Comments on: How I spent just $8,000 last year http://www.brokelyn.com/how-i-only-spent-8000-last-year/ Food, restaurants, shopping and cheap fun on a budget in Brooklyn NYC Sat, 11 Feb 2012 19:29:00 +0000 hourly 1 By: waldenhttp://www.brokelyn.com/how-i-only-spent-8000-last-year/comment-page-1/#comment-19831 walden Mon, 04 Apr 2011 15:24:25 +0000 http://www.brokelyn.com/?p=1994#comment-19831 Wow,I was blown away by your story I am in a similar situation.I am surviving on $150.00 a week. I had to stop college because I could not afford to pay my tuition anymore. But I do not do the dumpster thing. God Bless. Wow,I was blown away by your story I am in a similar situation.I am surviving on $150.00 a week. I had to stop college because I could not afford to pay my tuition anymore. But I do not do the dumpster thing. God Bless.

]]> By: barkingspiderhttp://www.brokelyn.com/how-i-only-spent-8000-last-year/comment-page-1/#comment-19363 barkingspider Fri, 18 Mar 2011 17:21:58 +0000 http://www.brokelyn.com/?p=1994#comment-19363 It is totally disgusting to go dumpster diving for your food. I would get a 2nd job before I ate out of a trash bin. YUCK! It is totally disgusting to go dumpster diving for your food. I would get a 2nd job before I ate out of a trash bin. YUCK!

]]> By: Angelicahttp://www.brokelyn.com/how-i-only-spent-8000-last-year/comment-page-1/#comment-17436 Angelica Thu, 20 Jan 2011 22:20:33 +0000 http://www.brokelyn.com/?p=1994#comment-17436 ABC No Rio in the LES has pretty inexpensive dark room. $6 an hour. http://www.abcnorio.org/facilities/darkroom.html ABC No Rio in the LES has pretty inexpensive dark room. $6 an hour.
http://www.abcnorio.org/facilities/darkroom.html

]]> By: Richhttp://www.brokelyn.com/how-i-only-spent-8000-last-year/comment-page-1/#comment-16140 Rich Thu, 26 Aug 2010 19:38:54 +0000 http://www.brokelyn.com/?p=1994#comment-16140 WOW. Your story is amazing. I live in Brooklyn myself, and I will start following some of your thrift and frugal steps. WOW. Your story is amazing. I live in Brooklyn myself, and I will start following some of your thrift and frugal steps.

]]> By: FrugalAmberhttp://www.brokelyn.com/how-i-only-spent-8000-last-year/comment-page-1/#comment-16089 FrugalAmber Sat, 21 Aug 2010 04:40:25 +0000 http://www.brokelyn.com/?p=1994#comment-16089 Wow. I am super frugal and am quite impressed with your story! I've never ventured into a dumpster for food, for obvious reasons. But there IS a fresh market nearby that I might have to drive behind one night. Thanks for the new ideas and good luck! Wow. I am super frugal and am quite impressed with your story! I’ve never ventured into a dumpster for food, for obvious reasons. But there IS a fresh market nearby that I might have to drive behind one night.
Thanks for the new ideas and good luck!

]]> By: erinhttp://www.brokelyn.com/how-i-only-spent-8000-last-year/comment-page-1/#comment-13525 erin Wed, 24 Mar 2010 20:16:12 +0000 http://www.brokelyn.com/?p=1994#comment-13525 why the hating, jeremy? she didn't say she was poor, she said she was making it. And in terms of the get a job, uh, she has one. it seems like she has more than one. And I don't know if you've heard, but lots of people are having some trouble with that right now. In terms of welfare- if she doesn't want the gov't hand out she doesn't need to take it. I don't mind if someone DOESN'T take tax $. I mean, I don't mind if they do really, I just don't see why I should want them to.I had a few years where I dumpstered or had friends that did it. We were safe, obviously, took things that were wrapped in plastic or washed/cut off religiously. It's been said before but you can't imagine how much perfectly good food is thrown away in this city every day. I never got sick either. why the hating, jeremy? she didn’t say she was poor, she said she was making it. And in terms of the get a job, uh, she has one. it seems like she has more than one. And I don’t know if you’ve heard, but lots of people are having some trouble with that right now. In terms of welfare- if she doesn’t want the gov’t hand out she doesn’t need to take it. I don’t mind if someone DOESN’T take tax $. I mean, I don’t mind if they do really, I just don’t see why I should want them to.

I had a few years where I dumpstered or had friends that did it. We were safe, obviously, took things that were wrapped in plastic or washed/cut off religiously. It’s been said before but you can’t imagine how much perfectly good food is thrown away in this city every day. I never got sick either.

]]> By: Tracyhttp://www.brokelyn.com/how-i-only-spent-8000-last-year/comment-page-1/#comment-1038 Tracy Thu, 23 Jul 2009 19:31:22 +0000 http://www.brokelyn.com/?p=1994#comment-1038 I have to ask....is the food in packages and clean (I mean the meat and veggies)...I mean if it's good, it's good...but just wondering if the stuff is just thrown in the dumpsters without protection to it??? I have to ask….is the food in packages and clean (I mean the meat and veggies)…I mean if it’s good, it’s good…but just wondering if the stuff is just thrown in the dumpsters without protection to it???

]]> By: Guisellahttp://www.brokelyn.com/how-i-only-spent-8000-last-year/comment-page-1/#comment-1031 Guisella Thu, 23 Jul 2009 14:34:55 +0000 http://www.brokelyn.com/?p=1994#comment-1031 Your story is really inspiring. Its amazing to see how you have adapted to your life style and learned how to survive with so little. It really makes me realize just how spoiled some people in this city are. Best of luck to you! Your story is really inspiring. Its amazing to see how you have adapted to your life style and learned how to survive with so little. It really makes me realize just how spoiled some people in this city are. Best of luck to you!

]]> By: jeremyhttp://www.brokelyn.com/how-i-only-spent-8000-last-year/comment-page-1/#comment-988 jeremy Tue, 21 Jul 2009 00:33:11 +0000 http://www.brokelyn.com/?p=1994#comment-988 go digital, also, this whole website has this problem, you're not really poor. you went to bard. get a job. or go on welfare, its that simple. go digital, also, this whole website has this problem, you’re not really poor. you went to bard. get a job. or go on welfare, its that simple.

]]> By: Benhttp://www.brokelyn.com/how-i-only-spent-8000-last-year/comment-page-1/#comment-777 Ben Fri, 10 Jul 2009 15:08:45 +0000 http://www.brokelyn.com/?p=1994#comment-777 I agree with ira. There is nothing wrong with going on food stamps, especially when the alternative is dumpster diving for food. You don't know the whole history of the food these places are throwing away. I agree with ira. There is nothing wrong with going on food stamps, especially when the alternative is dumpster diving for food. You don’t know the whole history of the food these places are throwing away.

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