Advice

10 Feb 2010

Broke-Ass Guide to Staying Warm

Snowmageddon, Snowpocalypse, whatever you wanna call it, it has ravaged the East Coast like a wayward buccaneer in a tawdry romance novel.  I’m sure all you West Coasters are sipping on margaritas and kicking off your flip-flops and thinking good luck with “that.” While the rest of us seek refuge

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06 Feb 2010

Broke-Ass Band Interview: The Antlers

The Antlers had a huge year in 2009.  Their album Hospice was included in the year end “best” lists by just about everyone including The Onion, Filter, Pitchfork, and NPR.  Not bad for a band that pretty much didn’t’ exist two years ago. Last night they played with Ra-Ra Riot

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03 Feb 2010

Be a Smarter Consumer: Read Michael Finney’s Blog

My mom told me she had an idea for a Broke Ass post.  Whereas her advice usually consists of the statement ‘œdrink some tea’ (no matter what the problem is), this one was spot-on.  Michael Finney is a reporter for the local ABC7 News.  He’s been the ‘œconsumer watchdog’ there

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02 Feb 2010

Broke-Ass Financial Coaching: How to Stop Getting Ripped Off

If you have ever shook your head when you saw someone buy something from a company that oppresses or takes advantage of them, you need to look at yourself in the mirror first. How much is your bank charging you for your checking account? ATM fees? Credit card interest? How much interest are you paying on that loan? In total, not the monthly payment.

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01 Feb 2010

Dear Anna G, I Love C*ck (Or Do I?)

Well, well, well.  Look what the cat dragged into my inbox.  Someone actually wants my advice!  Let’s take a gander: Dear Anna, I don’t know what to do, I’ve been hooking up with his guy off and on for over a year and I want to be boo-ed up for

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30 Jan 2010

FREE* Workouts Plus Exotic Travel!

Recently, broke ass writer, Laura, wrote about workout alternatives for winter. In the city I would like to add my two cents about a fantastic way to get in shape while helping out a good cause’and it is all for FREE*! . You may have noticed that there is an

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29 Jan 2010

Restaurant Behavior: Avoid Irritating the Waitstaff

I’ve been waiting tables off and on for about 10 years, and I spent my first year in Brooklyn waiting tables at a diner in Park Slope. It was a fantastic cultural introduction to New York. When a lady ordered an egg cream, I had to go ask the other

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28 Jan 2010

FREE Live Music to Heat Up The Winter Months

I think I just now realized that there are MONTHS (plural!) left in winter. It has passed the point where the season is a charming novelty. I have finally grasped that for at least two more months there will be darkness, there will be cold and most importantly, there will

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