$1.25 COLLEGE SURVIVAL GUIDE

@marewood

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Why it worked

The video tapped into a common pain point for college students: organization and budgeting. By offering affordable solutions from a widely accessible store like Dollar Tree and framing it as a "survival guide" with a "gamified" approach, it provided practical, relatable, and actionable advice that resonated with the target audience.

Summary

This video showcases budget-friendly college survival tips, focusing on organization hacks using Dollar Tree items. The creator demonstrates how to create a visual task management system to combat overwhelm and procrastination, particularly for those with ADHD or a type B personality.

Structure

1Introduction to college survival tips on a budget
2Showcasing Dollar Tree finds for organization
3Demonstrating a DIY visual task management system
4Explaining the benefits of the system for ADHD/type B individuals
5Highlighting various affordable organization tools
6Call to action to follow and share

Product placement

Dollar Tree: ACTS - a store where the creator shops for items. Removing it would change the context of the video. Jot: ACTS - a brand of office supplies (planners, message boards, sticky notes, push pins, desk accessory kits, staplers, staples) that the creator shows and discusses. Removing it would change the video. TikTok: SUBSTRATE - the platform the video is posted on. Removing it would not change the video.

Original caption

Replying to @Chloe Gann Products I would never pay more than $1.25 for in college at Dollar Tree ✨☁️🧼🫧🧴🍊 Back to college edition✨ @Dollar Tree #dollartreefinds #viral #college #DIY #dupe

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Transcript

So I heard you're about to move to college for the first time or live in a rented apartment. Welcome to my college survival guide everyday for the next 30 days, I'm going to be sharing all the best budgeting and affordability tips. Let's be real, most of us are on a Dollar Tree budget. Today I'm going to show you a system you can build that will make sure you will never forget to turn assignment in on struggle. If you struggle with getting organized and you hate planners, or you have ADHD or you're a type B person, this is a visual way to gamify your task and make sure you get them done on time. My goal is to now hit 300k before this series is over. Should you give me a follow? Tag your new roommate or someone who's going to college and is always leave your funniest meme reaction pick below. All you will need for this DIY is either sticky notes, postcards, pen, or pencil. You could also either get tape or a bulletin board or a whiteboard. Depends your budget and your resources that your local Dollar Tree or things you might across at home. And I use this at home because I'm a visual learner and when I have a bunch of tasks, I feel so overwhelmed. This is a very simple DIY itself. You can customize this in so many different ways. This visual planning hack is very dopamine boosting because when you finish or you start to or in progress or completed. It almost gamifies doing chores in a way. You don't even really need a bulletin board or whiteboard. You could just put tape on your wall and then move your note cards either putty on the back or glue. Do if you do have a bulletin board or want to get one from Dollar Tree, they're in the office supply section. They have the cutest pins as well. Besties, I hope you besties are finding these videos useful. Make sure to share these with a friend who's about to go to college. And I will see you besties tomorrow in my next back to school video. Bye.