{"id":47828,"date":"2025-04-24T23:11:11","date_gmt":"2025-04-24T23:11:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/47828\/"},"modified":"2025-04-24T23:11:11","modified_gmt":"2025-04-24T23:11:11","slug":"five-savvy-tips-to-have-a-fabulous-no-spend-weekend-to-save-money","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/47828\/","title":{"rendered":"Five savvy tips to have a fabulous &#8216;no-spend&#8217; weekend to save money"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>IF Easter saw you splashing out more than intended, try getting your budget back on track with a \u201cno-spend\u201d weekend.<\/p>\n<p>It can be trickier to resist spending when the weather is rain or grey.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Couple cuddling on couch, eating popcorn and watching TV.\" height=\"640\" width=\"960\" data-credit=\"Getty\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/love-couple-sitting-living-room-989234951.jpg\" data-caption=\"Five savvy tips to have a fabulous 'no-spend' weekend to save money\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/love-couple-sitting-living-room-989234951.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>7<\/p>\n<p>Five savvy tips to have a fabulous &#8216;no-spend&#8217; weekend to save moneyCredit: Getty<\/p>\n<p>Here\u2019s some ideas to have a fab weekend without eating into your bank balance\u2009.\u2009.\u2009.\u2009<\/p>\n<p><strong>BOOK WORM: <\/strong>Head to the library and sign up for free if you\u2019re not already a member. This is especially good for rainy days.<\/p>\n<p>You can easily while away time browsing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/topic\/books\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">books<\/a> and picking your next reads. And it\u2019s not just for adults, kids will love flicking through pages.<\/p>\n<p><strong>GET COOKING: <\/strong>Get creative, try out a new recipe. Rather than spending cash on food, raid the cupboards for ingredients that need using up for your feast.<\/p>\n<p>READ MORE MONEY SAVING TIPS<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/topic\/tesco\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Tesco<\/a> has a recipe finder tool on its website where you give at least three ingredients and it will provide you with a recipe to try.<\/p>\n<p>See realfood.tesco.com.<\/p>\n<p><strong>BOARD GAMES:<\/strong> Dig out your favourite boardgames and invite some friends round on a rainy afternoon or evening.<\/p>\n<p>You could whack on a frozen pizza for an easy catering option and ask guests to bring round a bottle.<\/p>\n<p><strong>MOVIE NIGHT<\/strong>: Make a night out of the TV by turning your living room into a home cinema experience. Pick out a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.thesun.co.uk\/topic\/film\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">film<\/a> or two you want to watch then make snacks to keep you going \u2014 homemade popcorn mixed with a bag of sweet treats is perfect.<\/p>\n<p>Then dim the lights and get comfy with plenty of blankets and cushions.<\/p>\n<p><strong>ART ATTACK:<\/strong> Making art or using your creative skills is a wholesome activity for all ages.<\/p>\n<p>Dig out any supplies you have at home from modelling clay to paint and scraps of material and challenge yourself or kids to create something that can be displayed at home.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>All prices on page correct at time of going to press. Deals and offers subject to availability.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Deal of the day<a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Blue four-person tent on sale.\" height=\"563\" width=\"960\" data-credit=\"Argos\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/deal-day-take-family-cheap-989230146.jpg\" data-caption=\"Pro Action four-person tent, \u00a345 at Argos\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/deal-day-take-family-cheap-989230146.jpg\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>7<\/p>\n<p>Pro Action four-person tent, \u00a345 at ArgosCredit: Argos<\/p>\n<p>TAKE your family away for a cheap break. 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It\u2019s down from \u00a339.99 to \u00a319.99, Mountain Warehouse.<\/p>\n<p><strong>SAVE: \u00a320<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>HOT RIGHT NOW<\/p>\n<p>RESTOCK your underwear drawer with three for two on selected knickers now at M&amp;S.<\/p>\n<p>PLAY NOW TO WIN \u00a3200<a href=\"#\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"The Sun newspaper raffle ticket.\" height=\"316\" width=\"620\" data-credit=\"\" data-img=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/image_db98be.png\" data-caption=\"Join thousands of readers taking part in The Sun Raffle\"   loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/image_db98be.png\" role=\"img\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>7<\/p>\n<p>Join thousands of readers taking part in The Sun Raffle<\/p>\n<p>JOIN thousands of readers taking part in The Sun Raffle.<\/p>\n<p>Every month we\u2019re giving away \u00a3100 to 250 lucky readers &#8211; whether you\u2019re saving up or just in need of some extra cash, The Sun could have you covered.<\/p>\n<p>Every\u00a0Sun Savers\u00a0code entered equals one Raffle ticket.<\/p>\n<p>The more codes you enter, the more tickets you&#8217;ll earn and the more chance you will have of winning!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"IF Easter saw you splashing out more than intended, try getting your budget back on track with a&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":47829,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3093],"tags":[51,487,474,940,2499,21431,26091,118,2366,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-47828","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-personal-finance","8":"tag-business","9":"tag-cost-of-living","10":"tag-finance","11":"tag-money-saving","12":"tag-personal-finance","13":"tag-section-moneytips","14":"tag-sun-savers","15":"tag-the-sun-newspaper","16":"tag-tips-tricks-and-life-hacks","17":"tag-uk","18":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/114395472828331104","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47828","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=47828"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/47828\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/47829"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=47828"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=47828"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=47828"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}