When I changed apartments from Astoria, Queens to Williamsburg, Brooklyn I had absolutely no money to play with.

The first thing I did was collect one free AMNY and Metro News newspaper a day for two months.  I got a lot of free packing paper this way!  I wrapped all my glassware and dishes with them and it worked perfectly.

Next I searched Craigslist.org for “Moving Boxes” and found a whole bunch for free from someone who just moved.  They held up pretty well.

After bribing my friends to help me with beer and pizza, I only really had to pay for tape and the UHaul truck.  Not bad!

Audrey, 22, Brooklyn

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