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How can you keep dating fun and exciting on a shoestring budget?

Me and girlfriend understand with the current economic conditions that we can't go out and splurge like we use too. Due to both of our work schedules we can only go out during the week and during the day. Weekends are not an option....Can anyone help with creative dating ideas that are affordable, fun and exciting. We are trying to limit our dates to $ 25.00 to $50.00.

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  • 1 decade ago
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    It doesn't matter how old you are - if there's glow in the dark indoor mini putt anywhere in the area, GO FOR IT!! My boyfriend and I are both in our late 20's, but we still can't resist mini putt and arcade games. We usually don't spend more than $30 on an outing like this. The playful factor helps us reconnect.

    Avoid going out to eat if you can help it. Have little at-home picnics if you have to, eat on the floor in the living room. Turn out the lights and eat by candle light, even if it's just sandwiches.

    Instead of going out to a movie, rent one.

    If the weather permits, take nice long walks.

    When spring comes, things like bike rides, rollerblading, etc. are great. Same with walking nature trails.

    Find out what time during the week there's public skate at your local arenas. If you have skates, go skating :) It's fun, cute and romantic, ESPECIALLY if you aren't great on ice!! Usually the rental of skates doesn't cost too much either.

    Board games! My boyfriend and I love Scrabble on a rainy day.

    And of course, there's nothing like retreating to the bedroom for the afternoon or the evening ;)

  • Anonymous
    1 decade ago

    bowling

    picnics at the park

    play twister

    make her a homemade dinner

    watch a movie in 3D

    rent an old school movie at blockbuster and make popcorn (the goonies, star wars)

    dress up and go to a nice restaurant but just order dessert

  • kiwi
    Lv 6
    1 decade ago

    Go to the movies cheaper during the day. Then get an ice cream for dessert.

  • 1 decade ago

    go to places that dont cost to get in like a park or a beach and bring a picnic basket of food you picked out this whole thing would probably only cost about 25 dollars if you limit what you buy to eat

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  • Anonymous
    5 years ago

    it is so thrilling to me which you ask this, because of the fact for my husband and that i? Our existence grew to become into "much less costly" interior the experience of genuine leisure hobbies and exciting...We enjoyed to hike, trip motorcycles take a picnic with us or perhaps take a stress to someplace we would possibly on no account been for the day...grew to become into great exciting. Or we would spend the day on the coastline swimming, analyzing, relaxing...We kayaked, he had a sailboard...In iciness, we would pass to a action picture or pass bowling or play minature golfing...I mean heavily, we spent so little funds because of the fact numerous the failings we enjoyed merely required "equipment" (i.e., motorbike, rollerblades, camping out equipment) i assume many couple do in comparison to/try this kinda of element and for that reason require greater beneficial varieties of leisure costing far greater. Pity somewhat. Grace

  • 1 decade ago

    Museums, zoos, matinees, restaurant lunch specials, volunteer working together.

    You can also usually sign up for online specials from local theaters, & events around town.

  • 1 decade ago

    cook each other dinner, rent movies, go to the park, to a museum.

    sit somewhere and make fun of people. i like inventing peoples stories as they walk by. and its always fun to go up to them and ask them to see how accurate your story was.

    try to learn how to play say.. guitar, together through online lessons or something..

    play video games. . .

    dunno what else.. whatever i do with my girl is usually fun.. these are the things we do when we're out of cash..

  • 1 decade ago

    You don't have to go out. Make dinner at home and rent a movie.

  • 1 decade ago

    Ice skating, volunteer work, site seeing, museums, happy hour, hope i helped!

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