Shopping, Style and Beauty

01 Dec 2011

Giftly Might be the Perfect Holiday Gift

My pals over at Giftly created unique Gift Ideas out of some of my favorite broke-ass spots, in both San Francisco and New York City.

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22 Nov 2011

Being a Broke-Ass is Like Being on a Mid-90s Soap Opera

Legendary fashion editor Diana Vreeland once said, “We all need a splash of bad taste; no taste is what I’m against.” I wholeheartedly agree with this statement– which is why I am unashamed to do things like: lick the Tapatio-drenched remnants of an exploded on-the-go burrito off of my shirt,

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22 Nov 2011

A Broke-Ass Black Friday Survival Guide

You have a few days to prep for this year’s Black Friday. You might have been saving money to go Christmas shopping or you might have saved it to buy something for yourself. Either way, people have literally died on this day. For this reason, I see fit to point

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11 Nov 2011

Meet DMC @ My Adidas NYC Launch Today

“My Adidas walk through concert doors and roam all over coliseum floors I stepped on stage, at Live Aid All the people gave an applause that paid – My Adidas by Run-DMC” Remember back when Rev. Run wasn’t on twitter giving out advice about life? You know, back when he

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08 Nov 2011

Broke-Ass Holiday Survival Tip: Don’t Buy Any Gifts

Warning: I am about to sound like a cynical asshole, but maybe it’s because I’m being a cynical asshole. Or maybe I’m just being realistic. My purpose is not to judge anyone who participates in purchasing and gift-giving during the holidays. But, I know that the holidays can be especially

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03 Nov 2011

Lights, Camera, Auction! Tonight in Carroll Gardens

As I inch closer and closer to the big 30, “adultey” things like fixing the toilet seat I broke by standing on it (don’t judge, I’m short and needed to see!) are slowly becoming less “Shit, I have to fix this before dad comes and reminds me he had 4

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02 Nov 2011

Broke-Ass Style: 99 Cents Store Treasures That Will Transform You Into a Pop Diva

Last weekend, I spent my Halloween dressed as Selena (a costume which– thanks to procrastination and an extremely ill-timed thunder/snowstorm– turned out looking more like an alcoholic 90s-goth-chola in snow boots, but whatevs).  I’ve always had a special place in my kinky-cop-hat-and-bustier-wearing heart for that quick-stepping ranchera, and would probably

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