Lets talk about being broke:)
Lets talk about being broke:)
#0Lets talk about being broke:)
Posted: 5/26/05 at 1:09pm
So I'm broke. I realized this when I realized I brought reheated macaroni and cheese to work for the third day in a row, rather than going out to lunch with friends (and also when I looked at my current bank balanace.)
However, I am also strangely happy. I'm not content, mind you. Just happy. I have a job I like (not love, mind you) I'm acting, I have some great friends and a cute apartment. I finally set out on my own and I'm assuming this whole being-broke thing is just a valley in the hills and valleys of life.
SO - being broke has made me wonder about other people being broke. And I know there are other actors/creative types on this board, who are easily the most-likely-to-be-broke group in the world.
Anyone else want to weigh in on how much it sucks/rocks being broke?
"Poor sounds permanent. Broke can be fixed." - Millie
[Obviously, I am bored at work.]
Happy Thursday.
#1re: Lets talk about being broke:)
Posted: 5/26/05 at 1:11pmDoes being broke AND poor count?
#2re: Lets talk about being broke:)
Posted: 5/26/05 at 1:11pm
Count me in as one of those bored and broke folks.
Typically, for me, any money spending comes after careful thought on what exactly I have to give up until my next paycheck.
#3re: Lets talk about being broke:)
Posted: 5/26/05 at 1:12pmBroke and Poor totally counts.
#4re: Lets talk about being broke:)
Posted: 5/26/05 at 1:12pm
I have weeks where I'm broke and weeks where I'm not, it tends to even out, and not be that bad. I just have to plan my money so I don't get totally broke for a long time. I actually try to bring my lunch to work-so I'm not broke from eating out and can treat myself to something fun each week.
Right now I'm nearly broke though, from my trip to NYC, but It's the kind of "worth it" broke that I don't mind.
WindyCityActor
Broadway Legend Joined: 11/13/03
#5re: Lets talk about being broke:)
Posted: 5/26/05 at 1:13pm
When I was broke, it was one of the best time's of my life.
I only did enough temp work to pay my rent and maybe buy a few staples of my diet during that time....ramen noodles (I still love them)...fritos...hot dogs...and sugar free cool-air.
Nothin' like taking a thermos of kool-aid to the lakefront, lying in the sun, and trying to read "War and Peace."
#6re: Lets talk about being broke:)
Posted: 5/26/05 at 1:14pmI'm not actually broke, but I do have massive credit card debt, does that count?
#7re: Lets talk about being broke:)
Posted: 5/26/05 at 1:15pm
Windy, "Nothin' like taking a thermos of kool-aid to the lakefront, lying in the sun, and trying to read "War and Peace." - I think you just inspired my Memorial Day weekend plans.
and shameless, that counts too! I have massive student loans.
Gothampc
Broadway Legend Joined: 5/20/03
#8re: Lets talk about being broke:)
Posted: 5/26/05 at 1:21pm
"Nothin' like taking a thermos of kool-aid to the lakefront, lying in the sun, and trying to read "War and Peace."
Isn't that what Jim Jones said?
#9re: Lets talk about being broke:)
Posted: 5/26/05 at 2:46pm
Am I dumb because I don't know who Jim Jones is? Off I go to google it.
edit: Oh! Never mind. Yeah, duh. (google is glorious)
#10re: Lets talk about being broke:)
Posted: 5/26/05 at 2:48pm
I'm broke because I used to use my debit card as a giant gift certificut that worked everywhere 
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#11re: Lets talk about being broke:)
Posted: 5/26/05 at 4:01pmYeah, thats my downfall too. Debit cards just make it SO easy!
TheatreDiva90016
Broadway Legend Joined: 4/10/04
#12re: Lets talk about being broke:)
Posted: 5/26/05 at 4:16pm
From oe broke person to another....
Nothing is better than opening the mail and getting a check you didn't know was coming.
Let's hear it for vacation pay. I'm not going anywhere, but I can live off of it for a while. And I haven't even gotten my tax refund yet... Damn.
#13re: Lets talk about being broke:)
Posted: 5/26/05 at 4:19pmMmmm. Indeed. I have two paychecks coming this weekend, which should take the edge off. Maybe this time I'll be smart and actually save some of it.
#14re: Lets talk about being broke:)
Posted: 5/26/05 at 4:27pmI really need a job...
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#15re: Lets talk about being broke:)
Posted: 5/26/05 at 4:28pmBeing broke sucks. 'Nuff said.
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Joined: 12/31/69
#16re: Lets talk about being broke:)
Posted: 5/26/05 at 4:29pm
Wait until you're older. You'll find out you don't need to have money to get things you want. Not saying you should mooch off people, but if you're cute enough, people will do lots of things for ya.
Being said, I have a dollar.
#17re: Lets talk about being broke:)
Posted: 5/26/05 at 4:38pmI am trying to decide between a career that I would like or a career that would pay well!
#18re: Lets talk about being broke:)
Posted: 5/26/05 at 5:29pm
Let's hear it for the diet of folks who are broke!
All about the Kool-Aid, only I do the Marsh brand, it's amazing. I bake a lot of muffins, it's cheaper than buying bread... and for the ultimate starving-artist flair, I buy whole milk and water it down to make it skim, that way it stretches the pennies of buying a gallon of milk! Off-brand Mac-n-Cheese with tuna fish is also good... if you want to make it more like an actual meal, sprinkle on some oregano, basil and dried parsley leaves, crumble some crackers and sprinkle them on top, and it feels more like you're eating an oven-baked casserole and less like you're eating off-brand mac-n-cheese.
#19re: Lets talk about being broke:)
Posted: 5/26/05 at 5:33pmI've been broke and I've been flush. Broke is good when you're young and can actually live on cardboard...
#20re: Lets talk about being broke:)
Posted: 5/26/05 at 6:02pmI'm broke, but luckily I still live at home and thus have food and lodging taken care of for the moment. I'm in the process of trying to find a job, but so far no application I've turned in has yielded even a call in response.
The Grovers Corners Yenta
Broadway Legend Joined: 8/3/04
#21re: Lets talk about being broke:)
Posted: 5/26/05 at 7:31pmMy health scares me because I take a lot of medications and I can't afford them. They are keeping me alive. I fear of how will I pay my rent, my utilities, and other things. I am on Social Security Disability. While do they call it Security? I certainly don't feel very secure. I must rely on state agencies just to get by.and I mean barely get by. Tonight's dinner is a bagel and a boiled egg. Thebills are mounting. My health is poor. My family doesn't know I exist with these problems. When will it end?
#22re: Lets talk about being broke:)
Posted: 5/26/05 at 8:24pm
*hugs Yenta*
Sweetie, I'm there with ya.
#23re: Lets talk about being broke:)
Posted: 5/26/05 at 8:31pmAh, brokeness...that's a subject I know a lot about. I literally have around $90 to my name right now. If only I got hired for a f***ing job, I could start working on that...
#24re: Lets talk about being broke:)
Posted: 5/26/05 at 8:39pm
Not saying you should mooch off people, but if you're cute enough, people will do lots of things for ya.
I must work on my cute factor! >____< I'm a pretty good mooch though. That was one of my career choices. A professional mooch.
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