Frugal Date Nights
I have chosen "Date Night" as the first frugal tip because I feel like a date night with your spouse is one of the most important things in a marriage. Money should not be the issue when it comes to spending quality time with your spouse.
- Walk in the park and eat a homemade picnic
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- Canoe or paddle boat at a nearby lake
- Candlelight dinner after kids are in bed
- Watch a movie after kids are in bed
- Go to a discount movie theater
- Go to a drive-in movie, two movies for price of one! and free snuggle time!(take your own popcorn and candy)
- Eat dessert out at one of your favorite places
- Walk around the mall and eat ice cream or drink a milkshake
- Sit at a bookstore and read together
- Go to a cafe' and drink coffee
- Go to a local restaurant to watch local bands play. Eat dinner before and only order a drink
- Go to the library and research your next "goal"(like traveling to Hawaii or building a treehouse,etc...) or getaway location
- Go to a museum on its "free day"
- Go to the zoo on it's "free day"
- Go to a "Paint a Piece" type pottery place. Paint one piece of pottery together.
- Watch a ball game and have a picnic on the "grass". Our ball park is only $5.00 for the grass
- Take toys to a childrens hospital
- Volunteer for an organization, like serve meals or work in a food pantry
- Walk around your "downtown". We live near a river and there is a riverwalk and Beale Street
- "Blanket and the Stars"~ lay a blanket out in your backyard, with a picnic, drinks, dessert, book to read together(I suggest "The Love Dare" by Stephen and Alex Kendrick),and look at the stars and talk!
- Free Levitt-Shell concert and picnic(Memphis)
- Free concert at Snowden Grove sponsored by KIX106 summer concert series(Memphis)
- Play a Board game~ in room bedroom or on a blanket outside or on the patio table outside
- Foot rub and back rub outside/on blanket/under the stars while talking
- Make a small bonfire or fire in the fire pit. Sit. Relax. Eat appetizers.