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26 Jul 2011

Broke-Ass Band Interview: The Range of Light Wilderness (Fri & Sat!)

Sometimes I really like a band and decide to interview them. When it’s for SFGate, I’m required to be somewhat ladylike. When it’s for Brokeass, I’m required (allowed) to be slightly more irreverent. Thus I have to find ways of making fun of the band, just a little. Some bands

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25 Jul 2011

Happy Hour from 5-10pm at Nick’s Crispy Tacos

Looking to spice up your weekdays after work? Stop into Nick’s Crispy Tacos in Nob Hil for their Happy Hour that never seems to end. Where else can you get free chips and salsa, cheap tacos and $3 drinks from 5-10 pm Monday-Friday? Nick’s is the place! Other places have

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25 Jul 2011

Live Above the Law with Fat Tony– FREE Performance This Tuesday!

Like to live life on the edge?  Want to feel like you’re on Judge Judy, or one of those other courtroom shows that I don’t watch?  Do you also love art, music, and FREE entertainment?  Well, believe it or not, there’s a magical place that combines all of these things–

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24 Jul 2011

Damn You, Debt!

Debt– it’s a terrible thing, and yet so many of us broke-asses are victims to this rather annoying plague. What to do? What to do? Last week, I was late for one of my credit card payments. I kept getting phone calls from a bizarre area code, that after I

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24 Jul 2011

Hard Knox Cafe: Cheap Southern Homestyle Cooking

I’ve yet to come across a joint in San Francisco with tastier, cheaper southern style cooking than Hard Knox Cafe in the Richmond. Southern homestyle food is probably the last thing that comes to mind when one thinks of San Francisco. That perception is soon to change. Hard Knox offers

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24 Jul 2011

Dig Out Your Short Shorts, High Line Rink is Coming!

   The other day, “West Coast Boys” was looping in my head and then BAM I heard it on the radio. That same day, my friend and I were talking about how badly we wanted to go roller skating and then WOOSH into my inbox comes the announcement that an

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24 Jul 2011

Living a Life of Leisure, Broke-Ass Style

Most Saturday nights, I want to shake off the stale stench of the work week by partying it up with my friends, staying up too late, and cursing myself on Sunday mornings when I have to post on this website (JK!  I’m not hungover when I write these articles!*).  However,

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23 Jul 2011

Summer Scavenging Tips and Recipes

The other day I took a walk around the block after lunch at work, and I came back with a whole bunch of fruit and herbs that I basically stole from the neighbors trees. Luckily, I work in a residential area, and no one was around to see me swiping

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