Fun Is Cheap

Katie wants me to write about things you can do when you don't have a lot of money. So here's a list of ways to have a good time that are free or cheap:

• Go on a hike
• Go to a beach, lake, river, creek, or whatever you can reasonably get to. If you can't get to one, move out of Arizona (but bring me some Chino Bandito first). Or I guess you can go to a pool but that's less pretty and my point was nature.
• Have a fight with pool noodles on land
• Play Four Square
• Play Settlers of Catan and drink as many pots of tea as you can. I guess you can change that to any board game, but don't change the "tea" into "wine" unless you change Catan to Cards Against Humanity or The Game of Things.
• Have a potluck. Have people bring dishes from around the world. Do not try to recreate EPCOT. That is not cheap. Limit yourself to one dish because that is fairly cheap.
• Have a wine tasting night where everyone brings one bottle of wine they already have in their house. If you don't have wine, go to CVS and get Grape & Vine for $2.50.
• Have a Disney movie day. Watch as many Disney movies as you can get through. Have everyone bring one small snack so it doesn't cost anyone a lot to sustain you as you sit there for hours. Fine, you can change that to just a regular movie day, but singing and dancing fish are the most fun.
• Go tour something where you get free samples, IE Lagunitas Brewery or The Cheese Factory if you're in Petaluma. I guess you don't really tour The Cheese Factory, you just awkwardly eat cheese as the employees judge you for not purchasing anything.
• Clean out your books, DVDs, and/or clothes, and get together with friends to swap them
• Use Trip Adviser to find things to see in your own town that you may not have known existed
• Have a themed photoshoot
• Research the museums in your area. A lot of them are free on a certain day of every month.
• Move to Stars Hollow so you can constantly attend town events. Or pretend you live in Stars Hollow and have your own knitathon, danceathon, historical reenactments, etc
• Make a blanket fort
• If you have Goldstar in your area, check out the $10 and under section. They have tickets to comedy shows and live theatre and sports and activities of all sorts. They even sometimes have comp tickets. 
• Play frisbee golf
• Gather any craft supplies you may have in your house. Gather your friends who have also gathered craft supplies. Go to town.
• Reenact your favourite parts of Lord of the Rings
• Have a scavenger hunt
• Spend all your time on the internet and don't ever leave your house or talk to anyone and maybe write blogs every day for awhile

Listening to: Contra by Vampire Weekend

Tea: Teavanna's Peach Tranquility