15 Free or Cheap Date Night Ideas

15 Free or Cheap Date Night Ideas

Don’t let this slow economic down-turn, keep you from having a night out.  You will find 15 simple ways to have an enjoyable evening and could be even more fulfilling than the usual dinner and movie date night.

• Save change in a jar or save cans and bottles for your “date night” fund.

Babysitting Swap

• Swap babysitting with a good friend you do it for them on Friday, then they baby sit Saturday or switch off weeks.

• While your kids are at the baby sitter…instead of going out for a steak dinner, buy all the ingredients and cook it together. Have a candlelight dinner and DVD movie- Redbox has movies for 1$.

Leisure Activities

• Go to Farmers market, hold hands and stroll by the vendors, taste samples, try a new food.

• Library: Read magazines, Peruse different genres, look at books about home-improvements…then dream, check out DVD (usually for free).  You can usually access it online to reserve your Movie or book.

• Take a walk in the Hardware stores, dream about improvements, Gadget Stores- check out latest fads, Computer Store-talk about newest technology, Mall- talk about your tastes, likes, dislikes, needs, colors, styles and sizes. (This will help you learn more about each other as well as help with gift giving in the future)

• After walks etc. grab an ice cream, coffee or simple fun snack. Use your date night funds for these little treats.

• Go to Garage Sales- have a specific goal in mind(a tiffany lamp etc), find something special to collect.

• Visit antique stores- can also have a specific goal, find a special thing to collect

• Pile pillows on the bed before “talking” this keeps you from falling asleep.

• Read a book together, listen to a book on tape- Library is free!

• Prepare a meal together for the family- make it sort of a tradition Saturday Breakfasts etc

• Find a commonality and pursue it! I love finding unique “Vista” spots and watch the sunsets.

Outdoor Activities

• Go to the local park, walk the trails

• Ride bikes

• Exercise together/ walk- Costco has great deals on 24 hour fitness gym passes, about 12$ a month.  Make a goal to get fit and lose weight.

• Go camping together- take hikes, rent a canoe (my personal favorite)

More Date Ideas?

If you have your own special “Fun, Free or Cheap”  Date ideas please share, we would love to learn more!  It would be wonderful to have 100.  Let’s hear it.

Have fun!