Late Stage Capitalism

Seriously, used is amazing especially for home goods. Most kitchen items can be found for a song at decent thrift shops (though that isn't what it used to be.) If you're patient, you can furnish a house to a pretty functional level just off the free section of Craigslist. And if you're willing to buy used on Craigslist, you can fill your home with solid wood furniture for less than the cost of buying cardboard stuff from IKEA.

My one rule for buying used is "nothing permeable unless I can throw it in the washing machine." Used clothes are fine, as I can throw them in the wash immediately after bringing them home from the thrift store. Furniture made of wood, metal, or plastic? Non-permeable, so I'm not worried about infestations. But couches, mattresses, etc? Never buying that used.

check your thrift stores/ goodwill/ habitat for humanitys regularly

i got a couch for $35, 2 toaster ovens for like $20 (one of which was brand new with the manual still in the ziploc it came with), a mini fridge $20, a giant dining room table $75, not to mention all the utensils for less than a dollar

Ive been switching to a lot more basic recipes. Simple and comforting. I started to try and perfect my malt loaf recipe.

I also wait till aldi has its cleaning week and bulk buy my handwash, soap powder, bin bags anything not perishable for roughly the year...i calculate my est usage). I the caterers size giant foil, rolls etc Even with olive oil, vinegar etc and decant. I find that because those things are sitting in the garage I don't just 'pop out' to the shops and end up buying stuff i don't need.

No money and no space puts some pretty heavy constraints on it.

But, sure, I'll take a whack at starting a list like that. I'm going to assume you've got a computer or phone already since, you know, you're posting here. So you've already got that without spending any money on it.

• Writing (fiction writing, fanfiction, journaling, etc)

• History (researching and becoming knowledgeable about obscure history topics)

• Indie web design

• Programming (contributing to open-source projects, maybe?)

• Digital art (a drawing pad would be really nice to have for that, but not absolutely necessary)

• 3D art/animation (using Blender)

• Sketching/drawing (using cheap, already on hand supplies like basic pencils and paper; buying fancy art supplies would cost money)

• Origami (you don't need to buy books or fancy paper to do it, that might help, but you don't need to)

• Basic gardening (requires some space, but can even be done from an apartment balcony if you need to -- and while people often blow absurd amounts of money on it, it can be done for free or very cheap if you try. Even seeds can be gotten for free if you try.)

• Whittling/woodcarving (a little money for a decent knife if you don't have one already, but that and a few decent sticks picked up off the ground is all you need to get started)

• Tabletop roleplaying games (if you go the basic route of getting free copies of rulebooks or just homebrewing your own, not worrying about fancy miniatures, etc.)

• Running (most runners end up at least buying fancy shoes, but you don't have to, especially not when just starting)

• Tinkering/repair (get broken stuff for free, fix it, sell it -- depending on what you focus on, though, that may take some tools that aren't free)

• Cooking/baking (does cost money for ingredients, yes ... but since cooking your own meals is usually cheaper than buying premade stuff, it can actually save you money in the long term, making the long-term cost not just zero but actually negative)

That'll do for a start, I guess. There are probably more I haven't yet thought of. Others can feel free to add to the list if they want.

Skateboarding requires a little investment, but can last years with some maintenance, especially if you are just cruising

Embroidery, cross stitch, and mending all just cost a few dollars worth of needles, thread, and cloth patches. All very cheap, and you can customize things!

I doodle a lot, also consider some recycling. A lot of tips have a paint store. I often pick up cheap old necklaces and strop them for beads.

How about some outdoor resources like making crafts from pinecones or twigs, maybe whittling. Ask for donations of fabrics and sewing (machine likely needed).