This week on part 2 of savings hacks, it is all about discretionary spending! From fashion, beauty and self-care, subscriptions, to the things in life that don’t cost money, we cover some well-known to obscure shortcuts to help you save your hard-earned money.

Links to Doretta’s deep dives:

Counterfeit goods: https://www.oecd.org/en/about/news/press-releases/2025/05/global-trade-in-fake-goods-reached-USD-467-billion-posing-risks-to-consumer-safety-and-compromising-intellectual-property.html

The counterfeit self study: https://www.semanticscholar.org/paper/The-Counterfeit-Self-GinoNorton/1a69081adb12492d66932abad6f3b9ce2c89b2f4

The Sephora Generation: https://nielseniq.com/global/en/insights/analysis/2025/gen-beauty/