Comments on: 20 Pocket-Change Date Night Ideas http://smallnotebook.org/2009/05/09/20-pocket-change-date-night-ideas/ Encouragement for a Simple Home Mon, 15 Mar 2010 01:40:25 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: Carol http://smallnotebook.org/2009/05/09/20-pocket-change-date-night-ideas/#comment-13704 Carol Thu, 04 Mar 2010 19:45:30 +0000 http://smallnotebook.org/?p=1226#comment-13704 I've always been super frugal and now that my boyfriend and I are living in a small town with nothing nearby we've had to get creative! Luckily, we can still easily set aside time for ourselves since the only little ones we have to take care of are our dogs, but the problem isn't time...it's what to do. For Valentine's Day we spent about $20 on some really good steaks and I made them into a delicious dinner. We dressed up and savored them like it was a fancy restaurant, we even poured a different wine to go with dessert. It was definitely better than any restaurant around here and a whole lot cheaper (not to mention relaxing)! When we used to live NEAR things we would get a little gussied up and walk to the closest ice cream or yogurt shop, get a yummy treat and wander around town. We'd people watch, stop at nearly every bench, sneak kisses and maybe even dance while we walked back through the park...I've decided it's really about letting go, pretend you're in that cheesy romantic comedy for just a moment, and you might actually be! P.S. LOVE YOUR BLOG :) I’ve always been super frugal and now that my boyfriend and I are living in a small town with nothing nearby we’ve had to get creative! Luckily, we can still easily set aside time for ourselves since the only little ones we have to take care of are our dogs, but the problem isn’t time…it’s what to do. For Valentine’s Day we spent about $20 on some really good steaks and I made them into a delicious dinner. We dressed up and savored them like it was a fancy restaurant, we even poured a different wine to go with dessert. It was definitely better than any restaurant around here and a whole lot cheaper (not to mention relaxing)!

When we used to live NEAR things we would get a little gussied up and walk to the closest ice cream or yogurt shop, get a yummy treat and wander around town. We’d people watch, stop at nearly every bench, sneak kisses and maybe even dance while we walked back through the park…I’ve decided it’s really about letting go, pretend you’re in that cheesy romantic comedy for just a moment, and you might actually be!

P.S. LOVE YOUR BLOG :)

]]> By: margaret http://smallnotebook.org/2009/05/09/20-pocket-change-date-night-ideas/#comment-10215 margaret Wed, 11 Nov 2009 01:39:15 +0000 http://smallnotebook.org/?p=1226#comment-10215 Early in our relationship, My boyfriend and I went to the observatory after hours, put down a blanket, had a bottle of wine and some cheese and watched the stars. We saw TWO shooting stars right above our heads and we knew we were meant to be together! Early in our relationship, My boyfriend and I went to the observatory after hours, put down a blanket, had a bottle of wine and some cheese and watched the stars. We saw TWO shooting stars right above our heads and we knew we were meant to be together!

]]> By: FREE FUN « Club Fritch http://smallnotebook.org/2009/05/09/20-pocket-change-date-night-ideas/#comment-10075 FREE FUN « Club Fritch Mon, 02 Nov 2009 18:48:01 +0000 http://smallnotebook.org/?p=1226#comment-10075 [...] at Small Notebook [...] [...] at Small Notebook [...]

]]> By: Chet Scott http://smallnotebook.org/2009/05/09/20-pocket-change-date-night-ideas/#comment-9625 Chet Scott Thu, 08 Oct 2009 04:24:18 +0000 http://smallnotebook.org/?p=1226#comment-9625 Great ideas. When it comes to dinning out on the cheap, our family clips coupons out of the newspaper each week and signs up for restaurant offers on the internet. Of course we use a separate email address just for offers so we don't spam our regular email box. These days, there are some really great offers out there for the asking. We have found several buy one get one free offers. We just went to google and looked up each of our favorite restaurants, then signed up for offers on each website. Since our daughter is in school early in the morning we looked at doing breakfast instead of dinner. Breakfast can be much cheaper and it is a great way to kick off the start of a work day (especially on Monday's) Another idea we keep in mind is going out to dinner at a fixed price place. For example, Chili's menu prices are the same at both lunch and dinner. .-= Chet Scott´s last blog post ..<a href="http://www.leaptocheap.com/2009/10/05/the-cheapskate-family-vacation/" rel="nofollow">The Cheapskate Family Vacation</a> =-. Great ideas. When it comes to dinning out on the cheap, our family clips coupons out of the newspaper each week and signs up for restaurant offers on the internet. Of course we use a separate email address just for offers so we don’t spam our regular email box. These days, there are some really great offers out there for the asking. We have found several buy one get one free offers. We just went to google and looked up each of our favorite restaurants, then signed up for offers on each website.

Since our daughter is in school early in the morning we looked at doing breakfast instead of dinner. Breakfast can be much cheaper and it is a great way to kick off the start of a work day (especially on Monday’s)

Another idea we keep in mind is going out to dinner at a fixed price place. For example, Chili’s menu prices are the same at both lunch and dinner.
Chet Scott´s last blog post ..The Cheapskate Family Vacation

]]> By: Dave http://smallnotebook.org/2009/05/09/20-pocket-change-date-night-ideas/#comment-9609 Dave Mon, 05 Oct 2009 18:33:35 +0000 http://smallnotebook.org/?p=1226#comment-9609 Have a beach bonfire, lie on a hill and spot cloud shapes or get a few blocks of ice and slide down! Have a beach bonfire, lie on a hill and spot cloud shapes or get a few blocks of ice and slide down!

]]> By: Hadley http://smallnotebook.org/2009/05/09/20-pocket-change-date-night-ideas/#comment-9241 Hadley Thu, 10 Sep 2009 15:42:44 +0000 http://smallnotebook.org/?p=1226#comment-9241 Great ideas! My boyfriend is on his way from Sweden to Arizona and I am trying to figure out ways to entertain him (and myself) on a budget. Another good idea is to get out old photo albums and show each other pictures from when you were younger. It creates great stories and you get to know each other THAT much better. .-= Hadley´s last blog post ..<a href="http://en.blog.wordpress.com/2009/09/09/rss-links-widget/" rel="nofollow">RSS Links Widget</a> =-. Great ideas! My boyfriend is on his way from Sweden to Arizona and I am trying to figure out ways to entertain him (and myself) on a budget. Another good idea is to get out old photo albums and show each other pictures from when you were younger. It creates great stories and you get to know each other THAT much better.
Hadley´s last blog post ..RSS Links Widget

]]> By: The Prudent Homemaker http://smallnotebook.org/2009/05/09/20-pocket-change-date-night-ideas/#comment-8552 The Prudent Homemaker Tue, 18 Aug 2009 21:31:02 +0000 http://smallnotebook.org/?p=1226#comment-8552 I wish our libraries had more movies. There are two near here, and both are pretty new. The movie selection is extremely small at both; we couldn't even find one thing worth renting for us or the children at either place! The other thing we do is play board games together. Sequence is my favorite. Board games go on sale at Christmas time, so if you need to get them then, they'll be on sale, and most stores offer a bigger selections than usual. I wish our libraries had more movies. There are two near here, and both are pretty new. The movie selection is extremely small at both; we couldn’t even find one thing worth renting for us or the children at either place!

The other thing we do is play board games together. Sequence is my favorite. Board games go on sale at Christmas time, so if you need to get them then, they’ll be on sale, and most stores offer a bigger selections than usual.

]]> By: The Prudent Homemaker http://smallnotebook.org/2009/05/09/20-pocket-change-date-night-ideas/#comment-8551 The Prudent Homemaker Tue, 18 Aug 2009 21:28:23 +0000 http://smallnotebook.org/?p=1226#comment-8551 I have lived in cities with dollar theatres, but there are none here. In fact, most of the theatres (except one) are all in casinos! (I live in Las Vegas). I have lived in cities with dollar theatres, but there are none here. In fact, most of the theatres (except one) are all in casinos! (I live in Las Vegas).

]]> By: Date Ideas http://smallnotebook.org/2009/05/09/20-pocket-change-date-night-ideas/#comment-8270 Date Ideas Fri, 07 Aug 2009 08:11:21 +0000 http://smallnotebook.org/?p=1226#comment-8270 I've found heaps of <a href="http://thirtydollardatenight.com" rel="nofollow">Date Ideas</a> here at $30 Date Night... it's not pocket change but its 30 clams is still a cheap enough date. Hope it helps? I’ve found heaps of Date Ideas here at $30 Date Night… it’s not pocket change but its 30 clams is still a cheap enough date. Hope it helps?

]]> By: turnitupmom http://smallnotebook.org/2009/05/09/20-pocket-change-date-night-ideas/#comment-7620 turnitupmom Sun, 05 Jul 2009 10:44:36 +0000 http://smallnotebook.org/?p=1226#comment-7620 Love this discussion. We've also cuddled outside on the hammock and looked up at the stars. So many people have hammocks but never really use them. Cheap and romantic fun :) Love this discussion. We’ve also cuddled outside on the hammock and looked up at the stars. So many people have hammocks but never really use them. Cheap and romantic fun :)

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