(I promise I’m not talking about you) 
My friend recently challenged me to orchestrate an entire day of fun/food for little or no money. At the end of it, the grand total came to right under $30 for 2 meals and 2 hours perusing through our local museum for 2 people the entire day.
Here’s what the day looked like:
Counter clockwise: Calamari Fritti, Spin Dip, Buffalo Wings, Mussels fra diavolo, Chicken Parm Sliders, and Margherita Pizza all for $2-$5. A great tip to utilize is scoping out your local happy hours.
$.35/Oysters…it pays to call around to dig up current specials at various restaurants. The internet is always a useful tool at your disposal and specials are often listed on websites.
Another great tip is to scour Groupon, Living Social, Entertainment Books and the like.
I used a local city search engine to find that our local Museum is free on Tuesdays. (My recent trip to the International Festival was also free).
Wishing you delicious (and creepy) weekend fun!
Love,
Your Squishy Monster ^.~
p.s., Don’t forget about Suzie’s Bake Sale that is being orchestrated by my amazing friend at Vernonica’s Cornucopia!
awesome job on only spending $30 for two people! – and the food looks so delicious!
Thanks y’all!
What a great challenge. You did so well. That’s a wonderful day out with a lot to eat with great variety for very little. It’s amazing how much you can save if you take the time to do some research xx
It seriously saves to search.
I love this idea! I’ve noticed that more and more I keep just upping the amount I spend on things when looking for fun. A total trap! Good fun can be done on the cheap.
People are always groaning that there’s nothing to do. Bored people are boring. There’s always plenty to do, am I right? ^.~
Wow, well done! what a fun day and goes to show that you don’t have to spend loads to have fun and eat
Absolutely =)
Yum
Can’t beat a yummy deal.
With the exception of the oysters, everything else looks really good.
lol…I realize what their texture is like, but I love ‘em.
What a fun (and delightfully cheap
day!
Right? ^.~
Certainly Fantastic!
certainly fantastically yummy!
I need to show this to The.Boy. so perhaps he can get some cheap date ideas lol!
lucky girl =)
That was a bargain
Ohhh yes.
$30 is quite cheap for so much of things!
a great day with low budget, i would certainly enjoy it too
Latest: Menu of the Day: PEBBLES
My tummy thoroughly enjoyed herself.
WOW!! Lol. So fascinating and fun~ So Angie! Thanks for sharing and have a great week end Angie!!
Love.
Les.
Hope you’re having a great one, Les!
Cheap dates are great! Shows how creative someone can be.
It’s true what they say. Sometimes, the best things in life are free
Hi Angie, love all your pictures, the spooky pictures look great. ^-^
Awesome meal for only $30, your happy hour sure look great and value for money. I love the oyster, yum yum
Have a great weekend. Regards.
I hope you’re having a fabulous weekend, Amelia! It’s spookier in person…museums always give me goosebumps…being surrounded by all the relics that have been around for longer than I’ve been alive–if they could only talk…
What a fun post! Great ideas!
Thanks =)
Wow! You did excellent for an all day trip and 2 meals. I can see hitting happy hour did help. All the food sounds good. Have you seen the new show (I forget the name of it) the guy has to find 3 meals and a snack in 24 hours for under $24 in a new city each week? It’s pretty neat but, you would have to research ahead of time. Thanks for posting about the fundraiser! xoxo
I don’t have a t.v. but I’ll def. google it. and OF COURSE, Suzie! We all love you so much!!!
Wow you saw some pretty awesome things for $30 bucks my friend
A great yet freaky day is the best!
Cheers
Choc Chip Uru
Freaky Friday =)
I love a cheap date! lol! Very cool that your whole day was only $30. Great tips. And thanks for the reminder, I know your peeps are going to want your brownie pops!