35 Ways to Hang with Your Girls when You're on Tight Budgets ...

Grab the snacks and drinks and snuggle up to watch a great film or binge watch a series on Netflix.

Get everyone to make a dish but planned in advance so you get a good balanced meal. Don’t forget to allocate someone to make dessert!

Why not make dinner together. Make pizzas or sushi or something else fun.

Make the most of a nice day. Share the burden of proving the food and drinks.

The challenge is to make dinner for all of you using only ingredients that are in the fridge/pantry.

Try good old fashioned board games, play cards or action/verbal games like Charades or Truth or Dare.

Obviously you need a console with multiplayer access. Play together or have a tournament.

Play for pennies or bet with sweeties or buttons or matchsticks. A chance to hone your bluffing skills and perfect your p-p-p-p-p-poker face.

Facials, manicures, pedicures … what’s not to love?

Ignore the mall and retail outlets. Leave the credit cards at home and visit flea markets and thrift stores.

Take a Frisbee, take some magazine or just walk. Great exercise and great place for fun conversations in the fresh air. Go on the swings. You know you want to!

Get out into the countryside if you can. If not, have an urban park adventure.

Trawling the exhibitions can give you new views on things. Make history and culture fun.

Go roller blading or skateboarding.

Free entry and usually a bonus of free drinkie-poos and nibbles.

Check your local bars for free gigs. Watch out for concerts in the park, or even theater in the park.

Check local listings for cheap places where the comedy entertainment is free (just pay for drinks).

Walk streets you haven’t walked before, visit new neighborhoods and see all your hometown attractions.

Take a drive out to somewhere with low light pollution and watch the night sky.

A worthy cause will love your group of friends volunteering en masse.

A great way for you all to update your wardrobes without spending any money.

Like a clothes swap party except you do it with CDs, DVDs and books.

It’s not too expensive if you each buy a bottle of liquor and a mixer. Make your own and see who can be crowned Queen Mixologist.

All bring along your unwanted stuff and earn a few dollars for your next night out.

Yes it sounds old fashioned but it’s a great way to have fun. And at the end you have something you can gift.

Charitable causes accept blankets to be sent overseas. If you can knit a square you’re in. Knit squares, join them altogether – hey presto a blanket!

All read the same book and then get together to discuss. A bottle of wine helps.

It’s time to try out some of those crafty things you pinned girls.

If you’ve been a group of friends for a while you know there are lots of claims of “I’m the best at …” Turn it into a fun challenge. Challenge whoever is “best at” to prove it. All in good fun of course.

If one of you has a machine hidden in the attic/basement, drag it out and all sing – badly and loudly. If no karaoke machine - grab the hairbrush microphone!

And don't forget the pillow fight.

All bring a bottle or two of cheap wine. (Make sure it's drinkable!)

Create the look of your fave character, hero/heroine, pop star, or celeb - using only stuff in the closets.

Try new hairstyles, makeup tricks and nail art.

Visit each other's houses/rooms in turn to declutter and get organized.