Saving money isn’t always easy but having a ‘no spend’ weekend can really make a difference. A ‘ no spend’ weekend means you go a whole weekend without spending any money.

(Ad) Loan providers, Morses Club, have put together a list of 50 things you could do on a ‘no spend’ weekend to help you cut back:

With the family

1. Watch your favourite films together
2. Check out any free museums or art galleries in your area
3. Visit the library
4. Go ‘camping’ in your living room or back garden
5. Build fortresses, pirate ships or secret hide-outs using tables, chairs and sheets
6. Put on a talent show or play
7. Take the children to the local playground
8. Teach your children a new skill
9. Go for a picnic at the local park, beach or in your back garden
10. Play board games or have a video game tournament
11. Read a book together
12. Do a car boot sale
13. Make homemade greeting cards
14. Have a family ‘disco’ in your front room
15. Have a craft night making use of old toilet roll tubes, cereal boxes, magazines and plastic bottles
16. Draw or paint together and create ‘works of art’ for your family ‘gallery’
17. Make a scrapbook full of family photos or pictures cut from magazines
18. Play hide and seek
19. Go berry picking and make a pie or crumble

Have some ‘me’ time

20. Binge-watch your favourite TV show or box set
21. Complete surveys online
22. Write a wish list or ‘bucket list’
23. Plan your meals for the next week or fortnight
24. Investigate your family tree
25. Clean or rearrange your house or garage
26. Do a puzzle, word search or crossword
27. Read a book
28. Write a poem, story, diary or blog
29. Learn a language or new skill using online videos
30. Have a pamper day- run a relaxing bath, light some candles and give yourself a facial, manicure or pedicure
31. De-clutter and sell all your unwanted or unused clothes, books, DVDs and other items
32. Write a letter or email to a friend
33. Create a YouTube video of you showing off a talent or sharing top tips

Get together with friends

34. Invite friends to bring food items and do a cooking challenge, creating a meal from the random selection of ingredients
35. Get friends to bring all the clothes they don’t wear and host a clothes swap
36. Visit a friend or family member you haven’t seen in a while
37. Start a book club
38. Have an ‘entertainment swap’ with a friend- loan each other books, films or box sets you enjoyed

Do something in the community

39. Visit an area of your town or city that you have never been to before
40. Go litter picking around your local neighbourhood
41. Find like-minded people nearby with websites such as ‘Meetup’
42. Find free events in your local area through websites like ‘Eventbrite’
43. Volunteer as a steward at a local sporting event or volunteer at a charity

Get active

44. Go running
45. Take a dog for a walk- if you don’t own one, then ask a friend or neighbour if you can walk theirs
46. Do some yoga
47. Play football, rounders or other team games at the local playing fields with friends and their families
48. Weed the garden, cut the grass or trim the hedges
49. Go for a bike ride
50. Walk or hike in local parks or nearby countryside

We hope we’ve given you some inspiration for your ‘no spend’ weekend. Saving money gives you some protection for when those unexpected costs crop up.