Having fun on a budget!

Like every other person, the husband and I have put ourselves on a budget and are sticking to it! It has been really hard and quite the adjustment, but I like the fact that we are not wasting money on things. Because we are saving to enjoy a fun activity or treat ourselves to something, we appreciate it much more! We have been allowing ourselves twenty dollars to spend every weekend on whatever we want. That may not seem like a lot, but we have made it work and are having lots of fun. Whether we go out for a cheap dinner {only if we have a coupon!}, find something fun/free to do or go to a friends house for dinner, the twenty dollars is plenty to work with!

We have been finding new parks around town to go have picnics at, we make sure to bring along the camera to take pictures. We pack a lunch from home or share a sandwich from the local sandwich shop.  Doesn't cost a lot and we always enjoy our time together.

Last weekend we decided to go see a movie together, which we do not do very often! It can be really expensive, but we were able to make a date to the movies work with that twenty dollars! We went to a matinee {$8.50 per ticket} but I had a three dollar off coupon! By using my Regal Club Card we earned a free popcorn, I went to the dollar store to get candy {and may or may not have allegedly snuck it into my purse} and we bought a soda to share together. Total movie date night: $21!

Since summer is here, there are a ton of things going on around town. We get a flyer in the mail that informs us on all the exciting events going on. This last weekend we headed to town to check out something called a "Trunk Sale". It took place in a large parking lot, it looked like a huge garage sale except people were selling things from their car, or had set up their stuff to sell in the parking spot. There was so many different things for sale! I thought that the parking lot was not as full as I had expected, but we have had some crazy weather lately {thunder, hail, rain storms and muggy fog with sun all in one day...not even kidding}, so I am sure a few people backed out. Tupperware, jewelry, a coffin purse, tools and homemade items were among some of the things. We were towards the end of the sale when we hit the mother load! I found these cute little guys that I just HAD to buy. The husband said he did not like them, but the ladies around us agreed that I had to take them home. He said he would break them, what he doesn't know is that if he breaks my owls, I break his face ;) Kapeesh?

How could you resist?! Seriously, the cutest little guys ever!

I have been keeping my eye out for a picture frame to put around our heating thermostat thing, it is so ugly just sitting there on the wall. It needed to be spiced up a little.

Found this bad boy for 50 cents!! And yes, that says 73 in my house, in Seattle words that means "kill me now, I think I'm dying".

The last stop we made before making our way back to the car was a truck that was full of records! We dug through many boxes in search of the perfect vinyl. This is what we found...

Classics!! Eagles, Bad Company and The Doors. Does it get any better than this?! I told my husband that I LOVE 80's music, until he informed me that these were from the 70's haha.

The records were in great shape, they were marked for $3 each, but we talked them down to $10 for all four. Our record collection is getting quite large, now we just need to find something to play them on...

After the trunk sale, we went a few blocks down to a car show! The road was blocked off, so you can walk all over and enjoy the cars that they had for show.

I love going to car shows! I left the DSLR at home this time, so I had to use the cell phone. Boo! The car show was on a street that looks like an old time town, an old hardware store, a psychic shop, antique stores and a bakery. We stopped by the bakery before leaving and got the most delicious doughnut that I have ever had!! I love car show season, cannot wait for the next one.

Next we headed to the grocery store to get chips and cookies to bring to a friends house for a barbecue! The food was amazing and the company was even better :) Total for our weekend: $25.40

See? You too can live on a budget and still have a good time! I am really proud of ourselves and how far we have come. Cannot wait for our next adventure...