Desperate Times…call for being cheap.

I fully intended to resurrect my blogging with a review of fall fashion and the like. However, since I can’t afford to purchase any wardrobe additions this year, let’s shift focus a bit. The Sweet Life has taken a hit in recent weeks. When you wake up in the morning to learn that you’ve decreased in value overnight, you hold off on that pair of shoes so you can make sure to fill your gas tank later. Plane tickets have also doubled in price. That combined with Congress taking my money to give CEOs sweet vacations is killing the 3L year I had planned–especially the part about spending my loans on the ankle boots I’ve been eyeing for months.

Except not really. Here are a few measures I’ve implemented to save money, stick it to the man, and still buy plane tickets. Follow these ideas to tighten the belt, and you can still play–and maybe literally tighten the belt:

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