Secrets of a Broke, Tired Young Adult.

Living in an expensive like New York can be hard. Budgeting and not being able to buy everything I want is a hard task since most of my paycheck goes to rent. Unfortunately, I have a soft spot that makes me think it's okay to spend an absurd amount of money on groceries (...and clothes). I love going to the grocery store (Trader Joe's and Whole Foods for me, I'm lucky I'm close to both) and after a stressful day at work, all I look forward to is making dinner which is rare for someone my age with so much going on. Plus, it's so easy to eat out everyday/night. My co-workers eat lunch out everyday and I don't know how they can afford it! But they always ask what kind of "gourmet" lunch I brought today :).

So even though I spend so much money on groceries, I still buy easy and fast food. I know I've already posted about making my favorite comfort food fried rice, but this time it's in my hands where I didn't have already made rice by my mom and a refrigerator full of food. I actually made a better version last night with shrimp, but didn't take pictures.

So this is fried rice, the poor and tired girl's version.


1. Microwavable brown rice, stir fry packaged veggies, heat and serve chicken, egg and baby spinach. As you can see, I use the easiest route possible. No time to make rice and chicken and not enough money to buy a bunch of vegetables individually. P.S. this is the only counter space in our tiny, tiny kitchen. Gotta love it.


2. Chopped up the vegetables into smaller pieces. Zucchini, carrots, red onions, butternut squash.


3. Microwavable rice is magical. Two servings.


4. Add the egg, spinach and chicken. And yay a great, comfortable meal with leftovers for lunch at work.

And there goes one recipe that I will be living off of for probably my whole love. Cheap and easy is what I need in my life right now.