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15 Feb 2012

My Best (Worst) Get-Rich-Quick Ideas

You see, I’m what they call a “creative genius.”  I have a brain so out-of-control, half the time I can’t even make sense of the shit I come up with.  All I know is that I am constantly sprouting figurative light bulbs out the top of my dome, having what

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18 Jan 2012

Celebrating Two Years in New York City: A Look Back at the Time I Got Punched on the Subway

Not to get all promote-y or anything, but in Broke-Ass Stuart’s Guide to Living Cheaply in New York City (read it!), he compares NYC to a girl who you constantly chase, but is ultimately out of your league. I totally get this statement, but for me, New York City is

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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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15 Nov 2011

Broke-Ass Kitchen: Goat Cheese & Rosemary Mac & Cheese

Today’s recipe is a dish I’ve had not once, or even twice, in the past 6 days, like a person who respects themselves and sustaining their life span, but three times because I just ran a marathon and don’t give a fuuuu.  I’ve been on a week-long caloric bender to

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22 Sep 2011

The “Broke as Hell” East Coast Book Tour

The “Broke as Hell” Book Tour is coming to an East Coast city near you! Broke-Ass Stuart (host of IFC’s “Young, Broke & Beautiful”) is bringing you something special; it’ll be one half book reading/signing and one half dance party. Therefore it’ll be good for both your brain and your

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22 Aug 2011

Tonight! FREE Live Nude Girls! Well, Not Really…

Did that get your attention? Now that you’re here, this is the real scoop: Writer Sheila McClear is going to talk about her book titled The Last of the Live Nude Girls tonight at The Booksmith. Sorry about the bait and switch. In the book, McClear tells us about her

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07 Oct 2010

Broke-Ass of the Week – Writer & Blogger Tim Anderson

Every week we feature a different person from the community shedding a little light on their life of brokeitude. Who knows, maybe you’ll learn something about the human spirit…probably not.

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