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How to save money on entertainment and still be able to enjoy them





While people in general love some forms of entertainment, most tend to get away with spending a huge chunk in this area to later find out that they have spent more than they bargain for. Thus, how can one save money on entertainment and still be able to enjoy them?

A form of entertainment that can add to the costs of the bills is cable TV. One can either downgrade or get rid of cable TV to save money. If one cannot live without watching movies or episodes re-runs, one can maybe switch to a less expensive or smaller cable TV or watch their favorite episodes through online websites.

Another form of entertainment that is "hip" among most people is watching movies in a theater. Instead of heading for a weekend movie, one can first check out the movie schedule and movie rates before picking less costly tickets. For instance, in Malaysia, one might only need to pay MYR 6 for a Wednesday movie. One should also have snack before the movie as theaters make the biggest margins in this area. Furthermore, instead of heading for the nearest theater, one can get Netflix instead and check out as many DVDs as one like. One can also watch movies online. If one likes, one can head for their local library or a tape, DVD or VCD rental shop to rent a movie.

In order to spend some time with family and friends, one can host a board game night to play games such as Scrabble and Monopoly. Apart from that, one can play video games such as the arcade version of Xbox 360 or play online games from MSN, Yahoo or Popcap for free. For one who loves to listen to music, one can use free online radio service such as Pandora or listen to some music videos online such as through Youtube. In this way, one doesn't have to pay for subscription satellite radio or buy music.

Last but not least, one can go physical such as run, play Frisbee or play with their kids and pets. As the saying goes, the best things in life are free.
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