It’s like a ticket giveaway party over here at BAS HQ!  Today I’m giving away a pair of tix to a new off Broadway play called The Irish Curse at the SOHO Playhouse.  To win the tix email me at info@BrokeAssStuart.com.  If oyu win you’ll be able to choose which

I’m actually scrambling to get my taxes done today so I don’t have enough time wax on about how dope this show sounds.  So, I’m just gonna cut and paste the press release.  If you don’t like that I’m doing that, tough titties. To win the pair of tickets, email

Jumpin Java is a great place to get work done. They’ve got free wi-fi, mellow background music and more electric outlets than a marijuana grow room. In fact, since my girlfriend lived near when I was writing my SF book (and I was homeless and staying with her), I wrote

I just saw this a few minutes ago on Facebook.  The restaurant Namu has been doing this thing on Mondays where they give out FREE food while a DJ spins and motherfuckers dance their asses off.  If that doesn’t have your broke-asses written all over it, then I’ve completely underestimated

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 piece originally appeared in Broke-Ass Stuart’s Guide to Living Cheaply in New York City Have you ever come across someone who is such a total fucking asshole, that they’re proud of being an asshole? In fact, they’re so proud of being one and doing such overtly asshole-ish things, that they

This and more can be found in my book Broke-Ass Stuart’s Guide to Living Cheaply. Paying rent can be super expensive, so I figure, if sleeping out in the wilderness was good enough for your ancestors, then it’s good enough for you. Get yourself a tent and some camping gear

Having tons of money would be frigging sweet, but if you’re reading this post, I have a feeling you don’t. So below are a few ways you can get almost anything you could possibly want, for free. Some people call it a Gift Economy. I just call it awesome.