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Being a Broke-Ass is Like Being on a Mid-90s Soap Opera
Legendary fashion editor Diana Vreeland once said, “We all need a splash of bad taste; no taste is what I’m against.” I wholeheartedly agree with this statement– which is why I am unashamed to do things like: lick the Tapatio-drenched remnants of an exploded on-the-go burrito off of my shirt,
Broke-Ass Kitchen,Thanksgiving Edition
Break out the sweatpants and the boxed wine, it’s Thanksgiving time, ya’ll! (OK, I also feel it’s appropriate to do this on any given evening during winter.) As much as I wish this holiday meant laying around with my family and shoving my West Virginian grandma’s bacon fat-laden food down
A Broke-Ass Black Friday Survival Guide
You have a few days to prep for this year’s Black Friday. You might have been saving money to go Christmas shopping or you might have saved it to buy something for yourself. Either way, people have literally died on this day. For this reason, I see fit to point
Rooftops: A Haven For Broke Asses
Perhaps one of my more recent posts put me on this whole “view” kick. In any case, rooftops, as stated above, are quite the haven for us broke asses. What do we do when we have no money? We head to the park, take a cruise on the bike, or
How to Be a Broke-Ass Patron of the Arts
Whenever I played the “If I won the lottery…” game, my second act in my newfound wealth, after buying a modern loft condo in both New York and LA, was to be a patron of the arts; buy a museum wing, donate money to build a theater, etc. Being fairly
Broke-Ass Travel Contest
Has the slim job market gotten you down these days? Are you almost done with school and don’t really know what to do with yourself after wards? Ever thought about traveling abroad to expand your horizons? Sometimes the only way out of this downward spiral is to get the heck
Lounging Around: Farley’s
Farley’s, a staple of the Potrero morning scene, makes me realize that for better or worse I feel most comfortable around middle-aged people. They’re not the only ones in the cafe. But compared to San Francisco’s hip and swinging spots for a good cuppa, the numbers of comfy slacks in