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How to enjoy life more in today's economy

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Now that the future is one big black hole...here's what we're all wondering (come on, admit it!)... what in the world should I do with myself now?

Either you're truly poor, you feel poor (because who knows what the future holds), or you don't feel poor, but you don't know what to do with yourself (spending money just seems wrong).

The problem is not really that we have a problem. It's just that we've lost a lot of the fun in our lives, somehow, along the way to making lots of money, spending lots of money, and worrying about having enough money.

So, here are some thoughts I've had recently about what I should do:

Actually do fun stuff (with my family), like play tennis at the town courts, go bike riding, or invite all our friends over to play board games. Go bowling. Go ice skating. Go roller skating. Invite all our friends over to watch a movie and pop-up some microwave popcorn.

Funny how all these things are what I loved to do as a kid. Articles recently are saying that people actually get more out of their lives when they EXPERIENCE things, rather than spend money. Yes, having lots of money is fun, for a little while. But then what? An EXPERIENCE makes you feel like you're really living.

I encourage others to throw out other experiences that make them happy and share it on this blog, so we can share in our "new reality" everyone keeps talking about.

Maybe one day soon I'll actually get off the computer and do some of them.

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Denise 37 pts moderator

Doing fun stuff doesn't always have to cost money.

~Denise
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