Advice

23 May 2011

How To Be a Wedding Guest

Spoiler: Don’t wear crazy upstaging hats. I’ve already covered the more questionable wardrobe decisions of certain coast areas, but what about the rest of the wedding? I’m sure you’ve all been holding your breath since you asked yourself that question. Well, consider this permission to finally breathe again, like Toni

Anna G - Caliburg Contributor 0
19 May 2011

East Bay Unwrapped: the Bulk of Berkeley Bowl

Everyone knows that buying foods in bulk can be a cost-effective way to stock up on every day pantry items and your favorite, albeit strange, snacks. Alison even provided tips on what to buy in bulk in her post from last year (click it, it’s got awesome pictures). So why

Mia Di Pasquale - Scroungy Scribbler 0
14 May 2011

How to Meet People at Bars

Are you new in town? Or are you just tired of hanging out with the same old bunch of losers and are looking to meet some new people? The natural place for most of us to find ourselves surrounded by others are in local watering holes. There can be both

Heidi Smith - The Ultimate Scavenger 0
08 May 2011

Sunscreen that Saves Both Skin and Money

Sunshine. It makes everyone happy. Our cities become alive when the sun shines. Suddenly everyone starts wearing less clothing. We catch glimpses of fresh flesh that has been covered up with layers all winter long. Some lucky people have a natural bronze to flaunt without even trying. Others need to

Heidi Smith - The Ultimate Scavenger 0
04 May 2011

Your Home Bar, Part V of V: The Proof Is in the John Collins

Congratulations, you’ve made it to the end of my home bar tutorial! This means you’ve got the ingredients, the tools, and the know-how to build your liquor cabinet and entertain imbibing guests — or just yourself! So now you can reap the rewards: HUGE SAVINGS! Plus nobody will throw you

Sarah M. Smart - Red-Light Special 0
02 May 2011

Dating Advice To Skip

Everyone always has an opinion about dating and relationships– especially if you’re a woman, everybody has the worst compulsion to shove a bunch of crap down your throat. Of course many of these people tend to be your immediate family, and to an extent, you sort of have to listen

Anna G - Caliburg Contributor 0
28 Apr 2011

Ditch Cable TV Once and For All

Breaking up can be tough, especially when it’s with a multi-billion dollar company which holds roughly 25% of the market share (let’s face it, you probably chose Comcast as your cable provider).  And they don’t make it any easier on you when they beg you to stay.  But spending $80

Mia Di Pasquale - Scroungy Scribbler 0
27 Apr 2011

There’s no P in our Ool… but there’s Poop

Not to brag or anything, but I have some wonderful friends. And one of these wonderful friends just had a birthday and rented suite at a pretty fancy schmancy place down in Palm Springs. (It was great, Mom. We braided each others’ hair, had one two many glasses of chocolate

Jessica Longo - Two-Bit Reporter 0