What do you do when no money at weekends?

Patchwork_Quilt

If you have a faith, go to church. There's always something on, mostly for free, and lots of nice people to talk to

ladybirdintheuk

Not free/cheap as such, but we have membership to Marwell Zoo and English Heritage. These are a hefty outlay once a year
(£40 per adult for the year, about £13 per visit otherwise ... seeing as we go 10 + times a year that works out as cheep entertainment overall.) but mean that then we can go whenever we like. It costs so much to go to the zoo that you would normally only go if making a proper long day of it, but because we have the tickets already we can just go for an hour or two, which means we then go there loads

kittykat500

If there's a Lets system why not join - help someone else and then have someone do something that you need doing in return!

newlywed

I:
go for a walk - often use google maps to plan out roughly an hour long walk
bake cakes
prepare packed lunches for the week
cook and freeze excess veg
go through cook books and plan meals
go to a local park with a picnic
visit friends

Just recently I have rediscovered the local library Haven't been for about 15 years and for the last 3 years I've lived about 3 minutes walk from one
I have been borrowing health books, cook books, walking books, and much more interestingly, local history books about my town. Interesting what you discover and then when you go for a walk - how much more you suddenly see


The other thing I do is sort through my wardrobe and do a clothes swap with my sister of things I no longer want (and she often does the same) anything completely unwanted then goes to charity.

Austin_Allegro

Patchwork_Quilt wrote: »

If you have a faith, go to church. There's always something on, mostly for free, and lots of nice people to talk to

What about your collection money though? There's always leftover coins from holiday I suppose...:rolleyes:

wigglebeena

If you have any alcohol in the house, then drunk Scrabble is one of my favourite diversions. The more wrecked you are, the more wrecked your spelling...

MissB_2

The weekends when I'm on my own tend to be skint ones as I spend all my money on petrol to see the OH in Essex once a month and meet him halfway in Kent for a roast dinner once a month. He comes to me the third weekend, so that leaves one weekend free but skint.

I firstly do all the washing and cleaning (1 hour)
then I might:
- make cards
- repair any clothes or do other sewing
- cross stitch
- garden
- do DIY jobs
- go for walks or bike rides
- go to the park and watch the cricket, squirrels or budgies
- catch up with my folks
- chat on MSN and FaceBook
- call friends who live miles away for catchups (free evening and weekend calls)
- read
- watch great films on freeview or old murder mysteries
- listen to the radio
- learn to play some new songs on the guitar or piano
- listen to records I've not put on for ages (and probably holler along!)
- pamper myself with a lovely bath
- make something scrummy to eat - lasgane or cake or soup (or all three!)
- relax, snooze and chill out

Loads to do but then, sometimes the best wekends involve doing precisely nothing!
x x

FZwanab

Austin_Allegro wrote: »

What about your collection money though? There's always leftover coins from holiday I suppose...:rolleyes:

You don't have to have much money to go to Church, in fact I think it has been said somewhere that it is harder for a rich person to get to heaven, than it is for a camel to go through the eye of a needle. Then there is the story of Lazarus and his master and the one I like: Many rich people threw in large amounts to the Church. But a poor widow came and put in two very small copper coins,worth only a fraction of a penny. Jesus said, this poor widow has put more into the treasury than all the others. They all gave out of their wealth; but she, out of her poverty, put in everything—all she had to live on.

You probably wouldn't expect people to put in everything they have to live on, but only as much as an individual can afford. If thats pennies, its pennies.

ceridwen

newlywed wrote: »

I:
go for a walk - often use google maps to plan out roughly an hour long walk
bake cakes
prepare packed lunches for the week
cook and freeze excess veg
go through cook books and plan meals
go to a local park with a picnic
visit friends

Just recently I have rediscovered the local library Haven't been for about 15 years and for the last 3 years I've lived about 3 minutes walk from one
I have been borrowing health books, cook books, walking books, and much more interestingly, local history books about my town. Interesting what you discover and then when you go for a walk - how much more you suddenly see


The other thing I do is sort through my wardrobe and do a clothes swap with my sister of things I no longer want (and she often does the same) anything completely unwanted then goes to charity.

With you on those - I was wondering whether anyone would actually get round to mentioning "seeing friends":T

Errr....and howzabout a bit of voluntary work? Howzabout a bit of studying a subject that one finds interesting? Dont think anyone has mentioned either of these options yet......:cool:

But - seriously - theres a LOT of more interesting things to do than spend money...

I literally do not allocate money specifically to "social life". Social life takes what it takes...yesterday for instance was 2 busfares and a drink at the pub the meeting I went to was at. Maybe I'll see some music event I particularly want to go to - then I'll buy a ticket/drinks whilst there. Maybe I'll see a communal walk I want to go on - I'll buy the bus tickets to get there. But I wont go round windowshopping or "going out for a drive" (in someone else's car as it would be) for the sake of just occupying my time. If I spend money on leisuretime activities I want it to be because I have sat down and made a deliberate choice to go to some particular event (of the type that costs money) or meet up with friends doing something that I know will cost money.

I think its wise to develop a wide range of activities that cost little or no money to do - but one finds interesting and/or useful or whatever...

Ballymackeonan

From August - go blackberrying! Not only is it free food, but it gets you out in the fresh air. I've come back from the local park with a couple of kilos, then found Tesco were selling them at £1.99 for a tiny punnet.. Rinse them, bag and freeze, then you can make blackberry and apple pies or crumbles right through the winter!