I found this ideas on a newsletter (The Simple Dollar)... I'm sure we have done some of these.

Five Examples of Frugality Competitions

1. Starting from zero, who can have the lowest credit card balance at the time of the next statement?
This challenge forces all competitors to not just bust out the plastic for all of their needs and instead carefully plan their purchases.

2. Over alternating weeks, one person is in charge of the meals for a week. Which person can spend the least preparing enjoyable meals for everyone?
Want to learn how to cook cheaply? Doing this will teach both of you how to shop for inexpensive foods and prepare them in a delicious fashion. It’s through competitions like this that my wife and I have discovered the delicious and inexpensive nature of the humble bean.

3. Who can go the longest without spending a single red cent on entertainment?
My wife and I went for months doing this. We read through our entire book collections, watched every movie we own, and devoured the contents of the library like ravenous wolves. I finally broke down and spent money to re-subscribe to a magazine, but it taught us both how little you really have to spend on entertainment to enjoy yourself.

4. A great competition to have with someone else: who can make the most homemade stuff to save money?
Homemade laundry detergent, homemade oatmeal packets, home-grown food - doing stuff yourself saves quite a bit of money. Start a friendly competition with a neighbor or a friend to see who can find the best home do-it-yourself savings. Share ideas with each other and see who can come up with the best stuff.

5. Who can make the most at their yard sale?
A yard sale is a great way to spend a weekend, clean out unwanted clutter, and earn a few bucks from the stuff you don’t want. Why not make it a competition? Make it a challenge with a friend of yours: have yard sales on alternating weekends and see who can earn the most? It’ll challenge both of you to clean out your closets and take a serious look at downsizing those unwanted possessions - plus put cash in both of your pockets.

Very cool! I like those.

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Mom of one kangaroo!

I think I might do one or two of these with my husband!!

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Grace

Wife to Stoney

Mommy of Sarah (8.5), Hannah (7), and John(5)

I wasn't sure what to expect from this thread title but this sounds like a lot of fun.

I don't know if I could go for months though with no entertainment money - while I don't spend a lot I need some - of course it could take me years to read through all the books in my to be read stash - I just went through these a week or so ago and was surprized how many books I had. Some I have read and want to reread but others I have never read.

I would love to do some more of the homemade stuff - food probably would taste much better than the store bought. I would love to actually see this as a thread on this board - maybe it already is/was and I haven't seen it yet.

The yardsale is looking better and better - we have been just donating stuff but I am starting to think I would love some cash in my pocket.

You can also do something like this when shopping with girlfriends....

challenge each other to see who can find the best outfit the cheapest.

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