I hope you truly enjoy hanging out with your family because if you don’t,this summer is going to be pure torture for you.I don’t know about you guys but where I live,gas is slowly creeping up to about $3 per gallon.
Simply put,to the average person that means you either:
a)Spend a huge chunk of your pay cheque on gas just to go out OR
b)Save your money and hang out more at home with your family
The latter is a much smarter and easier option.Let me suggest a few things..
-Introduce game night.Play scrabble,snakes and ladders etc…all those fun games that help you relax and reconnect.
-Have movie night.Grab some cheap popcorn,a cool drink and borrow some movies from your local library.
-Speaking of libraries,why not check out some of the books and magazines they have?
-Cook together.Have a cook-out on your back porch.
-Take a walk together in your neighborhood.
I could go on and on but come on,get creative and just remember,at the end of the day its the memories you create with the people you love that count,so even just sitting around trading funny stories from past family holidays is a good way to reconnect with each other.
Now if you absolutely must go out,first do a search for free events in your local neighborhood and then consider getting a bus or train pass to cut down costs..the upside to this is if you live in a crowded city like Atlanta,you wont have to worry about finding and paying for parking!