Cheap Bastard's(TM) Guide to Chicago

Longtime Chicagoan Nadia Oehlsen reveals her secrets for living the good life cheaply in the Windy City, including how to enjoy free concerts, movies, comedy acts, and magic shows, where to get free food and wine (including Sunday brunch on the house), information on free days at museums and the Shedd Aquarium, the lowdown on Chicago's TV tapings and live shows, and much more.

As a journalist for general interest and trade publications, Nadia Oehlsen has published many how-to articles over the years, including how to process chemicals, how to fix bicycles, how to clean body parts from crime scenes, and the various methods one might employ to pay for goods and services. She prefers explaining how not to pay. As a freelancer, she has developed the critical career skill of living in stylish comfort by acquiring other people's trash. She lives and works in Chicago.