5 Cheap Ways To Have Fun

Did you know that you can have tons of fun without spending a single penny?

Listen, I know everyone else is hunkering down and hoarding cash like a fat guy protecting his last piece of cake.

And with the constant flow of depressing economic news causing people to lie awake, stare at the ceiling every night worrying if they're next in line to be laid off -- and -- those with jobs working twice as hard for half the pay, I know the LAST thing on most people's minds right now is having a good time

But that is precisely why it is even MORE important to let off some steam -- and have a little fun -- right now. Lest the pressure continue to build and your head explodes (just kiddin').

Look, the good news is you can easily have fun on the cheap (or even for free) if you just follow these five simple rules.

1.Always Say Yes

This is the first one for a simple reason. Yes puts EVERYTHING in motion. "Yes, I'll try that new thing. Yes, I'll go with you. Yes, I'll have some of this new food." Saying no stops you from having new experiences and finding out if you like other things.

2.Beach Day

One of the things you probably don't know about hurricanes is that it confuses the hell out of fish. Once I was out surfing right after hurricane Hanna passed. The storm pushed schools of fish near shore. I'm no marine biologist,but since the storm churned up the water, the fish couldn't see a damn thing.

So while I was out surfing there was a violent free for all.

Huge mackerel, dolphin and spinner sharks were jumping out of the water chasing the bait. Birds of all sorts were diving in after them. It was nuts. If you take the time to look, nature can be a great show. Lightning storms, forest walks, waterfalls, sideways rainstorms, whatever. If you know where to look and get lucky, nature is a great show.

3.Learn To Play Again

I have a confession to make. I love monkey bars. When I see those silly little horizontal ladders I can't stop myself. If I don't jump on it and swing like a simian I'll go nuts. There's a reason why kids are always smiling and laughing for no reason. It's because when it comes to play, it's always go time. I know you're an adult and you "should" act like one, but do yourself a little favor and allow some play time in your day.

4.Eliminate Friends Who Aren't Fun

Yeah, I know some of you are revolting right now. I admit this one isn't going to be easy, and it's probably kinda sucky. But if you want the ship to set sail, you gotta cut the anchor. And that means getting rid of friends who are holding you back.

5.Ask For Forgiveness, Not Permission

Remember when you were a child and you had to ask your mother for a cookie. If your youth was anything like mine, the answer was usually no. Further still, if your youth was anything like mine it was asking be damned and eat the whole bag.

Sure, I got yelled at. But that was it, no groundings, spankings, or beheadings. Just a little raised voice and tubby stomach.

The fact is 9 times out of 10 if you ask for permission for anything the answer will be no. But the funny thing is 9 times out of 10 the person won't really care if you just go and do it. You can have more fun in life if you stop asking please and just say sorry when you really screw up.

Ok, there are 5 easy ways to have more fun without spending a lot of money.

But they only work if YOU USE them. So the next time you need to inject a little fun into your life, try one of these on for size.