With the summer season right in front of us, we’ve been trying to come up with a lot of fun ideas for all of our readers. Everything from cheap vacations to time killers. Well, this post follows suit to the others and we’ll be discussing even more ideas for everyone to have fun this summer without forking out a bunch of money. If you’re on a tight budget this year and think that you have to spend your entire summer sitting at home, think again! Now, if you’re ready to get started and want to know more, continue scrolling down!

Go Swimming

Going hand in hand with the picture that you see above, our first suggestion is to go swimming this summer. In most cases, it’s 100% free unless you have to stock up on some bathing suits and sunscreen. Find a local swimming hole, pond, lake, or river. Just make sure that the area isn’t infested with snakes, horse flies, or anything else that might make for a bad experience. Live in the city? If you don’t mind the crowd, there’s probably a few public swimming pools that won’t charge you more than a few bucks to use. Smaller areas also tend to have clubs (that are very affordable) that have access to their own pool.

Make A Book List

This one may not come off as exciting to some of you but if you like to read, this one is definitely a fun, productive, time killer. If you don’t have the money to buy the books that you want to read, try to find them used online or hit up your local library. In most cases, you should be able to read a book or two a month. If reading isn’t your thing, it’s no big deal. Refer to the suggestion above or continue reading for another idea that we have.

Start A Side Business

If you’re one of those people that would rather be productive than have fun, consider spending your time this summer developing a plan for a side business. It could be as simple as cutting grass for a few extra dollars or maybe you want to finance your very own hot dog cart. This is especially great for high school or college students. Do none of these really appeal to you? Do what you know! If you like to write, spend your summer submitting some short stories to a few magazines. If you like to do arts and crafts, consider hitting up some trade shows and selling your work. The opportunities really are endless with businesses.

So, with all of this being said, it really doesn’t matter what you do this summer. As long as you have fun and do something that you feel good about, who cares if you can’t take a huge vacation to some tropical island? In fact, you’ll probably be so upset that you have to come back that you’ll forget all about that vacation in a few weeks. But, if you do something that is productive, it’ll more than likely stick with you forever. Now, have fun!