I get a lot of questions about money and relationships from clients. Should I ask so and so for a personal loan? Blahbidy blah roommate is weird about splitting bills what should I do? My boyfriend wants to get a motorcycle and he has really bad credit, should I co-sign for him, or get the bike in my name? My friend so and so and I don’t talk anymore because of an argument with money, how do I prevent that from happening again?

Wondering what to do for fun this week?  Feeling a little dead inside?  Wake yourself up with an event for each of the 5 senses.  This week’s events all FREE! TOUCH: Missing Link Bicycle Cooperative in Berkeley offers FREE bike repair classes.  This is advantageous because you don’t want to

Maurice Sendak’s words never rang so true. As some of you loyal Broke-Ass readers may recall, I have two little wild things of my own.  Petunia and Marrakech.  My two fancy rats.  (If you say the word ‘œfancy’ with a British accent, it comes off much funnier, and the impact

Hey-o – the DIY Diva here.  Since my housemates and I were able to save enough $$ in our monthly bills to get our cable reconnected I’ve found myself up late night, staring at the boob tube after everyone else has been sawing logs in our household. My latest late

I love that we have a DIY column here at Broke Ass Stuart.  Kate’s always amazing ideas have helped me save money and kept me off drugs, literally:  I smoke little to no weed when I’m making something, especially when that something involves sharp objects or glue or BOTH! As

Recently Oliver, our Resident Bargain Whorespondent, introduced me to someone saying, “This is Stuart, he cooks less than anyone I know”.  Which is probably true.  Just last night I convinced…ahem, attempted to convince my lady that I was a culinary genius because I made an aioli out of Sriracha, mayo

Wondering what to do for fun this week?  Feeling a little dead inside?  Wake yourself up with an event for each of the 5 senses.  And they are all FREE or almost FREE! 1st Sense, TASTE: Get your taste buds going!  Go to an event at SF’s Omnivore Books, learn how to

I babysat for two little girls during college.  The 4 year-old was kind of an asshole (can you say that about a kid?), but the toddler was pretty cool.  Anyway, one day the mom asked me if I knew CPR and Heimlich maneuver, in particular the methods designed for toddlers.