Nina +Follow🧠 “Broke? Same. But I still need beauty to survive.”First apartment in Boston. No headboard. No budget. No aesthetic privilege. Just $3.99 thrift finds, Muji knockoffs, and pure coping energy. Here’s how I made my tiny studio feel like a Tokyo convenience store meets Korean cafe meets “girl who journals about everything.” ↓ 🛒 Budget Girl Starter Pack: • $7 rice lamp from Facebook Marketplace • Clear bins because ✨emotions are chaotic✨ • One good mug. Just one. • The illusion of routine • That one Japanese pen I guard like it’s my thesis #BudgetAesthetic #GradLife #BostonApartment #AsianGirlOnABudget #MinimalismButMakeItSad #CheapAndCute #TikTokMadeMeBuyIt00Share