If you’re saving money or trying to reduce your spending, then a ‘no spend’ weekend can really make a difference. A ‘no spend’ weekend is exactly what it sounds like; - a weekend where you spend nothing.
We’ve put together a fun list of 50 things you could do on a ‘no spend’ weekend:
As a family
1. Have a family movie night
2. Go to the local playground
3. Visit free museums or art galleries in your area
4. Have a board games night or video game tournament
5. Set up your tent in the living room or back garden and spend the night ‘camping’
6. Build a fort, pirate ship or hide-out with tables, chairs and old sheets
7. Act out a play, put on a talent show or do a lip-sync battle; you can even invite friends or family members to be the audience or judges
8. Take it in turns to teach each other a new trick or skill- sewing, playing an instrument, skateboarding, whistling, magic, juggling- what hidden talents do you have between you?
9. Visit the library
10. Pack up some sandwiches and go for a picnic at the local park, beach or just in the back garden
11. Read a book together- you can have fun making up voices for the different characters as you go
12. Do a car boot sale- you might even turn your ‘no spend’ weekend into a making money weekend
13. Make homemade greeting cards
14. Create your own ‘works of art’ with pencils, crayons or paints and set up your own family ‘art gallery’ for the evening
15. Craft night- old toilet roll tubes, cereal boxes and plastic bottles can be turned into all sorts or make jewellery with old buttons and beads
16. Scrapbooking- collect up old photos and tickets and create a family scrapbook or cut out pictures you all like from old magazines and catalogues to make collages
17. Have a family ‘disco’- put on your favourite music and dance the night away in the comfort of your living room
Home alone
18. Binge-watch your favourite TV show or box set
19. Complete online surveys
20.Clean or rearrange your house or garage
21. Prepare a meal plan for the next week or fortnight so you don’t waste money on food that won’t get eaten
22. Research your family tree
23. Do a crossword, sudoku, word search or jigsaw puzzle
24. Curl up with a good book
25. Write a poem, story, diary or blog
26. Make a wish list or ‘bucket list’ of all the things you’d love to do, places you’d like to visit or things you want to achieve
27. Learn a new skill or language using online videos or training websites
28. Have a home spa day- treat yourself to a relaxing bubble bath with candles and music, paint your nails and pamper yourself
29. De-clutter and sell unwanted items
30. Write a letter to a friend who lives far away
31. Make a YouTube video- share your top tips or show off a talent
With friends
32. Get friends to bring leftover food items and get creative making a meal together from whatever ingredients you have
33. Invite a friend over who you haven’t talked to in a while or have tea with a family member
34. Start a book club
35. Host a clothing swap- get friends to bring unwanted clothes and swap between each other
36. Have an ‘entertainment swap’ with a friend- loan each other your favourite book, film or box set
In the community
37. Volunteer for a charity or as a steward at a local sporting event
38. Explore a new area of your city
39. Organise a litter pick in your local area and clean up the neighbourhood
40. Use websites such as ‘Meetup’ to find like-minded people nearby
41. Use websites like ‘Eventbrite’ to find free events in your local area
Get active
42. Do some gardening
43. Do a workout or go for a run
44. Walk the dog- if you don’t have one, then offer to walk a friend’s dog instead
45. Learn yoga from online videos
46. Get a group of friends or family together and play football, rounders or other team games at the local playing fields
48. Go for a bike ride
49. Go for a walk or hike in the park or on local trails
50. Go berry picking and make a pie or crumble
Although the above ideas aren’t suited to everyone’s situation, we hope we’ve given you some inspiration for your ‘no spend’ weekend.
Saving money is the best way to cover yourself for any surprise expenses but it’s not always easy to put aside sufficient funds.
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