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Saving your pennies?! (Hello!) Low on coin?! (Um, ka-ching!)

Think that you absolutely, 100% can't have a a frocking good time (jeez, did anybody else just cringe at that horrendous pun or WHAT?!) with $20?

Oh, please.

Of course you can!

$50 note? Take the week off. There's an abundance of magnificence to be enjoyed with $20 instead!:

x Throw a picnic! Why yes, I did mention this in the most recent edition of It's Friday  and why yes, I do believe that it's a fantastic way to spend a day! Simply grab a blanket, whip up some sandwiches, bring a few drinks (iced tea? Raspberry lemonade? Coconut-flavoured vodka?!) and voila! You've got the ingredients for an excellent afternoon!

x Visit a discount store of the two-dollar variety and pick up a bunch of jewellery making accessories (seriously, I did this on Sunday and it was so brilliantly easy and cheap to do - think $1 per set of beads and earring hooks!) and create your own (master)pieces!

x Meet somebody for an ice-cream date.

x Rent a movie or boxset of your favourite television show and buy a bag of microwave popcorn. Movies, schmovies!

x Go thrifting/op-shopping.

x Eat fish and chips on the beach.

x Play pool at your local bar or tavern.

x Visit a travel agent and ask for a stack of brochures on various locations (the Equatorial Guinea? Djibouti? Uzbekistan?!) and plan a future escape!

x Wander the department stores for cosmetic and fragrance samples.

x Create a photo/inspiration/appreciation-for-lightbulbs (hey, it's your wall!) wall for your bedroom.

x Sneak into a hotel swimming pool.

x Buy a bunch of herbs and plant them in your garden. (This has been on my to-do list since the beginning of the year, eek!)

x Drink hot chocolate in the park.

x Explore galleries and museums.

x Visit a second-hand bookstore and comb for biographies on your favourite musicians.

x Pitch a tent in your backyard. Honestly, my best friend once hosted a camping party in her garden and it is one of the most stupidly thrilling activities that we have ever completed!

x Go bowling!

x Roam the streets with your camera.

x Research your city's best cheap eateries (there are many which offer an entree + a main meal for under $20!) and dine out!

x Scour the internet for free entertainment: comedy festivals? Jazz nights? Open-air cinemas? Line dancing?!

♥

What's your favourite way to spend $20?

xoxo

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