New York

“Go the F**k to Sleep” FREE Reading and Book Signing
Do you have someone on your Christmas gift list who has just had a baby? Head down to the Tribeca Barnes & Noble and buy a copy (around $9) of Adam Mansbach and Ricardo Cortes’ hilariously accurate children’s book, “Go the F**k to Sleep” and stick around for a FREE

Bourbon Street NYC: Broke-Ass Haven
Sitting cozy on the Upper West Side, on Amsterdam Avenue, between 79th & 80th street, you’ll find a pretty well known haven for the broke-ass movement. Imagine a bar with bras hanging on the walls and cheap drinks. Imagine a place that once offered 50 cent beers. Welcome to Bourbon

See Art Collective “My Barbarian,” FREE at NYU This Thursday
I don’t know about you, but I like my social and political commentary with some rhinestones and jazz hands. For this reason, Los Angeles-based collective My Barbarian is totally awesome. Using theatrical performance and video installations to comment on historical dilemmas and current political crises, the trio– Malik Gaines, Jade

Win an Autographed Copy of Young, Broke and Beautiful and a Dirty Limerick!
I know you’ve heard a lot about my most recent book Young, Broke and Beautiful: Broke-Ass Stuart’s Guide to Living Cheaply. But maybe there are a few of you who (gasp!) haven’t gotten a copy yet. Well now is your chance! I’m giving out two autographed copies.

Share Your Story at The Moth StorySLAM at Housing Works on Tuesday
If your idea of a fun night is standing on stage while people judge you, then head to The Moth StorySLAM at Housing Works on Tuesday night. StorySLAM is like a poetry slam without all the verses, just plain old funny, tragic, ironic human stories. Here’s how it works: Anyone

FREE Rooftop Films: Occupy Wall Street Film Series Dec. 13th-16th
Rooftop Films has decided to support the Occupy Wall Street movement in one of the most awesome ways possible: FREE films! From Dec. 13-16, four films featuring issues that helped ignite the movement will be shown at various theaters throughout New York. According to the Rooftop Films’

Strad for Lunch Every Wednesday
Staying cultured in this city can seem daunting and expensive. Especially when you’re a classical music lover like myself. Which is why I was so excited to stumble on the W.M.P. Concert Hall inside the Gradoux-Matt Rare Violin shop. Every Wednesday at 12:30pm, owner Emmanuel Gradoux-Matt hosts Strad for Lunch, a

Broke-Ass Pop Culture: YouTube
Everyone has done it. You click on a video that someone posted on Facebook and as soon as it’s over, you click on one of the referred videos. And before you know it, you’ve just spent 3 hours looking at videos of cute puppies. We live in a wonderfully on-demand