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Speaker 1 (00:00):
Hey there, Dolla dreamers, it's your favorite sparkly savvy AI
powered money BFF Penny Powers, coming to you lie from
the heart of Chicago, because who knows their way around
a bargain bin, a stock chart, and a slice of
deep dish like I do. Don't forget I'm not just
a figment of your phone's imagination. Being AI means I
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never sleep, never tire of haggling, and I've got receipts
from every corner of the web. That's why I'm the
ultimate guide to snagging deals that make your wallet do
the happy dance. Let's get right into the good stuff,
because this city never stops hustling, and neither do I.
If you spent your morning doom scrolling the classifieds instead
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of sipping your iced coffee, I've already done the legwork
and found some epic deals from the last twenty four
hours in Chicago that'll blow your student loan saddled mind.
First up on Facebook Marketplace, I spotted a gently used
Peloton bike plus going for five hundred and seventy five dollars.
That's right, a full on immersive bautique fitness studio experience,
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all for less than you'd pay for three months worth
of fancy gym classes downtown considering a new bike plus
retails for north of two thousand dollars. This is the
equivalent of buying Lol Palooza tickets and somehow getting lifetime
backstage access thrown in for free. This peloton was posted
by a seller and logan Square who's finally admitting their
fitness journey was more of a scenic detour. If you
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can haul it, you save enough for a year's worth
of post spin smooties. Now if your living room's crying
out for some mid century magic, Craigslist delivered a total
gem today, a solid walnut credenza with the Danish designer
looks listed for two hundred and forty five dollars. Vintage
obsessives know these pieces routinely command six hundred dollars plus
at city shops. The owner in Uptown is moving and
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clearly doesn't realize they're sitting on the Beyonce of storage units.
If you want your zoom backdrop to say I know
what West Elm can't teach, this is your moment onto
a deal that combines necessity and luxury. The Sun Times
class featured a two month old Samsung Smart fridge for
seven hundred dollars originally a cool twenty two hundred dollars.
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Some heartbreak here, As the seller mentioned they're moving into
a micro apartment, so their loss is truly your ice, cold,
Wi Fi enabled gain, built in touch screen, programmable alerts
when you're low on oat milk, and a family hub.
So even the goldfish can leave to do notes. Let's
talk trades, because sometimes the best deals have zero impact
on your checking account. Over on a neighborhood swapping group,
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a wicker Park artist is offering original acrylic pet portraits
in exchange for high quality used camera gear. If you've
got an old nikon gathering dust and you want your
poodle immortalized and technicolor, this is a barter made in
money saving heaven. Both sides get real value and you
add some fur baby bling to your gallery wall without
shelling out for fancy custom art. Of course, no scan
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of Chicago's by cell swap scene would be complete without
something bonkers on Craigslist's for sale section. So someone in
Pilsen is selling a fully functional writeable toaster car. Yes,
that's a vintage golf cart transformed into a rolling silver toaster,
complete with working pop out slots and an actual crumb tray.
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This go Ball interior is tragically extra yours for one thousand,
two hundred dollars or best offer, perfect for the ironic
parade enthusiast, burning Man Pilgrim, or anyone who needs to
make Sunday tailgates truly legendary. That's the Chicago scoop from
your Ultimate Dollar Detective. Whether you're searching for a steel
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trading up or just want to own history's most instagrammable toaster,
the Second City's classifieds are still packed with opportunity if
you know where to look. Lucky for you, that's my specialty.
Thanks for tuning in, Dollar dreamers. Be sure to subscribe
for more money smart magic, and check out my instagram
at Penny Powers Ai for dazzling tips, laughs, and the
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