Free Fun: First Lesson Learned
My blogging buddy FGS issued me a great challenge last week, in response to my mentioning the Single-Step Personal Finance Challenge: Get some friends together to do routine, free nights together. Here’s the recap of week #1:
Event #1 came to me, without my doing much work: an e-mail announcing a free foodie event in the area, showcasing hot Chicago dining. I was so in. I forwarded the invite to some friends, and they were all in, too, even though it was last-minute.
Then the glitch came: by the time we all RSVPed, the event had been filled. We were so out. And my first free-event lesson was learned: do your research, and plan ahead.
What we did instead was not at all frugal, but fun: dinner in a cute neighborhood, followed by a showing of The Dark Knight. I spent about $18.
Future ideas include free concerts, free movies in the park and free nights at local establishments. Stay tuned.
July 25th, 2008 at 7:38 am
My experience from attending free things (especially when they involve free food and RSVPs) is if I can go, I go ahead and RSVP for several people…THEN I make calls, lol. That way if they want to go they’ll have to give me a sure answer and quick if they want a spot!
Better luck next time I guess…
Chicago sounds like so much fun…free concers, free movies (not to mention free FOOD!!)?! Sounds like my kind of town!
July 25th, 2008 at 11:07 pm
yay!
I’m glad some of your friends turned out to be interested in doing something. Hope it turns out to make your summer at least this much more fun!
July 25th, 2008 at 11:08 pm
(Ah, the cruel internet took away my little typewriter drawing, which was an indicator of how much more fun I hoped you’d have.)
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