A shopping miracle happened for me last night. I’ve been wanting to buy a portable griddle for car camping trips after having seen TikToker Stephanie Tea whip up some amazing breakfasts on hers. Tipped off by this Reddit thread, I followed its instructions to use a site called Brickseek to search for deals by SKU at my area Walmarts — and found the $217 griddle I wanted on in-store clearance for just $50 (!) at a Walmart nearby. I’d never used Brickseek before, and I doubt I’ll ever find a deal that good again, but I do think it’ll continue to be super helpful for checking stock before making a trip to one of the big box retailers (it also has inventory-checking capabilities for Target, Home Depot, Macy’s and more). Check it out, and good luck out there. 

Janie

Take Back Your Life

Scammers never quit, and now they’re on your phone. “Text has become one of the most common ways for people to communicate, so that is where the attackers go. Sadly, it is effective,” security analyst Kevin Johnson told HuffPost. Receiving spam text messages is not only supremely annoying, but can be dangerous as spammers may be phishing to harvest your personal data or send you malware. Here are some expert-backed tips on how to spot and stop spam text messages and ensure you stay safe.

Deal With It

If you’ve ever tried to deep clean your house, you know that housecleaning is a profession that takes specialized knowledge, attention to detail and physical strength — and doesn't get enough respect for how hard it can be. On TikTok, cleaners have been sharing some of the boundaries they have to set around their work with hashtags like #thingsiwontdo and #housecleaner. To separate fact from fiction, we also turned to the experts and asked housecleaners what they won’t ever do after years of experience in the field:

Pro Tip:

Just as having an organized home saves valuable time and creates a sense of calm and order, keeping your email inbox under control has similar benefits.When you take control over your inbox, you make your email work for you, rather than the other way around. We asked experts for their secrets to a super-organized inbox and were surprised by some of the tips. 

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