Date Ideas

Living on a college budget and planning a wedding means that my fiance and I try to save money anywhere we can. Sadly, that means that sometimes we don't spend as much time "dating" as we should. I've recently started researching cheap date ideas and here are a few.

Tour a local winery-
http://www.allamericanwineries.com/AAWMain/locate.htm

Pack a picnic-
http://www.ajc.com/eveningedge/content/eveningedge/stories/2008/05/13/what_to_pack.html

Explore local tourist sites-
http://www.chiff.com/travel/USA.htm or find your state's tourist website

Watch a show at a local live theater or college

Take a walk and just talk
-not about your finances, children, wedding plans, stress caused by work or school, and so on...
*when you were falling in love, these things weren't discussed

Exercise together
- tennis, golf, weights, run, frisbee, bike ride, and so on

Spend an evening watching a whole season of a TV show on DVD
- http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/releaselistshows.cfm

Decide all decisions based on the flip of a coin
-my parents do this when they don't know where to go and what to do
*at every intersection or choice to be made, my parents make a decision based on the flip of
a coin

Visit the zoo or local children's museum
- http://www.officialusa.com/stateguides/zoos/
- http://www.childrensmuseums.org/visit/us_members.htm

Hopefully these ideas are something you can try in your area, or at least might inspire another idea!