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.

This originally appeared in Broke-Ass Stuart’s Guide to Living Cheaply in New York. Since the weather is finally getting to be so nice, I figured I’d share some great Broke-Ass things to do in that giant square of foliage in the center of Manhattan. Designed by Fredrick Law Olmstead and

Aside from foraging and hunting, you can’t get more back to basics than growing your own food.  Unfortunately, for some, the task of keeping a houseplant alive is one that often ends in sadness It really isn’t entirely without reason-With few exceptions, you really can’t stick a twig in the

For some reason lately, I’ve been reminiscing about semi-obscure cartoons I watched growing up and how they’ve influenced the clothing I’ve chosen to purchase over the years.  Aside from the obvious “Barbie” incarnations over the span of the 80s and 90s, I feel that these often forgotten or overlooked characters

Everyone knows the secret to hob-nobbing with celebrities is to begin doing so before they are famous.  The difficulty arises in trying to identify who is on their way up and who is on their way out.  One gal who is destined for greatness is singer, songwriter and alchemist, Candice

I’m really excited. I’m surprised I’m even able to feel again since I was pretty sure my life was over after Jesus let it rain like fuck on Easter Sunday, thus ruining my holiday.  It  forced me to spend most of the afternoon inside the Pork Store Cafe chugging mango mimosas

We here at Broke-Ass Stuart remember a kinder, gentler, funkier time when there was an entire network devoted to playing awesome new music videos. Men named Pinfield and women named Idalis would introduce block after block of original music videos from various genres interspersed with interviews with musicians and video