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Today's tip is to become an expert on free adventures.

By figuring out the cool and low-cost stuff in your community, you can save yourself some money

and invite other people to do things in a very inclusive way.

My first year after college, I did a year-long internship in Washington, DC.

It was a great experience, but I also earned very little.

Consequently, I made a point of seeking out free adventures.

I'd pick up copies of the free city papers from newsstands.

These often had lists in the back of concerts and fairs and other happenings.

And of course, Washington, DC also has world-class free museums in the form of the Smithsonian

institutions. Add in hikes and parks accessible by public transit, and I was rarely bored.

When I moved to New York City without a job after that year, I definitely felt the need

to find free adventures. So again, I'd look in the city papers and got on various email lists and

such. If a bar was running a cheap drink special, I just might find out about it.

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