Enjoying a Day without Going Broke - Continued

Take a hike in the spring, fall or in the summer. If you like the outdoors, consider going camping for a few days where you don’t have to purchase anything to stay outdoors, enjoy nature and do all types of activities like fishing, hunting, building, walking, hiking or swimming, boating and so on.

Instead of buying magazines, go to your local library and read a few magazines free. You will find that most all-local newspapers are offered in the library free as well. You can keep up on the news without having the cost of the paper delivered to your door. Most magazines and newspapers are also offered online, free reading for the majority of the same news that is delivered to other homes but for a fee. 

Take a long drive and visit those friends or relatives that you don’t get to see that often. Visiting for a few years doesn’t mean that you have to spend any money besides getting gas to get there and then back home again. 

Take a bike ride out around the park, or around the city, a bike ride is exercise, fun and free all at the same time. 

Painting, gardening, and landscaping, cleaning the house, doing the laundry, sitting on the swings, or bird watching are still other ideas that don’t cost money to spend your time. Pack a lunch, play volley ball, baseball or even basketball or watch the kids play while you sit back and relax, all without having to pay a dime!