How do you entertain yourself without spending money? We are pretty good about doing free things because we like to get outdoors, but we also need to stop going out for dinner and drinks so often as entertainment. We get bored a lot at night though when we don't want to spend money.
Free Stuff:
Running (when it's not a race haha)
Tennis
Dog Walks
Community pool in the summer
Street Festivals in our town (about 6 a year)
Card games
cantaloupe / 6206 posts
Picnics! It's not *exactly* free, but swinging by the grocery store to pick up a couple of cheap things (cheese and crackers, grapes, hummus) and then finding a beautiful spot with a blanket and a book to hang out for a few hours. Much cheaper than going out to dinner and more fun 
GOLD / wonderful apricot / 22276 posts
Window shopping, reading, watching an old movie in, playing games, taking a walk...
wonderful pear / 26210 posts
I like to people watch.
I struggle with finding cool things to do in the 'burbs, yesterday we went for a walk on the beach, if we had brought a kite it would have been perfect!
GOLD / wonderful grape / 20289 posts
At night we'll have dinner at home, and then sometimes go out to walk by the water, or we'll go out for only dessert if we're craving sweets.
Our town also has a lot of things going on, like festivals and arts and crafts fairs.
honeydew / 7687 posts
Geocaching!! So fun. Can't wait to go with our son and when he's older set up our own cache.
grapefruit / 4187 posts
On the weekends, DH spends most of the day at the gym so I will go for a long walk and buy myself a latte then window shop or run errands for a few hours. I only spend $ if it's something that was already on our list, otherwise it is just window shopping.
At night it's tough - there aren't many activities you can do for free, especially in this city so if we want to save money we stay home.
pomelo / 5469 posts
@scg00387: ahhh I haven't been geocaching in a while, but it's something my family all enjoy doing together
honeydew / 7687 posts
@illumina: we went when I was pregnant a lot and had so much fun! Smartphones make it so much easier.
nectarine / 2085 posts
Swimming
Walks/picnics in the local parks
Browsing at the farmers market/fairs
Movies from the library
TV shows on Hulu
And DH's personal favorite: OCW classes
grapefruit / 4731 posts
I'm not sure if this is free since you need a smart phone.
But at night before bed I usually play around with "free" apps on my phone.
GOLD / wonderful olive / 19030 posts
Swimming, farmer markets (well not free, but can get groceries), games (we play dominos a lot), walks through parks, going for drives, picnics, gardens, museums.
apricot / 468 posts
Walks around the neighborhood, running (on treadmill), visits to library, trips to the park for picnics, gardening, and just lounging on our patio during the spring/summer months.
clementine / 780 posts
After an initial investment.. I love metal detecting and nerd out over it. I also live very close to the ocean , so i like to look for buried treasure 
blogger / persimmon / 1220 posts
Writing. And I used to read...need to pick that up again.
bananas / 9227 posts
Feed the ducks, feed the neighborhood sheep our fallen apples, take a walk by the lake/stream, bird watch, take pictures, rearrange my garden, go mushroom hunting, wild berry picking, visit garden centers for ideas, antique shop browsing.
pomelo / 5326 posts
@MrsTiz: @scg00387: Also came on to say geocaching! We got out last weekend because it was finally nice for a day. Unfortunately the woods were pretty swampy and we couldn't get to some of to caches 
Other favourite free hobbies for me include reading, playing board games like Pandemic and Catan and going to Open Houses on the weekends.
nectarine / 2274 posts
There are great trails and parks where we live, we usually take LO for a walk and to the playground for some fun time on the swings.
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