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This week on Ballin' On A Budget, our host Awkwafina gives us tips and tricks on how to make the most of summer in NYC. From day trips to learning how to surf, she breaks down how to vacation this summer. Watch the latest episode of Ballin' On A Budget to se how she does it!

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Transcript
00:00Where am I? The Hamptons? The Bahamas? Hawaii? No, I'm in Queens.
00:07I'm gonna show you guys how you can go to the beach without breaking the bank
00:11and also without having to leave the five boroughs. And also how to meet hot men.
00:16Hey guys, this is Awkwafina. Welcome to New York. This is Ballin' on a Budget.
00:22Taking your private jet to your private island isn't the only way to party at the beach.
00:30Take the Rockaway beach bus and relive the worst part of your childhood having to fight for the best seat
00:34on the bus.
00:35Hop on board for a measly $15. So allow me and my pal Effie to take you to the best
00:41beach ever, the Rockaways.
00:44The world is ours, Effie. I've only been to the beach once in my life.
00:48It wasn't really a beach, it was more of an old gas station.
00:51We got a live one. Anyone know how to freestyle to a police scanner?
00:56I'm gonna toss a word. Let's rhyme it around, okay? Sarcophagus.
01:03You know what this bus needs? A dance party! Let me hear it! Hey ladies!
01:10What a beautiful Bureau of Queens is! I love it!
01:13I love it! I love it! I love it! I love it! I love it! I love it! I love
01:19it!
01:19Watch as I dazzle these surfer bros with my slang!
01:22Catching some rays! Alright!
01:26Looking like some surfer dudes! Thinking about doing a... maybe doing a surfing lesson.
01:30You guys down? You guys in for a surfing lesson? Maybe we can barrel out a little bit.
01:33Getting that white water wash, you know? Meet a conch!
01:37Going out! I'm gonna try to stand up. Hop up!
01:41We're at your feet!
01:44The water bird! Like a pelican, etc.
01:49Can we get in the water?
02:04Little tip from Beyonce. Everybody is hot or wet.
02:09Did you know you can even make money at the beach? Just ask my new pal, Hank.
02:15Metal detectors aren't just for creepy old dudes anymore. They're for creepy young ones, too.
02:25Handcuffs. Just what Hank was looking for.
02:36One day, Effie, all this will be ours.
02:43Probably not, but, you know...
02:45Anyway, we can come here on winter day.
02:48Naps are free anywhere, but they're especially right on the beach where you can soak in the rays.
02:53Cut, cut, cut.
02:54And I would play the trumpet, and I would just get these horrific sores on my mouth.
02:59I guess he's some kind of rancher or something like that.
03:01You're a good listener, Effie. I think that's why we get along so well.
03:04But I was just like, you know, am I in to Simone de Beauvoir?
03:10Emmy!
03:12She'll come back. She'll come back.
03:13I'll just nap, get a tan.
03:20Thanks to the Rockway Beach Bus, you can definitely summer in the city without leaving the city.
03:25You know what I mean?
03:27It was a good day.
03:28Feels really good to be alive.
03:30Real good.
03:33What's up? It's Awkwafina, rapper and comedian from Queens, New York.
03:37The only thing I like more than a New York slice is saving money.
03:41I'm gonna take you across the city to ball on a budget.
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