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20 Mar 2010

Broke-Ass Porn: Mary Cherry

Popular. You probably don’t know about this show because only 12 people watched it when it first aired in 1999, but Popular is a quintessential teen drama series that everyone should see. It’s about these two girls who are nemeses; Brooke McQueen captains the cheerleading team and rules the school,

Rebecca Pederson - Cheap Date 0
20 Mar 2010

Eat Once Stay Full For 6 Months

What I am about to suggest may seem wrong for a website for and about broke people.  I think the restaurant I am writing about is considered ‘˜upscale’ and maybe even ‘˜expensive’.  But here is the twist.  If you eat here once, you will never have to eat again.  That

Christine Witmer - Sparing Stringer 0
20 Mar 2010

Free Urban Cycling Workshop: For Self-Identified Women Only

Biking in San Francisco can be a daunting endeavor. Trying to walk in the city without being run over is hard enough, but add a couple of wheels and some gear thingies and you’ve got yourself a potential death trap. Luckily, cycling in the city is a lot easier than

Alison Lambert - Half Price Headliner 0
19 Mar 2010

Heart — A Cheap San Francisco Wine Bar

In college, I learned that drinking wine out of a mason jar was socially acceptable. Unfortunately, that habit didn’t translate well in my post-grad life. Real adults think jars are tacky — although, I’m willing to concede that this might just be a San Francisco thing since a lot of

Rebecca Pederson - Cheap Date 0
19 Mar 2010

Upgrade Your Comfort Beverages: Making Iced Coffee That Doesn’t Suck

It’s been awhile since we’ve had a Home Economics lesson, and because the weather around San Francisco has been “hella nice” as they say (no one says that), I find myself switching from oppressive, scalding hot coffee to it’s kinder, gentler iced coffee cousin. Blue Bottle is great and they

Andrew Dalton - Aggressive Panhandler 0
19 Mar 2010

Cheap Thrills in NYC During the Spring and Summer

I might be a little high on vitamin D right now, but I’m bouncing up and down on my kitchen stool while I think about all the things I want to do in New York now that spring is almost here. (I also just got my legs waxed, so sitting

Kiley E - Ragamuffin Researcher 0
19 Mar 2010

Broke-Ass Art Spotlight: John McGregor

I just moved recently, and if there’s something more annoying than spending money on new art for your walls (and actually moving), I’d sure like to hear about it.  I was pleased to find out that my roommate had purchased a print (below) from none other than my former neighbor

Anna G - Caliburg Contributor 0

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