Six Most Popular Hobbies You Can Do For Free
Six Most Popular Hobbies You Can Do For Free
Hobbies
help us stay sane. Without hobbies, our lives would be empty or only
filled with work, sleep and eating. In fact, a lot can be said about the
type of hobbies you have. While hobbies can make up a huge part of our
lives, they don’t have to make up a huge part of our budget. Here are some great hobbies you can do for free.
Exercising
This
hobby is so large that it can be broken down into countless, different
sub-categories. Not only do activities like running, jogging and walking
require no special equipment or skill, but they can be performed
whenever you’ve got spare time and wherever you’d like. Don’t like
running? Resistance training—using your own body as weights—and at-home
yoga can be free. Use an app to find exercises or search online for
workouts that you can do in your own home without spending any money!
Learning
The
Internet is a revolutionary tool not only because it’s changed how we
communicate with one another but because it allows people to access any
piece of information they could ever want. MOOCs, free online university
courses allow anyone listen to and participate in a university-level
course, regardless of their ability or willingness to pay
If
learning for fun doesn’t appeal to you as a hobby, you can learn a new
language online and then seek out native speakers to befriend.
Reading and Writing
These two hobbies are almost joined
at the hip. Reading is a hobby that can be done anywhere and can be
enjoyed for free through a library. Writing is as simple as buying a
cheap pen and a notebook. If you’re not into old-fashioned pen-on-paper
fun, you can easily write the next great American novel on your home
computer.
Starting a Vegetable Garden
While
this hobby does involve upfront costs, people who eat a lot of
vegetables will find that the minimal cost of seeds and water is far
less than the cost of constantly buying vegetables in the store. Even
assuming that the cost of gardening supplies equals the retail cost of
vegetables, gardening is more or less a free hobby. Having fresh
vegetables in the garden makes this a convenient and relaxing hobby for
anyone with enough land to make it happen. (For more, see Six Hobbies That Can Make Or Save You Money.)
Volunteering
Helping
out in your local community is the only hobby on this list that
sometimes pays you. From free coffee and tea to catered lunches,
organizations usually give a little something back to their volunteers.
If your idea of a perfect hobby is meeting new people and making a
difference in your community, volunteering is a free activity that you
will have no trouble enjoying. (For more, see Tax Breaks for Volunteering.)
Consuming Media
There
are millions of ways to consume media: you can read a newspaper, watch
TV, flip through magazines and more. Thankfully, in the Internet Age, we
have YouTube, the ultimate media consumption website. In exchange for
advertising revenue, companies and individuals will upload all types of
content (movies, music, TV shows) of all genres. With an hour’s worth of content uploaded to YouTube every second, there’s no shortage of ways to consume media. (For more, see How To Monetize Your YouTube Channel.)
The Bottom Line
Hobbies
have changed a lot in the past 50 years. Computers and the Internet
have given us great new ways to enjoy hobbies for free while our old
favorites still remain. Whether frugal by nature or on a tight budget,
you can enjoy these hobbies and become a more well-rounded person for
free.
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