....... Aldi's groceries are too expensive for your budget

....... you start to buy your food from Family Dollar and/or Dollar General

.......you bring tupperware bowls to an All You Can Eat chinese buffet so that you can sneak some food to take home to eat later.

.......you won't cut the air/heat on in your car during the summer/winter because it will use up all your gas

.......you start to press your new growth until you can afford a new relaxer kit from Wal-mart

.......you won't turn the heat on in your apartment during to winter to keep your bill down. instead, you wrap up in a bunch of blankets and get in the bed

........you drink water to keep your stomach from growling

Girl, thats some mess!! LOLOLOLOLOL!!!!:)

1. When your "budget" only allows you only $3.00 a day to spend "foolishly". (I'm at this stage right about now because we're in the process of getting a house). :D

2. When you "time" your long-distance calls.

3. When you decide that you can't go to a meeting, outting, or whatever across town because you're down to one third of a tank of gas.

4. When you stop going to the movies and wait for it to come out on DVD or VHS.

5. When you decide to give your 3-year-old son a haircut because you want to save money by taking him to the barber shop.

6. When you cook CHICKEN three days in a row (stewed, fried, baked).

These are just a few. I'll haveto think of more.

Low Down Dirty BROKE
 

You know you are BROKE when....

-You can't pay for attention :D

-You lunch consist of 1 item a day from Wendy's .99cents menu

-Rice is your main course

-You wake thinking it is payday Friday on the Monday after you just got paid.

-start CREATING meals like #1LL special. What is in it? Your guess what be as good as mine......

you use a check or credit card to pay the parking ramp becuase you don't have any cash or change to your name... (i've actually done this... so sad)

I love this thread...
 

...you go fast food restaurants just to steal ketchup packets and straws.

...you start putting water in your child's cereal because you can't afford any milk.

...you start using dishwashing liquid on your bath sponge because you're out of soap.

When you see food on TV and say your going to get that when you get paid

When you open your refrigerator and its empty and you go back and look in it again like something has magically appeared.

(if your a smoker)When you use old cigarette butts and toilet paper to role yourself a cigarette

When you go to the store to buy groceries and come back with bread and bologny:p

JUST BROKE......
 

Ya'll are some broke Ace's.

LMAO.

.....WHEN YOU USE OLD CIGARETTE BUTTS and TOILET PAPER to role yourself a cigarette"


.......you start to press your new growth until you can afford a "new relaxer kit from Wal-mart oh HECK NAW..."

When you go months with out a perm.... talking about I'm going to go natural, You are really broke. LMBO

"You can't afford to get your acrylic nails done again so you just try to hide your hands from people as much as possible"

Or if your nail breaks, and you paint it the same color as the rest as if nothing ever happend. LMAO

YA'LL GOT ME LAUGHING TOO-DAY

You know ya...
 

Broke when....

1. You add water to your shampoo to wash your hair.

2. You go door to door asking for loose change to wash.

3. You turn your too short pants into capris......not me though I am 4'8" :D

4. Sprint ignores ya.

5. Ya buy clothes @ the dollar store.

6. Ya steal toilet paper out one of the bulidings to bring home.

7. Ya take food out the lunch room and recook it into your own creation

You start looking for every possible book you can sell back.

You start paying your credit cards off with those checks that other credit cards mail you. (thank God, I have never done this).

I have actually done the order a drink and eat the free bread thing...but only if others are eating...I would feel guilty otherwise...who am I fooling, I still felt guilty!

"Grocery shopping" in the all you can eat dining hall (fruit, crackers, other things that will survive the backpack trip).

Sneaking food from your roommate when she isn't there (one of my roomies actually did that to me!).

Selling plasma! (I actually know people who have done this!).

You guys are too funny!

Here are some more...

1. you go to Costco/Sam's etc. on Sat mornings....not to grocery shop, but to get full on the free samples

2. you change your long distance service just so you can cash the check they sent you in the mail.

3. you eat things that don't normally "go together" because that's all you have (i.e. tuna and spaggetti, hot dogs and green beans, etc.)

4. your idea of a great present is a bus pass

5. You began to complain about crass consumerism in our society when friends talk about what they have/bought

6. You go from floor to floor in your office building looking for someone who's having a baby shower/retirement party, etc. and crash the party just to eat the food

7. You lie to the person who maintains your office's snack machines and tell them you lost 50 cents so you can get money to actually buy a snack.

8. You go through your closet looking for spare $$ that you may have left in a coat pocket.

Wow....I've been broke too much in my little life LOL I've done all of the above except 6 & 7 (I've thought about it though!!)

.... you have to eat hamburger helper without the hamburger

.... the dishes haven't been washed in weeks because they haven't been used in weeks

.... you waste a whole day at the laundromat because one of the machines is washing for free

.... you drive a mile further down the street for gas that is $.03 cheaper

.... you and your roommate keep gettin AOL's 2 month trial memberships and turning them off after a month and a half just for the internet connection

.... you get mad at homeless people asking YOU for change

.... you become a vegetarian because you can't afford meat

.... you charge people for rides like a taxi

.... your rent is paid for the month two days before the next month is due


I wish I could say I never did any of these things. Unfortunately all these come from experience. Its good to have money now. :(

- When you search all over the house and gather up everything that you can find to return to a store, knowing you've worn some of the stuff already, but try and make the excuse that you washed the item and it shrunk so you're returning it...

- You know you ain't got any receipts for any of the stuff you're returning, but will fight with the store manager until you get your cash back.

We know to much about being broke don't ya think?

You know your broke when you use a fork to eat cereal so you can save the milk.

You know your broke when you eat a honeybun and save the raping so you can lick it for dinner.

You know your broke when you ask the bum on the street for a nickel

You know your broke if your being robbed and the robber gives you five dollars

Iota Phi Theta Fraternity Inc.
Alpha Beta chapter
Spring '96'

ok ya'll... all I got is 1...

you know you're broke when you are washing your dishes with clothing detergent or shampoo...... (guilty of this :rolleyes: )