Frugal Find Friday: The Roku
Happy Friday! From hence forth, Fridays on #Broke Millennial will feature a frugal find. In previous posts I’ve mentioned my great love, the Roku. I’m not sure how other streaming media players stack...
View ArticleFrugal Find Friday: Klout
Let’s start today with a Friday fun fact. I’m always, ALWAYS, behind the curve when it comes to technology. Basically, I’m a shame to the millennial name. My first Tweet was back in January (why yes,...
View ArticleFrugal Find Friday: Coming Out Frugal
No invitations with a slight smell of lavender were sent. No white gown made primarily of tulle was painstakingly stiched. No escort from a well-respected family needed to be secured. I may be Southern...
View ArticleFrugal Find Friday: Amazon Prime
Personal finance disclosure: Sometimes I screw up. WHAT?! SHOCKING?! This finance goddess before you actually doesn’t always have it together when it comes to her wallet? Sadly, it’s true. There are...
View ArticleFrugal Find Friday: Leftovers
In the past year, I’ve developed a certain reputation in my office. My name is Erin (what?! You didn’t know?!) and I am a scavenger. Oh, and I also will handle annihilating cockroaches. It’s not the...
View ArticleFrugal Find Friday: Hulu Plus
The Hulu Plus app interface. As a little girl, my parents were pretty strict about the TV consumption in our household. When I summoned up the courage to ask if I could watch Rugrats I was usually told...
View ArticleFrugal Find Friday: Black Friday
This spree went from midnight to 6 AM and no that’s not all my stuff. Yeah, I just went there. Sure, Black Friday a horrific example of overindulgence and consumerism, but it goes perfectly with a...
View ArticleLoosening My Purse Strings
Plenty of home videos circa 1994 (and many other years) reveal a young Erin dancing around the living room. But one particular video shows me in a white dress playing pretend with a doll. No, I wasn’t...
View ArticleWhen it Pays to Stop Being Cheap
“I think I’m going to make an impulse purchase.” “Erin, if you’ve been thinking about it for more than a few hours, it doesn’t count as an impulse purchase.” (Recent conversation with a close friend –...
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