San Francisco
 
					
	
	Cheap Beauty Tip of the Week: DIY Face Masks
Five-star spa facials are amazing. They’re also quite expensive. If you can afford to take time off of work and splurge on something as luxurious as a spa day, lucky you! But just because your broke doesn’t mean your skin has to suffer and you can’t pamper yourself. For all
 
					
	
	Hey Ladies: FREE Booze and Food at the Style.ly Cocktail Brunch and Selling Soiree
The folks at Style.ly are hosting a workshop to show you how to get ahead on the secondhand sellin’. The local fashion/tech company will be at hyped new venue The Office (above Churchill) to get the party started. Bring your women’s clothing, shoes, handbags and accessories that you are
 
					
	
	FREE Dr. Mojo Band Show at Boom Boom Room
Dr. Mojo Band is, or at least should be, a well known soul and rhythm and blues band here in the Bay. Led by vocalist Kathleen Leake and Gerry Della Bona tickling the ivories, Dr. Mojo’s sound is quite groovy. On Tuesday, May 29 Dr. Mojo Band will be playing
 
					
	
	The Mr. Mission Competition is Tonight at the Elbo Room!
The lovely Brianna Haag has taken it upon herself to raise a fuckload of money to help fund cancer research. She started Slap Cancer in order to raise $100,000 for the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society and from what I’m told, she’s already blown by that mark. The Mr. Marina competition she
 
					
	
	Can a Broke-Ass Mom find the Perfect Preschool?
We are now knee-deep in a search for a preschool for our soon-to-be three-year-old son. With every new day it becomes more and more apparent that he’s more than ready to make some friends of his own, and I think he’s ready to do this without me standing by his
 
					
	
	BA of the Week: Singer/Sonwriter Justin Farren
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.
 
					
	
	How to Build Your Home Bar – Part I: Bar Basics
I’m shocked no one has talked about this yet, but it’s high time we discussed drinking at home in more depth. Getting hammered in bars is all well and good, especially if you can get someone else to buy your drinks. But then you always end up owing somebody something.
 
					
	
	Don’t You Just Hate Going To The Dentist?
I like to believe that I maintain a serene nature. If I don’t like something, I choose to stay away from it and refuse to talk about it in a negative manner. However, there are three things in this world that I truly despise. I don’t like to hate anything,
 
            