While this is not the first time I heard of this, a person was telling me today that he wanted to keep himself occupied for a few months to prevent himself from spending more money from doing things such as going out at late nights. So, what he did is that he purchased a box set of a specific TV series and after work he is going to watch through all of the seasons. Yes, it is pretty lengthy.
I guess this is a relaxing way to do it but at the same time it is kind of counter productive. Speaking for myself, if I wanted to save money with that kind of a concept I would prefer to just do some kind of work that will eat up all of my time where the life will revolve around mostly sleeping and going back to work.
Either way, finding ways to kill time just to prevent yourself from spending impulsively isn’t the ideal solution in the long term I’d say. Most people that get older say time is the most precious commodity too and so it’s better to find ways to use it actively as oppose to treating it like a burden that must be contained.
I know some people that work in some kind of job or business where they do so much that they can’t really spend the money and so they accumulate an enormous amount of savings. Afterwards, to get out of the cycle they use that enormous savings and invest it into something that will hopefully generate a return and will allow them to change their lifestyle. That is a better route to go with I think.