Everyone wants to enjoy themselves on the weekend, but especially if it doesn’t cost a lot of money. We have three easy tips on how to save money and still have a great time on your days off!

While we would all love to go out and have a blast during the weekends, it’s not always that smart. We need that energy for the week to come, for example, and we definitely need that money for the festive season ahead as well. You can still enjoy your time off, though, and find ways to have a bit more fun on the weekend even if you’re just staying in and treating your bank account right.

Here are a couple of tips to how you can have a great weekend, save money, and feel so much better about yourself when it’s time to get back to work or studies again on a Monday. It won’t ensure that you have all the money you need by Christmas – but it will definitely ensure that you’re not spending it all.

Eat in with your friends

Cooking and dining together are a few of life’s simple joys and it’s even better when you’re doing it with people you love. Send a message to some of your closest people, ask them to come over to help you cook or just to bring a side-dish for the main meal, and look forward to a relaxing evening off instead of going out.

The benefits to this are, of course, many. First of all, you get to eat whatever you want and won’t be surprised when they bring out something you can’t really remember ordering. In addition to this, you’ll be able to save a lot of money – and won’t even have to put up with waiting for the waiter to finally bring that bill over so that you can leave.

Have a look at this article, for example, to get started right away and you’ll have a great weekend to look forward to.

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Just stay in with a movie

When you really need to save money but desperately want some fun as well, you should just put on a movie and let it entertain you. This is well-known advice, though, and surely something you have thought about before – but what if you can’t think of a single movie you’d like to watch?

You can start your journey to getting access to a variety of great movies and series by finding the best VPN for Netflix, first of all. There are so many shows that are only available in certain countries which you’ve probably noticed if you ever tried to log in to your Netflix account while you’re abroad.

Now you’ll be able to watch those shows you’ve been hearing about so much without really lifting much more than a finger.

Explore the city

Feeling restless and need to get out of the house? You can easily enjoy your city or town without spending too much money as long as you know where to look. Try to see if you’re not able to visit some of those museums for free, for example, or one of those art exhibitions you’re going to have to convince your friends or SO to visit with you.

Start by using the Internet, for example, and search for free or heavily discounted offers in your area; you might have to look for a bit but at least you’ll be able to find something fun to do for cheap, at the end of the day.

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