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12 ways to be more adventurous (on the cheap)

Frugal fun makes life feel better

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Laura
Mar 07, 2024
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One of my favorite suggestions for people looking to have more fun in life is to plan one big adventure and one little adventure each week. A big adventure can take 3-4 hours (think half a weekend day). A little adventure could clock in at less than an hour, as long as it’s something out of the ordinary.

I find this cadence won’t exhaust anyone, but it makes life feel a lot more exciting.

Of course, one of the biggest objections I hear to this suggestion (which is Rule #7 in Tranquility by Tuesday, by the way) is that adventures can be pricey. And they can be! But they don’t have to be. Here are some ways to have a more adventurous life on the cheap.

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