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Don’t Let Your Date Put a Downer on Your Wallet

by Ashley Davis 12 Comments

A nice dinner with your significant other is warm and cozy and fun, until you get the bill and you realize “wait, I’m only making minimum wage.” To avoid emptying your wallet for the sake of romance, here are some inexpensive date ideas.

Nice dinner with your significant other is warm and cozy and fun, until you get the bill and you realize “wait, I'm only making minimum wage.” To avoid emptying your wallet for the sake of romance, here are some cheap date ideas.

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Window shopping is fun if you have a common interest. Say you both like video games or makeup, have fun testing the games and playing with makeup. It’s a great way to find out what your SO likes and doesn’t like and it doesn’t cost a dime!

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During the warmer months going to the park is a good choice, it’s nice and romantic, but it’s also completely free. You can pack a simple lunch if you like which will save a ton of money over going out to eat somewhere.

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Find cheap dessert places. We have a Dollar Cone near us, meaning we can get good ice cream for a dollar and sit the back for an hour and play chess. You can go somewhere really fancy and share something or ask your friends for recommendations on the best dessert in town.

Nice dinner with your significant other is warm and cozy and fun, until you get the bill and you realize “wait, I'm only making minimum wage.” To avoid emptying your wallet for the sake of romance, here are some cheap date ideas.

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If you’re both religious, try going to church together. This helps you get to know your SO better and to try out a new style of church at the same time. It will also give you a lot to talk about when you discuss the sermon.

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Go to parties of mutual friends together. Maybe it’s a costume party and you can make costumes together before you go. Or it’s a Christmas party and you can wear matching ugly sweaters. Just be sure to shop at the thrift shop and spend as little as possible or shop your own closet and spend nothing!

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If you have some of the same classes, why not study and hang out at Starbucks after school? Coffee is relatively inexpensive compared to other places you could go. Keep in mind that Starbucks offers free refills on some of their drinks.

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Make a list of movies you want to watch together and then have a Netflix movie marathon. Right now my list has Inception, Tusk, and Monty Python and the Holy Grail on it. (Soooo romantic right?)

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Bake together. Making cookies is fun, so why not make them together, especially if your SO likes to cook/bake as well. And try something new. You can teach each other your favorite recipes. This isn’t exactly free but it’s fun and you can choose recipes that aren’t that expensive to make and share the cost.

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Volunteer in the community together. This gives you time to give back to the community while getting to know each other. Not only is this free, but it helps others out as well.

Hopefully these ideas will give you some good inspiration for some dates. It’s important to have fun and enjoy yourself, and hopefully know you have ideas on how to do so without cleaning out your piggy bank.

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Ashley

Hey! I'm Ashley. I love writing, playing trumpet in marching band, and watching cheesy movies with my friends. I also enjoy reading, watching shows about Superheroes, and spending time with my little sister.

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Comments

  1. Harley

    March 13, 2018 at 10:31 am

    I absolutely agree, shouldn’t have to spend a fortunate on a date with some you are with. If they really like you it would’t matter to them how much money you spend. It’s all about the bonding and quality time.

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    • Eva

      March 29, 2018 at 11:49 pm

      You are right Harley. It is about quality time, and that just isn’t expensive!

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    • dan

      April 17, 2018 at 12:48 pm

      i agree to!!!!!!

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  2. Fabby Arevalo

    March 20, 2018 at 5:19 pm

    It is wonderful how the little things someone may do can make greater things!

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    • Eva

      March 29, 2018 at 11:45 pm

      🙂

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  3. Ryan

    March 29, 2018 at 6:25 pm

    This is a great website and I would recommend it to other teens/adults with spending addictions.

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    • Eva

      March 29, 2018 at 11:38 pm

      Thank you Ryan. I really appreciate it!

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  4. Hunter Bowcutt

    April 4, 2018 at 11:33 am

    These are great ways to save money and still have an amazing date with your significant other! I will definitely use these sometime!

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  5. Brady

    April 5, 2018 at 11:03 am

    I agree, you shouldn’t have to spend your hard earned money on someone to have a good time.

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  6. Brady

    April 9, 2018 at 10:42 am

    Next time I go on a date, I will be sure to use these helpful tips on saving money!

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  7. Trapper

    April 9, 2018 at 10:53 pm

    I just went on a date and it left my wallet all sad. I’m from a small town, so we don’t have malls around here. We going on hikes and do out door activities to save money. So far so good! Thanks for your advice!

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  8. Monce

    April 17, 2018 at 1:01 pm

    I completely agree with this. If you really like someone it shouldn’t matter whether you’re on the most expensive date or cheapest date as long as you get to spend some quality time with your significant other.

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Welcome to TeensGotCents, my name is Eva Baker and I founded this site when I was sixteen. I'm a complete money nerd and I love helping teens learn how money works. Also, I watch too much Netflix. Although I still have a lot to learn about personal finance I hope you will use my successes and failures to help reach your own goals whether you want to go to college debt free, get a part time job, work on a fun DIY project that will save you money or just read about ways you can learn to manage your money well as a teen. So glad you're here! Read more about my story here.

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