Is there any sweeter combination of letters and numbers out there? The whole darn museum complex is open to not some, not many, but ALL on this Saturday afternoon. Three blocks. Twelve arts orgs, including The MoMA, Zeum, the Aquarium, and more. Mark your calendar for a day of free-dom...

So, fellow foodies: It may not always list the cheapest eats, but my pal Marcia keeps the whole world informed of what's going on in SF's insane restaurant world, including some cheap-o outings, happy hours, etc. She recently gave a kind wave to CBGSF here - http://www.tablehopper.com/2007/10/bookworm-cheap-bastards-guide-to-san.....

Get her weekly email that outlines her culinary lust and her plunge into alcoholism at www.tablehopper.com. Word.

Struggling artist-types, listen up: It is possible (difficult, but still entirely possible) to find office space in this town for under $200/month. Ready the moving truck for ArtHouse - http://www.arthouseca.org/index.html. In a town where real estate and rentals are big money operations, this joint organization of California Lawyers for the Arts and the SF Arts Commission seeks to hook people up with affordable spaces to house your creativity.

Come hungry, and don't feel like you have to stuff yourself with bread or chips like all other inferior happy hours...all soju cocktails and all eats - including serious stuff, like Korean short ribs, spicy prawns, and fried calamari - are half price all night. Yum it up doubletime...

Seriously. Do it. These kids rock with the free events and happenings about town that cater to the tightwad set. Pinch a penny in your buttcheeks and sign up for their newsletter of what's going on...including the First Annual Cheap Bastard Happy Hour Thursday, October 26 (http://upcoming.yahoo.com/event/114383/). See you there!

Thanks to the watchful eye of foodie pal, Marcia over at Tablehopper (http://www.tablehopper.com), you big ol' birthday boys and gals can get that present that you've been itching for - free eats and booze! Check out this link (http://www.chowhound.com/topics/442231) on Chowhound for tips on free birthday meal specials around the Bay Area.

One of the great events of San Francisco is Halloween, and in the Latino community, this season is best exemplified by El dia de los muertos, or Day of the Dead, in which our ancestors are honored and a reminder of our own mortality (a memento mori if you'll pardon the Latin) is made.

Local San Francisco bookstore, Get Lost Books, recently featured The Cheap Bastard's Guide to San Francisco on their fine web site, GetLostBooks.com.

Well, maybe "great" is not exactly the right word... but cheap, filling, delicious, and, if you know what to order, fresh Chinese food!

The perhaps unfortunately-named B & M Mei Sing is a downtown San Francisco Chinese steam table restuarant that's been around for years. They're on 2nd Street between (Jessie & Stevenson).

One of the services we've offered to *you*, the reader of Cheap Bastard San Francisco, is the events listing you see on the right had side of the page. Click through some of the events and read carefully -- you'll notice that many of them charge admission, but if you read the fine print there are ways of getting in at reduced or no cost.

Plan your week carefully and you'll be swimming in free booze, food, & fun in San Francisco.