It’s no secret that I’ve got mad love for the Indie Mart.  That’s my crew!  And while I won’t be there participating this time around, I still gotta rep it because it’s the shit! This Sunday, November 8th will be the last outdoor Indie Mart of the season.  If you’ve

Heyo!  The DIY Diva here.  Even though you’ll see this come the normal time for my column on Friday, October 30th – I am sitting at my trusty computer writing this on TUESDAY, October 27th.  Why, you ask? Well, I’ll be happy to tell you, if you just wait a

The lovable and affable Murat, The Mission’s own Amuse Bouche guy, was picked up yesterday by Homeland Security and is possibly going to be deported today!!  I just received this email from his wife Pelin, who is an American citizen: Yesterday morning Murat was picked up from our house and

I get a lot of questions about money and relationships from clients. Should I ask so and so for a personal loan? Blahbidy blah roommate is weird about splitting bills what should I do? My boyfriend wants to get a motorcycle and he has really bad credit, should I co-sign for him, or get the bike in my name? My friend so and so and I don’t talk anymore because of an argument with money, how do I prevent that from happening again?

Wondering what to do for fun this week?  Feeling a little dead inside?  Wake yourself up with an event for each of the 5 senses.  This week’s events all FREE! TOUCH: Missing Link Bicycle Cooperative in Berkeley offers FREE bike repair classes.  This is advantageous because you don’t want to

Maurice Sendak’s words never rang so true. As some of you loyal Broke-Ass readers may recall, I have two little wild things of my own.  Petunia and Marrakech.  My two fancy rats.  (If you say the word ‘œfancy’ with a British accent, it comes off much funnier, and the impact

Hey-o – the DIY Diva here.  Since my housemates and I were able to save enough $$ in our monthly bills to get our cable reconnected I’ve found myself up late night, staring at the boob tube after everyone else has been sawing logs in our household. My latest late

I love that we have a DIY column here at Broke Ass Stuart.  Kate’s always amazing ideas have helped me save money and kept me off drugs, literally:  I smoke little to no weed when I’m making something, especially when that something involves sharp objects or glue or BOTH! As