1. Freshen up your living room – For $5 or less, you can get a paint sample can at your the hardware store. Repaint your picture frames, a side table, a chair, or make some new artwork!
2. Go Antiquing – There are great finds at flea markets and antiques markets. I love finding mason jars to fill with brightly colored items as decorations, cotton balls for the bathroom, or nuts and bolts in the garage to sort hubby’s thingamabobs.
3. Get a great new read at the used book store. – Why pay full price when you can pay a whole lot less? Used book stores have fantastic prices and a very large selection. As a bonus, you can take in your already read books and get credit towards new books! You may need to get on a waiting list for some of the hot new releases.
4. Make a photo collage – At shutterfly.com you can make an 8×10 photo collage of you fav moments with your kiddos (or anything else) for $4.99.
5. Be Your Kid’s Hero – Buy each of your kids a candy bar at the checkout line. You will earn yourself a quiet ride home.
6. Learn a new Language – or get a new game, financial software, educational software, and many more choices from 5dollarsoftware.com.
7. Make Paper Animals with your kids – a bargain a $3.50 the DIY Paper Animal Kit from fatbraintoys.com will keep any kid (and you) busy! Recommended age 8+
8. Learn some new card games – You can find the rules for every card game imaginable at thehouseofcards.com. Find games that kids can play like go fish or war or up the ante and learn adult games like Texas Hold’Em or Canasta.
9. Make dinner – No really. Check out the wealth of yummy recipes at 5dollardinners.com.
10. Buy a lotto ticket….hey, you never know. I won $40 once on a $1 scratcher.
11. Start a vegetable garden. Seed packets are as little as $0.95 and clay pots can usually be found for $2-$5.
12. Donate two pairs of shoes to someone who needs them. $5 donated to soles4soles.org will do just that.
13. Overtip – Make someone else’s day a little better.
I would love to hear your suggestions on how to use $5! Post in the comments!
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