10 Budget-Friendly Valentine’s Day Ideas
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10 Budget-Friendly Valentine’s Day Ideas
This article is a part of the series “Valentine’s day 2015”
Valentine’s Day is supposed to be a day of love and romance, but it so often becomes more about expensive gifts rather than love. Love need not be expressed only through diamonds or a dinner at a posh restaurant. Only a little bit of time and creativity is required for you to be romantic this Valentine’s Day without burning a hole in your pockets. With Valentine’s Day just around the corner, here are 10 budget-friendly ideas to make Valentine’s Day more about you and your sweetheart rather than expensive dinners and gifts.
Making a card is not just more pocket-friendly than buying a generic Valentine’s Day card. It also shows that you have put some thought and effort into making something for your loved one rather than picking up one of the numerous cards available in the gift store shelves. You can make the card the way you want to and write or print a personal message which might be meaningful only to the two of you.
Making a card is much more thoughtful than buying one (Source)
Having a fancy dinner at home will prevent you from feeling disappointed if your favorite restaurant is packed on Valentine’s Day. It will be much less expensive than eating out, where the menu might be limited and the prices inflated. Whether you prepare the dinner together or order in your favorite cuisine along with a bottle of wine, you are sure to have much more fun than eating at an overcrowded restaurant.
Have a fancy dinner at home (Source)
Become travelers in your own city for a day – get guide books and maps and spend the day visiting areas of your city which you have never visited before. Take lots of pictures and behave like tourists. Chances are that you will discover a lot of new places and have fun at the same time. At the end of the day, make a list of the places you would want to visit once again.
Rediscover your own city with your sweetheart (Source)
Nothing says “I love you” more than personalized gifts – mugs, photo frames, collages, clothes, and the list is endless. You can either make them on your own or get them made professionally. One simple idea is to get blank coffee mugs and Sharpies, write or draw something related to the both of you on the mugs, bake them in an oven at 350O Fahrenheit for 30 minutes and Ta da! Your simple and personalized gift is ready in a jiffy!
With a couple of blank mugs and a Sharpie, you can whip up a personalised gift in an instant (Source)
Go on a long drive with your sweetheart on Valentine’s Day. Pack some sandwiches and drinks and you are all set to go.
A long drive will rekindle your love for each other (Source)
Who said that you have to celebrate Valentine’s Day on February 14th? Do a time warp and celebrate it a week earlier or a week later. Flowers and chocolates are always over-priced on Valentine’s Day and there is no guarantee that you will get something of your choice. Restaurants also hike up their prices on this day. So by celebrating Valentine’s Day either earlier or later not you will save on flowers and chocolates, but you are sure to get them of your choice and not whatever is left.
Do a time warp and celebrate Valentine’s Day earlier or later (Source)
A memory jar or love coupons can be a great and inexpensive Valentine’s Day gift. Fill up a jar with small handwritten love notes and song lyrics for every day or every week of the year, tie a pretty bow and a tag around its neck and gift it to your sweetheart. Or you can make a small booklet of love coupons with stuff like “Redeem this coupon for a back massage”, “This coupon will enable you to get breakfast in bed”, etc. written in it.
Make a redeemable love coupons booklet (Source)
Burn a customized CD with the songs your partner loves and be sure to include the “our song”. This will be a thoughtful gift if your sweetheart spends a lot of time travelling in the car. Or alternatively, you can put them in a thumb drive and gift it to them. Be sure to get a customized CD cover too!
Create a customized CD with his/her favorite songs (Source)
Grab some food and drinks, and a couple of blankets and you are ready to go for a picnic. You can go in the daytime and have a picnic by the river or you can go during the twilight and stargaze lying next to each other on the blankets.
Have a picnic by the riverside (Source)
A couple’s spa or massage can be an expensive affair. You can indulge in and recreate the spa atmosphere in your own bathroom by having a spa night at home. Light a few scented candles, and run a warm bath. Get some bath scrub with essential oils and exfoliate each other’s body. This is not only relaxing but sensuous as well.
Have a spa night at home (Source)
