http://digitalartscorps.org/taxonomy/term/1297/0 en http://digitalartscorps.org/node/1749 <p><em>This list was brainstormed by DASCorps members during the 2010 PSO. </em></p> <p><strong>Health and Wellness</strong></p> <p>• Get a bike<br /> • Bikes not Bombs: <a href="http://bikesnotbombs.org/" title="http://bikesnotbombs.org/">http://bikesnotbombs.org/</a><br /> • Boulder, CO has a community bicycle webpage with a comprehensive list of local bike shops<br /> • walk to work<br /> • ask about reduced rates at local YMCA<br /> • Peoples’ acupuncture<br /> • Aesthetician/Beauty school students offer reduced rates for massages, haircuts, facials, etc.<br /> • Dental schools students similarly offer reduced rates for services (sign up early)<br /> • Health food stores have on-site doctors who do consultations<br /> • P90X workout plan (share workout)<br /> • cheap prescription eyewear: <a href="http://www.zennioptical.com/home.php" title="http://www.zennioptical.com/home.php">http://www.zennioptical.com/home.php</a><br /> • Planned Parenthood</p> <p><strong>Living Space</strong></p> <p>• Share internet<br /> • Wireless extender (pigtail)<br /> • Free and cheap stuff<br /> • <a href="http://www.freecycle.org/" title="http://www.freecycle.org/">http://www.freecycle.org/</a><br /> • free sections on local Craigslist page<br /> • community drives<br /> • Time exchange<br /> • Community bulletin boards<br /> • Bulk trash nights<br /> • Thrift stores<br /> • Cinderblocks and wood furniture<br /> • Electric blanket<br /> • Heating co-op<br /> • Shrink-wrap windows<br /> • Heating bill budget plan<br /> • St. Vincent de Paul emergency aid for utilities</p> <p><strong>Food</strong></p> <p>• Garden, community garden<br /> • Volunteer for food (at farm, etc.)<br /> • Food not Bombs: <a href="http://www.foodnotbombs.net/" title="http://www.foodnotbombs.net/">http://www.foodnotbombs.net/</a><br /> • Farmers’ markets will often double food stamps<br /> • Cheap prices at farmers’ markets right before closing<br /> • Volunteer at co-op<br /> • Canning: Ball Blue Book of Canning<br /> • Befriend Starbucks employees<br /> • Health food stores on delivery day<br /> • Dumpster diving<br /> • Federal share program<br /> • Food banks (staff will also know other places to get cheap food)<br /> • Project Bread: <a href="http://www.projectbread.org" title="http://www.projectbread.org">http://www.projectbread.org</a><br /> • Buy with me: <a href="http://www.buywithme.com/" title="http://www.buywithme.com/">http://www.buywithme.com/</a><br /> • Groupon: <a href="http://www.groupon.com/" title="http://www.groupon.com/">http://www.groupon.com/</a><br /> • Cheapeats<br /> • Potlucks<br /> • Canned foods<br /> • Fishing</p> <p><strong>Entertainment</strong></p> <p>• Find listservs for free stuff to do<br /> • Young nonprofits professional: <a href="http://www.ynpn.org/s/936/start.aspx" title="http://www.ynpn.org/s/936/start.aspx">http://www.ynpn.org/s/936/start.aspx</a><br /> • VISTA Campus<br /> • Couchsurfing: <a href="http://www.couchsurfing.org/" title="http://www.couchsurfing.org/">http://www.couchsurfing.org/</a><br /> • Four Square: <a href="http://foursquare.com/" title="http://foursquare.com/">http://foursquare.com/</a><br /> • Meetup: <a href="http://www.meetup.com/" title="http://www.meetup.com/">http://www.meetup.com/</a><br /> • Skill share networks<br /> • Art Walk (free museum nights/ open studio nights)<br /> • University lectures<br /> • Public library<br /> • Reading groups/ book clubs<br /> • Public access/ community radio<br /> • Volunteer</p> <p><strong>Budget Ideas</strong></p> <p>• <a href="http://www.mint.com/">Mint</a> (free through Quicken)<br /> • Former VISTA has established doc template that VISTAS can access to create budget-related strategies</p> cheap living living on the vista stipend Mon, 23 Aug 2010 17:23:25 +0000 Bill Brown 1749 at http://digitalartscorps.org http://digitalartscorps.org/node/1733 <p><em>This list was brainstormed by DASCorps members during the 2010 PSO. </em></p> <h3>Health and Wellness</h3> <ul> <li>Get a bike <ul> <li>Bikes not Bombs: <a href="http://bikesnotbombs.org/" title="http://bikesnotbombs.org/">http://bikesnotbombs.org/</a></li> <li>Boulder, CO has a community bicycle webpage with a comprehensive list of local bike shops</li> </ul> </li> <li>walk to work</li> <li>ask about reduced rates at local YMCA</li> <li>Peoples’ acupuncture</li> <li>Aesthetician/Beauty school students offer reduced rates for massages, haircuts, facials, etc.</li> <li>Dental schools students similarly offer reduced rates for services (sign up early)</li> <li>Health food stores have on-site doctors who do consultations</li> <li>P90X workout plan (share workout)</li> <li>cheap prescription eyewear: <a href="http://www.zennioptical.com/home.php" title="http://www.zennioptical.com/home.php">http://www.zennioptical.com/home.php</a></li> <li>Planned Parenthood</li> </ul> <h3>Living Space</h3> <ul> <li>Share internet</li> <li>Wireless extender (pigtail)</li> <li>Free and cheap stuff <ul> <li><a href="http://www.freecycle.org/" title="http://www.freecycle.org/">http://www.freecycle.org/</a></li> <li>free sections on local Craigslist page</li> <li>community drives </li> </ul> </li> <li>Time exchange</li> <li>Community bulletin boards</li> <li>Bulk trash nights</li> <li>Thrift stores</li> <li>Cinderblocks and wood furniture</li> <li>Electric blanket</li> <li>Heating co-op</li> <li>Shrink-wrap windows</li> <li>Heating bill budget plan</li> <li>St. Vincent de Paul emergency aid for utilities</li> </ul> <h3>Food</h3> <ul> <li>Garden, community garden</li> <li>Volunteer for food (at farm, etc.)</li> <li>Food not Bombs: <a href="http://www.foodnotbombs.net/" title="http://www.foodnotbombs.net/">http://www.foodnotbombs.net/</a></li> <li>Farmers’ markets will often double food stamps</li> <li>Cheap prices at farmers’ markets right before closing</li> <li>Volunteer at co-op</li> <li>Canning: Ball Blue Book of Canning</li> <li>Befriend Starbucks employees</li> <li>Health food stores on delivery day</li> <li>Dumpster diving</li> <li>Federal share program</li> <li>Food banks (staff will also know other places to get cheap food)</li> <li>Project Bread: <a href="http://www.projectbread.org" title="http://www.projectbread.org">http://www.projectbread.org</a></li> <li>Buy with me: <a href="http://www.buywithme.com/" title="http://www.buywithme.com/">http://www.buywithme.com/</a></li> <li>Groupon: <a href="http://www.groupon.com/" title="http://www.groupon.com/">http://www.groupon.com/</a></li> <li>Cheapeats</li> <li>Potlucks</li> <li>Canned foods</li> <li>Fishing</li> </ul> <h3>Entertainment</h3> <ul> <li>Find listservs for free stuff to do</li> <li>Young nonprofits professional: <a href="http://www.ynpn.org/s/936/start.aspx" title="http://www.ynpn.org/s/936/start.aspx">http://www.ynpn.org/s/936/start.aspx</a></li> <li>VISTA Campus</li> <li>Couchsurfing: <a href="http://www.couchsurfing.org/" title="http://www.couchsurfing.org/">http://www.couchsurfing.org/</a></li> <li>Four Square: <a href="http://foursquare.com/" title="http://foursquare.com/">http://foursquare.com/</a></li> <li>Meetup: <a href="http://www.meetup.com/" title="http://www.meetup.com/">http://www.meetup.com/</a></li> <li>Skill share networks</li> <li>Art Walk (free museum nights/ open studio nights)</li> <li>University lectures</li> <li>Public library</li> <li>Reading groups/ book clubs</li> <li>Public access/ community radio</li> <li>Volunteer</li> </ul> <h3>Budget Ideas</h3> <ul> <li>Mint (free through Quicken): <a href="http://mint.com" title="http://mint.com">http://mint.com</a></li> <li>Former VISTA has established doc template that VISTAS can access to create budget-related strategies</li> </ul> living cheaply living on the vista stipend Mon, 09 Aug 2010 15:36:25 +0000 admin 1733 at http://digitalartscorps.org