In 2024, everyday people taught us how to play the game of life... that takes place within the game of life. At the margins. Where we gain an edge. Their hacks went megaviral and changed norms. I think TikTok is why Jeep's sales plummeted by 20% Q3: Drivers left and right were disparaging the products as inconvenient.
Here are the top 10 hacks we learned this year from TikTok, in descending order, according to our internal traffic numbers.
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As Rebekah Harding broke down in her reporting, this is a four-step process:
Scrubbing your car with Dawn can prevent your windows from icing or fogging in the winter, according to a TikToker. "Just take a rag and wipe it in. You don't want to add water," he says. "Just wipe until it disappears from your windshield."
Grab the item with frayed edges and bruises. Remember: It's what's on the inside that counts. Then take that baddie to the register and enjoy an automatic 10% off.
Buy a whole roll of scratch-offs for $500 and worst-case scenario, the folklore went, we'd win our money back. I love using the Underdog app in-game to hedge against Desmond Ridder in the late window as much as any degenerate, but this is a losing game.
One Roadhouse roll is 24 carbs. So now your blood sugar is compromised and you're in overdrive, more susceptible to woofing down a Texas-sized steak and even craving dessert. And who's there to satiate that tickle in your tummy?