Frugal Entertainment

Poppy_Golightly

Has anyone any advice on Frugal Entertainment/Going Out? I am drastically cutting back at the moment. I used to drop into a lot of coffee shops for a break during the day. The average cup of coffee around where I live is £2 :eek: I work from home and have to get out of the house periodically to stop from going stir crazy.

I am thinking of getting out for a walk with a flask of coffee, but with winter coming on I'm looking for other options (warmer hopefully).

Any hints or tips would be appreciated.

Poppy xx

paidinchickens

Local Library ? if you have one and they have not closed it

purple45

We take picnics and a flask and drive to a nice location to go for a walk, and eat in the car before setting off. Suprisingly nice just to be out of the house, and comfy and warm in the car. Also a nice cuppa waiting in the car after the walk. It makes a day of it.

Museums are free days out and if there are free craft fairs etc I tend to call in and have a nosy round for something different to do that doesn't cost anything.

For cheap evenings in, we cook amazing meals and set the scene with candles and nice music and fairy lights twinkling. Alot of the time its better than a restaurant as the food is always to our taste and the smug glow from the amount of money saved always helps with that! A nice bottle of red wine picked up when its on half price offer is not too pricy.

Film nights...borrow DVDs from friends to save on the expense of hiring them.

purple45

After re-reading your post, I also thought I'd share this one although you might think it a bit crap! We often do the shopping just to get out of the house and get some exercise. Its a nice walk from home to Morrisons, so its good to just have a stomp through the park and pick up fresh fruit and veg, and check the sell by stand for bargains!

quintwins

for us it's snuggling in bed watching a dvd you don't get that nice cosy feel in a cinema

also as wehave kids simple things like the park or feeding the ducks and visiting friends

gailey_2

Dinner parties with mates.This year we doing small fireworks party.

today its sunny/dry here nice to wrap up warm go for walk.

cost money but do you have a weatherspoons near you? their coffees like £1.39 and they do cheap breckfast.

Sometimes supermarket coffeeshops like morrisions/sainsburys have cheaper deals.

local libary we had no closures here.


I buy i paper as only 20p or if on bus grab free metro#
cheap subscriptions to free mag, coffee at home and slice hm cake lovley.

I like to go city centre and window shop especially aqt xmas soak up lovley atmosphere.

Going4TheDream

Museums, very often free. I have spent nearly 10 weeks off work due to an operation and also have gone a bit crazy being stuck in, once I was mobile and able I walked into town a couple of days a week and did a tour of the local charity shops... no really entertainment but a reason to get me out! I took advantage of a discount voucher to go the pictures, ended up paying £7.25 for two people, a very cheap afternoon out for two. They come up fairly regularly. If you like eating out it might be worth checking out the Tastecard, my daughter swears by it but does live in a big city where there seems to be more choice than where I am! Many deals are 50% off, just check the restrictions, and usually Tastecard do a free 2 or 3 months membership. Check the local paper for things going on in your area, often many are free, exhibitions, fairs, etc. We take our dogs somewhere nice and take a walk, flask and a sandwich. Cook meals for friends and go to friends for dinner. Have nights in with dvd's and likewise go to friends to watch dvd's.

villagelife

Museums and art galleries can be free and you can easily spend a few hours there.

Your local library is free and gives a purpose to a walk if you require one.

If you feel you need to have a break during the day a walk is good and not too cold if you walk fairly quickly and then have a coffee when you get home.

If you enjoy sport then there are often local matches to watch at weekends.

Meeting up with a friend at home is cheaper than meeting for a coffee out.

Patchwork_Quilt

See if there is a book club nearby. Or start one up! There may be a walking group locally. If you have any inclination at all I would suggest going to church. There's always something on and it's never cost us very much to go to any of the events.

M.E.

Canadian relatives, specifically Newfoundlanders...who have a language full of oddities..

TWACKING... the art of browsing in shops, museums anywhere warm, with the specific intention of NOT buying anything.
Go twack!

adelight

Going to the park in the colder months is even better imo. It's generally more empty than in summer and you can appreciate how lovely autumn is in peace. Wrap up warm and go for a long cosy walk, then find somewhere to sit down to have a flask of coffee or hot soup to warm up. Me and OH love doing this, we're more likely to declare a day out when it's cold than when it's hot and sunny!
If you want company as well you could volunteer at a coffee morning, day centre etc for a few hours or a day once a week.