October 27, 2014 | Lifestyle Story City Life
THE CONTENTS
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The Unaffordability Paradox
Why San Franciscans put up with San Francisco. By Andrew Leonard
Where Value Lives
The hottest buys of the moment, in San Francisco and out. By Adam L. Brinklow
Sitting on the Dock of the Bay—Permanently
Save money: live on a boat. By Adam L. Brinklow
First Time Buying a Home?
The city actually has your back. By Adam L. Brinklow
Strange Bedfellows Make Great Roommates
Four generations under one roof. By Adam L. Brinklow
The Rush Hour Dash
An eight-way race between office and bar. By Ellen Cushing
To Own or to Uber
Running the math on giving up your ride. By Ellen Cushing
Two Wheels Are Cheaper Than Four
Three alterna-transportation evangelists on the many benefits of their chosen wheels. By Chris Colin, Jenna Scatena, and Cody Bentley
Tastes Great, Less Money
Twenty things to live on for eternity. By Rebecca Flint Marx
The Ferry Plaza Farmers Market Markup
Fact of fiction? By Rebecca Flint Marx
Extra-Value Meals
Restaurants where prix fixe menus will bust your belt, but not your wallet. By Rebecca Flint Marx
Put a Cork in California
Local isn't always synonymous with sustainable. By Scott Lucas
What's Your Side Hustle?
How six go-getters bring in extra cash. By Elise Craig
Work Like a Freelancer, Think Like an Accountant
Outmaneuvering the IRS. By Elise Craig
Refer a Friend, Make 20 Grand
A techie perk for non-techie workers. By Elise Craig
Leto Locks on a Lebowski Budget
Be the best-looking tightwad around. By Lauren Murrow
Sell Back Your Life
Make money off Grandma's old jewelry, your kid's discards, and your old iPhone. By Lauren Murrow
Buying New Is For Suckers
Salvage yard sources for everything from toys to toilets. By Lauren Murrow
How to Raise a Renaissance Kid
After-school enrichment programs that don't require riches. By Amy Graff
Do the High-Deductible Shuffle
An Obamacare work-around. By Elise Craig
How Much Is That Doggy? A Lot.
Bringing up Bowser cheaper. By Rebecca Flint Marx
Ten Free Things You Didn't Know You Could Do at the Library
Cool stuff for bored kids. By Amy Graff
The Nanny-Share Diaries
Lessons from the childcare trenches. By Amy Graff
Thirty Days, Zero Covers
Free events in November. By Annie Tittiger
How Do You Afford S.F.?
San Franciscans who make under the median income on how they are hanging on. By Adam L. Brinklow
Originally published in the November issue of San Francisco magazine
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