Comments on: How I spent just $8,000 last year http://www.brokelyn.com/how-i-only-spent-8000-last-year/ Living Big on Small Change in Brooklyn, NYC Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:26:48 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.4 hourly 1 By: Tracy http://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: Guisella http://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: jeremy http://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: Ben http://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.

]]> By: ira http://www.brokelyn.com/how-i-only-spent-8000-last-year/comment-page-1/#comment-682 ira Thu, 02 Jul 2009 17:30:08 +0000 http://www.brokelyn.com/?p=1994#comment-682 Great Article, but please just get on food stamps/ ebt vs. going to dumpsters. Food stamps for an individual will give you $200 and please get on medicaid or health plus for free insurance. Your frugal sense is amazing, but there is nothing wrong with getting a little help to get you back on your feet. You are obviously productive and the productive working individuals/families have the right or deserve these gov't subsidies vs. the people who aren't productive. Be well and blessings lady! Great Article, but please just get on food stamps/ ebt vs. going to dumpsters. Food stamps for an individual will give you $200 and please get on medicaid or health plus for free insurance. Your frugal sense is amazing, but there is nothing wrong with getting a little help to get you back on your feet. You are obviously productive and the productive working individuals/families have the right or deserve these gov’t subsidies vs. the people who aren’t productive. Be well and blessings lady!

]]> By: Mark http://www.brokelyn.com/how-i-only-spent-8000-last-year/comment-page-1/#comment-663 Mark Sun, 28 Jun 2009 02:39:44 +0000 http://www.brokelyn.com/?p=1994#comment-663 I printed this article off this morning and went on an intensive dumpster hunt around Manhattan at dinner time. Sounds like you've had some awesome success so far with these hunts. My problem was I couldn't find any actual dumpsters near most of these restaurants. I'm relatively new to NYC, so maybe there's a different way they do things here? Are there actual dumpsters nearby or do they just leave bags outside on the curb? I'd love to go back for round two, but may need a little more direction... Thanks! I printed this article off this morning and went on an intensive dumpster hunt around Manhattan at dinner time. Sounds like you’ve had some awesome success so far with these hunts. My problem was I couldn’t find any actual dumpsters near most of these restaurants. I’m relatively new to NYC, so maybe there’s a different way they do things here? Are there actual dumpsters nearby or do they just leave bags outside on the curb? I’d love to go back for round two, but may need a little more direction…

Thanks!

]]> By: Andrew http://www.brokelyn.com/how-i-only-spent-8000-last-year/comment-page-1/#comment-622 Andrew Thu, 25 Jun 2009 18:43:11 +0000 http://www.brokelyn.com/?p=1994#comment-622 Be careful about the secret shopper jobs--there's one on Craigslist (who probably re-posts a few times a day) who wants you to deposit a (bad) $5000 check then take a secret shopper trip to Western Union and secretly send him a huge money order. This person apparently doesn't have spellcheck, either. Be careful about the secret shopper jobs–there’s one on Craigslist (who probably re-posts a few times a day) who wants you to deposit a (bad) $5000 check then take a secret shopper trip to Western Union and secretly send him a huge money order. This person apparently doesn’t have spellcheck, either.

]]> By: Justine http://www.brokelyn.com/how-i-only-spent-8000-last-year/comment-page-1/#comment-136 Justine Tue, 09 Jun 2009 02:53:07 +0000 http://www.brokelyn.com/?p=1994#comment-136 While the dumpster diving for food might be a bit too much for me, I am glad I read this just for the link to Build It Green in Astoria. I had no idea there was something like that so close by! While the dumpster diving for food might be a bit too much for me, I am glad I read this just for the link to Build It Green in Astoria. I had no idea there was something like that so close by!

]]> By: winthropst http://www.brokelyn.com/how-i-only-spent-8000-last-year/comment-page-1/#comment-134 winthropst Mon, 08 Jun 2009 21:55:12 +0000 http://www.brokelyn.com/?p=1994#comment-134 ps - not sure what type of photography you're doing but have you gone the photo assistant route? there's a lot of competition for jobs but once you're in it will get you networking with the people you need to meet for jobs in the field - photographer, retouch, production, etc. ps – not sure what type of photography you’re doing but have you gone the photo assistant route? there’s a lot of competition for jobs but once you’re in it will get you networking with the people you need to meet for jobs in the field – photographer, retouch, production, etc.

]]> By: winthropst http://www.brokelyn.com/how-i-only-spent-8000-last-year/comment-page-1/#comment-133 winthropst Mon, 08 Jun 2009 21:49:32 +0000 http://www.brokelyn.com/?p=1994#comment-133 have you thought about working part-time as a teaching assistant at ICP in exchange for darkroom/computer/library access? have you thought about working part-time as a teaching assistant at ICP in exchange for darkroom/computer/library access?

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