Any time I go to a large city im exhausted by being charged for doing anything. How do people have fun if theyre poor(the neat part, you dont, probably). And to make it worse many of them probably have a 1 bedroom apartment so its not like you can sit in there all day long (at least i cant).
I realize im still spending money by being in my house out of town, but still, at least things I buy are owned by me, and im not paying someone else every time I want to do anything. If I want to stay at home all day I have tons of stuff to occupy my mind without going nuts.
I figure 98% of lemmy users live in big cities so id like to hear this perspective!
I am also extremely annoyed that there are many amenities which coast money (like no public bathrooms and water fountains, maybe you can guess the country already).
On the other hand you can look for free stuff to do in your city. Things we have here:
Some museums are free
Botanical gardens
Outdoor movies in the summer
City festivals with live music
Public readings
How to get free things or access to low cost things:
Join a cheap club. Sport, boardgame, etc They normally also have the gear for beginners / newcomer’s. Volunteer. This gives you access to people and gear (time in exchange for feeling good, maybe do what you like and make an impact).
Maybe not everything you like you can find easily. I guess you have to dig to find a free rave if that’s what you are interested in. Back in the day I would have suggested looking for Facebook communities in your city.
Also librairies !
Enjoy the silence (noisy neighbours/road),
Enjoy the aircon/heater
Culture yourself up for free
EDIT: Ope, you did mention volunteering. It’s early and I’m tired.
There are also lots of really cool things you can do for free by volunteering your time, such as comic cons or roller derby. Derby leagues are always needing non-skating officials or volunteers to do various things. You can work the ticket scanner at an MLB game and then, when done, watch it for free.