RentFoodBroke.com and BrokeLA.com Survive Drunken Beginning, Celebrate 2 Years of Success
RentFoodBroke.com of Los Angeles celebrates the second anniversary of its BrokeLA.com calendar this year.
LOS ANGELES, CA, September 21, 2012
RentFoodBroke.com and BrokeLA.com provide real-world education, advice, tips, and resources on everything from finding affordable medical care to the cheapest movie theaters around town, as well as a full calendar of free and low-cost events to meet the needs of Angelenos and visitors alike.What started as a fanciful "Wouldn't it be cool if..." idea during a night of serious partying has become the ultimate resource for living life on a budget in the greater LA area. "Many people think up 'great' ideas when they're drunk," said Hanina Stettin, "Head Bum" and co-founder. "Very few spend the next few years building out the concept into a community resource. We might have gotten lucky with a dream team in the room, but we've worked really hard to meet the need we identified that fateful night. No matter your finances, having a life full of fun and support is achievable with the right intel."
Established the summer of 2009 by self proclaimed "bums"--organization development guru Hanina Stettin, graphic designer Hillel Smith, and film producer Shani Rotkovitz, along with computer programmer Ari Magder--RentFoodBroke debuted in beta with the blog, and launched the BrokeLA.com calendar the following summer. All events listed on the BrokeLA.com calendar are free or under $10 and include an array of one-off events such as comedy shows, concerts, movie screenings, and workshops around town, in addition to a complete and recurring listing of free museum days and farmers' markets.
About RentFoodBroke.com:
RentFoodBroke, always a labor of love, has grown into a community of artists, event producers, locals, and visitors sharing and enjoying the diversity and cultural wealth of LA. Everyone is encouraged to contribute articles and calendar items to the site for publication via an online submission form, allowing the site to better represent the range of knowledge and interests of the region. While the site primarily serves the greater Los Angeles area, RentFoodBroke hopes to expand to communities nationwide in the near future.