RecessionGirl was born in the recession of 1975 and lives in perpetual financial uncertainty. Having financed two university degrees, some world travel and all the costs associated with living in Cobble Hill, Brooklyn, RecessionGirl has devoted more time than is reasonable toward her own evolution as a modern financial warrior. In her introductory blog, “When being a cheapskate just isn’t cheap enough,” RecessionGirl suggests that you can be dead broke and still participate in societal rituals through carefully modified plans. You can even get away with a night-on-the-town on between $2 and $15 dollars. All of RecessionGirl’s remarks are in reference to establishments in and around her neighborhood of Cobble Hill including: CarrollGardens, Gowanus, Boerum Hill, Park Slope, DUMBO, Red Hook and Brooklyn Heights.
The recent economic climate has given RecessionGirl no choice but to share her fiscal know-how with the progressive citizens of Brooklyn and anyone who needs a financial helping hand. No topic is too cheap. No subject is taboo. While some of the more advanced and disciplined folks might point fingers and snicker at some budget basics, RecessionGirl says: touché. She would like to remind everyone that reinforcement and discussion of ‘budgeting-101’ is the foundation of sound financial decision making.
Perhaps you live in a recession too. Even when there isn’t one. You might be a hardworking, fiscally responsible, fixed-income soul who cooks an omelet before meeting friends out for dinner so that you only have to pay for an appetizer and a beer. Maybe you’ve recently realized that the price of the bottled drinks you consume annually could have paid for a five day SCUBA vacation package to Honduras. You’re interested in learning more about an ING Orange savings account and wonder if it would be worth opening even though you can only stash away ten bucks a week. You can’t remember the last time you had health insurance. You’ve developed the habit of buying generic products at the supermarket and drugstore and are sure to check the circular before entering. For economy’s sake, you’ve stopped purchasing books and magazines and instead opt to sit in the corner of Barnes and Noble on a regular basis to read books on the New York Times bestseller list. The MTA fare-hike is really gonna put you in a pickle. You don’t look at twenty bucks as twenty bucks. You see it as $280 dollars at the end of the year considering compounded interest when saved monthly. This is the life and style of RecessionGirl, but it might be your life and style too.
Whether your dream is to simply sustain your life as it is, start a small business, go back to school, travel the world, buy a home, pay off your debt or just live a dynamic life in general, RecessionGirl is here to help you cut corners and view your fiscal management through a pragmatic prism. From the bottom of her heart, RecessionGirl wants you to save a penny, make a wish and toss it into the well of prosperity.