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'''Stuart Schuffman''' (born December 16, 1980 in [[Los Angeles, California]]), popularly known as '''Broke-Ass Stuart''', is a contemporary American [[travel writer]] and blogger known for his guide book ''Broke-Ass Stuart’s Guide to Living Cheaply in San Francisco'', of which he released two versions in [[zine]] form and one in book form. His [[travel documentary]] television series ''[[Young, Broke & Beautiful]]'' debuted in June 2011 on [[IFC (U.S. TV network)|IFC]].<ref name=NYT>{{cite web|work=[[The New York Times]]|title=Finding the Offbeat Off the Beaten Path|author=Caramanica, Joe|date=June 23, 2011|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/24/arts/television/rhett-link-and-young-broke-beautiful-review.html?_r=0}}</ref>
'''Stuart Schuffman''' (born December 16, 1980), better known as '''Broke-Ass Stuart''', is an American [[travel writer]] and blogger known for his guidebook ''Broke-Ass Stuart’s Guide to Living Cheaply in San Francisco'', of which he released two versions in [[zine]] form and one in book form. His [[travel documentary]] television series ''[[Young, Broke & Beautiful]]'' debuted in June 2011 on [[IFC (U.S. TV network)|IFC]].<ref name=NYT>{{cite web|work=[[The New York Times]]|title=Finding the Offbeat Off the Beaten Path|author=Caramanica, Joe|date=June 23, 2011|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/24/arts/television/rhett-link-and-young-broke-beautiful-review.html?_r=0}}</ref>


His zines won "Best Local Zine" in the ''[[San Francisco Bay Guardian]]''{{'}}s yearly "Best of the Bay" issue. He has been described as an "SF cult hero" <ref>[http://www.sfbg.com/blogs/pixel_vision/2008/04/lit_still_broke_ass_after_all.html Sfbg.com]</ref> and “the pimp daddy of budget travel".<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.everywheremag.com/blog/2008/06/traveling-like-royalty-with-br.html |title=Everywheremag.com |access-date=2009-01-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090124220426/http://www.everywheremag.com/blog/2008/06/traveling-like-royalty-with-br.html |archive-date=2009-01-24 |url-status=dead }}</ref> He contributed to [[Lonely planet|Lonely Planet's]] books ''Western Europe'' and ''Europe on a Shoestring'' for which he did the [[Ireland]] chapters. Schuffman's travel writings are mostly in first-person narrative form, with stories and information. In 2008, he released ''Broke-Ass Stuart’s Guide to Living Cheaply in New York City.'' His adage, seen on his websites and all of his merchandise, is “You are Young, Broke and Beautiful.
His [[Zine|zines]] won "Best Local Zine" in the ''[[San Francisco Bay Guardian]]''{{'}}s yearly "Best of the Bay" issue {{citation needed|date=February 2024}}. He contributed to [[Lonely planet|Lonely Planet's]] books ''Western Europe'' and ''Europe on a Shoestring,'' for which he wrote the [[Ireland]] chapters. Schuffman writes mostly in first-person narratives about his travel. In 2008, he released ''Broke-Ass Stuart’s Guide to Living Cheaply in New York City.''<ref>{{Cite web |title=Broke-Ass Stuart's Guide to Living Cheaply in New York |url=https://brokeassstuart.com/2008/11/03/broke-ass-stuarts-guide-to-living-cheaply-in-new-york/ |access-date=2023-11-11 |website=Broke-Ass Stuart's Website |language=en-US}}</ref> Schuffman is the "Editor in Cheap" for his eponymous culture website and a food, drink, and night life culture contributor to the [[San Francisco Bay Guardian]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sfbg.com/category/author/stuart-schuffman-aka-broke-ass-stuart|title=Stuart Schuffman, aka Broke-Ass Stuart|publisher=}}</ref>


In 2014, Schuffman began the "Kind of Late Show with Broke-Ass Stuart," a late-night [[variety show]] recorded live and uploaded to youtube.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sfstation.com/2014/11/10/broke-ass-stuart-introduces-kinda-late-show-in-sf/|title=Broke-Ass Stuart Introduces 'Kinda Late Show' in SF|work=SF Station – San Francisco's City Guide}}</ref> The same year, Schuffman released a new zine, "Love Notes and Other Disasters."<ref>{{Cite web |title=Check Out My Latest Publication: Love Notes and Other Disasters! |url=https://brokeassstuart.com/2014/11/05/check-out-my-brand-new-zine-love-notes-and-other-disasters/ |access-date=2024-02-15 |website=Broke-Ass Stuart's Website |language=en-US}}</ref>
Schuffman is the "Editor in Cheap" for a popular arts, culture, and events website for San Francisco and New York <ref>[http://brokeassstuart.com/ Brokeassstuart.com]</ref> He is also a food, drink, and night life culture contributor to the [[San Francisco Bay Guardian]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sfbg.com/category/author/stuart-schuffman-aka-broke-ass-stuart|title=Stuart Schuffman, aka Broke-Ass Stuart|publisher=}}</ref>

In 2014 Schuffman began the Kind of Late Show with Broke-Ass Stuart, a late night [[variety show]] with a "distinctly San Francisco Flavor."<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sfstation.com/2014/11/10/broke-ass-stuart-introduces-kinda-late-show-in-sf/|title=Broke-Ass Stuart Introduces 'Kinda Late Show' in SF|work=SF Station – San Francisco's City Guide}}</ref> The show is recorded live at [http://www.docslabsf.com/ Doc's Lab] in San Francisco and is broadcast as a web series on YouTube. The same year, Schuffman also released a new zine, "Love Notes and Other Disasters." <ref>[http://brokeassstuart.com/blog/2014/11/05/check-out-my-brand-new-zine-love-notes-and-other-disasters/ Brokeassstuart.com]</ref>

Schuffman was a candidate for [[Mayor of San Francisco]] in the [[2015 San Francisco mayoral election|2015 election]], according to the official candidates list.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sfgov2.org/index.aspx?page=4701|title=City and County of San Francisco : November 3, 2015 Election Information for Campaigns and Candidates|publisher=|access-date=July 9, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150413231334/http://www.sfgov2.org/index.aspx?page=4701|archive-date=April 13, 2015|url-status=dead|df=mdy-all}}</ref>


== Biography ==
== Biography ==
Stuart Schuffman was born into a [[Secular Jewish culture|secular Jewish]] family in [[Los Angeles]]. At the age of two he moved to [[El Paso]] and then moved to [[San Diego]] at age seven. He has one younger brother. He went to [[University City High School (San Diego)|University City High School]]. In 2003 he graduated from [[University of California, Santa Cruz|University of California Santa Cruz]] with a Bachelors in American Studies. He then moved to [[San Francisco]] and worked in various establishments including but not limited to bars, the public library, a hat store, restaurants, a candy store, a jewelry store and an ice cream shop.
Stuart Schuffman was born into a [[Jewish secularism|secular Jewish]] family in [[Los Angeles]]. At the age of two, he moved to [[El Paso]] and then moved to [[San Diego]] at age seven. He went to [[University City High School (San Diego)|University City High School]]. In 2003 he graduated from the [[University of California, Santa Cruz|University of California Santa Cruz]] with a Bachelors in American Studies. He has a younger brother.


== Literary career ==
== Literary career ==
Schuffman’s explanation for going into travel writing in his own words from the introduction of his books:
Schuffman writes of his introduction to travel writing:


<blockquote>"I was working in a candy store in San Francisco when all this madness started. One day, an older kid from my neighborhood in San Diego came into the store with his fiancée (they’re married now). It had been years since I’d seen him, so it was really nice to hear what was going on in his life. After we chatted for a bit, and they bought some candy (I slang candy like a motherfucker), the fiancée handed me her card and told me that I should give them a shout next time I was in San Diego. After they left, I looked at her card. It said she was a travel writer. I thought to myself, 'Travel writer? I wanna be a travel writer,' and it was then that I decided to be one."<ref>p. 11 ''Broke-Ass Stuart's Guide to Living Cheaply in New York City'' Falls Media 2008</ref></blockquote>
<blockquote>"I was working in a candy store in San Francisco when all this madness started. One day, an older kid from my neighborhood in San Diego came into the store with his fiancée (they’re married now). It had been years since I’d seen him, so it was really nice to hear what was going on in his life. After we chatted for a bit, and they bought some candy (I slang candy like a motherfucker), the fiancée handed me her card and told me that I should give them a shout next time I was in San Diego. After they left, I looked at her card. It said she was a travel writer. I thought to myself, 'Travel writer? I wanna be a travel writer,' and it was then that I decided to be one."<ref>p. 11 ''Broke-Ass Stuart's Guide to Living Cheaply in New York City'' Falls Media 2008</ref></blockquote>


Upon graduation from UCSC, he moved to San Francisco, compiled his knowledge on living a frugal lifestyle in the city and wrote the first edition of ''Broke-Ass Stuart’s Guide to Living Cheaply in San Francisco.'' The end product was a 33-page black and white zine printed on regular computer paper which he first made copies of at Kinko’s and later published at Pip Printing. The first fifty copies of the book quickly sold out, as did the next 100. The first edition sold around 1,000 copies and garnered him the "Best Local Zine" award in the ''SF Bay Guardian'''s Best of the Bay issue.
Upon graduating from UCSC, he moved to San Francisco and compiled his experience on living a frugal lifestyle in the city into the first edition of ''Broke-Ass Stuart’s Guide to Living Cheaply in San Francisco.'' The first edition garnered him the "Best Local Zine" award in the ''[[San Francisco Bay Guardian|SF Bay Guardian'<nowiki/>]]''s Best of the Bay issue.{{Citation needed|date=February 2024}} "Broke-Ass Stuart’s Guide to Living Cheaply in San Francisco v.2," came out in July 2005.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/11/15/NSK4T84GO.DTL|title=RELEASE PARTY|author=Reyhan Harmanci|date=15 November 2007|work=SFGate}}</ref>


In 2006, Schuffman contributed to the Lonely Planet books ''Western Europe'' and ''Europe on a Shoestring.'' He traveled through Ireland for two months and composed narratives and tips geared towards the young and thrifty travelers of Europe.
"Broke-Ass Stuart’s Guide to Living Cheaply in San Francisco v.2," still in the zine format, came out on July 2005 and sold 300 copies in the first week. Final sales estimates range around 3000. V.2 also came with more publicity. There was a book release party held at The Balazo Gallery (now called Submission), various television and radio appearances as well as web interviews.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2007/11/15/NSK4T84GO.DTL|title=RELEASE PARTY|author=Reyhan Harmanci|date=15 November 2007|work=SFGate}}</ref>


In November 2007, the third version of ''Broke-Ass Stuart’s Guide to Living Cheaply in San Francisco'' was released, this time with Falls Media Publishing Company.{{citation needed|date=December 2015}}
In 2006 Schuffman contributed to the Lonely Planet books ''Western Europe'' and ''Europe on a Shoestring.'' He traveled through Ireland for two months and composed narratives and tips geared towards the young and thrifty travelers of Europe.


''Broke-ass Stuart’s Guide to Living Cheaply in New York City'' was released on December 7, 2008, also by Falls Media''.''
In November 2007, the third version of ''Broke-Ass Stuart’s Guide to Living Cheaply in San Francisco'' was released, this time with [[Falls Media]] publishing company. With the assistance of the publishing company, Schuffman was able to promote his book to a wider audience with increased internet presence, more television and radio appearances, and another book release party which was attended by over 700 people.{{citation needed|date=December 2015}}


In 2014, Schuffman released a 60-page zine entitled "Love Notes and Other Disasters," which compiled some of his more well known pieces such as "Living in SF Means,"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thebolditalic.com/articles/950-living-in-sf-means|title=Living in SF Means...|work=The Bold Italic}}</ref> "Why You Should Fuck a Writer,"<ref>{{Cite web |title=Why You Should Fuck a Writer |url=https://brokeassstuart.com/2014/06/10/why-you-should-fuck-a-writer/ |access-date=2024-02-15 |website=Broke-Ass Stuart's Website |language=en-US}}</ref> and other unreleased prose and poetry.
December 7, 2008, marked the release of ''Broke-ass Stuart’s Guide to Living Cheaply in New York City.'' The release party for the book (also published by Falls Media) was held at the Delancey Bar and Night Club in the Lower East Side of Manhattan.


==Television series==
In 2014, Schuffman released a 60-page zine entitled "Love Notes and Other Disasters," which compiled some of his more well known pieces such as "Living in SF Means,"<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.thebolditalic.com/articles/950-living-in-sf-means|title=Living in SF Means...|work=The Bold Italic}}</ref> "Why You Should Fuck a Writer,"<ref>[http://brokeassstuart.com/blog/2014/06/10/why-you-should-fuck-a-writer/ Brokeassstuart.com]</ref> and other unreleased prose and poetry.

==TV and Other Live Performances==

On June 24, 2011 the travel documentary television series ''Young Broke & Beautiful'', created and hosted by Schuffman, debuted on IFC. The show was intended to explore lesser-known and "alternative" travel experiences; the opening series included visits to New Orleans, Baltimore, Detroit, Memphis, Boston, and San Diego.<ref>John Caramanica, [https://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/24/arts/television/rhett-link-and-young-broke-beautiful-review.html?_r=0 "Finding the Offbeat Off the Beaten Path"], ''[[The New York Times]]'', June 23, 2011.</ref><ref>Allison Good, [http://www.nola.com/tv/index.ssf/2011/07/young_broke_beautiful_visits_n.html "'Young, Broke & Beautiful' visits New Orleans"], ''[[The Times-Picayune]]'', July 15, 2011.</ref> Critical response included negative comments from Chris Barton of the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', who called Schuffman "a tireless self-promoter" with "tastes [that] aren't as edgy as he thinks,<ref>Chris Barton, [http://www.latimes.com/la-et-brokeandbeautiful-underrated-image-photo.html "OVERRATED: 'Young, Broke & Beautiful' on IFC"], ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', July 17, 2011.</ref> and ''[[Boston Globe]]'' critic Matthew Gilbert, who felt the show was "straining too hard to be different".<ref>Matthew Gilbert, [http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-28990312.html "Unscripted, unusual, but feeling so IFC"]{{dead link|date=February 2019|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}, ''[[The Boston Globe]]'', June 24, 2011 {{subscription required|via=[[HighBeam Research]]}}.</ref>


On June 24, 2011, the travel documentary television series ''Young Broke & Beautiful'', created and hosted by Schuffman, debuted on IFC. The show intended to explore lesser-known and "alternative" travel experiences; the opening series included visits to New Orleans, Baltimore, Detroit, Memphis, Boston, and San Diego.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Caramanica |first=Jon |date=2011-06-23 |title=Finding the Offbeat Off the Beaten Path |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2011/06/24/arts/television/rhett-link-and-young-broke-beautiful-review.html |access-date=2024-02-15 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Picayune |first=Allison Good, The Times |date=2011-07-15 |title='Young, Broke & Beautiful' visits New Orleans |url=https://www.nola.com/entertainment_life/movies_tv/young-broke-beautiful-visits-new-orleans/article_a78b2307-70fe-5883-be21-4efa4f02cb44.html |access-date=2024-02-15 |website=NOLA.com |language=en}}</ref> Critical response included negative comments from Chris Barton of the ''[[Los Angeles Times]]'', who called Schuffman "a tireless self-promoter" with "tastes [that] aren't as edgy as he thinks,"<ref>{{Cite web |date=2014-03-13 |title=Overrated / Underrated 2011 |url=https://www.latimes.com/la-overrated-underrated2011-pg-photogallery.html |access-date=2024-02-15 |website=Los Angeles Times |language=en-US}}</ref> and ''[[Boston Globe]]'' critic Matthew Gilbert, who felt the show was "straining too hard to be different".<ref>{{Cite web |title=The Boston Globe 24 Jun 2011, page G25 |url=https://bostonglobe.newspapers.com/image/444160198/ |access-date=2024-02-15 |website=Newspapers.com |language=en}}</ref>
== References ==
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}

== Further reading ==
*''Broke-ass Stuart’s Guide to Living Cheaply in San Francisco''. Falls Media, New York NY, 2007.
*''Broke-ass Stuart’s Guide to Living Cheaply in New York City''. Falls Media, New York, NY, 2008.
*''Europe On a Shoe String: big trips on small budgets''. Lonely Planet, Footscray, Australia.
*''Western Europe''. Lonely Planet, Footscray, Australia.


== External links ==
== External links ==
*{{official|http://brokeassstuart.com/}}
*{{official|http://brokeassstuart.com/}}

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Broke-Ass Stuart
Stuart Schuffman aka Broke-Ass Stuart
Stuart Schuffman aka Broke-Ass Stuart
BornStuart Schuffman
(1980-12-16) December 16, 1980 (age 43)
Los Angeles, California, U.S.
OccupationTravel writer, author, blogger
GenreTravel, blogging

Stuart Schuffman (born December 16, 1980), better known as Broke-Ass Stuart, is an American travel writer and blogger known for his guidebook Broke-Ass Stuart’s Guide to Living Cheaply in San Francisco, of which he released two versions in zine form and one in book form. His travel documentary television series Young, Broke & Beautiful debuted in June 2011 on IFC.[1]

His zines won "Best Local Zine" in the San Francisco Bay Guardian's yearly "Best of the Bay" issue [citation needed]. He contributed to Lonely Planet's books Western Europe and Europe on a Shoestring, for which he wrote the Ireland chapters. Schuffman writes mostly in first-person narratives about his travel. In 2008, he released Broke-Ass Stuart’s Guide to Living Cheaply in New York City.[2] Schuffman is the "Editor in Cheap" for his eponymous culture website and a food, drink, and night life culture contributor to the San Francisco Bay Guardian.[3]

In 2014, Schuffman began the "Kind of Late Show with Broke-Ass Stuart," a late-night variety show recorded live and uploaded to youtube.[4] The same year, Schuffman released a new zine, "Love Notes and Other Disasters."[5]

Biography

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Stuart Schuffman was born into a secular Jewish family in Los Angeles. At the age of two, he moved to El Paso and then moved to San Diego at age seven. He went to University City High School. In 2003 he graduated from the University of California Santa Cruz with a Bachelors in American Studies. He has a younger brother.

Literary career

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Schuffman writes of his introduction to travel writing:

"I was working in a candy store in San Francisco when all this madness started. One day, an older kid from my neighborhood in San Diego came into the store with his fiancée (they’re married now). It had been years since I’d seen him, so it was really nice to hear what was going on in his life. After we chatted for a bit, and they bought some candy (I slang candy like a motherfucker), the fiancée handed me her card and told me that I should give them a shout next time I was in San Diego. After they left, I looked at her card. It said she was a travel writer. I thought to myself, 'Travel writer? I wanna be a travel writer,' and it was then that I decided to be one."[6]

Upon graduating from UCSC, he moved to San Francisco and compiled his experience on living a frugal lifestyle in the city into the first edition of Broke-Ass Stuart’s Guide to Living Cheaply in San Francisco. The first edition garnered him the "Best Local Zine" award in the SF Bay Guardian's Best of the Bay issue.[citation needed] "Broke-Ass Stuart’s Guide to Living Cheaply in San Francisco v.2," came out in July 2005.[7]

In 2006, Schuffman contributed to the Lonely Planet books Western Europe and Europe on a Shoestring. He traveled through Ireland for two months and composed narratives and tips geared towards the young and thrifty travelers of Europe.

In November 2007, the third version of Broke-Ass Stuart’s Guide to Living Cheaply in San Francisco was released, this time with Falls Media Publishing Company.[citation needed]

Broke-ass Stuart’s Guide to Living Cheaply in New York City was released on December 7, 2008, also by Falls Media.

In 2014, Schuffman released a 60-page zine entitled "Love Notes and Other Disasters," which compiled some of his more well known pieces such as "Living in SF Means,"[8] "Why You Should Fuck a Writer,"[9] and other unreleased prose and poetry.

Television series

[edit]

On June 24, 2011, the travel documentary television series Young Broke & Beautiful, created and hosted by Schuffman, debuted on IFC. The show intended to explore lesser-known and "alternative" travel experiences; the opening series included visits to New Orleans, Baltimore, Detroit, Memphis, Boston, and San Diego.[10][11] Critical response included negative comments from Chris Barton of the Los Angeles Times, who called Schuffman "a tireless self-promoter" with "tastes [that] aren't as edgy as he thinks,"[12] and Boston Globe critic Matthew Gilbert, who felt the show was "straining too hard to be different".[13]

References

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  1. ^ Caramanica, Joe (June 23, 2011). "Finding the Offbeat Off the Beaten Path". The New York Times.
  2. ^ "Broke-Ass Stuart's Guide to Living Cheaply in New York". Broke-Ass Stuart's Website. Retrieved 2023-11-11.
  3. ^ "Stuart Schuffman, aka Broke-Ass Stuart".
  4. ^ "Broke-Ass Stuart Introduces 'Kinda Late Show' in SF". SF Station – San Francisco's City Guide.
  5. ^ "Check Out My Latest Publication: Love Notes and Other Disasters!". Broke-Ass Stuart's Website. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
  6. ^ p. 11 Broke-Ass Stuart's Guide to Living Cheaply in New York City Falls Media 2008
  7. ^ Reyhan Harmanci (15 November 2007). "RELEASE PARTY". SFGate.
  8. ^ "Living in SF Means..." The Bold Italic.
  9. ^ "Why You Should Fuck a Writer". Broke-Ass Stuart's Website. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
  10. ^ Caramanica, Jon (2011-06-23). "Finding the Offbeat Off the Beaten Path". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
  11. ^ Picayune, Allison Good, The Times (2011-07-15). "'Young, Broke & Beautiful' visits New Orleans". NOLA.com. Retrieved 2024-02-15.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  12. ^ "Overrated / Underrated 2011". Los Angeles Times. 2014-03-13. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
  13. ^ "The Boston Globe 24 Jun 2011, page G25". Newspapers.com. Retrieved 2024-02-15.
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