Any real bum knows the midnight munchies hit...hard. And when that happens, you should know that there is something you can do. Diet be damned. It’s time to hit up the kitchen and let your meagerly stocked shelves provide you with a brokedown feast.

Don't let June gloom get you down. Soon you'll be baking under the hot summer sun with other sun worshipers. All that tanning does make a bum hungry, so make sure to plan ahead for feeding your crew. Barbeques are the hallmark of the season, so get your coals out and get ready for sheer tastiness.

I was very excited when Rent.Food.Broke. contacted me about writing an article for them about saving money on groceries. I know Rent.Food.Broke focuses on staying under a $10 limit. Well, I spend about $10 a week on groceries for each per person in my family. Yep, that's right, just $50 a week for my family of five. This includes all our food, diapers, toiletries and paper goods. If you'd like, you can check out my most recent shopping trip.

And here’s why. Absolutely DELICIOUS foods abound! And when that happens, we all know where they land...in the bag. (And here you thought I was going to say belly, no dear bummy readers, that’s the tertiary spot. First they hit your kitchen, then the ever present brown bag, then your awaiting belly, but truly, I digress.) Springtime is the start of longer nights and evening farmers’ markets. With all that new found sunlight, I urge you to get off your bums and hit the kitchen. Here’s some ideas for what you can do.

Although many of us harbor bitterness toward the big 'ol V-Day, there are a few broke romantics still out there. Forgive the bad poetry, but it’s got to be done:

Chocolate and flowers,
cards and gifts,
use your RFB powers,
to make little shifts,
that’ll keep your lovers,
diving under the covers.

Like any good slasher film, so goes my love life: never is there a happy ending. Personally, I'm all about screaming "Die Cupid Die!" on the all too celebrated Valentine’s Day. So much so that I throw dinner parties with the same theme, and once even convinced a popular musician to paint the same phrase all over her shirt for a gig. Apparently, the crowd loved it. So with that in mind, get out your puffy paints and aprons as I present to you Little Brown Bag's version of DIE CUPID DIE! Yes, it's cheap. Just like those bastards you're going to invite.

People need to eat. But food costs money. And money is…shall we say tight? Enter the magical miracle of ramen! For under a dollar, you can eat warm goodness packed with noodles, freeze-dried veggies, and something pretending to be a protein. This is not a mockery; this is an ode.

The Wednesday morning farmers' market in Santa Monica is on my short list of favorite things things to do in LA. Feast your eyes and your stomachs while stretching your legs and enjoying the glorious sea breezes and chill atmosphere. Now that you don't have anything better to be doing on a Wednesday at noon, head on over to the Promenade and Arizona and pig out.

Hi. My name is HeadBum and I'm an addict – to sugar that is. Being the broke bum that I am, it's sometimes challenging to share that dependent love/craving/omigodgiveittomenow with my friends. Lucky for me, lots of obese Americans and corn subsidies have helped drive down the price of my crack. Thus, I can ask my bummy friends to a sweet tooth orgy and feel no guilt about assigning them each a sugar-loaded wonder. And if they complain tomorrow, well, sweetness has its price. Cheap!

Italians know food and deals. America, in its grand tradition of bastardizing cuisine, has embraced a budget-friendly version of Italian food. There is a wide variety of Italian cuisine and many potentially expensive ingredients. But we all know that isn't what you're going to serve your bum posse when they show up.