Rich kids everywhere are whining as their parents pull their credit cards out of their sweaty hands and ask them to live with a little less. The recession has hit the upper class, as parents allegedly victimized by Bernie Madoff and knee-deep in Wall Street greed try to teach their offspring to live without their precious "champy" and Manolos. As the saying goes, when life gives you lemons, make Limoncello. Scalleywag and Vagabond has a novel idea for these funemployed individuals:
"There is good news in your newfound poverty. For starters, chic Recessionistas, stop calling it poverty, and accept that you are now living Bohemianly."
This romanticized ideal of poverty is perfect for the trendy type, ready to spend time focusing on their "art" and shopping at Anthropologie to ensure that they look the part. A couple of ideas for all the penny-pinchers living in the East Village:
1. Invest in vintage clothing. Check out the killer deals on Diane Von Furstenburg and Yves Saint Laurent at Goodwill in Chelsea!
2. Forgo Starbucks, start drinking Stumptown Coffee.
3. Buy headbands to cut off blood flow to your brain to simulate your expensive pill-popping habit.
4. Lay off the Zone Diet deliveries and become a real starving artist subsisting on Ramen and dried fruit.
5. End your sessions with your personal trainer and start mingling with the commoners in a yoga class.
6. Fire your driver and start taking the Whole Foods pedicab to get around town.
Last but not least, don't forget to upload your new indie jam band playlist onto your iPod Touch.
