Shopping, Style and Beauty

02 Jun 2010

Thursday Night Deals on Drinks, Eats, and Other Stuff at Divisadero Art Walk

It’s been 3 months since the last Divisadero Art Walk and just over two weeks since the last set of freeloading drunkards rolled through my neighborhood at Bay to Breakers. I guess that means it’s June already, which also means that the Divisadero Art walk is back. And while Art

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02 Jun 2010

DIY: Make Your Own Survival Tin

There are lots of different kinds of friends. There’s the Friend-With-the-Hot-Roommate, the Work-Friend, the Back-in-the-Day Friend, the Quirky Friend, the Friend with a car, the Ginger friend. I myself am the Friend-You-Can-Rely-On. Need to know how to spell something? Forget where you left your green sweater? Nextbus? Where the next

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01 Jun 2010

Broke-Ass DIY: Mani/Pedi Tips

I used to allot myself one pampering splurge per month to make myself feel like a fancy lady who says things like “pampering.” My usual special treat was a trip to the nail salon for a little mani/pedi action. I did my research and found the greatest deal for value

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29 May 2010

Free at Ace Hotel: Minx Manicures

Well, I could talk about Fleet week, the week when New York honors the U.S. Navy and Marine Corps, hosting extensive military demonstrations, as well as a providing an opportunity for visitors to go aboard ships. I could also talk about the importance of Memorial Day beyond simply the day

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28 May 2010

How I feel about The Strand Bookstore

This piece originally appeared the Broke-Ass Stuart’s Guide to Living Cheaply in New York City You know how in commercials the Keebler Elves always seem like they’re having a great time because their job rocks and they’re making people happy by baking delicious cookies? Next time one of those commercials comes

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26 May 2010

Sell Your Body to Make Extra Cash

This originally appeared in my book Young, Broke & Beautiful: Broke-Ass Stuart’s Guide to Living Cheaply  No, I didn’t mean prostitute yourself (although more power to you if that’s what you want to do), I meant sell the things your body creates naturally to make some extra loot.  Here’s how:

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25 May 2010

Rentalic: Renting Other People’s Crap

I recently stumbled upon a brochure for a potentially awesome new business. It’s called Rentalic, and despite it’s name sounding a little like an escort service, its concept of person-to person rentals for cheap seems pretty great to me! It’s basically a service to match people who need to borrow

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24 May 2010

American Woman: 4 Outfits Inspired by the Met Costume Exhibit

Ever year, the Metropolitan Museum of Art presents a special exhibition of their collections from the Costume Institute. They throw a huge gala each year and while only the rich and famous attend, the public still gets to check out these rare and beautiful collections. Past themes have included the

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