A cartoon gizmo for budget obsessives
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A cartoon gizmo for budget obsessives

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What is more frustrating than sitting in front of a table full of bills, trying to figure out how to save on […]

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Calling all NYC yogis, swamis and didge dudes: there’s a new blog just for you
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Calling all NYC yogis, swamis and didge dudes: there’s a new blog just for you

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Whenever we find out about a promising new blog that has to do with Brooklyn, affordable anything, or a combination of those […]

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NYC guide to getting rid of all your old crap
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NYC guide to getting rid of all your old crap

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Sunday is America Recycles Day, and here at Brokelyn, we’re celebrating 1) with a guilt trip and 2) a list of all the places to dump your stuff, other than a landfill.

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Haircut deal: you pay $50, kids are free
Park Slope/ Prospect Heights

Haircut deal: you pay $50, kids are free

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Considering the high cost of grownup haircuts these days, this seems like quite a bargain. There’s a touted hairdresser in Park Slope […]

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Tested: a $10 beauty-school haircut
Bay Ridge/ Bensonhurst

Tested: a $10 beauty-school haircut

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In Williamsburg, where I live, it’s hard to find someone to cut your hair for less than $60 who doesn’t make you […]

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Tell us your fave mani-pedi place
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Tell us your fave mani-pedi place

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Humble nail salons of Brooklyn, we salute you! This unassuming place in the rural hamlet of Ditmas Park isn’t much to look […]

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How much to fix my girlfriend’s crappy bike?
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How much to fix my girlfriend’s crappy bike?

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My girlfriend’s bike is a piece of crap. It’s heavy and slow, and the front brakes rub against the front wheel, which […]

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8 ways to whack your therapy bill
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8 ways to whack your therapy bill

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As a New York-based psychologist, I know that finding affordable therapy in the city is tough. Many therapists in NYC don’t take […]

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Reader tip of the week: great, affordable acupuncture
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Reader tip of the week: great, affordable acupuncture

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Brokelyn reader Erin Hanafy writes in with the following tip: I’ve been going to the The Brooklyn Acupuncture Project (3rd Ave., between […]

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Free after-school programs for kids in Brooklyn
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Free after-school programs for kids in Brooklyn

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We love kids as much as everyone else, but man are they expensive. That’s why you’re lucky, if you’re a parent, to […]

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