Frugal Date Ideas

Mother’s Day is tomorrow, and for many of you, that means that your significant other will be taking you out on a date to thank you for the hard work you do every day, simply by being a mom.

Dates can be quite costly, yet even once married, its important to keep the spark  in your marriage alive. Being cheap at the expense of your marriage is not a wise thing to do; divorces are much more expensive than any concessions you make in frugality for the sake of your marriage. Because of this, I do not suggest forgoing dates entirely, even if money is very tight.
The goal of a date is to reconnect, to put aside the mundane details of daily life and focus on enjoying each other’s company, doing things you enjoy.
To accomplish this reconnection between your spouse and yourself, you needn’t spend 50 dollars on a horse drawn carriage ride around Central Park. Sure, that’s romantic, but there are many other things you can do that are just as romantic, without needing to shell out that cash.

Stay At Home Dates

Cheap Outside Dates

Free Babysitting. Switch off with a friend or relative- one evening, you watch their kids so they can go on a date, one evening they watch yours so you can have your date. You both get free babysitters this way. It pays to be neighborly.
Picnic. Instead of going out to a restaurant, bring along a basket or cooler filled with delicious homemade food. Sandwiches, deli style salads, chicken cutlets, and watermelon are all a decent idea. Even going all out for a picnic will still be cheaper than a restaurant meal. Last time we did this, we brought along two bottles of champagne in addition to all the fancy food, and still only paid half of what we would have spent getting a cheap meal at a nice restaurant.
Nature usually is free. Creek wading, hiking, z meadow filled with wildflowers, or walking barefoot on the beach are all romantic locations that usually cost nothing. While entrance to a mall is usually free, it isn’t a good location for a cheap date as window shopping encourages spending.
Boardwalks are also other options for romantic free dates.
Do you have dates with your spouse? What is your method of dating without breaking the bank?


This is part of Works for Me Wednesdays. 

Frugal Date Ideas

Mother’s Day is tomorrow, and for many of you, that means that your significant other will be taking you out on a date to thank you for the hard work you do every day, simply by being a mom.

Dates can be quite costly, yet even once married, its important to keep the spark  in your marriage alive. Being cheap at the expense of your marriage is not a wise thing to do; divorces are much more expensive than any concessions you make in frugality for the sake of your marriage. Because of this, I do not suggest forgoing dates entirely, even if money is very tight.
The goal of a date is to reconnect, to put aside the mundane details of daily life and focus on enjoying each other’s company, doing things you enjoy.
To accomplish this reconnection between your spouse and yourself, you needn’t spend 50 dollars on a horse drawn carriage ride around Central Park. Sure, that’s romantic, but there are many other things you can do that are just as romantic, without needing to shell out that cash.

Stay At Home Dates

Cheap Outside Dates

Free Babysitting. Switch off with a friend or relative- one evening, you watch their kids so they can go on a date, one evening they watch yours so you can have your date. You both get free babysitters this way. It pays to be neighborly.
Picnic. Instead of going out to a restaurant, bring along a basket or cooler filled with delicious homemade food. Sandwiches, deli style salads, chicken cutlets, and watermelon are all a decent idea. Even going all out for a picnic will still be cheaper than a restaurant meal. Last time we did this, we brought along two bottles of champagne in addition to all the fancy food, and still only paid half of what we would have spent getting a cheap meal at a nice restaurant.
Nature usually is free. Creek wading, hiking, z meadow filled with wildflowers, or walking barefoot on the beach are all romantic locations that usually cost nothing. While entrance to a mall is usually free, it isn’t a good location for a cheap date as window shopping encourages spending.
Boardwalks are also other options for romantic free dates.
Do you have dates with your spouse? What is your method of dating without breaking the bank?


This is part of Works for Me Wednesdays. 

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