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Tips for cheap fun in San Francisco

From Dana: I received this letter from a reader in response to my Brazen Life7 Things I’ve Given Up in Order to Make a Living as a Writer,with some suggestions for having fun on the cheap in one of the nation’s priciest cities, and I couldn’t resist passing it on.

Hi Dana,

I moved to SF “for a year” 20 years ago this summer!! What a good time. Lots of ups and downs financially, but it’s all working out.

Here are afew quick tips — many I’m sure you know, but I’ll just remind you:

1. Enjoy planning...

4 Ways to Boost Your Career When You’re Unemployed

This is a guest post by Suzanne Kaplan, the founder ofJob Talk 4 All, a blog about people’s career paths. Suzanne once considered herself an unemployed high school English teacher, but now refers to herself as an entrepreneur. You can follow Suzanne and Job Talk on Twitter @JobTalk4All.

Unemployment – or underemployment – can definitely make you feel like you have no options. I know. I was unemployed. There’s no way around it: Not making enough money sucks. But, like Dana reminds us, you can c...

5 Ways to Boost Your Career When You’re Unemployed

This is a guest post by Suzanne Kaplan, the founder ofJob Talk 4 All, a blog about people’s career paths. Suzanne once considered herself an unemployed high school English teacher, but now refers to herself as an entrepreneur. You can follow Suzanne and Job Talk on Twitter @JobTalk4All.

Unemployment – or underemployment – can definitely make you feel like you have no options. I know. I was unemployed. There’s no way around it: Not making enough money sucks. But, like Dana reminds us, you can c...

Isthmians On The Brink – Ian John [Video]

Watch Ian John try to convince his Friend to come to the July 24 Isthmians of Comedy show in Madison:

Buy Tickets Here:http://bit.ly/Kfr9YX

About the show:

Join The Isthmians Of Comedy as yet another member embarks on a journey… a journey to the East Coast. That’s right, Nick Hart is moving to New York City. But, not until he squeezes out one more gig. And he’s recording it for his debut CD “The New N-Word”.

Also, it’s a very special time for Stefan Davis. This very same night Stefan is having hi...

43 things I loved on the internet in May

Even though we have clearly established my non-expertise, I still want to share fantastic advice and resources with fellow writers and dreamers. That’s why I’ve added regular guest posts, interviews, and now, once a month, a collection of links to the best stories, articles, and resources I can find online. In case you missed them, here are 43 things I loved in May (and a little bit of April):

7 Ideas about Writing and Publishing

J. Steve Millerexplains why he gave up trying to build a big soci...

I am not an expert

I have just realized that you probably don’t want to hear what I have to say.

You have no reason to come to me for advice. Yet I continue to spew it, two or three times a week, tips and steps to help you get through life. I have convinced 500 followers and myself that I matter, that I have any more of an idea how to do anything than you do.

I don’t.

I didn’t start this blog because I was brimming with wisdom and expertise that needed to be shared. I needed an outlet for expressing and exploring...

This Week in Words | Accessories

It’s only Friday (for those of you who know this column is supposed to run on Saturdays), but I’m trying to make some changes to accommodate my new work schedule and new priorities, and the first one is to remove required weekend work. That doesn’t mean no work on the weekends — ha! — but it does free up my weekends for the personal projects and brainstorming that usually fall by the wayside when other work picks up.

With growing obligations and opportunities in other places, it’s difficult to...

What I’ve learned about changing the world

Surrounded by old mothers, new mothers, and mothers-to-be this Mother’s Day weekend, I found myself pretty much locked in to talk of babies and children. Since my younger sister, due in under five weeks, won’t know her baby’s sex until it’s born, that was also a common topic of conversation.

“I can’t even buy clothes at a rummage sale, because everything is so gender-specific,” she said as we passed by an unusually large number of rummage sales last Saturday in my home town.

She’s convinced wit...

My summer writing retreat

I don’t know if I’ll ever attend a real writing retreat — secluded in the woods somewhere with no internet but in some common building, flipping the bill of hundreds of dollars — but staying at my mom’s house in central Wisconsin for a summer comes close enough for me. I didn’t have to pass an application process or pay a tremendous fee, and no one is requiring me to complete a book by the end. But, we are pretty secluded out here in the country, the closest city (i.e. someplace with a Walgre...

My Summer Writing Retreat

I don’t know if I’ll ever attend a real writing retreat — secluded in the woods somewhere with no internet but in some common building, flipping the bill of hundreds of dollars — but staying at my mom’s house in central Wisconsin for a summer comes close enough for me. I didn’t have to pass an application process or pay a tremendous fee, and no one is requiring me to complete a book by the end. But, we are pretty secluded out here in the country, the closest city (i.e. someplace with a Walgre...