:17,840 Speaker 1: and literally Shopify, which is an asset of how people 490 00:24:17,840 --> 00:24:22,000 Speaker 1: build their retail website, encourages you to do so. Shopify 491 00:24:22,080 --> 00:24:25,480 Speaker 1: states that as many as forty seven percent of customers 492 00:24:25,560 --> 00:24:28,920 Speaker 1: say they'll spend the minimum amount to get free shipping, 493 00:24:29,760 --> 00:24:31,959 Speaker 1: and if they want to spend ten dollars to receive 494 00:24:32,000 --> 00:24:36,159 Speaker 1: an additional physical product rather than seven ninety nine simply 495 00:24:36,200 --> 00:24:39,159 Speaker 1: to get their initial purchase delivered to them, they're going 496 00:24:39,240 --> 00:24:41,560 Speaker 1: to do it. That's because they feel like they're getting 497 00:24:41,600 --> 00:24:44,560 Speaker 1: more value by purchasing an additional item than paying for shipping. 498 00:24:44,840 --> 00:24:48,600 Speaker 1: In that example makes complete sense. That is the only 499 00:24:48,640 --> 00:24:52,359 Speaker 1: time that I'm like, yes, I'm going to buy something 500 00:24:52,480 --> 00:24:54,880 Speaker 1: that's ten dollars so that I don't have to pay 501 00:24:54,920 --> 00:24:56,919 Speaker 1: eight dollars for shipping, because then it works out that 502 00:24:56,920 --> 00:25:00,159 Speaker 1: it's like two dollars, right. Yeah, how often is the 503 00:25:00,160 --> 00:25:04,359 Speaker 1: thing that you buy for free shipping actually ten dollars? Yeah, 504 00:25:04,440 --> 00:25:07,760 Speaker 1: it's not really. Or it's like you were buying something 505 00:25:07,760 --> 00:25:09,560 Speaker 1: that was twenty dollars and then you saw that it 506 00:25:09,600 --> 00:25:11,199 Speaker 1: was free shipping for one hundred dollars, So you're like, 507 00:25:11,359 --> 00:25:12,880 Speaker 1: I'll have a little squize. 508 00:25:12,640 --> 00:25:14,560 Speaker 2: I look around and. 509 00:25:14,520 --> 00:25:17,000 Speaker 1: I think those are the moments where we purchased things 510 00:25:17,040 --> 00:25:20,520 Speaker 1: that you weren't already thinking about, you didn't need, and 511 00:25:20,560 --> 00:25:23,040 Speaker 1: you end up with something that you probably bought from 512 00:25:23,040 --> 00:25:26,280 Speaker 1: the sale section, filtered from load to high, and bought 513 00:25:26,320 --> 00:25:28,399 Speaker 1: something that you don't actually really even like. 514 00:25:29,080 --> 00:25:29,560 Speaker 2: Do you know what? 515 00:25:29,600 --> 00:25:33,600 Speaker 3: It's the equivalent of the items in the queue when 516 00:25:33,600 --> 00:25:35,680 Speaker 3: you're lining up for the checkout at the shops. 517 00:25:35,720 --> 00:25:37,840 Speaker 1: The only time I will take that back is when 518 00:25:37,960 --> 00:25:40,600 Speaker 1: a minis. Yeah, the minis. That's Aphora and Mecca, because 519 00:25:40,640 --> 00:25:41,560 Speaker 1: I fucking love that. 520 00:25:41,720 --> 00:25:44,720 Speaker 2: They are great. But again, but again, do you need them? 521 00:25:44,800 --> 00:25:47,880 Speaker 3: Yeah, they're put there to give you something to look 522 00:25:47,920 --> 00:25:49,760 Speaker 3: at while you're lining up for the cure. 523 00:25:49,800 --> 00:25:53,280 Speaker 1: It's but you know what's another start that I found interesting? 524 00:25:53,320 --> 00:25:55,840 Speaker 1: But according to twenty twenty two data, sixty two percent 525 00:25:55,880 --> 00:25:58,879 Speaker 1: of shopper is won't buy from a retailer if it 526 00:25:58,960 --> 00:26:02,600 Speaker 1: doesn't offer free shipping, which is up from fifty two 527 00:26:02,680 --> 00:26:06,840 Speaker 1: percent the year price it's increased in then, so I 528 00:26:06,880 --> 00:26:10,320 Speaker 1: do understand the appeal of free shipping, but when you 529 00:26:10,440 --> 00:26:14,240 Speaker 1: have to spend fifty dollars sixty dollars, forty dollars whatever 530 00:26:14,280 --> 00:26:17,959 Speaker 1: it is to get that free shipping on something that 531 00:26:18,040 --> 00:26:22,760 Speaker 1: you weren't already going to purchase. Have a little think 532 00:26:23,400 --> 00:26:25,719 Speaker 1: and by that I mean don't do that. Yeah, if 533 00:26:26,359 --> 00:26:29,119 Speaker 1: is equal like to an item to what the shipping 534 00:26:29,160 --> 00:26:30,760 Speaker 1: was going to be, Yes, of course that makes sense, 535 00:26:31,040 --> 00:26:33,520 Speaker 1: like socks or something. Ye, undies, you're gonna use that. 536 00:26:33,840 --> 00:26:36,520 Speaker 1: Doing that has made the biggest difference, because I don't 537 00:26:36,600 --> 00:26:38,000 Speaker 1: end up with those things that just sit in my 538 00:26:38,040 --> 00:26:39,000 Speaker 1: wardrobe and I'm like, why not. 539 00:26:39,000 --> 00:26:40,280 Speaker 2: Buy that collecting dust? 540 00:26:40,400 --> 00:26:42,040 Speaker 1: Yes? And I'm like, fucking now, I've got to sell 541 00:26:42,040 --> 00:26:44,199 Speaker 1: this on deepop for like a quarter of the price. 542 00:26:44,440 --> 00:26:46,080 Speaker 1: And someone's still gonna be like, can I get this 543 00:26:46,119 --> 00:26:47,919 Speaker 1: for seven dollars? Yeah? And I'm like it's got. 544 00:26:47,760 --> 00:26:52,280 Speaker 2: The tags on it, it's on water come on Bucks. 545 00:26:52,280 --> 00:26:55,159 Speaker 1: And they're like, fine, I'll give you two dollars And 546 00:26:55,200 --> 00:26:55,920 Speaker 1: I'm like, no. 547 00:26:56,680 --> 00:26:58,080 Speaker 2: Fine, you can have free. 548 00:26:58,800 --> 00:27:04,600 Speaker 1: I'm like, you have free leave me alone, Okay, our 549 00:27:05,000 --> 00:27:07,920 Speaker 1: next one do you want to kick ourself? So out is. 550 00:27:07,920 --> 00:27:09,719 Speaker 2: Create I do not buy list. 551 00:27:11,000 --> 00:27:16,080 Speaker 3: So I'll actually introduce this to me and it's like 552 00:27:16,119 --> 00:27:20,040 Speaker 3: the reverse of a shopping list, and it's a reminder 553 00:27:20,160 --> 00:27:24,120 Speaker 3: of the things that you already have, all the things 554 00:27:24,119 --> 00:27:27,199 Speaker 3: that you don't like and don't need. It's like a 555 00:27:27,240 --> 00:27:30,320 Speaker 3: good barrier to stop you from buying random shit that 556 00:27:30,440 --> 00:27:33,159 Speaker 3: you won't use and you won't enjoy it. 557 00:27:34,520 --> 00:27:38,919 Speaker 1: I suggest writing this when you are not in a 558 00:27:39,480 --> 00:27:42,879 Speaker 1: spending shopping mood, because you won't be honest with yourself. 559 00:27:43,320 --> 00:27:48,280 Speaker 1: So what's funny is I try to read this when 560 00:27:48,320 --> 00:27:50,399 Speaker 1: I'm going to make a purchase, but sometimes I forget. 561 00:27:50,680 --> 00:27:53,560 Speaker 1: And I can think about two times as I read 562 00:27:53,560 --> 00:27:56,679 Speaker 1: this that I've forgotten, and I'm like, oopsie, daisies. But 563 00:27:56,880 --> 00:27:58,440 Speaker 1: I'm going to read you when I do not buy 564 00:27:58,560 --> 00:28:01,280 Speaker 1: list or I will ruin you. And in brackets, it says, 565 00:28:01,560 --> 00:28:05,359 Speaker 1: think of the laundry. There's two Alexes. There's the Alex 566 00:28:05,400 --> 00:28:06,119 Speaker 1: that wrote. 567 00:28:05,840 --> 00:28:09,280 Speaker 2: This and there's me. Yeah, okay, so first fight all 568 00:28:09,320 --> 00:28:09,720 Speaker 2: the time. 569 00:28:09,880 --> 00:28:12,960 Speaker 1: I love the fact that I put little messages in 570 00:28:13,040 --> 00:28:17,399 Speaker 1: there for myself, Like I didn't just write jeans shirt. 571 00:28:17,600 --> 00:28:22,600 Speaker 1: I had messages yeah for future Alex share jeans. You 572 00:28:22,760 --> 00:28:27,760 Speaker 1: have enough in enough shades and enough styles. Enough is 573 00:28:27,800 --> 00:28:32,440 Speaker 1: all in capitals, jackets, in brackets, and capitals, especially leather. 574 00:28:33,640 --> 00:28:38,640 Speaker 1: I know, okay, MAXI dresses you have green, red, and black. 575 00:28:39,000 --> 00:28:45,480 Speaker 1: That's all you wear anyway? True, I know, graphic te's 576 00:28:45,520 --> 00:28:51,800 Speaker 1: and jumpers. Read it again, they're so cute, Oka, damn it. 577 00:28:52,240 --> 00:28:52,560 Speaker 2: Okay. 578 00:28:52,600 --> 00:28:54,560 Speaker 1: And then this was the one that I accidentally broke 579 00:28:54,640 --> 00:28:59,320 Speaker 1: recently because my finger slipped. Sneakers. You have three you 580 00:28:59,360 --> 00:29:03,000 Speaker 1: don't even three heels. You don't even wear them. For 581 00:29:03,040 --> 00:29:07,160 Speaker 1: fuck's sake, little black dress. You spent three hundred dollars 582 00:29:07,160 --> 00:29:08,600 Speaker 1: on one, that's all you get? 583 00:29:11,640 --> 00:29:12,760 Speaker 2: Which one was that? 584 00:29:12,760 --> 00:29:14,920 Speaker 1: That was the House of CB. One that doesn't even 585 00:29:14,920 --> 00:29:17,880 Speaker 1: fit my boom? Oh damn, I know I'm trying to 586 00:29:17,920 --> 00:29:20,880 Speaker 1: resell it. I didn't actually spend three hundred dollars on it. 587 00:29:20,920 --> 00:29:23,040 Speaker 1: I got it secondhand and I only spent like one 588 00:29:23,120 --> 00:29:26,920 Speaker 1: hundred and eighty dollars on it. But she's she's been 589 00:29:27,120 --> 00:29:27,600 Speaker 1: for real. 590 00:29:27,880 --> 00:29:30,560 Speaker 4: Yeah, you have some hyperbole in there to like really 591 00:29:30,560 --> 00:29:31,160 Speaker 4: discipline you. 592 00:29:31,520 --> 00:29:35,120 Speaker 1: Yeah, Like I was really putting my foot down when 593 00:29:35,120 --> 00:29:37,720 Speaker 1: I wrote that, and I actually I haven't deleted it, 594 00:29:38,000 --> 00:29:43,520 Speaker 1: And as I read it, I'm like, she's right, she 595 00:29:43,640 --> 00:29:45,560 Speaker 1: knows what would be on your do not buy list? 596 00:29:45,920 --> 00:29:47,840 Speaker 1: What let's write yours now? Fuck? 597 00:29:48,200 --> 00:29:51,680 Speaker 2: Okay, I don't want to. It's all the things. I like, 598 00:29:51,840 --> 00:29:53,240 Speaker 2: this is your doctor feel practiced. 599 00:29:53,320 --> 00:29:53,800 Speaker 1: I don't know. 600 00:29:54,520 --> 00:30:03,480 Speaker 3: Leather jackets you have at least two in every style, 601 00:30:04,600 --> 00:30:19,120 Speaker 3: including motorcycle, fringed, trench, blazer, bomber. You have a problem 602 00:30:19,320 --> 00:30:23,560 Speaker 3: and must be stopped at all costs. 603 00:30:24,160 --> 00:30:25,200 Speaker 2: Okay, love it? 604 00:30:25,240 --> 00:30:26,400 Speaker 1: Okay, what's next? 605 00:30:26,720 --> 00:30:28,600 Speaker 2: Cowboy boots? 606 00:30:30,040 --> 00:30:35,160 Speaker 3: You also have several pairs of these and. 607 00:30:35,120 --> 00:30:41,360 Speaker 2: Yet wear that same one pair every time, the one 608 00:30:41,400 --> 00:30:45,560 Speaker 2: with the cowlide sunglasses. 609 00:30:46,400 --> 00:30:50,000 Speaker 3: I say this with love before you buy another pair, 610 00:30:51,160 --> 00:30:58,800 Speaker 3: invest in a good quality pair with a fucking prescription. 611 00:30:59,720 --> 00:31:03,680 Speaker 2: In them first, or maybe go get contact, you dumb 612 00:31:04,040 --> 00:31:10,760 Speaker 2: fuck respectfully, there we go. Okay, we go right, or 613 00:31:10,800 --> 00:31:11,880 Speaker 2: you forgot to put handbags? 614 00:31:12,680 --> 00:31:14,840 Speaker 1: Well, all right. 615 00:31:16,560 --> 00:31:19,760 Speaker 3: Has to keep populist men in business populous. 616 00:31:20,240 --> 00:31:24,640 Speaker 1: She's good, she's good. You should be on the fucking board. 617 00:31:25,640 --> 00:31:26,200 Speaker 2: I should. 618 00:31:26,360 --> 00:31:29,720 Speaker 4: I'm a silent investor, okay. 619 00:31:30,080 --> 00:31:33,480 Speaker 1: And our last affordable swap that doesn't break the bank 620 00:31:33,640 --> 00:31:39,360 Speaker 1: and saves you money is a to the last drop mindset, 621 00:31:40,080 --> 00:31:43,920 Speaker 1: So you can apply this to a lot of categories 622 00:31:43,920 --> 00:31:47,200 Speaker 1: that you spend money on. You would originally look at 623 00:31:47,200 --> 00:31:50,160 Speaker 1: this in terms of let's say beauty products or skincare products, 624 00:31:50,320 --> 00:31:54,120 Speaker 1: and it's like you know how you do not buy 625 00:31:54,160 --> 00:31:59,120 Speaker 1: another toothpaste until you really finish your toothpaste, maybe applying 626 00:31:59,200 --> 00:32:04,560 Speaker 1: that to so your skincare and your makeup, and maybe 627 00:32:04,800 --> 00:32:10,880 Speaker 1: your clothes and your fucking car. Like my car. I 628 00:32:10,920 --> 00:32:14,440 Speaker 1: miss her and may she rest in peace. I drove 629 00:32:14,480 --> 00:32:17,920 Speaker 1: that little girl until she could not drive no more. 630 00:32:18,080 --> 00:32:19,480 Speaker 1: She said, please let me go. 631 00:32:19,720 --> 00:32:21,120 Speaker 2: Yeah, it's for everybody's safety. 632 00:32:21,360 --> 00:32:23,480 Speaker 1: I'm not on the road, and like I And then 633 00:32:23,560 --> 00:32:27,560 Speaker 1: when I did get a new car, it was like, 634 00:32:27,640 --> 00:32:29,760 Speaker 1: I don't feel bad about this purchase now because I 635 00:32:29,840 --> 00:32:32,680 Speaker 1: know that I got as much value from the products 636 00:32:33,240 --> 00:32:36,760 Speaker 1: or from the products from my first car. So it's like, 637 00:32:37,000 --> 00:32:40,360 Speaker 1: then when you apply this mindset when you do repurchase 638 00:32:40,520 --> 00:32:43,960 Speaker 1: or when you do buy something new, that purchase guilt 639 00:32:44,000 --> 00:32:46,680 Speaker 1: that buys guilt isn't really there because you know that 640 00:32:46,880 --> 00:32:50,760 Speaker 1: you are using every single last drop of the value 641 00:32:50,840 --> 00:32:54,160 Speaker 1: of your money. I'm not necessarily saying that. You know, 642 00:32:54,240 --> 00:32:57,959 Speaker 1: if there's a product that you just genuinely don't like, 643 00:32:57,960 --> 00:33:00,520 Speaker 1: like you know, if something doesn't fit or if something 644 00:33:00,560 --> 00:33:03,960 Speaker 1: breaks you out, obviously you're not going to keep using it. 645 00:33:04,080 --> 00:33:05,680 Speaker 1: But there are actually a lot of ways that you 646 00:33:05,680 --> 00:33:09,040 Speaker 1: can repurpose products that you don't like. For example, you 647 00:33:09,080 --> 00:33:12,720 Speaker 1: can use shampoo as a makeup brush, cleaner, conditioner, as 648 00:33:12,760 --> 00:33:17,040 Speaker 1: shaving cream, sheet face masks, as like a body serum, 649 00:33:17,080 --> 00:33:18,920 Speaker 1: so like once you finish using it, you can like 650 00:33:18,960 --> 00:33:22,080 Speaker 1: really rub it all over face cream. If you don't 651 00:33:22,080 --> 00:33:23,720 Speaker 1: really like it as a face cream, you can also 652 00:33:23,840 --> 00:33:26,160 Speaker 1: use it on your knee, elbow, or as a foot. 653 00:33:25,960 --> 00:33:29,320 Speaker 2: Loation, the forgotten areas or just I love that. 654 00:33:29,400 --> 00:33:31,720 Speaker 1: Mean when it's like your heel watching you do a 655 00:33:31,760 --> 00:33:34,640 Speaker 1: seven stepskin care routine and it's the guy from Fantastic four. 656 00:33:35,440 --> 00:33:38,520 Speaker 1: That's my favorite lip balm. You can use as like 657 00:33:38,600 --> 00:33:42,960 Speaker 1: a cuticle cream concealer, an eyeshadow bass or a bronzer, 658 00:33:43,000 --> 00:33:47,160 Speaker 1: and a highlighter as like a body shimmer body sexy 659 00:33:47,320 --> 00:33:48,200 Speaker 1: mixed in with some oil. 660 00:33:48,560 --> 00:33:50,560 Speaker 2: Oh yeah, I love that. 661 00:33:51,480 --> 00:33:53,320 Speaker 1: There's so many ways that you can just play around. 662 00:33:53,640 --> 00:33:57,440 Speaker 3: Like I've been getting back into cutting open my foundation. 663 00:33:57,840 --> 00:34:01,440 Speaker 1: I love doing that and I'm most. 664 00:34:00,800 --> 00:34:03,760 Speaker 4: And really getting every last ounce. 665 00:34:04,360 --> 00:34:06,360 Speaker 1: My biggest pet peeve is when product is in a 666 00:34:06,400 --> 00:34:09,200 Speaker 1: packaging that doesn't let you get every last drop. 667 00:34:09,360 --> 00:34:11,120 Speaker 2: Yeah, what are some products. 668 00:34:10,719 --> 00:34:14,440 Speaker 1: That you've recently used to the very very last drop 669 00:34:14,480 --> 00:34:16,600 Speaker 1: and when the drop was gone, you wanted to cry. 670 00:34:18,960 --> 00:34:22,360 Speaker 3: Probably the Charlotte tail Bree Beautiful Skin foundation. 671 00:34:22,560 --> 00:34:24,759 Speaker 4: I recently cut that open. 672 00:34:24,960 --> 00:34:28,239 Speaker 3: And then would like slot the two pieces back in 673 00:34:28,280 --> 00:34:30,520 Speaker 3: to each other so that I could continue to. 674 00:34:30,560 --> 00:34:32,480 Speaker 4: Use it like over the next couple of days. 675 00:34:33,120 --> 00:34:35,239 Speaker 3: This is kind of in the same vein, and I've 676 00:34:35,320 --> 00:34:38,200 Speaker 3: spoken about it recently on the pod. Over the last year, 677 00:34:38,239 --> 00:34:41,799 Speaker 3: I've been really getting into getting my clothes altered, either 678 00:34:41,880 --> 00:34:45,480 Speaker 3: to ensure that they actually fit me properly or to 679 00:34:45,560 --> 00:34:48,120 Speaker 3: turn them into like a different item that. 680 00:34:48,120 --> 00:34:48,920 Speaker 2: I'll wear again. 681 00:34:49,640 --> 00:34:52,160 Speaker 3: So I had like this midy slip dress that I 682 00:34:52,239 --> 00:34:55,720 Speaker 3: wasn't wearing, and I got it altered into a mini 683 00:34:55,800 --> 00:34:59,640 Speaker 3: that I'll actually wear. And then they also sewed the 684 00:34:59,640 --> 00:35:03,200 Speaker 3: bottom part that they'd cut off into a little next scarf. 685 00:35:03,680 --> 00:35:05,839 Speaker 2: That's so yeah, So I. 686 00:35:05,800 --> 00:35:08,040 Speaker 3: Can wear like the mini and the next half together 687 00:35:08,080 --> 00:35:08,879 Speaker 3: as a full fit. 688 00:35:09,000 --> 00:35:09,960 Speaker 2: How cute they are. 689 00:35:10,840 --> 00:35:13,719 Speaker 3: Yeah, But just like things like that, like reimagining how 690 00:35:13,760 --> 00:35:16,120 Speaker 3: you could repurpose that item so you will wear it again. 691 00:35:16,600 --> 00:35:21,279 Speaker 3: That's a wrap on today's episode of Two Broke Cheucks. 692 00:35:21,800 --> 00:35:23,480 Speaker 2: Thanks to you chicks for having us in the ear holes. 693 00:35:23,560 --> 00:35:26,000 Speaker 3: We love to be here, and thank you to MK 694 00:35:26,160 --> 00:35:29,960 Speaker 3: Made for making today's episode happen Bie Cheeks, Hi