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03 Feb 2012

Valentine’s Day for a Broke-Ass Mom

Am I the only Broke-Ass Mom out there who’s a sucker for chocolate, preferably dark, on Valentine’s Day?  Starting about a week ago, all I see is chocolate.  It’s everywhere. I’m seeing chocolate in every shop I walk by, every grocery store display, in the windows at the library, around

Jennifer White - Mommy No Bucks 0
02 Feb 2012

FREE Booze and Boot Giveaways at “Boots & Bourbon” at The Brooklyn Circus this Friday

Is the lack of a San Franciscan winter getting you down? Doesn’t shopping always make you feel better? Probably, until you realize how broke you are and that you can’t really afford to go shopping anyways… We have a solution for all you broke-ass guys out there! Come cheer yourself

Heidi Smith - The Ultimate Scavenger 0
01 Feb 2012

A Broke-Ass Guide to Doing Your Own PR

This bit of advice comes from the lovely Joanna Riedl who is a fashion and lifestyle publicist. These days, everyone is like out there – whether you want to be or not – thanks to the transparency of social media, mobile connectivity and the general entrepreneurial spirit of our generation. Seems

Broke-Ass Stuart - Editor In Cheap 0
01 Feb 2012

10 Kids’ Movies from the 80s and 90s that Influenced Who I Am Today

There must’ve been something in the water in Hollywood during the 80s and 90s. For a short and glorious period of time, those magic makers and dream weavers who create films were able to achieve something almost unfathomable. They made being a kid even better than it already was. They

Broke-Ass Stuart - Editor In Cheap 0
01 Feb 2012

How to Get Over Your Seasonal Affective Disorder and Pretend Like It’s Always Summer

I know that NYC hasn’t been disgustingly cold this season, but someone’s still got the wintertime blues (that “someone” is me). This time of year, I always turn into a humongous B– cackling at any poor soul who dares approach me as I perform my cold weather rituals of swaddling

Carrie Laven - Pretty Penniless 0
31 Jan 2012

Cheap Special at Valencia Pizza and Pasta

As far as cheap eating goes Valencia Street isn’t quite the bastion of affordable grub it once was. When neighbourhoods go upscale, they tend to take their eatery prices with them. However, if you want to stretch a few dollars, there is still a handful of old reliables, one of

Stephen Torres - Threadbare-Fact Finder (Editor, San Francisco) 0
30 Jan 2012

Win Tix to See Taxes Play with the Phenomenauts on Friday Night!

This Thursday Taxes will be playing along with The Phenomenauts and The New Up at the Rickshaw Stop.  Considering that Taxes was recent named Band of the Month and nominated as SF’s Best Emerging Band, this is some pretty exciting stuff.  While tickets to the show are $12, I’ve got

Broke-Ass Stuart - Editor In Cheap 0

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