Having fun does not mean you blow your budget. And money does not mean you have to stay home and watch Law and Order replay, either.
The following is a way to get 16 points more for your entertainment dollar.
1. TIME your presence
Many theaters, museums, galleries, zoos and parks offer special discounts, such as a full house or pay what you can night. and some even free admission on certain days of the month.
If you do not intend to spend a lot of great attractions, such as when amusement or water park may hinder a twilight discount – typically 30-50% discount. – means for closing is shown in a few hours prior to
2. THINK Used
Buy used, you can get your books, games, DVD and CD in a small part as a new state prices. For example, we recently discovered a $ 15 Best Selling used for copy on $ 3.64 Abebooks.com Free Shipping – 76% savings. Elsewhere for later use include: Amazon.com , eBay.com and Craigslist.org .
Test for or entertainment. Sites such as TitleTrader.com and SwapTree.com to help you change your used books, movies and music for people who want them. These services are free, but you have to pay the postage to ship your swaps.
3. Head back to campus
Campus is quality entertainment options treasury, from student musical performances, film festivals, art exhibitions, theater productions, dance řecitals, sports events more than
Most good part: many free or inexpensive incredible attendance
4. Get in touch with your community
Pursue a new hobby or interest will keep you entertained for months – even years – to. However, join a team or take a class through private enterprise pricey.
On the contrary, to take art classes, learning a foreign language or participate in sports leagues through your community recreation department or your local community college. You can save hundreds of dollars.
5. Get out
There are plenty of free and cheap entertainment, it can be in the hands of nature. Go to the hiking, picnicking, bird watching, fishing, boating or camping . State and national p ark is cheap and the scenery beautiful.
And when you want to get a positive, forgot to $ 40 a month gym membership. In contrast, to buy a good pair of running shoes , a bicycle, or dust. Or in your community recreation center to check out the price.
6. HIT stacks
Public library has a lot of entertainment on the free taking and very cheap. Many libraries let you look at the recent film and DVD on a television program free, or low cost one or two buck. You can also check out the motion video and CD galore.
While you’re there, check out a book for some old-fashioned entertainment.
7. USE secret HANDSHAKE
As with many things in life, get a deal with entertainment boils down to who you know.
You can score discounted tickets for amusement parks, stadiums, and by Clubs and Associations belongs to you, such as AAA, AARP and other events, credit unions, professional associations, or alumni, or even your work. Flash your membership card to save money.
If you are a student, always ask student discount ID with you.
8. Rethinking CABLE
See what you pay for, what your family actually use, and trim accordingly. Delete your paid channel , for example, it is a good way to start saving.
You may even find that you do not watch TV enough to prove a heavy monthly bills. Consider completely discarded cable and to watch your favorite shows online for free or DVD from the library
9. Check the coupons
Whether you are moving this weekend – from the arcade to the amusement park Art Gallery – Do not go without in the online search coupons .
For example, in a simple Google search, we have recently unearthed Chuck E. Cheese’s coupons for free vouchers and $ 2 off admission coupon to the Seattle Art Museum.
10. Held an informal get-together
Entertainment the whole family can be used for food, tickets, transportation spending a lot of money once you factor. Why not party to your home? Invite your child’s
On friends and family to your house
Eat dinner, games NIGHT, dessert night or outdoor movie night . They may feel the money, they will be saved! (For more ideas choice of entertainment.)
11. FIND FRUGAL stroke
Film cost $ 5, can increase rapidly in the corner video store. And mail-order subscription service can be expensive, too, unless you watch a lot of movies every month to make the sacrifice is worth it.
In contrast, range from
DVD kiosk in your neighborhood , such as Redbox or DVDPlay of. They carry about $ 1 a new version. If you are a tenant once a week, you can shave your film cost only $ 4 from $ 20 in January,
12. Team nanny
As any parent knows, a large part of any entertainment budget can be eaten only by paying itter baby. Solution: Join with relatives, neighbors or friends,
The power of trade off watching each other’s children .For example, you see their kids on a Saturday night, they see you the following weekend.
If you spend $ 10 to $ 20 weeks nanny, you can save $ 520 to $ 1,040 per year and cooperatives.
13. Wait until the last minute
When down for a couple hours before the show,
Theater can begin price a small portion of sales “rush” tickets. It would prefer to sell cheaper seats than let them go empty.
Comprehensive discount ticket booth in the cities popping up. Or call your favorite home theater, to see if it provides a direct price reduction Showtime before the public’s right to know.
14. Free music online
For MP3 buck here or there in your budget may lead to the slow leak.
In contrast,
Obtained in the free recess Pandora.com . Type a favorite song or artist, this online music streaming service like you think it will play similar music. This is a fun way to discover new music. You will have to listen to the occasional ads, but they are super short and scarce. Slacker.com is another good gift music site.
15. Into the public domain,
When the copyright expires books and music, masterpieces became the “public domain.” This means
You do not have to spend a dime to get your hands in the classic text and music – which is perfectly legal For example, in
Gutenberg.org
You can download more than 30,000 e-books, including Jane Austen, Dickens and James Joyce’s works . In the http://books.google.com , you can search for seven million books (even those still in copyright) text. And Mutopiaproject.org , musicians, composers may consist of more than 250, including music of Mozart, Bach and Tchaikovsky printing.
16. DO entertainment Scale
How many cable channels can a person see? You get your money’s worth is a member of the gym- or swim club? You take full advantage of your Netflix, TiVo company and magazine subscriptions?
Come and look at what you pay and what your family actually use a good look.
