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The Cheap Bastard's Guide to San Francisco: Secrets of Living the Good Life--For Free! (Cheap Bastard)

by Karen Solomon

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Publisher Comments:

Think you have to earn big bucks to live big in the City by the Bay?

Think again.

 
San Francisco is full of free and ridiculously cheap stuff—you just need to know where to look. Leave it to “The Cheap Bastard” to uncover all the ins and outs and exclusive bargains to be had, and to tell you the real deal with wit and humor.

The Cheap Bastard’s Guidetm to San Francisco shows you:

• How to gain free entrance to shows, concerts, and museums

• Where to find free classes in anything from yoga to bartending to bicycle repair

• Where to find half-price meals and free food and beverages, ­including pizza,

   pasta, and wine

• How to get a free haircut, color treatment, manicure, or low-cost massage

• When and where to find great furnishings in other people’s trash

With The Cheap Bastard’s Guidetm in hand, anyone can enjoy the good life!

 

Synopsis:

A San Francisco insider reveals, with wit and humor, hundreds of ideas for free or ridiculously cheap goods and services.

Synopsis:

Following in the tradition of the popular Cheap Bastard's(tm) Guide to New York City, this wry, exhaustively researched book reveals secrets that even the cheapest Bay Area dweller may not know about. From the obvious to the obscure, the sophisticated to the sophomoric, it catalogs the endless opportunities for free goods and services, delighting skinflint visitors and natives alike. With attitude and humor, it tells how to obtain theater and museum admission, health care and yoga classes, free furniture and pets, food and wine, and much more. With the Cheap Bastard as a friend and guide, anyone can celebrate life on the cheap!

About the Author

Self described certified cheap bastard Karen Solomon is a writer for San Francisco Magazine and SFGate.com and a contributor to Chow! San Francisco Bay Area. She lives in San Francisco.

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bkrater1, May 1, 2009 (view all comments by bkrater1)
I think this book had some great tips on helping us save some money, we especially need to save, since this economy inset too well rite now. So I think this book is worth reading.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780762743674
Subtitle:
Secrets of Living the Good Life--For Free!
Author:
Solomon, Karen
Publisher:
Globe Pequot Press
Subject:
United States - West - Pacific (General)
Subject:
United States / West / Pacific (AK, CA, HI, NV, OR, WA)
Subject:
United States - Pacific - San Francisco
Edition Number:
First edition
Edition Description:
First
Series:
Cheap Bastard's Guide to San Francisco: Secrets of Living the Good
Publication Date:
September 2007
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
265
Dimensions:
8.90x6.26x.65 in. .97 lbs.

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