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  • Camp Like It's 1994

    Unimpressed by the idea of another staycation with Haagen-Dazs this weekend?  If you haven’t gone camping since Girl Scouts in third grade, it might be time for you to reconnect with nature while enjoying a very cost-effective vacation&h... more

  • Secret Summer Getaway: Our Favorite Nearby Beachtown

    Just because LA is sunny and 75 year-round doesn't mean that you aren't fully justified in your desperate longing to skip town.  And while a week spent island-hopping off the coast of Greece might not be in the cards right now, th... more

  • Summer Getaway: Portland

    One of the few affordable luxuries that living in SoCal provides is the abundance of (relatively) cheap getaway destinations in close proximity; however, there are only so many times we can do Vegas and Palm Springs, where the gratuitous amounts of... more

  • Best of the Broke: June

    Can you believe it's been nearly a month since you received your first Broke Girl's Guide email? We hope we helped beat the June Gloom (and the more permanent cubicle gloom) by enlightening you as to your options for living large and spendi... more

  • Fly First Class For Free, and Other Secrets of a Travel Hacker

    Every time we walk past first class on the way to our non-reclining middle coach seat in the last row next to the bathroom between two linebackers with body odor and see a child sitting comfortably with hot towelettes and warm cookies, we want to o... more

  • Summer Getaway: Austin, Texas

    Texas is home to many things we love -- Chase Crawford, fried Twinkies, men who actually hold the door open for you (and would never dream of borrowing your hair products), and of course, one of our favorite cities in the country: Austin.  Whi... more

  • Summer Getaway: Malibu

    Though we’re constantly bemoaning the fact that we don’t vacation enough, our land-locked friends in the middle of the country like to remind us that we actually live in what is essentially a beach town.  While a house in Malibu ma... more

  • Summer Getaway: Ojai

    Whenever someone we know goes to Ojai, it’s usually because they’re being whisked away by some paramour or another for a $$$$ weekend that leaves them looking refreshed and -- to even greater insult -- happy. As such, this unassuming to... more

  • September Getaway: Yet Another Reason to Visit NYC

    We’re so in love with New York City that we’re willing to brave its harshest moments in January and February if it means we can get a few days in on the cheap. We realize, however, that not everyone is as hardy (read: batsh*t) as we are... more

  • Late Summer Staycation: Manhattan Beach

    While most of the country is easing its way into fall, summer in LA has only really just begun. This is the time of year which begins the bitterness of our East Coast counterparts, as our Facebook statuses boast of 80 + degree temperatures as far i... more

  • Classic (and Not-So-Classic) New York City for the Holidays

    by Ashley & Carolyn from The Lazy Travelers, with contribution by Donna C.  There’s a reason the best holiday movies take place in New York City. From Miracle on 34th Street to Elf, Hollywood knows what’s up: there is no othe... more

  • BGG Weekender

    We have to be honest. There isn’t a whole lot of excitement happening around town this weekend. It’s a 3-day holiday, and it’s the short breather between the Grammys and the Oscars, during which the majority of Angelenos run out o... more

  • Adult Swim: DIY Spring Break

    Perhaps your kid brother is off in Cabo this weekend, but you’re stuck in the office working overtime.  Or perhaps you are one of those lucky college students enjoying a week-long break, but the furthest your sad little bank account can ... more

  • Our New Favorite Mexican Getaway

    Every so often, you just need to get away. Maybe your heart's been recently broken, or you're suffering from BlackBerry burnout, or you just can't stand the monotony of another day in the life.  In these times, it can be a challeng... more

  • Best of the Broke: March

    March may be the month that “comes in like a lion and goes out like a lamb,” but here in LA we live perpetually in lambsville, so this quote doesn’t really apply (at least not in terms of weather).  So, we’ll instead su... more

  • 5 Things We're Obsessed with in June

    June has to be one of the best months of the year, no?  While it took a long time for summer to get into full swing last year, Memorial Day weekend’s picture-perfect weather has us confident that we’re in for a glorious start to su... more

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