Advice

01 Dec 2009

Broke Ass Financial Coaching: The Cheapest Haircut in the World

A week ago I woke up one day and said, “I NEED A HAIRCUT!” I thought about calling one of the last two people who cut my hair, and I thought, “I don’t want to spend the money,” “I am going to be traveling and pulling my hair back, why should I pay to get a nice haircut,” “They won’t be available this afternoon which is when I need the haircut,” etc.

Betsy Crouch - Coach $izzle 0
28 Nov 2009

Nobody Wants a Sweet Potato Ass – Uber Cheap Pilates

Now that you’ve stuffed your sweet selves full of delicious turkey/stuffing/mashed potatoes it seems like the perfect time to cuddle up for a long winter’s nap, as the gorge fest is over.  The warm, buttery truth of it is, this is only the beginning.  Thanksgiving marks the start of eating

Alison Lambert - Half Price Headliner 0
27 Jan 2024

The San Francisco Beer Passport is Here!

Step into a world of adventure with the San Francisco Beer Passport. There’s no better way to explore San Francisco than to literally drink it in. This passport is amazing! Each one contains 27 coupons to buy one beer, get a second beer FREE at 27 of the finest locally

Broke-Ass Stuart - Editor In Cheap 0
23 Nov 2009

You’ll Never Make A Monkey Out of Me!: Breakup Motivation Tips

To paraphrase Troy McClure in the Planet of the Apes Musical, in my dating life, I’ve definitely felt like every ape from Chimpan-A to Chimpan-Z–  uh, so to speak.  Specifically, there have been times where I’ve let a relationship go on for too long because of my ridiculous fear of

Anna G - Caliburg Contributor 0
22 Nov 2009

The Hipster’s Dilemma

Hipsters have it rough.  They are cursed by the fashion gods.  For example, it takes a lot of time and effort to achieve that “I don’t give a fuck about any of this, and no I’m not posing so my ass looks just right in these skinny jeans” look. Furthermore,

Alison Lambert - Half Price Headliner 0
09 Nov 2009

Dating Shit To Stop Worrying About Now

I feel like I’ve been having a very similar conversation with a lot of different friends, be they close girl friends who date around a lot, older guy friends who crave a steady relationship, or friends closer to my age with little to no dating/sexual experience.  A lot of these

Anna G - Caliburg Contributor 0
27 Oct 2009

Broke-Ass Financial Coaching: Money and ____ don’t mix

I get a lot of questions about money and relationships from clients. Should I ask so and so for a personal loan? Blahbidy blah roommate is weird about splitting bills what should I do? My boyfriend wants to get a motorcycle and he has really bad credit, should I co-sign for him, or get the bike in my name? My friend so and so and I don’t talk anymore because of an argument with money, how do I prevent that from happening again?

Betsy Crouch - Coach $izzle 0
13 Oct 2009

Broke Ass Financial Coaching: Overdrafts and Other Bank BS pt. 2

Most banks automatically give you overdraft protection, the fees upwards of $30 when you overdraft. Oh Thank YOU! Wow. The guy who invented “automatic overdraft protection” made the banks billions and billions of dollars, for the convenience factor. You know when you are out fine dining you don’t want to be embarrassed that your card was declined, oh no! Well the fear of worrying what others think of our financial situation sure is motivating.

Don’t you think the technology exists for your card to simply be declined when you don’t have any money left in your account? Why would the banks implement something so seemingly customer service oriented and give up billions of dollars? Right.

Outside of a desperate or survival mode purchase, wouldn’t you prefer for the card to be declined instead of paying a $35 fee on top of a $3.00 coffee purchase?

Betsy Crouch - Coach $izzle 0
06 Oct 2009

Broke Ass Financial Coaching: Overdrafts and Other Bank BS pt. 1

“Should I set up bill pay, automatically? How can I set it up and avoid overdraft charges?” – Joe

That depends. First of all, are you on top of balancing your checkbook? Have you had any overdraft charges this year? If you have overdrafts, I would not set up any automatic payments for bills until you get organized. So here is some crazy info that is just about guaranteed to rile you up and get you crackin’ on some cool financial projects. That is not an oxymoron by the way. Here are some tips on getting organized, protecting your money, and paying your bills. It is a lot sexier than it may seem…

Betsy Crouch - Coach $izzle 0