Dipping your pretty little toe into a kink fantasy doesn’t need to carry a hefty price tag.

Beat the rising costs of literally everything in the world AND spice up your bedroom play.

Between filling up your gas tank and spending wayyyy too much money on basic grocery items, everyone is feeling the paycheck blues. According to top credit card companies, Americans are cutting back on their luxury goods. Things like designer clothing, eating out, vacations, and new cars are being kicked to the curb. And honestly, this isn’t surprising– 60% of us are living paycheck to paycheck. The struggle is real.

So how do you keep your sexploration alive and spicy?? You (and your honey), need to go on a kink treasure hunt.

Shop these 5 stores to find inexpensive, kinky goodness.

Dollar Store

Dollar Stores are everywhere– from city living to rural towns. And even though the name “Dollar Store” is a bit misleading nowadays, you can still find super cost-efficient products when exploring their stock.

Impact Play

Meander down the kitchenware and grab yourself a wooden spoon and a spatula. Depending on the level of sting you’re looking for, select a metal spatula (high sting), plastic spatula (moderate sting), or silicone spatula (low sting).

Done with the kitchen aisle? Skip on over to hairbrushes and nab a plastic comb while you’re at it. Use the hairbrush as a makeshift paddle and add some flicky stings from the comb (ouch).

Don’t forget a belt. You don’t need spendy leather options (unless leather fetish is your thing)- any cheap plastic or vinyl belt will suffice.

Sensory Play

Add an eye mask to your basket and get tied up with scarves. The eye mask will steal away your sense of sight and you’ll struggle with ecstasy against your scarf bondage.

Are you into tickle play? Snag a feather duster from the cleaning aisle and a silicone baster from kitchenware. Both options will give literal chills down your body as your partner caresses them against your skin.

Looking for something a little warmer? Find a low-heat candle for sizzling wax play.

Throw in disposable table clothes to protect your bed from messes. Or any surface you decide to get kinky on (wink, wink).

Age Play

Sink into “little space” with kiddie plates and sippy cups. Feeling extra baby-ish? Get yourself a cutesy pacifier and bottle. Don’t forget cheap coloring books, crayons, and stickers. Your little self will enter a blissful headspace– Daddy not included.

Petshop

Pet Play

Let your inner puppy or kitty persona shine. Here you’ll find coordinating collar and leash options– from leather to nylon and bejeweled to studded. Everything you and your Handler could need for a good little pet. Want to create a total pet play space? Grab a cage, a pet bed, and food/water bowls. Sink deep into your pet roleplaying with a game of fetch or tug-o-war.

Impact Play and Sensory Play

Pet toys are a perfect addition to any sex toybox. If you’re into sensory play pick up a kitty feather teaser toy. If impact play is your jam, grab a chunky rope for spanking.

Farm & Feed Supply

Equestrian Role Play

Enjoy all your horsey fantasies with bits, bridles, and reins. Maybe your partner is the pony? Then grab a pair of chaps and a sexy cowgirl hat to wear while you ride them.

Impact Play

You don’t need to spend tons of money on BDSM products. Instead, go straight to the source for your riding crops and horse whips. And check out online equestrian shops for customized options.

Hardware & Craft Store

These are literal goldmines of creative ways to add kink to the bedroom. Honestly, you could put together a whole customized sex dungeon at these stores.

Bondage

Ropes, Chains, Duct Tape– OH MY! Seriously though, explore dozens of options to create your personalized bondage space. At your local craft store, you’ll find ribbons and tiny rope varieties, perfect for all your rope bunny scenes. Look for giant rolls of plastic wrap– this is great for binding legs and arms. Or if you’re feeling extra adventurous, try wrapping your face for some serious breath play (safety rule– establish non-verbal safewords prior to play).

Don’t forget to throw heavy-duty carabiner hooks into your cart, along with padlocks and double-ended snap hooks. With these three tools, you can hoist anything into the air or secure any plaything into place.

Spanking

At the craft store, you’ll find a plethora of rulers and yardsticks. Depending on your mood and the type of slap you want, buy traditional wooden ones or plastic ones (both are good). If your sexploration leads you to a hardware store, a paint stirrer is just like a ruler– perfect for slappy spanks. And while you’re at the local hardware store, grab a wooden dowel and say hello to a beautifully bruised bottom. If caning is more your thing, grab a skinnier wooden dowel.

Degradation and Pain

Do you like pain? Get yourself clothespins. You can buy hundreds of them, all ranging in size and material. Pin them to your ladybits (iykyk) or your nipples. Speaking of nipples, fishing weights make the perfect nipple weights– tie them to clothespins and let your nipples ache with ecstasy.

Do you want dirty words scribbled all over your body? Grab markers. You can get non-toxic and washable markers at your local craft store. Get creative with different colors and sizes– you can have “dirty little whore” written in teal and “cum slut” penned in pink. Buy smelly markers for extra sensory play.

Sporting Goods

Stop by your local sporting goods store or peruse the sports section at your neighborhood Walmart. You’ll find creative ways to add some extra kink to your sexy time routine.

Various Kinks

Are you into impact play? Grab ping pong paddles, they’re literally paddles AND great for spanking. Baseball bats are a novel experience in the bedroom– you can get creative with the type of thump you want. Choose between wooden, plastic, or foam. And while you’re hitting up the baseball supplies, grab a batting glove. You can experiment with various body and face slaps.

Jump ropes are a double whammy, great for both impact play and bondage. Don’t forget to grab smallish whiffle balls–you can make homemade ball gags by threading rope or ribbon through the holes.

Your Shopping List

You skimmed through the article and now you’ve made it to the bottom– and you’ve already forgotten everything on your wish list.

Don’t worry, here’s a quick shopping list guide.

The bottom line.

You don’t need to spend tons of money on pricey BDSM gear, instead take a stroll at your local store and let your fantasies take control.

FYI– If you have the extra cash to splurge on custom BDSM toys, shop for handmade and artisanal goods. Always support local or small businesses–you’ll meet great people creating unique products.