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How To Have Fun With Friends: Broke College Student Edition

Gabriela S Jimenez
Dec 28, 2016
Western Connecticut State University
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How To Have Fun With Friends: Broke College Student Edition

When your life consists of meal swipes and imaginary points on a little piece of plastic, where does money fit in to the equation during your college career? Those of us who are lucky enough to manage a job and school probably use their paychecks towards tuition, gas money, medicine, and maybe the occasional spree at Ulta Beauty or Forever 21 weekend sale..

But when you are tired of sitting around the Student Lounge with a bunch of friends and want to change things up, how do you proceed? Without that little bit of money -- the world seems out of business!

So here are some ways to have fun after a long stressful week of being an adult in college, where you can kick back and relax with friends:

1. Themed Movie Nights

Who doesn't love a good group of 10 people crammed into a tiny common room around someones laptop? With the lovely invention of online streaming on Netflix, Hulu and HBO, the possibilities are ENDLESS!

What's the mood of the evening? Romance? Marvel? Spy Movie? Action? Horror?

Get your friends together, buy some cheap snacks from the cafeteria and go to town.




2. Game Night


Whip out the Pictionary, Scrabble, and Operation.... game night is back in full swing! Throw in some non traditional games to spice it up!

3. Potluck Dinner/Sunday Family Dinner



Free food from all your friends to mash together to make one family dinner? I think so!! Theme it if you want! Cultural Night, Mexican Food, Appetizer Night... Nothing is too extreme!


4. Karaoke/Sushi Night

One of my personal favorites. Don't have a karaoke machine? No problem! Gather around someone's computer and look up karaoke tracks on Youtube no problem! Have your own personal sing off and enjoy goofing off with your friends. Throw in some sushi and Chinese food for a fun party environment.

5. Themed Dinner/Lunches

Who doesn't love a good old fashioned dress up party? Maybe it's the theatre major in me speaking out but there is something so fun about all dressing up and taking pictures like #speakeasyparty or #90sparty or #denimparty.

Search your closet -- you can easily DIY some cute outfits!!


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