Stretching Your Dollar: Keeping Your Home Bug-Free on the Cheap

<div class="block">Comedian and actor Rebel Wilson joined Cheddar News&#39; &#39;Stretching Your Dollar&#39; to talk about her latest partnership with Zevo. Buying various products for insect killing needs can get costly but that&#39;s where Zevo steps in.</div>

Stretching Your Dollar

It is a very exciting day on stretching your dollar because we have a guest who needs no introduction though. She does deserve one Rebel Wilson comedian, writer, producer and actor known for such iconic movies like pitch perfect senior year and the hustle and so many more is joining us live on News. Rebel. Thank you so much for coming on. Welcome. Hi, Hannah. Hi, how's it going? We are so happy to have you. We love that. You're wearing cheddar pink. Thank you so much for that. I know I, you look great as always. So you are partnering with. Do you hate bugs in the summer? Like the rest of us? I feel like some people don't really mind it and some of us like me can't stand it well. Yeah, you're part of the 71% of Americans who do have this fear of bugs called bug ty. And for me, like it's not like a crippling fear. I'm not like I uh when the bugs come, but do I want them in my house? No, I definitely do not. I do not want them flying around as I'm trying to sleep or ants in the cupboard. Um So I have, I have my Z products including this one, the flying insect trap that like just, you know, the annoying little nats that go around the think they just like this just traps them with the blue and UV light and it's like, absolutely incredible. So, um yeah, I'm very proud to be partnering with Z and, you know, get getting out this um you know, incredible bug spray products because now is the time of year to really stock up on that kind of stuff being some. That is so true. And we are all about stretching our dollar here and ward off bugs or treating bug bites as, you know, rebel can be costly bug spray candles and numerous other gadgets. How does Z come in there? Yeah. Well, this, this retails, um, 1999 and that for two weeks gives me like amazing protection in my house and then you just take out this, um, and it, it comes with a couple of these, um, score, I call them score cards cos you can count how many actual bugs they truck. Um, and then you just replace it. And so for 1999 that's gonna last you quite a long time in your home. So it's incredible. And the on body sprays there 9 99. Um, I mean, that will last you the whole summer. You just, you know, spray a bit on your arms and legs and last for eight hours. So that bottle is gonna last you a long time. Yeah, those are great price points. And speaking of spending money, I have to ask, do you remember how you budgeted wisely before you made it big? Any tips for viewers that might be watching? Oh, my gosh. When I first moved to America, uh you know, was not successful, I had a budget of $60 a week. And so that was for uh once I paid for my uh rent and my car lease, I had $60 a week. And what I use that on was for groceries. And then one kind of entertainment thing which was normally seeing a movie, which at the time was about $13 around that. So I would go to a grocery store trader Joe's because I felt like they had really good value um and buy like larger size items. And then that's how I would, you know, get, get my food budget in about $50 a week. Um So times were very slim and tough about back then in my, especially my first two years in America. So I very much had to budget and stick to it so that I could afford to live in Los Angeles. $60 a week. You are an inspiration. So once you made it big in Hollywood, do you remember your first big purchase after you made it? Well, well, my first movie bridesmaids, I only made $3500 and then I had to pay that to the union, to the SAG uh to join the union. So I really made nothing. Um But once I started getting into pitch perfect and uh you know, making more money, um I, I had this terrible car that was $500 and I upgraded it to a Toyota Prius lease. Um And so that was kind of like my splurge, but it was a very practical the splurge because you, you need a car in Los Angeles to drive around. But when I really started, I mean, earning the millions of dollars. Um well, I think May's handbags. Mm, I have one over here but I would love to see that bag gorgeous and I have no doubt worth every penny they have the price of the car. Yes, they are. Um but well deserved. You worked hard for it. You budgeted your money. I also wanna talk about you getting. Yeah, I also want to talk about you getting property is, yes, that's what they say right? Property is always, always a good investment. You rarely lose on property and you also got engaged this year. Rebel. Congratulations. Thank you. Thank you. Yes, Valentine's day. I got engaged at Disneyland. Um and it's been great Ramona and I have been enjoying our, our like engagement period and I have a, a baby now and she's eight months old and so she's been keeping us very, very busy. Oh, there's the, the engagement picture there in front of the castle. And, um, yeah, it was such a fun day. I was surprised Ramona, she had no idea it was gonna happen on there. She probably assumed it would happen at some point this year, but not quite on Valentine's Day. So, yeah, so we've been very much just enjoying our, our fun engagement period. I preface this to all with saying because I tell my friends this don't ever rush the engagement. But have you ever, have you started the wedding planning yet? Yeah, we're talking about it. Um But I, I think it's probably gonna be next year because there's a lot to organize and the baby is taking priority right now and, and it's interesting she's like, oh, I think I would like a beach wedding and I'm like, what about a really nice hotel though? Um So we're, I don't know, we're, we've gotta, we've gotta meet in the middle and, and work out. Do I want to go back to budgeting as you're planning your wedding? Is there anything you're like? You know what, for cost purposes? I might go without it. I might skip this or are you going all in? Well, Ramona's like European, she's like Latvian and German. So I think she's more budget conscious now. And now I'm like, oh, let's just get a big celebrity wedding planner and just pay them a whole chunk of money and have these lavish things. I'm more the spender now. Um, and, uh, trying to increase the budget, but she's, she wants it just as small and, you know, a more intimate thing and doesn't want me to waste any money. So, she, she's definitely the whole budget. She's stretching your dollar right now. We've been watching you on screen for so many years. I love talking to you. I have to ask what's your favorite part about being engaged? Oh. well, I, this is my first time. I've never been engaged. Um, and I don't know, it's just, I don't know, I mean, my relationship with Ramona came as a total surprise to me and, um, I, I'd only dated men before and it's just like, it's incredible to, um, just find a partner who's so awesome and we just have, um, such a good thing going but we still try to keep the, our relationship very romantic and go out on, on the little dates and dinner dates and everything, even though we have a baby and, and it can be hard. But, I don't know. I just, I just like it because it's, yeah, it's still, it's still like the early stages, I guess because we're, we're not married just yet. So it's like, you know, it's still that all that really exciting time. I know. Little Roy keeps you very, very busy. What's your favorite part about being a mother? Um, she is such a cutie. She just started talking and her first word was mum. So to me that just melted and, and then I quickly grabbed my phone and I said, say it again, say it again. And she's going mum, mum, mum and then she's just like the cutest little angel and she just like, melts me. Um, my favorite part is probably when you go to get her after a nap. She has, when you come into a room and, uh, you look over the crib and she just has the biggest smile on her face whenever she wakes up and she sees you for the first time after a nap. She just has like, the gorgeous most glowing smile and, like, she's lying there going, ah, and she wants to be picked up and I just, um, that, that, to me just that, uh, it's just, you know, you can't describe it. I just love her so much and she really is so cute as you talk about the summer. Does your family have any fun things planned before the season ends? Uh, well, I'm pretty busy, I'm gonna direct a movie down in Australia. So I've been pretty busy organizing, uh, that, but at, at the moment we're in the south, we're in Savannah, Georgia and it's just enjoying the heat, um, enjoying the nice restaurants down here. So that's really good. I've spent two years in Savannah Georgia. I, I love that city. A lot of bugs though. So I'm sure you're using a lot of there. A lot of, yeah, buddy. And you didn't mention the union when talking about, you know, being paid for making bridesmaid. I have to ask, how are you handling the S A after on WG a strike? Your thoughts there? Um, I think I'm obviously a, yeah, a member of WGA A and SAG and I just, I mean, I hope it gets resolved quickly and, um, yeah, and I love those unions so much and, um, they've, you know, yeah, it's such an amazing community to be a part of and so hopefully it all gets resolved and all the movies and TV shows, um, across the world can go back into production and some are happening and, er, but hopefully it gets all agreed and, um, yeah, and it, and it works, works out cos um, yeah, the A I stuff is a very interesting debate and I'm learning, learning a lot about it by listening to our strike podcasts and stuff and, uh, yeah, very, very interesting questions arising over it. Absolutely. And I'm sure those questions will continue for some time. Well, enjoy Savannah with your beautiful family. Thank you so much for coming on Rebel and we really appreciate it. Thank you for your time.