Food and Money: Broke - FML

Broke

By Anonymous - 23/01/2012 14:19 - United States

Today, school tuition has taken up so much of my paycheck that the only thing I had to eat for dinner was applesauce. FML

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By Anonymous - 23/02/2011 16:04 - United States

Today, I had to spend all of my money on textbooks even though my refrigerator is empty. Starving and frustrated, I called home to ask for money for groceries. My mom told me I could afford to skip a few meals. FML

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By malnourishedstudent - 08/06/2016 08:38 - United States - Palm Coast

Today, after months of living on five dollars a day for food in college, I found out my parents bought me an expensive meal plan and forgot to mention it. FML

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By Geezum Crow - 06/12/2018 17:30

Today, I found out my school's financial aid had a "misunderstanding" of my finances, I can no longer afford to pay half of my bills or pay for Christmas. FML

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By anon - 13/05/2009 17:39 - United States

Today, I graduated from college and my parents gave me an apple. Not the computer, the fruit. FML

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By FoodNeeded - 25/08/2016 02:24 - Russian Federation - Moscow

Today, for breakfast, I made a butter sandwich. I'm that broke. FML

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Lunch Special

By Luisa - 09/01/2020 01:00

Today, we have nearly no food in the house. My husband went shopping with the kids and returned with a sack of tomatoes. Time to make lunch. FML

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By Anonymous - 29/08/2009 00:59 - United States

Today, I left for college. I spent hundreds of dollars on clothes, bedding and other things. After packing my entire closet and everything else I needed, I left only to have to head back home. My dad forgot to pay the first semesters tuition. He said "Oh well, you would have failed out anyway." FML

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By mom - 26/04/2018 15:00

Today, after it appeared my daughter was throwing away any vegetables in her school lunch, I packed her all vegetables so she would have to eat at least one. Nope! She threw them out and complained to school that "mommy doesn't feed" her. I got a call from the school. FML

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By Anonymous - 07/11/2023 10:00

Today, I’m so hungry. My parents only get food for my sister and I’ve been surviving on cheese sticks for the past week. I only have one left. I don’t get paid until next week. I’m so scared I’m gonna faint at the wheel instead of at home, where I’m usually able to sit down and get some water before I do. FML

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Hangry

By Broke as hell - 07/04/2020 23:00

Today, after being robbed last week, I had no money to go to the store for food. Instead, my dinner consisted of two Tums chewables in tropical fruit flavors. After not eating all day, I thought they actually tasted pretty good. FML

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Top comments

TheFirstSamurai 18

Monday 23 January 2012 18:58

You need to increase your sauce of income somehow.

Pelreskovich 11

Monday 23 January 2012 19:00

Garnish your Ramen noodles with it. Ramen is ******* delicious. Years of food for pocket change!

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Vertas 10

Monday 23 January 2012 23:15

I feel your pain. Been there done that. Ramen noodles got right there too after about 2 months of nothing else.

SingingOtter 0

Tuesday 24 January 2012 0:08

I feel you there, OP. Tis the life of a poor college student. Try ramen, frozen dinners, hot pockets, and soup. Cheap but still at least somewhat of a meal with nutritional value.

BrysGirl27 14

Tuesday 24 January 2012 0:16

That blows:/ but I love applesauce!!!!:)

EPICROCKERNINJA 8

Tuesday 24 January 2012 0:47

I'm sorry. But at least you're eating. Maybe ask your parents for help?

BluFlames 8

Tuesday 24 January 2012 0:55

Meet the college diet xD

moomoomeow2 7

Tuesday 24 January 2012 0:59

Wow I hope things get better!

JukeboxValkyrie 19

Tuesday 24 January 2012 1:09

Be grateful you have the means to get an education. You could have no education. And no applesauce.

alival 12

Tuesday 24 January 2012 1:14

U should get ramen noodles instead! Sooooo much better then applesauce!

subterra 7

Tuesday 24 January 2012 1:29

Time to get some friends together and occupy an administration building, because when school is to expensive to eat, something is f&@?!d.

Mikeshane12 1

Tuesday 24 January 2012 1:44

yea but applesauce is good.

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