finances

10 May 2023

Wallet Wellness: A Guide for Financial Well-Being and Prosperity

Hi and welcome to the BAS Wellness Column! My name is Erynne Elkins and I’m a Well-Being Advocate and Certified Breathwork Facilitator. Every week I’ll share a holistic wellness modality available here in the Bay Area. Cheers to good health! “We have struggled enough. It’s time to move past the

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29 Apr 2019

Will Millennials Ever Be Able to Retire?

Guest Post by Ainsley Lawrence Millennials have had some pretty intense experiences over the years. They’ve seen life with and without the internet, have lived through economic crises on a global scale, and have watched the traditional ways to create a career and invest their hard-won cash erode beneath their

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10 Jul 2024

This New Literary Magazine is a Gift to the People of San Francisco

I’ve got some awesome news! We received a grant from the Civic Joy Fund to put out a literary magazine celebrating SF and acting to counter the stupid “Doom Loop” narrative. It’s a gift to the people of San Francisco. And after months of working on this project it’s now available

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31 Dec 2012

New Year’s Resolutions I Wish I Could Keep

The New Year brings an opportunity to start fresh, say goodbye to bad habits and become an overall better person. I thought of a few things I’d like to give up in 2013, but only time will tell how long it will take for me to break these resolutions. Instead

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15 Feb 2011

Broke-Ass Etiquette: Awkward Questions

Got a question about how to be a polite Broke-Ass? Email Half-Price Headliner with your queries and get schooled on how to be proper-like. Q: Is it rude to ask someone in our peer group how much they pay for rent? A: Short answer: yes.  Longer answer: not if you

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30 Mar 2010

Broke-Ass Financial Coaching: Financial Skeletons

“Coach Sizzle, my boyfriend just proposed to me and I said yes, yay! I have not shared with him the full extent of my financial situation, I’m feeling weird about it and I don’t know how to handle it. What should I do?” – MM

There are some things you want to share with your partner. You are concerned about his reaction and you want to have an authentic relationship. Here is where I would start:

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24 Nov 2009

Broke Ass Financial Coaching: Where is my money going?

Do you know where your money is going?

Before you start to think about creating a spending plan, debt payment plan, and/or savings plan it is critical to know where your money is currently going. It is hard to look at it sometimes, and most people are surprised to see how much they spend in certain areas.

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