Sometimes I wonder how sugary, carbonated beverages are still somehow thriving in the consumer marketplace. They're not good for you, they're expensive, and some of the flavors are just downright weird. I mean, would Dr. Pepper be a good flavor ...
A lot of people ask me how a website for people without money could be all about shopping. Typically, I go on to tell them something that you guys already know: Broke & Beautiful, and being broke, is not so ...
Whew - we snuck this monthly favorites list in right before the door to July closed on us! With summer in full swing, I feel like I have only half as much time as I did in the fall and ...
From Fortnite to life changing lip treatments, here is a list of five things that I'm feelin' this month. ...
The University of Central Florida's Project HEAL chapter is creating self-care packages for finals week that directly fund eating disorder treatment & recovery programs for those who can't afford them. ...
The love of grocery shopping is a character trait. Some people set it equal to paying taxes or running into an ex - possibly because both are anxiety-inducing and can totally happen while you're grocery shopping. Others, like myself, frequently ...
My Broke Life wouldn't work at all if I didn't know how to cook. If I weren't able to plan and prepare budget-friendly food for myself, I would be screwed! Seriously! Not only because I would likely be wasting money daily ...
I never really thought bread was expensive. I mean, four dollars per loaf or whatever seemed pretty harmless to a teenager with minimal responsibilities and controlled income. Then, I tried living on my own, and suddenly - $4 per week? ...
When it comes to being broke, the kitchen can become a battlefield. A war between your fridge and your finances is constantly thrashing, and what the hell are you going to eat?! If your favorite food on earth is dried ...
One of the main functions of my life that keeps me on the broke side is coffee. Specifically, espresso drinks. I have my winter drinks, like soy caramel lattes and peppermint mochas, but in the summertime (starting in early March, which indicates a ...
Let's talk next-level food gifts for a second. Combine love for sustainability with equal or larger love of food and you have the entire schtick behind Back To The Roots. I first met this team when they'd just released their ...
Let me preface by stating that FreshPaper gift cards are definitely not for everyone in your life, but if there's a chef, gardener, farmer, or veggie-junkie in your life, be sure and tack one of these very special gift cards to ...
The moment in which I felt most understood was the moment I saw this scene from 30 Rock: Liz Lemon gets me. Heaven is being wrapped in a Snuggie next to a wood stove, just me, a knife, & a block of ...
Cast iron is an incredibly important part of my kitchen arsenal. One of the pans I have - a 10" skillet - was used by my 65 year old father to cook breakfast for his brothers when he was a kid. ...
It's so tempting to call this "crap stock" because I'm bratty, but we'll stick with Vegetable Scrap Stock. This is one of the best, most economical tricks I've learned in my decade of experience as a semi-professional broke person. Vegetable ...
Today, I asked my good friend and star of my sidebar Dana from the amazing food blog, Killing Thyme, to wax poetic about her favorite broke food: grilled cheese. Two pieces of bread, X amount of cheese, and a little butter - you've ...
Alliteration, extreme! I had to make an impressive title for an impressive brownie. After weeks spent scouring the internet for a specifically black bottom black bean brownie, I decided that I should put my blogging where my mouth is and ...
The way that I eat is not really that different from the way I dress, if that makes sense. No, of course it doesn't. I mean the way that I shop for food is not that different from the way ...
If you have a New Year's resolution to do more cooking at home (which will save you bundles of cash, by the way! Do it! [Mom!]) and you are a music fanatic like me, then this subscription box is about ...