If you’re broke in LA, it’s okay to…

Drive around The Beverly Center for 30 minutes in search of free parking.

Use your hair straightener as an iron and panini press.

Consider Groupon a legitimate form of currency.

Buy a coffee on credit.

Keep a running note in your smart phone detailing prices at local gas stations.

Get your make-up remover from Trader Joe’s.

Aspire to be a thousandaire.

Tell the parking attendant your credit card was stolen.

Think buying a new printer makes more sense than buying new printer ink.

Turn your 2-ply, into 1-ply. It lasts longer that way.

Consider making a deposit at Bank of America a “special occasion.”

Put ads on your blog. Whatever…

Window shop on Rodeo Drive.

“Borrow” your boyfriend’s Netflix password.

Save 2 months of laundry for trips back home.

Use your student ID at the movie theaters…3 years after graduation.

Tell doubters “you’ll regret this after I sell my screenplay!”

Go out to dinner with a different guy every night of the week. Hey, what else is OkCupid good for?

Add water to your shampoo for one more wash.

Squeeze your own zits with a towel on your head & call it a facial.