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Surviving on a 20-pound Bag of Rice Due to Budget Cuts

   Posted On: February 13, 2013  |    Posted In: Personal Finance 101  |     Posted by: Broke Millennial®

So here I was, in New York City at 22-years-old barely making enough money to keep a roof over my head and put food in my mouth. Luckily, I can be a pretty resourceful person, please remember the hoarding of hotel toiletries, and found ways to embrace my budget cuts and feed myself for little … Continued

Why hiding your funds under a mattress makes you lose money (and not because it was stolen)

   Posted On: February 4, 2013  |    Posted In: Personal Finance 101  |     Posted by: Broke Millennial®

In June of 2011, three weeks after college graduation, I packed two bags and boarded a plane to New York City. I had landed a job working as a page for an iconic late night talk-show host. A fun, rewarding job but certainly not a well-paying. Even though I came prepared to be broke… (Yeah, … Continued

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Bonnie: Why I Hate Cats And Love Saving Money

   Posted On: January 29, 2013  |    Posted In: Personal Finance 101  |     Posted by: Broke Millennial®

After my lesson in start up costs, I decided the next business venture shouldn’t require seed money from my father. Unfortunately, there are limited options for a seven year old striking out into the business world. After a few failed attempts at friendship bracelets and paint-by-numbers sales I had a break through in the pet … Continued

Donuts and Dollars

   Posted On: January 24, 2013  |    Posted In: Millennials  |     Posted by: Broke Millennial®

In the summer of 1996 a glazed Krispy Kreme donut changed my life. My sister and I had two boxes of donuts set up on our Fisher Price yellow-and-blue picnic table right at the edge of our driveway. Our mother’s garage sale lured folks in while my sister’s big blue eyes and my charming sales … Continued