>>451430there's plenty of free or cheap things to do. unless you live in LA or somewhere.
i went to a goldenrod dye last week, yellow isn't really my color, but it's nice to meet people and learn uses for an abundant local wildflower (can also be used in tea)
I go to a chess tourney every other saturday.
Art galleries will have shows with free nosh and you can meet an assortment of bohemians.
Plenty of time to exercise. And because I'm low-income I qualify for very cheap gym membership.
I've been reading more fiction, and I garden.
This time of year there's outdoor films shown at parks and "community-centered" businesses.
I would say that I get more done and meet more people as a "freeter" than I ever did as a cubicle-dweller. I certainly spend more time outside.