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22 Nov 2011

Broke-Ass Kitchen,Thanksgiving Edition

Break out the sweatpants and the boxed wine, it’s Thanksgiving time, ya’ll! (OK, I also feel it’s appropriate to do this on any given evening during winter.) As much as I wish this holiday meant laying around with my family and shoving my West Virginian grandma’s bacon fat-laden food down

Jill S. 0
22 Nov 2011

How to Be a Broke-Ass Patron of the Arts

Whenever I played the “If I won the lottery…” game, my second act in my newfound wealth, after buying a modern loft condo in both New York and LA, was to be a patron of the arts; buy a museum wing, donate money to build a theater, etc. Being fairly

Robin Hardwick - Cost-Conscious Connoisseur 0
21 Nov 2011

Broke-Ass Travel Contest

Has the slim job market gotten you down these days? Are you almost done with school and don’t really know what to do with yourself after wards? Ever thought about traveling abroad to expand your horizons? Sometimes the only way out of this downward spiral is to get the heck

Heidi Smith - The Ultimate Scavenger 0
19 Nov 2011

Screaming Queens, Bus Station Beats and Free Grub @ Compton’s Cafeteria Anniversary this Sunday!

If you want get heard, sometimes you gotta scream, and ain’t no one can scream like a queen who’s got something to say. This Sunday, everyone’s favourite temple of the Tenderloin, Aunt Charlie’s Lounge, will be holding a party commemorating the 45th anniversary of the Compton’s Cafeteria Riots in 1966. Stonewall,

Stephen Torres - Threadbare-Fact Finder 0
18 Nov 2011

Keeping Your Broke-Ass Mom Girlish Figure

With the constant reminder of Thanksgiving and Christmas being right around the corner, I find myself wondering how to ward off the overeating of stuffing, sweet potatoes, Pecan Pie, Pumpkin Cheesecake, cookies from an upcoming Cookie Party, my husband’s famous Carrot Soufflé, and let’s not forget about the Mulled Wine,

Jennifer White - Mommy No Bucks 0
16 Nov 2011

DIY: Marquee Letters

SFGate just had a second article featuring photos of local theatres from years past, mostly closed and abandoned – and that’s not the first feature I’ve seen covering the subject recently. There’s certainly something to be said for old school Hollywood glamour, and if you’ve ever wanted to put your

Amber Bouman - Crafty & Cashless 0
16 Nov 2011

Exercise Tips for the Unathletic Broke-Ass

I haven’t broken into a run since 2002.  That was sophomore year of high school, when I used to get in trouble in P.E. class for leisurely bicep-curling five pound weights and gossiping with hoodrat girls who called me “Tasty Vanilla,” when I should have been pumping iron.  But, alas,

Carrie Laven - Pretty Penniless 0
15 Nov 2011

BA of the Week – Musician/Writer Diana Salier

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