We've got grandparents in the area that we rarely utilize for babysitting. Our weekends are full of family fun, but we've got to get out more, just the two of us. Personally, we like to save $$$ ideas for special occasions.
Favorite date ideas that don't break the bank?
GOLD / watermelon / 14076 posts
@deerylou: Is going out during the week a possibility? A lot of places have great happy hours...you can eat/drink for pretty cheap! Or maybe a matinee movie and sneak your own candy in?
pomegranate / 3003 posts
@lawbee11: Bah, I wish. My husband commutes, and usually isn't home before 7pm. However, there are a few places in the area that run happy hour prices over the weekends. There's a pool hall that does great microbrews and gourmet apps that we loved to frequent before DD was born. I'll suggest that. 
bananas / 9973 posts
First thing that comes to mind is the cheap, college date, still always is fun: sampling at Costco! hahaha!
Hikes with sandwich picnics, happy hour, botanical gardens, museum, matinee movies.
pomegranate / 3244 posts
There is a dollar movie theater close to me, do you have anything like that? It shows movies that are beyond the regular theater but not on DVD yet, and the tickets only cost $1.75 (stupid inflation, they used to only be $1!). Concessions cost the same, but if you carry a big purse you could easily carry in your own snacks
Or, there is a theater/restaurant thing here, which shows movies but also is a bar/pub...something like that?
Does your city (or a close by one) have one of these? I just recently found out that mine does and I signed hubs and myself up! http://www.npr.org/blogs/thesalt/2013/09/24/224410455/this-elegant-whimsical-pop-up-dinner-party-had-4-000-guests
wonderful kiwi / 23653 posts
I def check Groupon for local restaurants and save it for date time!
We also like to go to Ikea for a date... Window shop and eat at their cheap restaurant!
honeydew / 7811 posts
@MediaNaranja: our dollar theater is a $3 theater now! Still a good deal but, man! Miss the good ol' days!
blogger / honeydew / 7081 posts
We have a local restaurant that has $.30 wings on Tuesdays. So, we can go and have dinner for like $5 each, slightly more if we have drinks. Its a pretty good deal!
GOLD / wonderful olive / 19030 posts
Bowling, mini golf with dinner at a sandwich shop or food truck. We also like to walk around different parks/gardens in the area. I look on Groupon a lot too, we have a beer tasting to give a try yet too!
pomegranate / 3003 posts
Great ideas. Unfortunately, we don't have any dollar theaters, in the area, but it's awesome that some of you can take advantage of that!
cantaloupe / 6923 posts
Walk to the park with a picnic. Or Mcdonalds. We are very romantic over here if you can't tell.
papaya / 10473 posts
Picnics, go out for dessert, bowling, mini golf, indoor rock climbing, museum exhibits, botanical gardens, etc. There are a couple of things where we've bitten the bullet and bought a membership so that we always have somewhere to go!
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