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Free Store
Ever been to a Free Store? A Free Store is exactly as it sounds like, a store where you come in browse around and just pick up and take what you want for free. The concept was introduced to me a few years ago during a Car-Free Day event on Commercial Drive in [...]
Free Entertainment at the Casino?
Last night my boyfriend and I decided to go to the casino. We are not gambling folk, the most gambling we do is buy the occasional lottery ticket and play poker with our poker group with a $5 buy in and a $20 a night limit. We went to the casino because we wanted to [...]
Free Rec Centre Activities for Low Income Families
I might have mentioned once or twice before that I had been a single parent for years, getting no support from my son’s dad. A few years in this same time period I was out of work. I was very lucky because my son and I were never desperate for rent or food but I [...]
Summertime Fun: Free, Cheap Or Find a Way to Make It Free Events
Summer is the time for festivals in North America!
Here in Vancouver we have the Jazz Fest, Folk Fest, free drive-in movie events, Symphony in the Park in Burnaby, the Burnaby Blues Fest, Illuminares Lantern Parade, Chinatown and Richmond Night Markets, Summer Dance Series, Canada Day Celebrations, Celebration of Light Fireworks, Summer Dance and Music Concerts, [...]
Free DVD Rentals
In the past couple of years I have discovered the vast DVD and video collection of the Vancouver Public Library. For those who don’t know, your local library most likely lends out DVDs and Video Tapes (as well as CDs, Books on Tape/Spoken Word, etc.) just like books. I’ve all but given up my Rogers [...]
The Benefits of Trying Something Different and New
As I wrote in my last post - Mother’s Day Gift Suggestions…, I recently found a new hobby. I am currently taking some classes on creating beaded jewelry.
Initially, I took the classes because I was in a bit of a funk and sometimes when I find myself feeling a bit blah, I force myself to [...]
FREE CLOTHES FOR A $5 ENTRANCE FEE
Roughly twice a year I attend the Vancouver Swap-o-rama-rama, a clothing swap meet held at many cities throughout North America. The way it works is you bring a bag of your unwanted clothes and $5; these serve as your entrance fee. Once inside the hall, you see a bunch of clothes displayed on hangers or [...]
