The No Spend Year - Michelle McGagh - Part 2

The No Spend Year: How I Spent Less
and Lived More - Michelle McGagh

2017 Reading Challenge - Day 44

 February 13, 2017 

Book 14 - The No Spend Year
by Michelle McGagh (2017)
 Part 2 - Pages 47-111
Reading Time - 1.5 hours

I rather liked this section. The author gives some tips on ways to have fun that don't cost anything... or at least not a lot. Given that she lives in London, England, there are way more "free" or "low cost" options than over here.

One neat idea (which I think we have already discovered) is "wild swimming". Instead of going to the pool, head for the stream or the lake or the ocean to go swimming. Crazy concept!

She admits that one thing she wished she had kept in her budget was bus transportation. During her No Spend Year, she was limited to either walking or riding her bike. While bike riding can be fun in the spring, summer and fall, it is less so in the winter time.

She intersperses her experiential chapters with ones on financial advice. These seem a bit skimpy to me. Watching your credit rating and the different types of mortgages. Meh.

I thoroughly enjoyed her chapter on Pedal-Powered Adventures - how they went on a 6 day bike tour with their tents (wild tenting!). It sounded like a hoot and they actually got to relax (cause she couldn't buy admission tickets to any of the sights).

My take-away from this is... it's really worth while to check and see what events are on around town that are free (EventBrite is a great place to start).