For a lot of people, Valentine’s day means bouquets of flowers, dinner’s at upscale restaurants and expensive gifts like jewelry and cologne. If you have high expectations for the day of love you may be putting pressure on your other half to spend a lot of money or drop big bucks to surprise you. However, if you’re content with small romantic gestures and genuine thought and effort, there are plenty of ways to enjoy February 14th without breaking the bank. Consider some of these cheap Valentine’s day date ideas, and you can focus more on the love between you rather than the price tag.
Enjoy Nature- The great thing about the natural beauty of the world is that its free and can be quite romantic. Whether you live near the mountains or the sea, there’s surely an outdoor area where you’ve never been with your significant other that would be the perfect place to watch the sun set or to stargaze on Valentine’s day. If you live somewhere with nice weather, pack a picnic and a blanket and spend some time together sitting under the stars. If its chilly where you are, you can use it as an excuse to get close and warm each other up. Bring along a cheap bottle of wine or champagne and some snacks or desserts to enjoy together. Quality time appreciating nature will make you grateful that you have each other.
Attend a Free Event- Break the mold of an expensive and boring dinner and a movie date and do something more exciting. Look at an events calendar for your area and see what kinds of free shows are going on. For a cheap and different Valentine’s day date you could attend a poetry or book reading, or a play that a local theater is putting on. Without spending a lot of money you can enjoy the holiday with the one you love and do something out of the ordinary. There may even be a small bar or coffee shop that has live music to take pleasure in with your valentine.
Cook Dinner Together- Rather than spending a ton of money on dining out, a better cheap Valentine’s day date would be to make dinner together. What’s more fun than cooking a delicious meal with your love? Go to the grocery store and pick up the ingredients for your favorite romantic meal, and then spend time in the kitchen together preparing your dinner with some soft music and lit candles. Simple, romantic and inexpensive.
Take Advantage of Deals- Discount sites like LivingSocial and Groupon have fun and exciting activities to do year round, as well as holiday-inspired deals. This is the perfect way to spend little money on a cheap Valentine’s day date, and probably try something you’ve never done. Planning a night out on the town is much easier when there are awesome deals to take advantage of for creative date nights like wine tastings or sushi making classes. Share a wonderful experience together by snagging an offer for 50%-90% off a reservation or budget-friendly activity.
Have a Slumber Party- Let your inner child out and have a flirty and fun Valentine’s day date with your honey. There’s no need to spend a lot of money going out to a movie when you can rent one for yourselves and watch it at home with some ice cream sundays with all of the fixings. Hang out in your pajamas with the fire going and have some fun playing board games, doing a puzzle or baking chocolate chip cookies. The best cheap date idea is to just make time to spend together laughing and being silly in the comfort of your own home- no money required.
