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21 Dec 2011

DIY: Ornaments and More

Y’all, Christmas is in literal days and I seriously am not ready. The holidays have already begun – Hanukkah is off to a rip-roaring start – the season is staring me in the face but I’m just not feeling it yet. I know I’m not the only one either; three

Amber Bouman - Crafty & Cashless 0
21 Dec 2011

How to Navigate Your Job’s Holiday Party Without Completely Embarrassing Yourself

I attended my office holiday party last week– at a bar, at 2pm, glad to leave work 3 hours early.  I work in a business casual environment, and– as I mentioned before– am not close friends with anyone in my office.  In fact, I’m 89% sure that they all think

Carrie Laven - Pretty Penniless 0
20 Dec 2011

Broke-Ass Kitchen: Booze Edition

Maybe I’m phoning this week’s recipe in because it’s the week before Christmas and I am already mentally sitting in my pajamas on my couch at home in Ohio watching syndicated Seinfeld with cookie crumbs all over my shirt. Or, as anyone who’s been to The Levee in Brooklyn can

Jill S. 0
19 Dec 2011

Broke-Ass Nostalgia: Mallrats

One can’t mention the film Mallrats (1995) without giving a nod to Clerks (1994). Clerks was writer/director Kevin Smith’s low-budget, indie masterpiece. It isn’t necessarily a novel idea these days, but in the early nineties, a movies about hourly-wage employees based mostly on snappy dialogue and not much action was

Robin Hardwick - Cost-Conscious Connoisseur 0
16 Dec 2011

What does a Broke-Ass Mom want for the Holidays?

This is actually a harder question than it may seem.  Something about giving birth to another human being makes you not need or want as much.  Or at least that’s how it feels.  It’s hard to separate your needs and wants apart from your family’s.  But for everyone’s sanity you

Jennifer White - Mommy No Bucks 0
15 Dec 2011

The Live Local Card: Support Local Business While Getting Discounts

Have you heard about the Live Local Mission card yet? It’s pretty fucking badass and probably the perfect stocking stuffer for your favorite Missionite.

Broke-Ass Stuart - Editor In Cheap 0
15 Dec 2011

BA of the Week – Anhvu Buchanan

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.

Broke-Ass Stuart - Editor In Cheap 0
14 Dec 2011

Benefit for Julie Michelle of ILiveHereSF.com

I got this from a friend of Julie Michelle. Not only is Julie is an amazing and incredibly talented photographer (we did this shoot together), she’s also one of the sweetest women I know. Plus she’s shot like 10 different Broke-Asses of the Week. Any help that could be sent here way would be incredible. Read below for the details:

Broke-Ass Stuart - Editor In Cheap 0