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FREE Late-Night Dance Party at BAMcafe
Sure, anyone can throw a dance party. I throw them for myself all the time with a bottle of wine and Stevie Wonder albums. But BAMcafe boasts some of the most stunning surroundings in the city, so when they throw a bash it ain’t your living room dance party.

Blue Angels for Broke-Asses All Weekend Long
Oh, God! Is it really Fleet Week already again this weekend? Meaning those obnoxious planes are going to be making all of that noise all over our precious San Francisco for four whole days? And there will be crowds of people and a whole bunch of militant idiots clogging the

A Dollar More for Dignity: Post Office
Within a week of moving to New York, I was dead-broke (I had a little credit but not much). My new friendly coworkers wanted to go out drinking, so I cunningly persuaded them to trek all the way to Brooklyn to my new favorite bar, The Levee. Upon entering they

Hardware Store DIY
Ever since I was little, I’ve had a love for hardware stores. I’m not sure exactly why but there’s something about all those hooks and nails and shelves all lined up and neatly sectioned, just waiting to fix your annoying household problems. Maybe it appeals to my sense of order,

Why You Probably Shouldn’t Get a Discount Massage in a Foreign Country
In a lot of ways, being broke is about picking and choosing where to spend your money. Maybe you shop your dad’s closet, but pay $13 at the independent movie theater every week. Maybe you eat $2 dumplings year round, but blow your wad on cool vacations a couple of

Art in Odd Places: FREE Art Festival on 14th St.
One of the mainest of main thoroughfares in Manahattan, I mostly associate 14th Street with a convenient spot to meet someone off of the L train, a massive crowd outside of Whole Foods, or the disgusting chemical cheese smell that overpowers the entire block on which Taco Bell is located. However,

Broke-Ass Kitchen: White Bean Dip
For me, this recipe is kind of like the bottle of Trader Joe’s wine you always keep stashed under your bed in case of hosting/party guest/shitty day emergencies. (If you don’t do that, start doing that!). It was basically born from a day when I needed a dip and had

Seven Things I Learned at FREE Vipassana Meditation Camp
When your meditation bunkhouse is called ChopTank, what can you possibly fear? At this time in my life, eight and a half days of peace and silence is about all that I can take. By the twelfth hour of the ninth day of my 10-day meditation, my insides were screaming