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Go to the library and find a Rick Steves' Europe CD collection. Let's say Italy. Get the Italy CD collection. Then look at some Italian recipes. Stop at the store and get the ingredients, as well as the appropriate wine. Make and eat dinner. Watch the CDs.
If you have children and want to take this concept further, you could check out an Italian language CD and try speaking Italian to each other after dinner. You could also do some related art or craft projects.
Take it one step further and use google maps to do some virtual "sightseeing".
I also like hiking in the mountains, just 20 minutes away for me. I love being outside, I'm happy just reading a book in the backyard in the sunshine.
We did do a quick, frugal trip to the beach last week. 3 days, 2 nights, hotel and gas split 3 ways, including a free night from a rewards program was $70.
I will be unable to travel for the foreseeable future. It is not financially feasible at the moment. I am looking for inexpensive ways to have fun. I have decided to do a day trip to Washington DC and go to the museum and perhaps the zoo. The trip will be $169 as opposed to over $1000. The museum is free and the zoo is $10.00.
What do you do for fun and how much does it cost?
A friend of mine took her kids to DC for an overnight trip. She said the best part of DC was that most everything was free as it was government and open to the public. You might want to consider staying overnight if its a long trip.
Use every discount you can. We use AAA, AARP, govt employee discount, whatever works!
Just a word to the wise, OP--watch out for high prices of snacks, eats, water, etc. You might want to invest in a Yeti bottle and take cold water with you and fill up as you need. Cheaper and better for you! Enjoy the trip!
I live in the Blue Ridge Mountains and I LOVE driving on these beautiful country roads with the top down and the music turned up! It is so gorgeous....I never get tired of it
We went to DC on a trip a few years back. Bottled water was $3 a bottle. Food was expensive even for McDonalds. We were there over Memorial Day holiday. Hotels were expensive. We stayed in Baltimore within walking distance of the Metro. Lots of walking. The trip was worth it. There is a lot to see for free. It was a great experience. The movie "Night at the Museum" had been out for a year or two at that point. The kids loved seeing the Museum of Natural History. If you have kids, I'd have a couple of movie nights at home to watch the movie and a sequel or two and then go to the actual museum. I think it made it more fun for the younger crowd.
That reminds me. We have moved several times. We like to watch movies made around the areas we have lived or visited. These movies have usually been out for a while so they aren't real expensive to rent or buy. Those can be some really fun movie nights. It's a lot of fun to incorporate the movie into conversations the next time you visit those landmarks.
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We live in an area where there are so many free things to do, other than spending money to eat out once in awhile, we rarely spend much, if anything on entertainment. One thing we love is our summer free concerts in the park. Even with all the people there we always see someone we know. Another fun activity is just to walk around the summer farmers markets. You don't have to spend a penny, but just being in the fresh air and seeing what is available is fun, healthy and a good outdoor activity. Take advantage of the local library and sign up for a class related to something you enjoy doing.
A friend of mine took her kids to DC for an overnight trip. She said the best part of DC was that most everything was free as it was government and open to the public. You might want to consider staying overnight if its a long trip.
Use every discount you can. We use AAA, AARP, govt employee discount, whatever works!
Just a word to the wise, OP--watch out for high prices of snacks, eats, water, etc. You might want to invest in a Yeti bottle and take cold water with you and fill up as you need. Cheaper and better for you! Enjoy the trip!
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Travel worldwide for $free to $20 / night (for entire family) Been doing it for 27+ yrs. (all of last yr) Hospitality exchange - Wikitravel
Drive a $35 car that gets 50 mpg on free waste cooking oil (since 1976)
Stealthcamp (fairgrounds, parks, free camping com, hospitals, BLM...)
Work on farms and camps for free room and board (worldwide)
Volunteer with local parks service
Volunteer usher at favorite venues
Volunteer at food festivals and soup kitchens
Backpack
Neighborhood international potlucks
Barn Raising parties (Building barns with Amish or Mennonites) worldwide
Disaster relief (not always fun, but always rewarding).
Offer to drive moving truck for people that are traveling across country. (Did that 5x, for free ticket home)
Volunteer at an animal rehab center, or an Animal 'companion program' (horses for the handicapped...)
Start a 'community' Drama event. (Local towns do annual Melodrama fundraiser)
as a family, we found it very fun to assist older farm families / senior couples. They are VERY fun! and know lots of Frugal fun things...
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