start a hobby

Its good for entertaining children and is quite time consuming to get right. All the tricks can be learned from the web for free.

Especially if you are got an instrument lying around that never gets used. Put it to work and make some noise.

Work through a list, for example try to watch all of the top 250 imdb movies or all of the Oscar nominated movies in a particular year.

Scare birds out of the scrub so hunters can shoot them. You will normally be rewarded with a free feed and some birds to take home.

Quit smoking, or try to go without. I gave up alcohol for January. Try giving up a habit that isnot helpful or is expensive.

The degree of difficulty and risk is fairly high here. Please make sure you are not breaking any laws if you try this. You might find some free food though.

This is a big one for me. I love to make graphs and charts to track my progress towards a goal. I have one for my running, reading and all of my various financial goals. Its really motivating, and a good, cheap hobby to have.

There are even organised competitions to see how many species of bird you can find over the course of a day.

The king of frugal hobbies. Reading can educate you about the world or grip you with an amazing tale. You probably have a library near you that is full of good books available for free. From literature to biographies, poetry to blogs there is something for everyone.A reader lives a thousand lives before he dies, said Jojen. The man who never reads lives only one. George R.R. Martin, A Dance with Dragons

Humans have occupied themselves by writing since 3200 BC you only need a computer or a pen and paper and you are away. Whether you like writing angry letters to the editor or want to work on writing the next War and Peace, you are not going to spend much money in the process .