Tightening the old wallet

Whenever I have money "trouble" it always comes at the worst time. I just got paid, which is usually a great time of the month, but on top of the fact that rent is due and I need an oil change soon, someone else has used my debit card and now I have to stop using that account. This is the account I use for pretty much every purchase in my life. It's linked to my all my bills and automatic payments. Now I have to switch those account to my credit card for a bit, which inevitably means I will end up spending more money than I mean to.

Thus, I have decided to try and curb my spending habits. Here are some things to do for free while I wait this out:

--Go for a walk around the neighborhood. Good for both the body & soul.

--Go to the zoo. Why yes, this costs money, but I have a membership to the LA Zoo, so in essence, it is free for me.

--Watch the many movies that I have in my own DVD collection.

--Watch movies/TV on my Netflix Instant.

--Work on my puzzle.

--Go for a drive... whether it be along the beach or up in the mountains. This will cost me gas money, but that is hard to avoid.

--Clean the house. Not very fun, but necessary.

--File my taxes. Again, really not fun, but I will get a rebate in the end.

--Catch up on reading. I'm about 4 months behind in Newsweeks and have a lot of books I want to get through.

--Craft! ...but I have to be sure to restrain myself from buying anything new.

--Use my gift card to Whole Foods.

--Use my gift card to Starbucks.

--Watch the Clippers and Kings on TV.

If anyone else has any ideas, please let me know!