20 Ways for Festive Fun Under a Buck
Image by Patrick from PixabayThis may be the longest Christmas season in the history of capitalism.
In case you missed it, Halloween now starts in July and Christmas begins in September. Black Friday should be rebranded as Black November because gone are the days when it was one day, leaving us wondering when Easter will be on sale!
Don’t get me wrong, while I like a good sale, I have gotten to be more of a minimalist than a maximalist over the years. The truth is I’ve always been a bit frugal. I believe it’s truly is the thought that counts..and that thought is: What’s fun you can do for FREE?
So, fire up your imagination and forget about all the dollars and cents. Try these 20 ways by yourself or with family and friends to have light-hearted, holiday fun on a budget:
· Go outside. Fresh air is good. You might see a reindeer or a dog dressed up like one.
· Dance like someone IS watching you because you deserve all the attention you can get, and you might get a job out of it if you’re good.
· Turn your phone off. See how that goes.
· Take a nap but call it a siesta. And start working on your Spanish.
· Donate shoes, clothes, food, and books you have, and don’t take out anyone else’s donations when you drop yours off.
· Say “hi” to your neighbor. It’s OK if they don’t say “hi” back.
· Search for your 2025 horoscope online and start making a list of all the good things you want to happen next year.
· Sing a Christmas carol, if only in the car or in the shower!
· Call a good friend and say “I just called to say I love you” then let this friend know Stevie Wonder will be 75 in 2025.
· Register for as many sweepstakes as you can online to see if lady luck will soon come your way.
· Find free calendars whether online or IRL and save your dollars for what truly matters.
· Visit the library. Check out a book and get your taxes worth.
· Write and mail a letter or card to someone. Just don’t forget a stamp is $.73.
· Stop and smell the flowers — grocery store, floral section, anyone?
· Listen to someone, without earbuds in.
· Handwrite a positive note to yourself about 2024. It’s OK to include things that didn’t happen…yet.
· Drive around without using your GPS and see where you’ll go.
· Read a book. Remember how?
· Sign up to volunteer and expand your horizons.
· Tell yourself a joke. If you laugh, tell someone your joke! If you don’t laugh, keep at it until you do laugh at your own jokes — you have to start somewhere.
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