About Me

Hope Sencer

Hi, I’m Hope.

I’m a 50-something single mom of three mostly grown boys, a former marketing executive, and someone who runs a couple of businesses and still manages to lose an entire evening researching which kitchen trash can is actually worth $80.

That’s what this site is. I research things, buy things, try things, and figure things out. Sometimes they’re great. Sometimes they’re a complete waste of money. Either way, I’ll tell you which.

What you’ll find here:

  • Things I actually buy and use, and the ones I’d send back
  • Stuff that makes home and everyday life a little less annoying
  • Tried It So You Don’t Have To: products, apps, trends and hacks, tested so you can skip the duds
  • Whatever I’m figuring out right now, from tech to travel to kids who somehow became adults

Some links here are affiliate links, including Amazon. If you buy through one, I may earn a small commission at no extra cost to you. It never decides what I recommend. The details are on my affiliate disclosure page.

Looking for my real estate coaching? That’s The Sencer Group, over at thesencergroup.com.