Synopses & Reviews
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 stuffyou 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 Bastards 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 peoples trash
With The Cheap Bastards Guidetm in hand, anyone can enjoy the good life!
Synopsis
Following in the tradition of the popular C
heap 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!
Synopsis
A San Francisco insider reveals, with wit and humor, hundreds of ideas for free or ridiculously cheap goods and services.
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.