It's been a LONG time since I've blogged but I'm going to start back up. Hope you're as excited about that as I am!
I've decided this is going to be a summer to remember. This is the first summer while in college that I won't be taking summer classes. I'm done with all my prereq's and clinicals (which is all I have left to do) don't go through the summer. So I've got a lot more free time this summer and I'm so excited about that!. I'm going to do a BUNCH of stuff I've never done before and I'm going to share it all here! So here's what I'm thinking so far. I invite your suggestions and comments; bring them on!
I'm going to label my summer as May 13-August 13. So everything I want to get done this summer needs to happen in that timespan. I've got $900 in "extra" spending money. That needs to last through the end of the summer and that total doesn't include bills. I've already paid, in advance, all major bills. And I do have a job, so that money will be used to pay for mundane things like gas and groceries :) But anything extra and fun that I want to do this summer needs to come out of that $900. That's an average of $300 a month. Here's my summer bucket list so far...
#1 Grow a great garden (It's already in the works and looking wonderful!)
#2 Go camping (I haven't done this since high school! Sad, I know!)
#3 Go to the zoo
#4 Climb a mountain
#5 Lose weight
#6 Go to Las Vegas
#7 Enter something in the county and state fair (I'm thinking a photograph or some kind of baked good)
#8 Go on a road trip
#9 Read a classic
#10 Watch an outdoor movie under the stars
#11 Pack a picnic with the family
#12 Taking a gun safety class (I think everyone should at least know the basics!)
#13 Eat something I've never had before
#14 Discover a great, new restaurant
#15 Try a new recipe, every week!
#16 Spend an entire day, in my pajamas, watching movies I've never seen
#17 Go fishing (I've never done this!)
#18 Make homemade ice cream
#19 Visit every farmers market in town
#20 Spend a day being a tourist in my own town (Staycation, anybody?)
Can you think of something else that should be on my summer bucket list?
And here's how I'm going to be oh so very frugal about it because, this is a blog about being frugal!
#1 I will buy NO new clothing. I don't care if I have a 90% off coupon. But thrift stores don't count.
#2 I will eat way less fast food. This is hard for me. But my schedule is way lighter so that should help.
#3 I will drink NO soda. That's right... none! Sweet tea and lemonade don't count :)
#4 I will not eat out without a coupon. This should help with the fast food addiction!
That's all I can think of right now. Any suggestions?
