Bored&Broke

Being in your 20s and being broke isn't unheard of. There's plenty of things you want to do, but have no cash to throw around. Good news, there's a plethora of things that YOU CAN DO. School loans, insurance, rent, dog food, your food, and gas all really pile up, so you have to get a little creative. 

So here's a list.. 

• Go volunteer at your animal shelter! If you're not a cat person or a dog person, have fun with your boring life. All you have to do is walk in, let them know you just want to play and walk the dogs for a bit. They'll be happy to let you since it's less work for them to do. Plus, it gives the dogs/cats a good day, which should give you a good day. (and good karma)

• Plant things! It's fun, mostly inexpensive, and you can post pictures to your instagram of your trendy succulents.

.....there's mine.

• Just go outside.

• Get into your local music scene. No matter what you're into, it's pretty much guaranteed that there will be a little band doing it. Local shows are fun, You meet locals who are into the same things you are. Yay new friends! Also, local shows are usually pretty cheap, rarely over $10. So it's a fun night out without hurting your poor, poor wallet. 

• Start a blog..

• Pick up a little craft hobby. With only have $12 to my name, I got everything I needed to start cross-stitching. Needle felt is cool, and it's also pretty cheap. You can grab all these things at any craft store. Here's a couple links for some dope cross-stitch patterns:

http://www.tinymodernist.com/

http://subversivecrossstitch.com/blog/ (my favorite)

theluxuryspot.com

Short list, but it should give you a few ideas of what you can do with your four spare dollars.

Now, hopefully, you'll be happy&broke!

-Cat