In our little 7×7  town of San Francisco,  we have experienced a 49 percent jump in auto burglaries and a 18 percent increase in vehicle thefts in the first two months of 2015 alone!  My Smart car was burgalirized twice in two months and recently stolen! However, because I had a GetAround car

Lets Just Call It What It Is I used to drink the altruistic Kool-Aid that the omnipotent “sharing” economy is taking over the world. The harsh reality is that there has been a lot less sharing going on than advertised. Since sharing is a social exchange that does not involve profit, by definition,

Step into a world of adventure with the San Francisco Beer Passport. There’s no better way to explore San Francisco than to literally drink it in. This passport is amazing! Each one contains 27 coupons to buy one beer, get a second beer FREE at 27 of the finest locally

Getting Out of a Broke State of Mind “More money, more problems.” That’s only what rich people say.  Broke people have “broke-people problems.”  These are much harder to climb out of. I didn’t realize it at the time, but money scared and overwhelmed me for years. Watching my parents struggle,

Participating in Juice cleanses may seem like an activity only uptight lettuce heads in Lululemon, pushing strollers can afford… but that is actually not the case! If you add up what you actually spend on food per day,  you will see Juice cleanses can be comparable or cheaper (depending on how often you

This post is sponsored by the fine people at Getaround. If you’re interested in sponsoring some content holler at alex@BrokeAssStuart.com If you live in any city now a days, it makes absolutely no sense to own a car… Unless you share it! It costs an average of $7800 a year

*This article was researched and written with help from tenant attorney and Broke-Ass Stuart columnist Daniel Wayne.  To learn more about your rights as a tenant check out out Daniel’s other articles here or his website.  Did you know that not all buildings in San Francisco are protected by rent control? Did

Many move to San Francisco  wide-eyed and optimistic that they will magically land a classic Victorian flat like the Painted ladies in the TV show ‘Full house’,  with cool, like-minded roommates for a reasonable portion of their budget. Some even come with a job already landed!   But none are ever

Your ex may never forgive you, but your Student loan debt will. What is Student Loan Forgiveness? Student loan forgiveness (“nickname for the  William D. Ford Direct Loan program which was reformed by Obama) allows for a ‘Broke-ass’ borrower to consolidate all their federal student loans into one new loan,