I have ultimate money saving night out hack – it’s so easy and fits right in your pocket
AN influencer has revealed her ultimate hack for a hassle-free night out – and it’s fits right in your pocket.
Toni, 20 (@daydreamingwithtoni), shared the top tip with her 25k followers on TikTok and and explained why she loved it so much.
The social media star told how she preferred to stay sober in nightclubs and liked the fact she saved money on expensive alcoholic drinks.
But sometimes she gets bored with ordinary water and liked to spice things up a bit.
She said: “Attention all sober girls and guys who don’t drink.
“I have just as much fun not drinking but I have a life hack.
“Anytime I go to the club I get water or I’ll get a lemonade or sparkling water.
“It’s cheap and water is free.”
Toni then produces tiny bottles of diluting juice for the camera.
She added: “And I bring these, diluting juice squashies and you just put it in.
“I’ve got a summer fruits one and I also have an orange one and raspberry, strawberry and acai.
“If you don’t want to drink, you don’t need to.
“And you don’t need to just sit with plain water either.
“Diluting juice. Put it in your pocket.”
One of her supporters commented: “This is so clever and we need to normalise people not wanting to drink.”
Meanwhile, a DIY fanatic turned her battered sofa into an iconic living room piece with a savvy £20 hack.
Emma – who runs her own independent lifestyle store Form and Balance – said there’s nothing she won’t paint, or at least try to.
And that includes the grey couch she picked up from a warehouse sale which was badly damaged at the back, ripped underneath and had a few dark paint spills on the side.
“As I always say, you have to see the potential in these pieces and with a little TLC she’s now looking a lot more iconic”, Emma said.
The interior designer, from Glasgow, started off by giving her couch a good hoover and clean.
She then mixed her olive fabric paint before using a spay bottle of water to dampen the areas she wanted to paint.
“While the fabric is damp brush on the paint evenly, for the final brush stroke try to go in the direction of the fabric if it’s a velvet”, she said.
“While the fabric is slightly damp with paint, using an upholstery brush give the are a good brush to help the fabric keep its softness.
“Leave to dry and repeat. I gave ours about two coats plus touch ups.”
She added: “Once dry flip over and using a staple gun attach a layer of dark fabric working your way around the sofa. Try and keep this as tight as possible.
“And there you go, a gorgeous refreshed sofa. If in doubt get the upholstery paint out.”
A 500ml bottle of the Fabricoat fabric paint works out at just £19.95, making it way cheaper than buying a new couch – even with the five bottles needed for a three-seater couch.