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Left: cover still from a TikTok video by @@boogesmom. Right: Preserve jars on a wooden shelf in an old-fashioned kitchen pantry (Unsplash photo by Annie Spratt).

Couple Rebuilds Their Pantry Over…

Oct 11, 20264 min read

A video from the account Boogesmom opens with on-screen text reading “We’re…

Left: cover still from a TikTok video by @toricolli. Right: A neatly made white bed with plump white pillows (Unsplash photo by Dave Photoz).

Creator Shows How To Make…

Oct 11, 20264 min read

A video from the account tori colli shows her dismantling a Pottery…

Left: cover still from a TikTok video by @joelhustle. Right: a shopping cart filled with groceries (Unsplash photo by Karsten Winegeart).

Dad Expecting His Fifth Child…

Oct 7, 20264 min read

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Left: cover still from a TikTok video by @elizafalkenrath. Right: a tent in a tall forest (Unsplash photo by Elijah Austin).

Wife Clearing Her Inbox Before…

Oct 7, 20265 min read

Eliza Joy was going through her email ahead of a camping trip…

Left: cover still from a TikTok video by @rapidpenguinz. Right: a kitchen counter with a bottle of oil and cups (Unsplash photo by Marc Pell).

Dad Buying Butter With His…

Oct 7, 20264 min read

Patrick was standing at a Walmart register with his son, watching the…

Left: cover still from a TikTok video by @janarosejana. Right: a man working at a laptop at a desk (Unsplash photo by LinkedIn Sales Solutions).

Dad Nearing 70 Spent Three…

Oct 7, 20265 min read

Jana was on a flight from New York to Washington state and…

Left: cover still from a TikTok video by @bus.queen. Right: a sign on a wooden stand at a market (Unsplash photo by Anastasiya Badun).

Thrifter Makes a Mad Dash…

Oct 6, 20264 min read

A black leather purse at a New York City flea market turned…

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Deal Hunter Says He Got…

Oct 6, 20265 min read

A shopper pushing a flat cart of boxed fire pits toward a…

Left: TikTok still of a shopper holding Disney VHS-style blankets in a warehouse club. Right: folded knit blankets (Unsplash photo by Kelly Sikkema).

Shopper Lifts the Lid on…

Oct 4, 20264 min read

The video is fifteen seconds long and tells its story in three…

Left: TikTok still of a shopper reacting to Disney blankets at a warehouse club. Right: neatly folded textiles on shelves (Unsplash photo by Jahanvi Singh).

Sam’s Club Shopper Tells Millennial…

Oct 4, 20265 min read

“Millennial Disney fans, look what Sam’s just came out with, and they’re…

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Madison Cates

Mom, Wife, Minimalist.

Join me in my journey to declutter my life and live a simply beautiful life.

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A creator's video cover beside a stock photo of designer dresses and sneakers, for the story of estate sale pickers who grabbed a free Marketplace listing of dresses and sneakers first
A creator's video cover beside a stock photo of donated clothing and household goods, for the story of a Southern California Goodwill spending millions to dispose of unsellable donations
A creator's video cover beside a stock photo of mirrors and household items, for the story of a yard sale crowd where beautiful mirrors could not be given away free
A creator's video cover beside a stock photo of thrifted finds, for the story of a thrift shopper who filled a cart with cheap Goodwill finds and more from a friend's storage unit
A creator's video cover beside a stock photo of clothes in a closet, for the story of wearing her least worn clothes for a week to learn why they sat unworn
A creator's video cover beside a stock photo of a tidy entryway and closet, for the story of renter friendly tension rods and a coat rack that fixed a cluttered entryway
A woman in scrubs shopping a thrift store on a video cover beside a stock photo of a recycling door and clothing racks, for the story of a $1 Louis Vuitton find at Goodwill
A creator's video cover beside a stock photo of everyday items, for the story of a former trauma therapist who swapped her smartwatch for a cheap step counter and stopped impulse shopping