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89th And Broke

I'm a young professional living in Astoria (formerly of Williamsburg, the UES and Murray Hill - I move a lot!). I'm always looking for something fun to do or the best place to grab a drink and dinner at an affordable price around the city. Have a suggestion? Email me at Laura AT 89thandbroke DOT com.
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Try This Trick: Trade in Your Electronics for Cash

If you got a new iPhone or digital camera for the holidays and wondering what to do with your old phone or camera, remember this trick that we told you about earlier this year.

Back in March, you may remember that I told you about Gazelle (here’s the review).  With this website, you indicate the type [...]

Reminder: Try this Trick! Turn Gift Cards into Cash!

Not to sound unappreciative, but let’s face it – sometimes your family gets you gift cards that you won’t be using.  JcPenney? Haven’t been there since 1995.  Denny’s? No idea where there’s one near me.  If you found yourself in the same boat this holiday season, remember to check out Plastic Jungle – a great way [...]

Reminder: Free Month of Netflix

If you find yourself off this week or with a lot of downtime, just a friendly reminder that you can get a free one-month trial of Netflix. I’ve been a Netflix subscriber for years, and let me tell you, there’s nothing you’ll want more come New Years Day when you are hungover.  I have [...]

Try This Trick: UPS My Choice

This year, I did almost all of my holiday shopping online.  And since I live in a little walk-up apartment in Queens, nine times out of ten, I ship packages to my office.

But what about those packages that MUST be shipped to the billing address or you accidentally sent to your home? Or [...]

Try This Trick! Use Ebates This Holiday Season!

Are you shopping online this holiday season? If you are – especially today on Cyber Monday – make sure to use a site like Ebates.  With Ebates, you earn a percentage of what you spend online back as a check.  So for example, when you want to make a purchase at say a store like Ulta, you log on [...]

Try This Trick! Earn Cashback with iDine – Plus a Giveaway!

Contest is closed.  Lorelei is the winner. 

About a year ago, you may recall that I told you about airline dining programs.  Basically, you enroll your credit card with a specific airline dining programs, and when you dine at specific restaurants you received airline miles, in addition to the existing rewards on your credit [...]

Try This Trick! Earndit Gets You Free Stuff!

Alright fellow foodies – we admit that we can’t keep up our (somewhat) fabulous figures without working out.  And if you are going to work out, you might as well have a good incentive to motivate you to go to the gym.

That’s why I like Earndit.  With Earndit, you sync your Foursquare, Runkeeper, or [...]

Try This Trick! Freeshipping.org + Banana Republic Giveaway!

The awesome folks at Freeshipping.org were kind enough to sponsor a giveaway today.  If you haven’t heard of Freeshipping.org, it’s the mecca for all things free shipping.  The site  lists pretty much every major retailer and provides the code that will allow you to get free shipping – perfect just in time for holiday shopping!  Better [...]

Try This Trick! Learn about Wine with Daily Sip!

When it comes to wine, I know virtually nothing except I prefer white wine and know Riesling is sweet.  That’s about it.  To me, a bottle of Trader Joe’s wine has tasted just as good as a fancy bottle of wine.  So yup, it’s official – I know if it tastes good and that’s [...]

Try This Trick! LearnVest Offers Money Saving Tips

If you stumbled across 89th and Broke because you are trying to take control of your finances while living frugally in the greatest city in the world, consider checking out LearnVest.  LearnVest is a money-saving tips and financial how-to newsletter delivered to you 5 times a week.  Now I will say that the newsletter is [...]

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