Anyone move to a new city and feel internal pressure to be “doing something” pricy every weekend?

[Anonymous]

I can’t believe what I’ve turned into after moving! I just can’t sit still at home like I used to for some reason

[Anonymous]

Never felt that way and can't understand why you would. Do what you want to do even if that means staying home.

[Anonymous]

No. I spent most of my free time in NYC jogging around, doing Groupon activities, at free/cheap outdoor concerts, and at cheap but delicious ethnic restaurants

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Never felt that way and can't understand why you would. Do what you want to do even if that means staying home.

OP here. My definition of spending money is different from someone else’s I’m sure, but for me it includes spending $15 on public transportation in one day that wasn’t “necessary” for any reason.

[Anonymous]

Is this how you are learning about your new city?

[Anonymous]

Maybe not spending a lot of money per se, but not “making the most” of all the city has to offer - yes, felt weird (self-imposed) guilt/shame about that. Not gonna lie, it was something I later found kind of freeing about suburban life with kids - cool activities and locations weren’t even on my radar anymore, ha.

[Anonymous]

Never.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Never felt that way and can't understand why you would. Do what you want to do even if that means staying home.

OP here. My definition of spending money is different from someone else’s I’m sure, but for me it includes spending $15 on public transportation in one day that wasn’t “necessary” for any reason.

I’m thrifty myself, but while I may wish that public transit costs were cheaper, I don’t consider them “something pricey”. Maybe you could see if there are savings in buying weekly/monthly passes.

Maybe you could budget it as a vacation expense and think about how much you’re saving on airfare and hotels.

[Anonymous]

No. All cities have tons of free stuff to do. What is really going on OP?