How can we save money in our recreational time and social time?

How can we save money, especially in th recession to? lIttle things that you want to help me broadcast in the next edition of the newspaper i am with ! I'm in a rush, even i am allowed to leave grammatical errors in times of inadequate research!

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2. doing your own work?
3. (-: Ha-ha! My journalism teachers would skin me alive if I left grammatical errors in my work. My, my, how the depression has changed our times! OK, for cheap entertainment, ask your grandma what her grandparents did for cheap fun. I think you have to go back that far. People would have dance parties in their living room or basement, with just some sodas and chips for snacks. They would play games, especially tough games like bridge. The bridge party was a huge thing back in the 1920s. They would do things that also produced stuff, like baking as a hobby, or knitting or crocheting. These days, we have lots of wonderful electronical devices to provide cheap entertainment. TV, DVDs, computers, iPods, etc. So, invite a friend over and listen to something. Do the Rocky Horror Picture Show thing, and watch bad movies while making fun of them. There are tons of cheap things to do. And BTW, if you find grammatical or spelling errors in my stuff, for God's Sake, fix 'em before you publish 'em! LOL! (And give me credit.)
4. Try an article on promotion of good grammar for local folk. Even the other villagers. Keep on running round that maypole! Big up the morris dancers. Welcome to 2009, most people can't spell. Most of them can't even talk properly. Try being a 'ghetto crier', you know like a 'town crier', but with attitude and no hope.........
5. By not spending money on consumables such as ticket fees for movies and popcorn, dining out, alcohol, gas, entrance fees for entertainment or camping parks, new clothes .
6. Cut back on non-essentials Shop online more Start an MLM company (reputable ones are Kleeneze and Diamond FM - you will find testimonies from people who recovered from recessions and redundancies and made £300-5000 a month to compensate for their losses because of the change) Portion your income to have 70% to spend on daily stuff; 10% in savings; 20% paying off debt/in savings Go online more for newspapers and stuff Don't impulse buy as you used to Learn to budget Buy imports more (unfortunately they are far cheaper) Monitor spending and consumption (see what you do with the stuff you buy) If you are desperately poor look for benefits that you may be entitled to (as a last resort) Shop around more/ be more savvy with your shopping/ know more about the stuff you buy - as prices go up, it pays to look for places that sell equivalents cheaper (e.g. Asda for the basic stuff and Tesco for the odd treats) Having said that, don't compensate quality for cheapness in durables that matters. i.e. if you are buying a coat that would last you for 10 years or so, don't go into Asda and find the cheapest one. But don't go into Gucci and pick the first one you find either. Go for the mid-ranquality prices are not too much of a rip off to save money and not too cheap the qiuality is a complete disaster. Try places like Next or River Island. If you are going for a lot of the same stuff or stuff that won't last long or won't matter very much, go for the discounts or cheap places like Asda e.g. underwear, socks, notebooks Some stuff you just can't help to spend on. e.g. you need petrol to drive and petrol prices are out of your control (inelastic goods). These things can't be helped. try cutting back on the amount used might do a lot like not driving for the sake of it but to get to places, avoid traffic jams, taking faster routes vs.stuck in jams (which uses more petrol?) try subsituting for cheaper luxuries: Use Ryanair, easyjet Carling instead of Stella Drive a used Toyota Prius instead of a Metro or a Rolls Royce - consider the road tax, petrol prices and insurance saved on the subsitution Go onto youtube instead of buying a new CD Be confident of the future - the stuff that breaks people down is the attitude around them. The recession is happening and you have done allyou can, worrying yourself to death won't help. In fact as people start to spend more and their attitude lifts up, the economy also improves. Advanced stuff: If you have a lot of menial tasks that stops you from earning more money (i.e. spend 80% of the time making 20% of the money), delegate the 80% to a virtual assistant (must refer to Tim Ferris' 4 hour work week if you decide to look into this). You then focus on making the most out of the 20% to earn more money. Hope this helps. Btw, just out of interest, which newspaper printing company are you working for?
7. Board and card games are old time "family favorites". I knew one woman who started Friday family craft night shortly after separating from her husband. She started it with inexpensive crafts using readily found materials. With time, she added materials and supplies. With time, they went to the library to find new and different projects and each of the 4 of them rotated through in selecting the projects. If there were sleep-over guests, they too participated in craft night. When her oldest was in high school, she actually got kids voluntarily coming to the house every so often for...Friday family craft night. That aside, the library is a great place for all sorts of activities. Many have an assortment workshops, movies, and presentations. Many have DVD's, game cartridges, and other electronic related items. Among the stacks there are all sorts of "learning activity books" from crafts to math "games" to science projects of all sorts. Depending upon the ages of the kids in the family, a number of the books aimed at teachers include art/craft project ideas, science projects and experiments, language arts games, and even history project ideas. Libraries also have books for reading too. In our area, the larger cities have partially state and municipality funded museaums. These museums offer limited "free" sessions; transportation there and parking are not free, only admission. Like wise, a number of the larger city art galleries offer "art walks" several months out of the year; typically younger kids are not welcome. In our area, there a number of parks. Park admission is free when times are not tight, some of the activites there may not be. Parking is free but, when budgets get tight some park charge for parking but not admission. Christmas and spring bring a number of free, public school concerts. Some of the schools are excellent. In some areas, there are collegant level music programs complete with auditions, recitals, and compentancy exams that the public can get into and are not charged. Finding out when and where is a little more difficult and kids' behavior is critical. Some of our area parks, gardens, and aboretums have free admisson and free guided tours. There are a number of special interest parks, sanctuaries, museums and more that charge a nominal $1-$3 admission fee in our area. Walks, hikes, and bike rides are pretty low cost once you have some "gear". In some cases the gear is just appropriate outter wear and a decent pair of shoes. If you go low key, ugly used bikes are reasonably cheap and not as readily stollen. Hiking - it depends on what differentiates a hike and a walk for many. Others need enough gear to hike into the wilderness for a couple of days. Family hobbies and projects do well for some. It can be cooking or baking together (get a couple of kids rolling out dough and cutting cookies and it can take quite a bit of time to get done). An inexpensive digital camera and some software can involve many of differing ages and interests; it's the printing that costs money, even at home. Gardening can become relatively involved whether it is ornamental, "agriculture", or a combination of food and ornamental items. There are any one of a number of specific crafts and hobbies that do not have to cost a lot of money if one considers alternative materials and supply sources; in other words, keep out of the business of fully supporting the craft and hobby stores of this world. Half of the "fun" of some of these hobbies and crafts is in coming up with alternative and/or free materials and supplies. Some families do well by volunteering at one level or another. Earth Day is around the corner for which there are a number of single event, volunteer opportunities offered for families of all ages. These events are great places to get aquainted with groups and organizations that may have additional, more year 'round, opportunities that can be done by families with kids. Many communties also have one or more database of volunteer opportunities that is accessible by computer; often there is at least something that many families with reasonably well behaved kids can participate in along side their parents. Often there are projects/project portions that can be prepared and/or done at home for delivery to an organization. I know of one neighborhood in which a number of the folks get together pretty much every other weekend in the evening for a neighborhood BBQ. The BBQ's are dragged into the caulda-sac, folks bring their own meat, own beverages, and a side dish. The truth be told, some bring more than others because they can. Then they play volley ball in one front yard, croquette in another, and so on. It has a very definite start and end time. Others from the area are invited to attend and while there is some beer, it's still pretty low key. The time is usually 5-8PM; everything is done and put away by 9PM so the little ones can be in
8. reduce your recreational time with a second job more income less time to spend it