Fashion, beauty, style and shopping news for the fab-without-a-fortune girl! Monday, May 7, 2007. Lucite bracelet set, Forever21. Is a hot trend for spring.

Welcome to The Budget Babe! The Budget Babe is a blog for hotties on a budget, featuring the latest cheap-chic fashion news, designer and celebrity looks-for-less, and honest reports on the places we all love to shop.

Tuesday, March 31, 2009. You might be starting to look like a cross between a homeless guy and Gordon Gecko as your formalwear, dress shoes, and other nice clothes seem like they are faling apart. Another cool thing I came to realize is you can take half your wardrobe and do the same thing. Tuesday, March 24, 2009. My 5000 dollar coffee habit. An ex girlfriend got me a coffee maker for Christmas.

Join me on my journey as I follow seasonal grocery trends and cook from scratch to create meals that feed my family of 7 with the lowest cost possible. Thursday, March 11, 2010. You start with a layer of Fritos, then a layer of my homemade refried beans. That I made earlier in the day, then a layer of cooked ground beef with taco seasoning, then a nice layer of cheese. On top of all that you can add lettuce, tomatoes, red onions, green onions, guacamole or avocados, sour cream and olives on top! You can .

or beans are your friends! Beans and legumes are great for you nutritionally, high in protein, complex carbohydrates and the ever-elusive fiber that we are all supposed to be eating! That said, when you begin your foray into beans, you probably want to begin slowly as they can have quite an impact on your digestive track.