spending a day in the city on a budget.

so my girl, sarah, is being all fancy and chilling in paris right now. but she's coming back soon, yayyyyy. i can't wait till she's home and we can play in the city. but problem--we're both pretty much broke. but that's not gonna stop us from having fun.

well the first thing I decided to do was to look at was metromix, of course. And woohoo, they actually have list of FREE events going on this summer. Check it out here.

These are some of the free events that caught my eye:

workout in millennium park! umm..THERE'S ZUMBA. and we all know how much i looove zumba. the body combat class also caught my eye. um..workout class for free? awesome. andd it's in millennium park meaning we get to enjoy chitown's beaaaaaaaaaaatiful skyline.


Outdoor movie screenings! there's the chicago park district's Movies in the Park and also the Chicago Outdoor Film Festival in Grant Park.
They allow you to picnic and BYOB (yayy). a cute picnic while watching a fun movie..I'm in! ANDDD it'd be cheaper than going out to a restaurant for dinner!


Oh, and Summerdance but I already mentioned that in my last post...

And they also have a pretty extensive list of festivals that are going on. Festivals are great because they occupy a large chuck of your day (ie getting there, finding parking, walking, checking stuff out...) and you usually don't have to spend that much money. And it's always great checking out different neighborhoods. The only sucky part is falling in love with stuff that you know you're not supposed to buy. but yeah! there's a shitton on this list.

Lastly..i know going shopping probably wouldn't be the best idea for us. BUT - going to bucktown wouldn't be too bad, right?

here's why i think we'd be ok:

1. first off- brunch at bongo room (pictured). the portions are HUGE meaning we can just share stuff. AND you can order single pancakes!
2. there's the marc by marc jacobs store with a tonnn of cheap and fun knick knacks. the last time we went there, I got a really fun ring for only $10.
   
3. And if we did wanna buy clothing, there's beta boutique. to put it simply--it's a year round sample sale. so i mean yeahhh we'd be spending money...but it's on good deals!

soooo yeah! COME HOME ASAP MS TUCHLER. AND LEMME KNOW WHAT YOU THINK. holler.