We found a battery of new sites and services–such as LinkedIn JobsInsider, Recessionwire, and Uberi.com–dedicated to providing the kind of cost-cutting, job-search, and moral-support tools that can be invaluable during lean times.
As the economy continues to suffer, many people are cutting their budgets, looking for work, or preparing a plan of action in case a [...]

A student ID is the potato for making your unemployment dollars stretch. As long as you aren’t graying, and comfortable with a little lying, your old ID can get you a discount on all sorts of things.
At a number of businesses all over San Francisco (the movies, Apple, chain clothing stores like GAP and J. [...]

This Wednesday, March 18, and every third Wednesday, admission to the California Academy of Sciences is free, which means you’ll save $25 unemployment dollars. The museum–worth a visit for the Renzo Piani redesigned, living roof-topped building alone–is home to Steinhart Aquarium, Morrison Planetarium, Kimball Natural History Museum, a number of penguins and a rainforest.
The museum is [...]

Every Monday, from 8 am to 10 am, the excellent Four Barrel Coffee is giving away free cups of coffee. The special, dubbed “F.U. Recession”, runs through April 20, the Monday after tax day, and there are no conditions: just show and grab a free cup of great coffee from one of San Francisco’s best [...]

Pho (say like fur without the r), the traditional Vietnamese soup, is a great meal for the unemployed of San Francisco: it’s filling, easy to find, and cheap. Pho consists of a bowl of rice noodles in a clear, lightly spiced beef broth, topped with thin cuts of beef. Green onions, white onions, cilantro, Thai [...]

Congratulations, you have 651,000 more people to hang out with: The February unemployment numbers / NYTimes
Know where to loaf about: A look at some of the city’s under appreciated parks / SFChron
More jobs off the table as Craigslist is sued for promoting prostitution / BBC News
This one is short because our parents are in town, [...]

Toast is the breakfast of the unemployed. It’s cheap, quick, and easy. But, whether you slather it with butter or jelly packets you took from Denny’s, toast can get a little boring. So, here are a few classic, easy, and cheap ways* to get a little more out of your toast.
Both recipes use the broiler. [...]

[youtube hky53gXyjX0 nolink]Thursday, March 5, at 8pm New Nothing Cinema will be showing the mob film Gomorrah for free. The 2008 film, directed by Matteo Garrone takes a raw, brutal look at La Camorra, a powerful mob in Naples akin to the Cosa Nostra. Eschewing the glamor and pseud0-celebrity seen in movies like Scarface and The [...]

[youtube tUlHKKNH4HI nolink]BlackBook recently looked at a few cases in which a firing or layoff was horribly handled. A sports writer is asked to accept a job delivering papers or a buyout, and a Parisian man loses his job and work visa, and is forced to leave the country, before he even starts at the [...]

On March 5, and every first Thursday, take a stroll down the Divisadero Corridor (Divisadero from Ellis to Haight) for a neighborhood open house featuring over 30 galleries, shops, bars, and restaurants.
For the unemployed, deals abound including $3 tacos and $2 pints at excellent  The Little Chihuahua, $1 drafts at the Blue Jay Cafe, and $5 yoga [...]

Once you’re unemployed, you realize movies are expensive. $9 to $14 often gets you at max two, often regrettable hours. If you happen to show up hungry or thirsty, your out another $7 to $100 for a bottle of water or coke, popcorn, and candy.
You can start taking advantage of your money by making each [...]

This Thursday, March 5, and every first Thursday, San Francisco’s art galleries around Union Square stay open late. This art community open house, a tradition for over 15 years, is a great way to enjoy all types of art, as well as free booze.
We recommend starting at 49 or 77 Geary St., two buildings that [...]

Once your unemployed you immediately look to save money on anything possible. You buy cheap beer, take toilet paper from public bathrooms, or ditch cable. There are a number of ways to cut costs, but there are somethings that we’ve found won’t save you a penny.
One thing that won’t save your unemployment dollars is the [...]

Here’s something that we, unemployed, can soon look forward to: clothes by celebrities destined for the bargain bin. Both Charlie Sheen and Toby Keith will design men’s lines. Sheen’s will be based on his character from Two and a Half Men while Keith’s will be influenced by his own personal style.
You can look forward to finding [...]

Wednesday, March 4, and every first Wednesday of the month the Exploratorium is free. No matter what age you are, you’ll enjoy hundreds of science, art, and human perception exhibits. Take a look at the chaotic geometries of hidden magnetic fields in Magnetic Movie, and discover if you’re a good snoop or can adequately fake [...]