55+ Free Entertainment And Gift Ideas

These Free Entertainment And Gift Ideas For Your No Spend Challenge will help keep the challenge fun and exciting!

A no-spend challenge can get difficult if you decide to try it for the long-haul, such as for a period of months to a year.

You’ll have to get really creative when it comes to keeping yourself and your family entertained.

Giving presents and showing your appreciation for others also becomes a bit tricky.

But that doesn’t mean you cannot still have fun or give your loved ones gifts when you trying not to spend money.

You’ll just need to be a little more creative in what you do and what you give as gifts.

Free Things to Do and Give

You can pull it out when you feel stuck for or need inspiration.

1. Go to a free museum, park or other venues
2. Have friends over for brunch
3. Use any points you have such as a hotel or frequent flyer miles
4. Stay with friends
5. Make presents with materials you have
6. Host a game night
7. Camp out in the backyard
8. Check out free programs at the library
9. Learn something new online
10. Give coupons for services as gifts
11. Organize your home
12. Clean out closets and donate items
13. Have a yard sale
14. Head to the park
15. Take a hike
16. Re-gift unused items
17. Host a potluck
18. Pick up a hobby like blogging
19. Read free books through Kindle or your library
20. Go for a bike ride
21. Volunteer for an organization you’re passionate about
22. Play cards
23. Watch free videos if you have Amazon Prime
24. Rearrange the furniture and artwork in your home
25. Look at the stars
26. Roast marshmallows and make s’ mores
27. Check out your town’s community website for free events
28. Join an intramural sports league for fun
29. Find new podcasts to listen to
30. Read books you own but haven’t had a chance to delve into
31. Host a potluck dinner with your friends
32. Give unused gift cards as presents
33. Use unused gift cards as entertainment for yourself
34. Tour your town or local attractions
35. Go for a picnic
36. Research your family tree
37. Organize a neighborhood party
38. Learn to take better photos on your phone
39. Find free classes online or watch TED talks
40. Digitize your old photos
41. Have a date night at home
42. Try geocaching
43. Make handmade cards
44. Do yoga or meditate
45. Call an old friend
46. Learn a foreign language with a service like Duolingo
47. Give baked good as gifts
48. Take on small home maintenance tasks
49. Do jigsaw puzzles
50. Get involved in your community or church
51. Work out at home or find ways to exercise in nature
52. Start a journal
53. Help a neighbor or friend
54. Have a spa night at home with your girlfriends
55. Read blogs of interest to you
56. Swap videos or games with friends
57. Plan for how you’ll best use your savings at the end of the challenge

These are just some of the many ways you can find entertainment and gifts for free.

It just takes some outside-the-box thinking, and you’ll surely be able to add your own items to this list. Have fun with it and know you don’t have to feel deprived when saving money.

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