Surviving While Broke

Arielle Collins

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Face mask you can afford while broke!

Face mask you can afford while broke!

Three Ingredient face mask you can afford to make while broke!

Growing up, I was lucky that I never had to worry about financial things. My mother always said, “Being broke is not an excuse to look broke!” As an adult, the stresses of my responsibilities have shed light on why I’ve seen so many stressed-out, messy haired, poorly dressed adults walking around. Some people become so consumed with…

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5 Tips for getting fit... (while broke!)

5 Tips for getting fit… (while broke!)

When it comes to getting in shape I tend to procrastinate even more than I do with class assignments. I always have something planned for that day, or I ‘totally forgot’ and we should re-schedule. My favourite excuse at one point was, ‘Oh I can’t afford it!’ I seriously expected my friends to believe that I couldn’t afford to go to the gym with all their fancy equipment, free trainers, and…

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Surviving mosquitoes on a budget!

Surviving mosquitoes on a budget!

I have some exciting news! After putting it off for a long time, I finally made my own citronella candle! To some of you that may seem like no biggie but to me, who has no choice but to stock up on anti mosquito sprays, rubs, coils, and candles, being able to make this myself presents an avenue for saving that wasn’t there before.

Before I attempted making the candle I spent quality time…

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Eat, Drink, and be Merry … On a budget

Eat, Drink, and be Merry … On a budget

Yes, it is possible to go out and have fun, get take away or even properly drunk on a budget. I didn’t think so at first. I would ignore all the invitations I got from friends and be jealous when I later saw their Instagram or Facebook posts. If I didn’t have a significant sum of money that I could use to party, I usually stayed at home. Generally, most people associate partying with spending.…

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Budgeting your budget on a budget ....

Budgeting your budget on a budget ….

Saving money is hard. What makes it even harder, is having no money to begin with *sigh*. Growing up, I never had a lot of spending money, and when I did get a little change I would spend it all right away. No saving up for something special, no keeping some for another time. In my mind, what I had was so insignificant, trying to save it was nonsensical. When I entered high school, my pocket…

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Grocery Shopping While Broke

Grocery Shopping While Broke

For me, walking through the aisles of the grocery store is like walking in a world of wonders.

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“What do I buy?”

“Ooh this looks nice!”

“Aahh, shiny!”

  This is all said while ignoring my list and picking up things that are truly unnecessary. Then, at the teller’s there is even more junk to be distracted by. I usually maintain my child-like giddiness up…

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Traveling Trinidad on a budget

Traveling Trinidad on a budget

As every backpacking tourist and Trini knows only too well, trying to navigate this island without a car can be a nightmare. How do you identify taxis? What do all the hand signals mean? How do I know which taxi on which route to take? Being Trini, I learned these things pretty early on, but to almost everyone else, the befuddlement is palpable. Upon entering high school, I began learning the…

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Get with the hashtag people. All my Trini ladies, time to link up. And all my honorary Trini ladies, y'all kno what to do. #tglu

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I love it when y'all go #HAM Nuff love @freshupent thanks for the luv homie..

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Bigg upp and much luuuv to ma girl @thediaryofstephanie she went #HAM on this ish.. and I luv ya for it.. *smooches*

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Sorry but I had to steal it @wizzkydd #icecube #icetea #limewedge? Rofl.. #funnyshit

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Bigg upp and much luuuv to ma girl @thediaryofstephanie she went #HAM on this ish.. and I luv ya for it.. *smooches*

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Link up.... Y'all gotta be there. Everyone who fuxs with us.. Everyone who fuxs with #themovement #atr #trinihiphop #music #hiphop #rap #battlerap #tagsforshares #sharethis

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That's ok.. call me nuts. I'll see y'all in a few years.. #atr #geniusinthemaking #changetheworldoneday