15 Surprisingly Useful Life Hacks For People Who Are Broke As F*ck

10. These beer can lights

Image via Ebaum's World
Image via Ebaum’s World

Call it ‘mood lighting’ all you want. We both know this only happened because not drinking for a day or two and using that money to buy a light fixture just wasn’t going to happen.

 

11. Make coffee without a coffee maker

Image via Coffee Detective
Image via Coffee Detective

If you pulled this while still living at home, your mother would tell you to go your room and think about what you’ve done. But if you still lived at home, you could probably get your mom to make coffee for you, soooo…

 

12. Eggs in the microwave…why not?

Image via Buzzfeed
Image via Buzzfeed

“How will my eggs be prepared?”

“Your eggs will be cooked in a dirty microwave and they will either come out wet and raw or boiling-lava hot.”

Written by Mary McCaw

Mary is a freelance writer and editor. She's based in San Francisco, but lately, home is wherever her suitcase is. If you really are what you eat, she is at least 50% pizza.