Laura S - Spendthrift Scribe

Just Another Roadside Attraction
For someone who doesn’t own a car and who’s points on their license renders them barely insurable, I actually love driving. More specifically, I love road trips. I’ve never done the drive across America pilgrimage, but sometimes it doesn’t take more than a 20 mile radius to find weird shit

FREE Cartoons, Culture and Cereal: This is How We Do 2011
We cried, we laughed, maybe we even puked a little bit, but we survived another year. If you’re not to busy drowning yourself in Bloody Mary’s, there is plenty of awesome free stuff in our fair city this weekend. After all, do you really want the first face you see

The 2025 SF Beer Passport is Here!
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 28 coupons to buy one beer, get a second beer FREE at 28 of the finest locally

Couples Weigh In
Oh sure it all starts out innocently enough, splitting desserts on date one, sharing a pizza on date two, and next thing you know it’s hey if you order 10 orders of Chinese take-out you get the 11th one free! Dating and dining have always gone hand in hand, especially

Skate and Sip at the Standard Hotel’s New Ice Skating Rink
Ice skating in New York is certainly a winter rite of passage, but it also can be a total nightmare. While it’s been immortalized in many a rom-com, most rinks in the city are crowded and pricey to boot. If the thought of Bryant Park and Rockefeller makes you claustrophobic,

Much Ado About Manswers
Spike TV is sort of like the old leftovers in your fridge. You forget it’s in there until it reminds you of its presence in the form of a pungent whiff with an aftertaste of disgust. This is also what happens when you’re stuck in a hotel in the middle

The Deal-iest Deal Book of All: 2011 NYC Big Deal Book
Here at BrokeAssStuart, we’ve made it our spiritual quest to save you money. Whether it’s cheap burritos or free concerts, we’ve pretty much cornered the market on never having to pay the full price for things. So while a PBR and Whiskey shot for $3 is nice, it’s not something

Get Your Holiday Awkward Family Photo
Tis the season for humiliation. Only once a year do you get to break out the matching sweaters, glow-bulb earrings and other family props for the annual Christmas card. Luckily my family wasn’t one for Sears-style portrait sessions, but now I’m a little sad I don’t have any to look

How to Survive Your Holiday Work Party
Holiday work parties can be a total social minefield, whether you work for a giant corporation or a small creative company. Then again, peppermint schnapps can pretty much turn any situation into a potential shitshow. Some coworkers can mix business with booze easily, but for others, it creates a weird