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Wow! Broke-Ass Stuart is Now 20 Years Old!
In the summer of 2004 I put out a little 33 page zine called Broke-Ass Stuart’s Guide to Living Cheaply in San Francisco. It consisted of cheap places to eat and drink, and cheap things to see and do. I used my backpack and my bus pass to distribute it

We’re giving away a copy of Lonely Planet’s ‘Global Beer Tour’ Book!
Lonely Planet and Fieldwork Brewing invite you to pull up a stool and raise a glass as they celebrate the launch of Travel Notes, their limited edition, International IPA and Lonely Planet’s new beer tasting travel guide, Global Beer Tour. Tuesday, June 13, 2017 | 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM

The 2025 SF 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 28 coupons to buy one beer, get a second beer FREE at 28 of the finest locally

How to Take a Broke-Ass Road Trip
This originally appeared on LonelyPlanet.com There’s a saying that goes, ‘The coldest winter I ever spent was a summer in San Francisco’. It’s credited to Mark Twain, but that’s a lie; nobody really knows who said it. I wish I had. You know what else I wish I had? A

New York’s Best Lesser Known Bookstores
While the era of big bookstore chains dominating the business of reading is slowly coming to a close, the scrappy, independent booksellers who stood in defiance for so long seem to be hitting their stride.

San Francisco’s Top 10 Classic Cheap Eats
A few years when GQ Magazine said that San Francisco was experiencing the nation’s most exciting food movement, it just solidified what most people already knew: San Francisco is a food lover’s paradise.

10 Reasons You Should NOT Give Your Money to Broke-Ass Stuart’s Indiegogo Campaign
This post is sponsored by Citizens Against Broke-Ass Stuart. Apparently Broke-Ass Stuart is doing an indiegogo campaign so that he can grow his website, pay his writers, and continue creating what he calls “dope shit”. We at Citizens Against Broke-Ass Stuart don’t think you should give him money to do this

BA of the Week – Singer and Cartoonist Jeffrey Lewis
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 of the Week – Travel Writer Mary Polizzotti
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. Wanna be a Broke-Ass of the Week? Holler at us here and we’ll send you the questionnaire. Your broke-ass of the