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One of the hurdles I faced when trying to stick to a budget is entertainment. My budget is pretty tight, and as I pay off debt, I snowball the minimum payment onto the next debt I am trying to pay off. With prices going up and my paycheck not going up, every dollar is going to necessities and debt. I had to get creative in how we could do fun things for little to no cost. One thing we have found is we enjoy hiking, or at least our version of hiking. I had no idea until I googled trails near me what all our town had to offer. We have been to several new places within our town, and still have more to check out. We tend to only hike in the wintertime because I am terrified of snakes. Below are some of pictures I took on our hikes:
There is nothing better than taking in the view :)
There are a few places we will hike in the summer. This is around Benton Falls.
Another place we love to go is Cades Cove in Pigeon Forge, TN. We have seen several bears there, and usually hike the Abrams Falls trail.
We like to find trails that have interesting things along the way.
I highly recommend Raccoon Mountain. It is so beautiful!
We love to find new places to explore. We are definitely NOT experienced hikers. I often say we are like the Gilmore Girls when it comes to hiking. We might have some of the gear, but we are not real hikers lol. We have gone on enough hikes that we now have proper hiking boots. I purchased our boots through savings. I purchased ones like
these
The other thing we like to do for fun is go to our local park. Our park is in a country setting, so it is quite peaceful. We tend to make it to the park more in the summer/fall.
Another low-cost thing we like to do is go for a drive and sing our heart out. Sometimes we will sing in a country accent while other times we will try to sing in a British accent. If you have watched Grey's Anatomy, instead of "dance it out," we sometimes "sing it out." We have dance parties as well, but when we need to get out of the house "sing it out" is much better.
It is possible to find cheap or free things to do. During Christmas time we love going downtown to see all the Christmas lights. We have something to do for every season. Sometimes it may get a little boring doing the same thing over and over again, but it sure beats sitting at home being bored.
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