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Seeking Self-Care on a Budget: 6 Essential Tips

Seeking Self-Care on a Budget: 6 Essential Tips

Hi Everyone, Tina here (+1 662 830 8246, info@nakedactives.com), we have our new second guest blogger, a wonderful person Lauren McGee. Very interesting article and I definitely got some tips from her on this lovely piece of work! 

 

Seeking Self-Care on a Budget: 6 Essential Tips, By Lauren McGee

You might think that self-care is out of your reach because you don’t have extra money to spend on relaxation. However, with the right approach, self-care can be surprisingly cheap. By eating healthy, working out at home, and making time for free hobbies, you can practice self-care without breaking the bank. Here, we share how to focus on self-care, no matter how much money you make!

Financial Self-Care

Sometimes, cutting back on your spending and adjusting your budget is a necessary form of self-care. Plus, tackling financial self-care will free up money for you to spend on other relaxing activities! To reduce your spending, Canstar recommends making a budget, avoiding credit card usage, cooking at home rather than eating out, and putting retail therapy on pause.

Cook Healthy Meals

When you’re tired after work, it’s so tempting to order takeout or heat up a frozen dinner. But cooking healthy meals is a form of self-care, and it does not have to be pricey or time-consuming. You can block off a few hours every weekend for meal prep, and on weeknights, you can simply heat up the portions you’ve already cooked! In addition, look for snacks with natural ingredients to fuel your body. Instead of grabbing some chips, eat some nuts or a piece of fruit.

Exercise at Home

Would a membership to your local gym stretch your budget too thin? If so, you can work out at home instead! Designate a particular space in your home for exercising, and aim to complete a 30-minute workout several times per week if your schedule allows for it. You don’t have to make these workouts intense to get the benefits of exercise — even gentle yoga is a great choice! And if you want to get some fresh air, exercising outdoors is free.

Revive Your Home

A peaceful living environment is crucial for overall wellness. If you and your family or roommate have been overstressed, disorganized and overwhelmed, it’s time to zoom out. Take a look at what can be fixed to make your home feel more like a haven. Clean, declutter, let in more light, and repurpose furniture or decor. By clearing the air and your space, your home can feel inviting all the time.

Recreate the Spa Experience

You don’t have to book a massage to let go of physical tension. Instead, you can set up a “home spa” in your bathroom. Chances are, you’ve got a few ingredients and body care products that you can use for a soothing bubble bath, and you can even make face masks from supplies you have in your kitchen. Light a few candles or some incense for ambiance and put on your favorite playlist to create a spa-like atmosphere. When you’re done, pamper yourself and your skin with advanced skin care products from Naked Actives, formulated with the highest-quality ingredients!

Head to the Library

Making time for hobbies is an important aspect of self-care - we all need a low-pressure outlet for creativity and imagination. Thankfully, not all hobbies are expensive. Reading is one of the cheapest hobbies that you could pick up! In fact, with a library card, you can read as many books as you want for free — it’s basically unlimited entertainment that won’t cost you a dime. Sign up for a card at your local library, pick out a few books you’re interested in, and spend a few hours reading every week. You’ll learn about new subjects, reduce your screen time, and save plenty of money in the meantime!

It’s easy to assume that self-care has to be expensive, but you can pamper yourself for little to no money! By practicing these affordable, accessible self-care techniques, you’ll get relief from daily stressors and feel your best each day.  

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