Poor Starving College Students

Okay, so any of you who have seen me lately know that we are obviously not starving, but, we are living the dream, firmly planted in family student housing as Brandon chips away at his degree(s). Some of you may not have experienced this growing stage of life so I thought I would fill you all in on the insider information on why it rocks to have no money.

10 - Recession? What recession? I guess it isn't hard to lose a job when you didn't have one to begin with.

9-Weekly trips to the Eugene public library which lets you take things home for free...unless you lose them like the incredibly dorky book, Alternacrafts, that I somehow misplaced and then had to pay an obscene amount for in fees. Because of our elite membership we were recently able to check out both Buffy the Vampire Slayer, and Gorillas in the Mist.

Just for full disclosure, our library really does have an inclusive up-to-date DVD selection. We only have these because we went out of our way to choose them. I'm pretty sure that makes us either really cool or really un-cool.

8- Hip vintage clothes...otherwise known as old clothes that used to belong to your friends but are now your favorite new outfits. Look familiar Cara?


7- We have a lot of extra time that others might use for shopping to attend free community events and drum circles. Unfortunately the drugs are only free the first time, but lucky for us Mormons, we are just there for the feelings of brotherhood anyway, and maybe a few of the complimentary vegan hot dogs.

6- We always get to wear cute sweaters and hats inside. Most people only show off their winter accessories outside, but we get to model them all day every day.


5- Pushing your kids in a jogging stroller is a much better workout than being on a wimpy treadmill in a gym and no babysitter required. Also, saving gas money by riding your bike doesn't just help the environment, it makes for some hot buns!


4- Keeping up with the Joneses means being the first to loot the garbage pile when someone moves out. Who would throw this away?


3- If you had money for crafting supplies you would never know how many things can be made out of old garbage.


2-How could you ever ruin a souffle yourself if you had the money to buy a good one at a fancy-pants restaurant? Home cooking is cheap even if it isn't always good. Hopefully by the time we can eat out again we won't want to because I'll have become such a great chef.

And the honest to goodness number 1 reason that trumps all the others...

The other poor starving college students
There is nothing like a bunch of great friends who can have fun crammed in tiny apartments or enjoying the sun together at a local park, and who don't need a dime to enjoy being together.