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Marie Ellis

People say write about what you know. So I did. I founded Broke Girl in the City - a smart girl's guide to leading a fabulous lifestyle on a budget! A career spanning entertainment, bars & nightclubs (and frequenting them), film, music and TV, there isn't much I don't know about how to have fun in the city when completely broke.

Marie Ellis

Why a #FoodBankAdvent can help this Christmas

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Many of us who live in the city are only a couple of pay cheques away from being completely broke which is a scary thought in deed.  A major study by the Social Metrics Commission (SMC) revealed that 8.4 million...
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Pay it forward

Pay it forward this Christmas

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Pay it forward this Christmas In the film Pay it Forward, a young boy Trevor is given an assignment at school. Think of something to change the world and put it into action. He comes up with the idea of...
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Shpock’s 5 Top Tips for Christmas

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Shpock’s 5 Top Tips for Christmas have been looking to sell some of my things over Christmas and New Year. As part of a declutter session, I wanted to sell the clothes I love but don’t wear. My colleague recommended...
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