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| My little handmade menu and spa set up! Budget Savvy Date Night In! Make life fun :) |
It seems like everyone is on a budget these days, and if you are not (lucky), why not save a little extra money from time to time? This past weekend was my weekend for date night, and I wanted to do something fun, out of the ordinary, and economical. Like most college students I try my best to stay on a really tight budget and when date night comes around you can spend upwards of 50.00 (and I am thinking that is a low number.) When you factor in a decent restaurant with food, adult beverages, and dessert you are looking right around 30 bucks. Then there is the movie which tickets now-a-days can start right around 9-10 bucks? And the candy, popcorn, soda, oh my... I lost count. Thank god I am not a finance or business major ;).
But in all seriousness it gets a little pricey.
I got a fondue maker a few years ago, and I have been just dying to use it. Ironically, my boyfriend and I had just talked about the Melting Pot restaurant and then -ding- it just hit me, why not bring the Melting Pot to our home? Seemed like the right thing and budget-friendly thing to do. So once the idea popped in my head, I began planning.
The first thing to do is plan out your menu-- look for things that you already have in the pantry to incorporate into the meal. For example, I had tilapia, and quinoa I wanted to use. Once I figured out what I wanted to make I drew out a menu. Literally, created my own little menu on some of my class notebook paper. Haha...
This was what I made. Click on the links for the recipes.
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| I could barely snap a picture before it was gone. Check out the recipe I attached the links above. |
Everything was a huge hit, simple to make and extremely economical. I was even able to get two bottles of Australian wines for only 10 buckaroos!
The next order of business was my homemade Spa. I used homemade remedies I found on Pinterest. Click on the links to find the tutorial.
Spa:
- Tea Tree Oil face wash (The Body Shop). Use whatever face wash you have to take off your make up.
- Tea Tree Oil Face Mask (The Body Shop).
- Massage
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| Green Monsters. Haha. |
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| Haha we are dorks. |
Then MOVIE! Rent a Redbox or watch one on Netflix!
Other cheap date night ideas:
Picnic under the stars-- bring a lantern and bug spray!
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| Aspirin Scrub. |
Scary Movie night-- have a popcorn bar. Popcorn is extremely inexpensive and a fun way to experiment with different toppings check it out here.
Paris Date Night- Pop open a bottle of champagne, and eat cheese, meats, and crackers! Yumm.
Attached below are some of my favorite date night ideas I found on Pinterest.
Thirty Things From Hopes AND Dreams. (Jason and I did this AND LOVED IT!)
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| Kisses! Enjoy a date night and being budget savvy! |
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