Cartagena’s Plaza de Trinidad   For the last three years I´ve been scraping tips into a pile large enough to finance  a relatively thorough exploration of the lower half of The Americas.  For the purpose of this article, I’m primarily intersted in

My neighborhood is broke-ass to a tee. Around here, we live for Free-Detergent-Tuesdays and $2 pizza. Walk down Knickerbocker with twenty one-dollar bills, and you can find a different 99c store to spend each one of them. But if you think austerity measures mean no grand displays of frivolous, transitory fun, then

Image Courtesy of Frankie Smith You can get pretty much anywhere in the United States for far less than you expect if you are willing to sacrifice time, convenience, and comfort. And even though this method of getting around can lead to some itineraries that suck on paper, you’ll always

This post was guest written by Tyler Thompson If you read a lot of financial hack websites, you probably see the same five “how to save money at your job” tips over and over. Pack your lunch. Ride your bike. Don’t drink lattes. Some of the tips, like riding your

There are so many potential jokes about ceramics events. Here are two I just thought up : Q: Why did the guy get arrested at the ceramics fair? A: He was selling pot. Q: Why did the ceramics fair get busted up by the cops? A: It was too big

The online dating profile is gone. Sad. And not at all sad. But we had some good times, that profile and me. Or at least a hell of a lot of laughs. My page was decently written. Which, by Okcupid standards, just means that my answer to “what I’m doing

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