{"id":1274,"date":"2014-12-17T05:00:18","date_gmt":"2014-12-17T10:00:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.saltyblonde.com\/?p=1274"},"modified":"2014-12-21T13:37:56","modified_gmt":"2014-12-21T18:37:56","slug":"ten-pretty-cheap-date-night-ideas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.saltyblonde.com\/?p=1274","title":{"rendered":"Ten Pretty Cheap Date Night Ideas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saltyblonde.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Ten-Pretty-Cheap-Date-Nights.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1276\" src=\"https:\/\/www.saltyblonde.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Ten-Pretty-Cheap-Date-Nights.jpg\" alt=\"Ten Pretty Cheap Date Nights\" width=\"183\" height=\"275\" \/><\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/www.saltyblonde.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/Ten-Pretty-Cheap-Date-Nights.jpg\"><img class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-1276\" alt=\"\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>I don&#8217;t know about you, but we tend to spend our cash this time of year on Christmas and not date nights.\u00a0 I still like to honor our monthly date night tradition even on a budget and to be honest, most of our date nights are pretty frugal any time of year.\u00a0 I thought I would make a list of some of our favorites to give you some ideas if you are in the same boat. 1.\u00a0 Hang out in a Barnes and Noble with a Starbucks.\u00a0 Grab some books and magazines you want to check out before buying, a hot chocolate or coffee and hang out and chat. 2.\u00a0 Take a\u00a0scenic drive together. or this variation 3.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0Check out Christmas lights together.\u00a0 We always pack up the\u00a0dog, run thru the Starbucks drive thru and check out the neighborhoods with great lights every year. 4.\u00a0 Play pool.\u00a0 For the cost of a couple beers and the pool table, you can have a fun night out. 5.\u00a0 Go to happy hour.\u00a0 Cheap drinks and food and some relaxation after work. 6.\u00a0 Go to a minor league hockey game. 7.\u00a0 Volunteer together.\u00a0 Animal shelters, Nursing homes, Food banks, all places you can volunteer together. 8.\u00a0 Go to the driving range or batting cages. 9.\u00a0 Play poker or learn to play it together! 10. 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