First come sushi restaurants, then comes a chain drug store, then a palm reader, and then a neighborhood has reached the peak of gentrification. The sushi and Thai joints arrived on Bedford Ave long ago, but the palm reader spot and Duane Reade are brand spanking new. (As are a

If you can only buy yourself one treat this month/year, which, if you’re as under-employed as I am, is a sad, sad, reality– make it something practical AND whimsical. So, what was the one semi-frivolous thing I got myself this year (and maybe for the rest of my life)? A

The only problem with furnishing your entire apartment with stuff from the Ikea – apart from the fact that when you move and take apart your furniture you will definitely lose 30% of the screws and bolts necessary to put these items back together, and will need to go back

Thrifting in New York can easily be a matter of air quotes and snide remarks. “Thrift” stores tend to try to pass off some used t-shirts at $40 a pop and tell you that it’s a total steal. Dude, did someone sweat in it before? Don’t care if it was

If you’re still in NYC this week and you’re not feeling Christmasy, follow Anna’s awesome tips on how to spend your free time. If you are feeling Christmas-y and you want some visual Christmas cheer, ’tis the season to stare at the windows of stores you can’t afford. Fifth Avenue

I’m guessing that you don’t have your Christmas shopping done. Even if you have it mostly under control, you probably still have the impossible to shop for people, like your weird cousin or grandpa, and you’re completely at a loss for what to get them. And you probably also have

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