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San Francisco Apartment Tour

I wanted to follow-up my San Francisco Home Tour post with a similar post on apartments. Buying a home in SF is unbelievably stressful. You should be cashing in those stock options. Your granny hopefully wrote you into her will. Money…

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Following the 23 Rules of the Office Holiday Party

Did you all read Jason Gay’s 23 rules of the Office Holiday Party in the Wall Street Journal? So hilarious. My favorite is Rule #5: If your company’s holiday party is taking place in a swanky penthouse with piles of lobster,…

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Never Trust a Skinny Ice-Cream Reviewer

But trust you must because I am the queen bee of San Francisco ice-cream, although I cannot say I’ve tried them all (i.e., Swensen’s on Polk). If all the ice-cream shops were lined up in one place and I had…

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Restaurant Review: Hayes Street Grill

Went here last night and the bartender wasn’t very friendly. A woman sat down after me and the bartender poured her a glass of water first. Later on, the bartender asked a man if he wanted to order anything.  The…

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Dating Hot Spots

Ok, I’m no longer in the know when it comes to dating, but I have gone to a couple places in San Francisco that make me want to tell all my single friends: go here on your dates! Date spot…

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Welcome to my site, derived from an advice column I wrote while getting my MBA. I live in the San Francisco Bay Area. I give helpful, opinionated advice based on my own experience and from the expertise of my extensive network. For more, click here.

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