Affordable activities
I’m always impressed with Sarah during the NHL playoffs; I slink away to my man-room and watch hockey whenever NBC is generous enough to broadcast it, yet Sarah encourages me (she even brings me snacks!). Part of her generosity, I suspect, is because my hockey obsession is a free one. We get a price break on our high speed internet because we subscribe to 10 cable channels, so we’re actually making money when we watch television!
There are a lot of fun activities you can do that are inexpensive. Now, this isn’t a simplify-your-life blog, but if you’re willing to scale back on dining out and going to the movies, you’ll find more money in your pocket at the end of the month. Here’s my initial breakdown of cheap (and not-so-cheap) entertainment options:

Note that quite a number of these options include exercise — save money and get fit!