Reading: A Frugal Hobby?
I never really started to enjoy reading as a hobby until I was a young adult. I had different authors and I had to go out and buy their newest books. I also put a lot of money into my reading hobby. After I had the kids and became a stay at home mom, there really was not enough money for me to give to my reading hobby, so I had to look for other ways to enjoy reading because I was not willing to give the hobby up.
Eating Well Magazine: $5 For 1 Year
Are you trying to get fit and eat better this year. Here’s a little something to help you and it doesn’t cost an arm and a leg. Get Eating Well Magazine for $5 a year from Amazon. You can even give it as a gift, but hurry this only last one week.
Watch Holiday Movies Online
During this time of year, I love to watch made for tv movies on my home television. Well, if you are trying to save money and don’t have all of the channels, or if you don’t have cable or satellite you can still watch some of these movies for free online. Many network websites have video players of full movies. You can even watch full episodes of some of your favorite show. This is a nice feature even if you do have access to the channel because you can watch the movie when you have time. Here are a few networks and the holiday movies they have on there right now. So, take some time and enjoy some movies for free on your computer.
Save Money on Restaurants, Trips, and Other Family Fun
Today, families more than ever are looking to save money. However, having fun with your family is still a priority and something that all parents want to give to their children, but at a good price. No one can fully enjoy going out to restaurants or taking a vacation if they’re spending outside of what they can truly afford. Every family wants to live their lives to the fullest! Find out how to save on any activity your family wants to participate in.
Frugal Dining with Discount Gift Certificates
Being frugal does not mean you have to do without things that you enjoy. A little bit of advanced planning can often help you to enjoy a dinner out at your favorite restaurant for a fraction of what it would usually cost you. Discount gift certificates are available for many popular restaurant chains. You can often buy a $50 gift certificate for $20, which allows you to get a nice meal for not much more than it would cost for fast food.
Frugal Summer Fun – Campfire Night
One of the things on my kid’s list of fun things they wanted to do this summer was to make smores. I thought it would be neat to expand that idea to a campfire night. During a campfire night, we roast winnies, make smores, and just enjoy the fire.
Frugal Summer Fun – Ice Cream in a Bag
One of the things on my kid’s list that they wanted to do this summer is make ice cream. Today they got to make some at the summer reading program. This is a really fun activity for kids because basically they put the ingredients in a ziplock bag and then get to shake. If your kids are like mine, they need to get rid of some energy, so this is a perfect activity for them. I think that the ingeredients are pretty reasonablaly price so this is a pretty frugal activity. So, let your kids have an ice cream making party with the following recipe.
Frugal Summer Fun – Pizza and a Movie
My kids love pizza and love to watch movies, so why not do both in one night? This summer my kids made a list of fun things they wanted to do this summer and Pizza and a Movie night was one of those. I really like to do these nights because it’s a time for my family to spend together doing something fun. We usually get our movie from the Redbox, which cost $1.00, but we have also gotten movies from the library for FREE. I don’t cost the count of the pizza because I make it homemade and we would have had dinner anyways. So, I think this is a pretty frugal summer activity.
Frugal Summer Fun – Redbox Movies
Are you looking for fun activites for your kids this summer, but you don’t have a lot of money to spend on that fun? Well, that’s how I felt, so my family made a list of things they wanted to do this summer and most of them were pretty frugal activites. One activity was getting movies from the Redbox using the free movie of the month codes. We actual got to use the first one last night. We had popcorn and sodas, which cost maybe $2.00-$3.00. But all of those things were already in my pantry, so it felt like I did not spend much at all. We enjoyed watching Hotel For Dogs as a family.
Saving Money on Holiday Fun
We seem to spend a whole lot more money during the holiday season on fun. This is probably because the kids are out of school, but there are a whole lot of fun things you can do with your family that are free or pretty cheap. Here are a few ideas!
