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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! $10 Towards Your Cab Ride with Hailo!

Let’s face it – sometimes it can be difficult to find a cab, especially when it’s late at a night and you are at a bar in a random part of town and all of a sudden, some drunk guy cuts in front of you and snags the one cab you’ve seen in the [...]

Try This Trick! Financial Tips from DailyWorth!

We offer deals and free things to do here in NYC, but if you need actually financial tips, consider subscribing to DailyWorth, a free email newsletter. DailyWorth delivers practical tips and empowering ideas, that cover self worth, net worth, saving, spending, earning, investing, taxes, entrepreneurship, financial feminism, and much more. Now I will say [...]

Deal Alert! Free Shipping Day When You Shop Online!

Still need to get some holiday shopping done? If you are planning on shopping online, consider shopping online today because it is free shipping day at hundreds of online retailers. Delivery should occur by Christmas Eve.  Click here to see who is participating in free shipping [...]

Coupon Crazy! 15% Off at Seamless Today!

I’m actually traveling today, so while I’m not sure on the code just yet, keep your eyes peeled for an email from Seamless.  You’ll receive a code to save 15% off your Seamless order today.  Haven’t tried Seamless yet to order food from thousands of restaurants in NYC? Click here to save $5 off your first [...]

Try This Trick! Free Financial Bootcamp!

We offer deals and free things to do here in NYC, but if you need actually finance tips, consider trying out LearnVest’s Take Control Bootcamp – it’s FREE! LearnVest is a money-saving tips and financial how-to website,  that I will admit is a little bit geared towards women (here’s our original review). This Bootcamp [...]

Try This Trick! Dine Out, Earn Airline Miles!

I’ve been able to take advantage of a free airline ticket once from having frequent flyer miles – and that saved me $300.  If you want to increase your frequent flyer miles, you can enroll credit cards into dining airline mile programs and earn miles in addition to usual credit card rewards.

A few [...]

Reminder: Free Netflix Trial

If you find yourself off today because of the hurricane, just a friendly reminder that you can get a free one-month trial of Netflix. I have been a Netflix subscriber for years, and they have a ton of great movies and tv shows – lately, I’ve been really into Damages and Scandal.  I have the streaming [...]

Deal Alert! 20% Off at Seamless Today!

If you order delivery, chances are you’ve used Seamless before.  Seamless allows you to order online from THOUSANDS of restaurants here in NYC.

Last night, I got an email that there is a 20% off code today on Seamless. Not sure what the code will be, so check your email and we’ll post it [...]

Try This Trick! Use Ebates to Get Cash Back When Shopping online!

It always amazes me when someone shops online, and tells me they never heard of Ebates.  With Ebates, you earn a percentage of what you spend online back as a check or via paypal.  So for example, when you want to make a purchase at say a store like Ulta, you log on to Ebates first, [...]

Try This Trick! Thrillist Rewards!

Every day our “Favorite Food Finds” typically encompass KGB Deals, LivingSocial, Groupon, but there’s another site out there: Thrillist Rewards, brought to your from the folks at Thrillist.  Like most deal sites, Thrillist Rewards offer a discount, but unlike offer $10 for $20 or $25 for $50, I like that Thrillist Rewards offers more [...]

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