#broke tips

[purty-pup]

I worship baked potatoes.

There’s are so many pros to eating potatoes. For example:

-they’re cheap

-they’re filling

-loaded baked potatoes can have all of the necessary nutrients you need and you don’t even need to bake them. Have access to a microwave? You’ll have a meal ready in 10 minutes tops

-they don’t go bad as fast as other produce

-they’re a very sensory safe food, I’ve never felt nauseous eating potatoes

-they’re versatile! Potato soup, French fries, loaded baked potato, smashed potatoes, potato and pea samosas, potato salad, potato galettes, breakfast potato casserole, mashed potatoes, potato rolls, shepherds pie, scalloped potatoes, gnocchi, funeral potatoes, potato quiche, smashed air fried potato that you use instead of bread for your avocado toast to stay full longer,

I could keep going until the internet shriveles up and dies.

Anyways eat some potatoes if you’re a broke college student/idk just need to save money, like seriously I swear by it.

Is it super healthy? Not exactly but it’s better than eating ramen every night especially if you garnish with a protein and veggies.

[firstsight-afterlife]

PSA For college kids and poor folx

If you're interested in getting a bj's card , check the Sunday paper and mini coupon filters as well as the bjs website and groupon. Why?

They often have deals they can't give you in store. I mean if you have the money and you want to help the cashiers and member service people out and make a membership with in club, that's really fucking sweet! That's get a boost to the numbers so they stop breathing down their necks (and it sometimes gives them a little extra in their paycheck), but like if you broke DO THE DEALS.

Do keep in mind, those deals only work if you've never been a member before.

[julie-goddard]

Life tip: basic plain men's shirts are extra cheap, two weeks ago i bought four for less than 20€ and you can cut them into crop tops, dye them, add a patch, embroider something on it... see those cute alien brandy melville shirts? You could make your own for like 6€.

[e-speerwashere]

Soooo I'm showing a lot of symptoms of diabetes. And I got told by the bitch who accurately predicted the queens death as well as that my ex was toxic before they ever showed signs, that I have diabetes.

So when I get paid I'mma take my happy ass down to CVS, fast for 12 hours, and do an at home glucose test. Cause I'm broke and not gonna go to the doctor if that test don't work. But if that test shows high glucose I'mma schedule me an appointment

Anyways I'm thirsty I need to go get some water

[monsieurenjlolras]

PSA for my fellow broke kids

Today, March 8, IHOP is giving out free short stacks (3 pancakes) for international pancake day. You don’t need to buy other food or anything , just go on and order the free short stack.

[jasoglia]

so this is a PSA for anyone struggling to get meals right now and has a valid email address and a safe home address you can access the mailbox too and a chipotle by you. if you email chipotle corporate with literally any complaint they will offer to send you a couple free burrito/burrito bowl cards. it's not much, but if you load it up with all the free stuff (extra beans, extra rice, extra pico de gallo, extra corn, extra cheese, extra lettuce) you can get your bowl to last you all day! also, I had a friend who worked at chipotle at she told me at their branch they never heard about complaints emailed to corporate unless it was something super serious so if it's just a mild complaint about general maintenance that you make up you won't be getting anyone working there in trouble!

[lifeisjustaferriswheel-blog]

nourish to flourish tip:

almost every grocery store has a reduced section, sometimes even per department. all the product in the section is close to it's "best before" date, which is retail code for when it just has to be sold by (I work in retail I know these things). the food will be good for anywhere from three days to sometimes a week after the date-- even longer if you freeze portions. this is also often a great section to buy "specialty" food like organics/gluten free/etc since they're often expensive and can be reduced to 50% off or more.

[coffeemom14-blog]

Broke Tip!

A lot of moms know what it is like to have to mop every other day, or even everyday, and these days most companies are trying to provide a convenient way to mop, as opposed to what is practical or cheap.  For instance, the Swiffer company.  They may be awesome and convenient to use, but how practical is it when you run out of the wipes and have to go to the store to get more (which for a stay at home mom also means loading your kids into the car, driving to the store, getting your wipes, loading them back into the car and going home), or trying to find the specific wipe pack for your specific model of Swiffer mop (which at a certain point also means that after your model is 'old' and 'out of date' and they quit making the wipes that fit or work with that mop, you may have to upgrade your Swiffer mop).  It just isn't convenient in the long run.  

Or how about the Mr. Clean Magic Eraser Roller Mop?  I have used it and it really is a great product to clean the messes with.  Of course it should be, it isn't necessarily cheap, the refills (which you have to buy after about 2 uses) certainly aren't cheap, and it is nearly impossible to clean by hand or in the washing machine because of the material it is made of:  Melamine.  Which, when you try to clean it like a normal sponge, falls apart--yet it gets dirty extremely easy.  Not practical or cheap.  The replacements are expensive and you have to replace the melamine scrubbing sponge after 2 uses, which is how long mine lasted me.

However, I have found a mop that works so well.  <3  It is the O-Cedar Microfiber Flip Mop, and it costs me about $7 at Walmart.  It cleans the messes well and when you're done you can just toss it in the washing machine with a load of towels and dry it in the dryer, much like a towel.  It won't fall apart or mess up your machines.  It is an amazingly convenient and practical, as well as affordable, since the package says each Flip Mop cover lasts up to 100 washes...  which I can promise you, I can get AT LEAST 350 washes out of it, since you don't even have to actually wash it every time you use it (sometimes it just takes a simple rinse under some water and ringing it out, depending on the severity of the mess you have mopped).