Lets talk about being broke:)

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.

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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.

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.

I'm not actually broke, but I do have massive credit card debt, does that count?

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"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?

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I'm broke because I used to use my debit card as a giant gift certificut that worked everywhere

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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.

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I really need a job...

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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.

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.

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I'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.

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*hugs Yenta*

Sweetie, I'm there with ya.

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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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