Stop hanging out in coffee shops or restaurants with your friends.
Don't bother getting tickets to the game if you can watch it on TV.
As a culture we associate "quality time" out with friends with purchasing event tickets, movie passes, meals or at the very least: coffee.
BREAK THE CYCLE!
Invite your friends to your house to watch the game, or just to hang out in your yard in the sunshine.
Friendship should be free, so often we complicate it with events, destinations and activities that detract from the "Quality"of the Quality Time.
Be Free!
