Shopping, Style and Beauty

5 Things to Do to Stay Fit on a Budget in NYC
Photo from FoodNetwork.com It’s easy to see why people think you need to be rich in order to be healthy. Whole Foods is more expensive than McDonald’s. Bally’s Total Fitness costs a hell of a lot more than say, sitting on the couch and shoveling potato chips in your mouth.

Get an Inexpensive, Custom Suit at Indochino’s Traveling Tailor Pop-Up Shop
If you’re like me, a dude who actually cares about how he looks and one that wants to be dapper, you feel kinda sheepish alway showing up in the exact same suit for every suit-ish occasion.

$1.29 bouquet of Daffodils for a Spring Wedding…
In an earlier post, I mentioned taking advantage of Trader Joe’s annual spring $1.29 bouquet of Daffodils and using them for your arrangements at your wedding. Yesterday I went to get arugula at TJ’s and saw the flowers sitting in a basket outside and I immediately bought two bouquets. The woman behind me

The Litography Project: a Super Rad Interactive Literary Map of San Francisco
From Mark Twain to Jack London to Jack Kerouac to Michelle Tea, San Francisco has always been a wondrous literary city. Maybe it’s The City’s beauty or the fact that she’s always attracted misfits and weirdoes. Who knows, it’s almost impossible to explain where magic comes from. Nailing down where

Check Out Hauntingly Beautiful Video Homage to The Musée Mécanique
The Musée Mécanique is a true San Francisco treasure. I’d try to describe them but they describe themselves best “as one of the world’s largest (over 200) privately owned collection of coin-operated mechanical musical instruments and antique arcade machines in their original working condition (You can play them!).” As you can imagine,

Win a Signed Copy of Broke-Ass Stuart’s Guide to Living Cheaply and a Dirty Limerick!
I figure it’s been awhile since I did a giveaway for what a few drunk bums in the public library consider the best book of all time, Young, Broke & Beautiful: Broke-Ass Stuart’s Guide to Living Cheaply. Plus if you win, I will sign it AND write a dirty limerick in it!

Win a Copy of the Street Art Book “Outdoor Gallery”!
Well doesn’t this just sound awesome? Here’s a little description that I obviously cut and pasted: Outdoor Gallery – New York City is a showcase of contemporary street art in the vibrant and diverse environment of New York City. The book runs the gamut from graffiti legends like COPE2 to

Win a Copy of the Exploratorium Book The Art of Tinkering and Tix to After Dark!!
This is pretty cool giveaway! The Exploratorium has given me three copies of their new book The Art of Tinkering to giveaway plus each book comes with a pair of tickets to Exploratorium After Dark. Go to the bottom of the post to enter or read below to learn more