Shopping, Style and Beauty

Dress for Success or Dress to Express?
If you’re reading this then there is a good chance that you’re broke. And, if you’re broke, there’s quite possibly a rebellious reason why you’re broke. Yes, it is hard to be monetarily successful in these harsh economic times, but I’m sure that if all you really cared about was

Good News: Young, Broke & Beautiful is finally available as an Ebook!!
Sometimes things move a little slowly over here in Broke-Ass HQ. It’s that whole “not having any money” thing. But as an advertisement for ketchup once told me “Good things come to those who wait”. And the wait is over folks! Young, Broke & Beautiful: Broke-Ass Stuart’s Guide to Living

FREE Pilates Classes on the Hudson River
Wanna work on your beach bod, or at least get healthy and stuff? Well, you’re in luck– every Tuesday evening between now and the end of August, there will be FREE pilates classes in Riverside Park. Strengthen that core while taking in the beauty of the Hudson River, y’all. The

Broke-Ass Style: Become a Cult Leader
Recently, I plopped down onto my couch to watch the Martin Scorcese documentary about vintage babe George Harrison, titled George Harrison: Living in the Material World. I noticed two things, the first of which being that my dad looks scarily like Eric Clapton:

Bing & Big Think: For Humankind in New York FREE This Weekend
Are you some weird person who loves technology? Are you a broke-ass living in New York who loves technology? Why does Mr. Minimum Wage start off promoting events with many questions? It doesn’t matter because Bing & Big Think are coming together to present For Humankind in New York, this

The Weird Girl’s Guide to the Working World
My friend and I have this ongoing joke in which he always tells me that he’ll “never hire me for anything.” Let me explain a little better. I do the stupid/awkward/unlucky things that I always do– open a bag of Cheetos with a little too much force that causes them

8 Broke-Ass New York Summer Traditions
About 20 years ago Michael Jordan was winning his second NBA championship, people used beepers to stay in contact efficiently, and riots broke out in Los Angeles after the Rodney King verdict. Nowadays LeBron is just winning his first NBA Championship, people have smartphones that can keep them updated on

Used Record Paradise at The Thing (plus comics and junk)
You enter to the sweet song of two metal-heads arguing about music. “Okay, name me one decent album in the last five years,” says one. “No, they’re all shit,” says the other. On your right, a white board details prices and policies. At the bottom, it reads “Dirty Looks Free.”