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@serenecarroll

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Why it worked

The video taps into the popular 'saving money' challenge trend, using a relatable scenario of a young person on minimum wage trying to achieve a significant financial goal. The creator's honest and slightly gross depiction of the bottle return process adds a layer of authenticity and shock value, making it more engaging and shareable.

Summary

The creator, who is 18 and aiming to save $40,000 in a year on minimum wage, details her side hustles. She shows herself returning bottles for 10 cents each, which she finds disgusting due to the liquid and alcohol residue, leading to her car being flooded. She earned $37.80 from this activity today and emphasizes that saving a large sum is not glamorous.

Structure

1Introduction: 18 and saving $40k
2Side hustles: Bottle returns
3The process: Collecting and returning bottles
4The result: $37.80 earned
5The reality: Disgusting conditions and a flooded car
6Conclusion: Saving money is not glamorous

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i'm 18 $40,000 in because Minimum Wage make Alone From my Job a side Hustles Returning 10 Cents see few Let's return them some finished. how today $3 $37.80 today's was Disgusting Full mean Full Cans Of Alcohol everywhere of literally Flooded With Liquid reminder k Is Not Glamorous I'm can $40k

Original caption

Returning the bottles for 10c so I can save $40K in 1 year!💸💗🪽 Sorry for my voice I got sick🥲 #savingmoney #savingmoneychallenge #savingseries #saving40kat18 #sidehustle

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Transcript

I'm 18 and I'm saving $40,000 in one year because I'm on minimum wage I will not make 40k alone from my job. So I'm kicking out a bunch of different side hustles and one of them is returning bottles for 10 cents. As you can see, we have a few bottles today. Let's go return them. See, we have a few bottles today. Let's return them. Some. Okay, so we have finished. How today? So today we made $37.80. I'm going to be honest, today's bottle return was disgusting. A lot of the bottles I was given was still full of liquid. And I mean full cans of alcohol dripping everywhere. So much so that the back of my car is literally flooded with liquid. This is just your reminder that saving 40k is not glamorous. So follow along because I'm doing everything I can to make $40k.

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