Dating On The Cheap

Dating shouldn’t cost you a lot of money, especially if you are following the advice that volume counts when trying to meet someone new.
With that in mind, here are more than twenty cheap date ideas covering a wide variety of interests, likes, activities and hobbies.

Cheap Date Ideas For Home Bodies

• Pull out some bug spray and a cozy blanket and curl up together in your backyard or a local park for some stargazing.
• Have a movie nightwith your date, challenging each other to bring a flick within the allotted theme of the night – such as worst movie of all time or the best classic you’ve never heard of. You could even go so far as to make a weekend out of it and create your own personal Oscars screening or private themed film festival.
• Raid the dollar store for poker game items you don’t already have. Use peanuts or some other inexpensive markers and let the games begin.
• Play a couples game together

Cheap Date Ideas For Kids at Heart

• Find a swing set, playground or water park and spend the day there together.
• Farmers markets and street fairs usually cost nothing and you’ll enjoy some time together learning more about your community’s offerings.
• Visit the zoo together.
• Challenge each other to a contest. Anything works, and the sillier the better! Try sand castle building, hop scotch, name that tune, marbles, or kite flying.

Cheap Date Ideas For Romantics

• Make a special dinner for your sweetie, complete with sexy music and candles.
• Learn how to do a strip-tease and perform it for your partner.
• Pack a picnic and take your date for a bike ride to a secluded location for a special, inexpensive getaway.
• Spend a day together at the beach. You can snorkel and explore sea life, collect sea shells and driftwood, go for a swim, or have a rock skipping contest.

Cheap Date Ideas For Sports or Activity Lovers

• Learn a new sport or activity together, such as ultimate frisbee or mountaineering. Alternatively, take a peek to see if there are any singles-oriented sport leagues in your area and sign up for something together.
• Invite some friends over for a big game or pay-per-view event and make a day of it, complete with munchies and prizes for the most supportive at-home fans.
• Go for a hike together.
• In the wintertime, ask the neighborhood kids where they go tobogganing, and head out together for a day on the “slopes”.

Cheap Date Ideas For Thrill Seekers

• Read through the Guinness Book of World Records together, and find something the two of you could potentially achieve as a couple.
• Go for a drive together where you only stop or turn when you encounter a pre-determined area or event, such as a garage sale sign or a street that starts with the letter M. Travel are also a great idea for those dating with kids.

Cheap Date Ideas For Those Who Thirst for Knowledge

• Attend a poetry or book reading together. Most of these events are free, and you’ll learn something new to discuss over coffee later.
• Sign up to voluntee together for a cause that you are both passionate about or a festival that otherwise would be too expensive to attend.
• Take a tour of a local brew pub or winery, which typically are free or very heavily discounted.