A suggestion from me is to open a free checking account with a debt card. You can have money deposited in the account and withdraw it from an ATM machine if necessary so you won’t have to carry much cash around with you. Some type of residual income would be awesome! Maybe disabilities check, unemployment check, workers comp, anything that could bring some income to you.

Sell everything you own, except the items that you taking with you. DO NOT GIVE ANYTHING AWAY! Getting $2.00 out of a CD could be dinner for a couple of nights. Since you’re getting ready to hit the road work every chance you can. Cut grass, rake leaves, collect cans, run errands, whatever you can do. If nothing else hit the day labor services and bank everything you can. Eat off of friends, family, church members, and whoever else you can till the day you hit the road. Get some practice in a do a little dumpster diving. If possible have a few hundred dollar nest egg set aside and forget about that money, if an emergency happens you’ll have a little money saved. Bank as much as you can and try to get a wad of cash in your pocket before you leave. A guy once emailed me and said he worked it so that he drew unemployment for 6 months while he started his Hoboing! Within time it gets easier, it not the living it’s you.

Dating and saving money.

For many, the two concepts don’t equate. There’s an automatic reaction for most when suggesting the two together that the person paying is trying to be “cheap” and the resulting date will naturally have the same feel. Contrary to popular belief, however, dating doesn’t have to be expensive to be fun, entertaining and memorable. It doesn’t even have to take a whole lot of extra preparation time. What it does take is a little imagination and breaking from the typical date routine. You have to be willing to think beyond dinner and a movie and be willing to try something new for a change.

Natural Scenery:

The beauty of nature is all around us and it doesn’t cost a dime. Whether it’s a trip to the beach, a walk in the forest or a search into a cave, it can be done together for practically nothing. Take the time to find the natural scenic
spots in your area and utilize them for your dates.

Sports:

If you and your date are both athletic, sport activities together can be a great way to spend your time. Play a set of tennis, jog in the park, toss a Frisbee about, play catch with a baseball or football or shoot some baskets. Whichever you choose, you can spend quality time at minimal cost and get some exercise in, too.

Picnic:

Picnics are great for dates because they can be taken along wherever you plan to go for the day and they cost a fraction of going out for a meal. They also can be made as casual or as romantic as you want. Take a casual picnic meal. Add some cheese and wine along with a red rose and the picnic instantly takes on a romantic feel.

Historic Places and Buildings:

It seems the only time people go looking at the historic landmarks near where they live is when visitors come from out of town. Many of these historic or culturally significant spots have no or small entrances fees and make a great place to go on a date. You also get to learn more about the area you live.

Meal/Evening at Home:

Cook up a meal at home and spend the evening watching movies or some other activity such as a board game. The meal most likely will be better than at a restaurant and the evening will cost a fraction of what going
out to dinner and a movie would cost. Cook the meal together to spend even more time together, or do it yourself as a special surprise.

Memory Album:

Take your camera or purchase an inexpensive disposable camera and make a day of taking photos together. Make a theme for the day if you want or just take any crazy photo that comes to mind. Once finished, get the
photos one‐hour processed and create a memory album together for the day that will live on forever.

Museums:

If you have museums in your area, they can be an excellent place to enjoy an inexpensive date. Admission prices are usually reasonable and often they have discounts for those attending a number of events over the year.

Learn a New Skill:

Gather some information on a skill you always wanted to learn and spend a day practicing it together. It could be a day of learning card tricks, learning how to juggle or learning to make bird calls. Any skill you have always
wanted to try can make a fun and interesting date.

College Events:

If you live near a college or university, utilize their resources for your dates. Guest lectures, music recitals, art exhibitions and plays are common and are often free of charge. The quality can be excellent and the variety
enormous.

Hobby Together:

You can set a regularly scheduled date if the two of you have a hobby you both enjoy. You can look in the local community newsletter to see if there are classes being offered in something that interests both of you. These
classes are usually quite inexpensive and the two of you can enjoy a few hours each week together learning something new.

For those who are looking for an inexpensive date with some adventure involved, here are six more options that are sure to make the evening memorable:

Thrift Shop Date:

Go to thrift store and find something – sweater, hat, shawl, sports coat, that you’ll both were the rest of the day. The goal is to find items the other has to wear for the rest of the day/evening within the price specified. The
entertainment is seeing the reaction from all the people who see your new outfit as you wander the crowded area.

Scavenger Hunt Date:

When your date arrives, have him or her make a list of what he or she considers to be 20 unusual items. Once the list is made, the date will be to try and find as many of those items as possible.

Truth or Dare Date:

Pick some spots in your area to visit, but play truth or dare along the way. It doesn’t really matter where you go since the entertainment is doing the various dares that the other gives in addition to telling all the truths.

Bag of Dates:

Put each of the dates I just mentioned, plus any others that you come up with, onto a separate sheet of paper and place them in a bag. When your date comes to the door, have him or her reach inside and choose a piece of
paper. Whichever one is chosen is your date for the day/evening

A Message In A Bottle Surprise

Get an old wine bottle with a cork. Write a nice love letter on a piece of paper with burnt corners. Rolled the paper, put it in the bottle, inserted the cork and threw it into a bath, full of water, sweet smelly oil stuff and bubbles.

Got Milk?

One nice evening I picked my girlfriend up and drove out to a hay field. Set up lawn chairs in the back of my truck, lit a candle, and brought out the best dishes and glasses I had. I then turned on the music and we ate the finest milk and cookies I could find.

51. Make a photo map (photos of the route) for your spouse or someplace, with a picture of a clock set to the time, and be there with a picnic basket / bottle of wine.
52. After everyone else goes to bed go outside and share a packet of hostess cupcakes.
53. Go for a walk in the rain with your spouse.
54. Go to a cemetery at night on a ghost hunt
55. Order some Chinese and feed each other with chop sticks.
56. Serenade her from an open outside window.
57. Get a blanket and lay on the ground looking at the stars
58. Make a table garden together (typically $10.00)
59. Watch the newspaper for free events happening locally. They have car shows, concerts, bike nights, etc.
60. Go to a flea market and have a set price ($10.00) to perchance the other the nicest gift you can find
61. Watch local theaters for $2.00 movie night. Typically there older releases and are offered during the week.
62. Make a slide show with digital photos and play some relaxing music and reminisce
63. Have a NO TV night… play board games, cards, or dance around the house
64. Go to library or bookstore and pick up logic game / riddles book.
65. Take a hometown tour. Many Chambers of Commerce have walking tours or tape‐guided car tours.
66. Visit the fanciest hotel in your area. Tour its public places; enjoy the harpist in the lobby. Soak up the ambiance.
67. Take a “Magical Mystery Tour.” All you need is a car and a coin. Each time you come to an intersection, flip the coin. Heads, you turn right; tails, you turn left. See where you end up. See if you can find your way back.
68. Go parking. Drive to a scenic overlook and enjoy the view from inside your car (in cold or rainy weather) or outside (in warmer weather). Take along some refreshments or some romantic music, and make a night of it.
69. Go out for ice cream. Just get a single dip cone and set there and talk
70. Go to public library and check out a copy of a civil war journal and read to each other the entries.
71. Photo contest. Each person gets to take 10 photos. Print or load on a computer and view what attracted the other person
72. Together go out in a busy part of town and photograph strangers. Ask permission of course.
73. Create a blog together…
74. Go to dinner at McDonalds and order a single meal and share, then go to Burger King and do the same thing.
75. We bought a “Mr. Bill” figurine about 5 ½ inches tall and take him around and do photos with him.

26. On a hot summer day, wash the car together, with the intent of splashing each other with water.
27. Plant a tree together in honor of your marriage.
28. Work on a Scrapbook together
29. Whisper something romantic to your spouse in a crowded room.
30. Leave a note for your spouse about a “remember when” moment; try to recreate the scene at home.
31. Have a candlelight picnic in the back yard.
32. Perfume the bed sheets.
33. Serve breakfast in bed.
34. Reminisce through old photo albums
35. Share a homemade milkshake with two straws.
36. Go on a photo shoot with your spouse, taking photos of them
37. Take the TV outside and do a drive in with nachos/popcorn.
38. Watch local for local or high school plays and get dressed up and go
39. Buy a kiddies pool and go for a poor man’s swim/hot tub
40. Dedicate a song to him/her over the radio.
41. Make your spouse a favorite love song CD
42. On your anniversary, renew your wedding vows with family and friends.
43. Have a hot bubble bath ready for him/her at the end of a long day.
44. Tenderly touch your spouse as you pass one another around the house.
45. Reminisce about your first date.
46. Build a little fire in the grill and make smores and have a thermos full of hot chocolate or coffee.
47. Attend a sporting event you’ve never been to together. (a lot of local high school events)
48. Create your own special holiday – May 3 for me.
49. By a special blend of coffee/tea and wake your spouse up real early to watch the sunrise.
50. Go fishing with some cane poles just to talk

1. Sketch your dream‐house floor plan and talk about the possibilities of each room.
2. Write the story of how you met. Get it printed and bound.
3. List your spouse’s best qualities in alphabetic order.
4. Tour a museum or art gallery
5. Purchase a $1.00 lotto ticket and set around and talk about what you’d do if you won.
6. Take a stroll around the block and hold hands.
7. Back rubs are always good.
8. Rent a classic love story video, microwave some popcorn and watch the video while cuddling.
9. Build a fire in the fireplace or fireplace DVD, turn out the lights, cuddle and talk.
10. Go swimming in the middle of the night.
11. Write a poem for your spouse, something they’ll keep forever.
12. Remember to look in your spouse’s eyes as he/she tells you about the day.
13. Walk the mall together with the goal of not to buy, but to test perfume and cologne along the way.
14. Hug your spouse from behind and give him/her a kiss on the back of the neck.
15. Stop in the middle of your busy day and talk to your spouse for 15 minutes.
16. Take a free tour of a local factory.
17. Do something your spouse loves to do, even though it doesn’t interest you personally.
18. Send your spouse a love letter through snail mail.
19. Both take a sick day during the week and play “Ferris Buellers Day Off”…hide out as if you may get caught.
20. Watch a sunrise or sunset together.
21. Get dressed and go out for coffee and donuts after dinner
22. Sit on the same side of a restaurant booth.
23. Picnic by a pond, lake, or ocean.
24. Give your mate a foot massage.
25. Put together a puzzle on a rainy evening.

Something you always want to remember about fishing… it’s not always about fishing? Huh you may ask. Fishing is about bonding time for father and sons, or daughters . Well lets say it’s family bonding time, because I know a lot of Moms who fish and can out fish me any day. It’s time to talk things over and discuss the future. Many birds and bee discussions came while fishing. You can find out more about someone fishing than you can in months of living with them. The next time you need to talk with someone … go fishing and see if I’m not correct.  It has taken me 48 years to figure this piece of wisdom out,  something that most guys figure out when they’re 10. It’s fairly inexpensive but just seating there and never catching a thing is worth its weight in gold.

….and if you do catch some fish, Awesome! Fish Tacos Yummy!

Sorry about rambling today…

Okay, you got your corner or median in a Hwy, now you need a gimmic. What you write on your sign will determine if you fall asleep sober or pass out drunk. Every sign should have at least three of the following six prime elements:

Patriotism: A crudely drawn American flag works wonders. If you are a war veteran, state that you are a war veteran. If you are not a war veteran, state that you are a war veteran.

Industry: “Will Work For Food!” It still works! If they actually offer you work, you can just tell them, “It’s a just a manner of speaking, you idiot.”

Honesty: Though the “Why Lie, I Want Some Beer” has been thoroughly played out lately, it is still reasonably effective around college campuses.

Pitifulness: Load up on these hot-button topics— Homelessness, Unemployment, Got Medical Bills, Done Busted My Arm, My Whore of a Wife Cashed My Disability Check and the clincher, Trickle Down Economics, My Ass! I Got Peed On!

Groveling: Throw in plenty of Pleases and Thank Yous. It’s like Lord Byron said, “If you can’t be kind in speech, be sublime in print.”

Religion: Always finish up with a “God Bless You!” With extra exclamation points for effect. And don’t forget to misspell about half the words, so they’ll think, “No wonder this dumb sonuvabitch can’t get a job. He misspelled socioeconomics and recalcitrant.! I’m going to wing a quarter at him!”

by,
RubberTramp

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