- Attend free holiday events in your town, like tree lightings. Or pack family or friends in a car and drive around a swanky neighborhood looking at their Christmas lights.
- Bake something using only what you have in your pantry right now. If you only have enough for a half batch, make the half batch and drop it off at a friend’s house with a nice card.
- Make popcorn and a warm beverage (mulled wine, perhaps?), bundle up in a blanket or two, and watch a movie on Hulu.
- Reread your favorite book. Bookmark your favorite passages and copy them into an email and send them to a friend of yours who might like them.
- Get on Yelp and write 5-10 positive reviews of your favorite local, independent businesses. It might not be fun, exactly, but it’s certainly a nice thing to do.
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4 Responses to “5 Absolutely Free Things You Can Do This Month”
I absolutely love this post! It’s been a tough year financially – thank you for reminding me that there is so much more fun to be had without the use of money.
Happy Holidays!
lindsay – it’s been a tough year financially for us, too. hell, i know very few people for whom it hasn’t. i was getting a little beat down by all the “BUY THIS!” blog posts, my own included, so i thought i’d remind myself that practically everything on my life wishlist is free, and my “cute things” wishlist needs to take a backseat.
Good list! I might also recommend the classic fireplace video.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SCzF64b01Iw
No seriously. We lived in a house where the only heater was a little wall unit in the living room. My mom rented this from the library one day and I swear we all felt a little bit warmer that night. Stupid, but warmer.
thanks for reminding me about your mulled wine! i think i’ll make that for christmas eve. what kind of red wine do you use? i am a sissy and drink white normally but like red if it’s mixed with other yummy things (see: sangria!).