100+ Cheap Valentine’s Day Ideas
February 9th, 2009 6 Comments » | POSTED BY ROB
In case you hadn’t noticed,Valentine’s Day is once again approaching fast – a time when blokes the country wide start to panic about what to buy and how much to spend, whilst the women seem to take it all in their stride and can do no wrong, at least in my limited experience.
As ever, the web is awash with ideas for Valentine’s Day gifts, and the personal finance “blogosphere” is no exception, naturally (and these days very sensibly) focusing on Valentine’s ideas which won’t cost you an arm and a leg.
After all, although the sentiment behind the day is sound, the blatant commercialisation of it can leave a nasty taste in your mouth, worse than that cheap champagne and those dodgy chocolates you could end up buying.
So without further ado, here are some of the best Valentine’s Day ideas for those on a budget. Whilst they all might not be to your taste, they will hopefully get you thinking about surprising that special person in your life.
- 15 Cheap Valentine’s Day Dates – Jim at Bargaineering lists some of the things that he and his wife have done over the years. Don’t worry, it’s SFW!
- Find A Valentine’s Gift For Under £20 – 24 cheap Valentine gift ideas from the Motley Fool.
- Valentine’s Deals To Beat The Credit Crunch – 8 more tips on how to be the ultimate romantic without breaking the bank.
- 7 Low or No Cost Ways To Show Your Valentine You Care – Paid Twice celebrates his 7th wedding anniversary and Valentine’s Day with these 7 frugal ideas.
- 25 Free or Frugal Ways to Say I Love You - twenty-five free or frugal ways to say “I love you”.
- 25 Frugal Valentine’s Ideas That Won’t Make You Look Cheap – more ideas from the Money Saving Blog at PromotionalCodes.org.uk.
- Valentine’s Day on a Budget – Wisebread’s ten stylish but low budget ideas.
Or you could do what I do, and tell your partner that every day is like Valentine’s Day when you’re living with me!
photo credit: wanderlustphoto
6 Comments on “100+ Cheap Valentine’s Day Ideas”
Joanne, February 10th, 2009
Free Valentine’s Day recipes free cookbook packed full of cherry recipes
I just found this great Valentine’s Day cookbook packed full of cherry recipes and best of all it is free. I downloaded it yesterday and I am already planning a great dinner with my boyfriend. With money being tight this year, I was looking for some unique ways to have a great Valentine’s Day and this will certainly help. Here is a link if you want to download it: http://www.traversebayfarms.com/valentines-day-recipes.htm
40% Off Champagne For Valentine’s Day / Money Watch, February 10th, 2009
[...] as a quick follow up to my post on 100+ cheap Valentine’s Day ideas, you can now get 40% off all champagne and sparkling wine at Threshers, Wine Rack and Victoria Wine [...]
Hundreds of Ideas for a Frugal Valentine’s Day, January 18th, 2010
[...] 100+ Cheap Valentine’s Ideas. This is another roundup of links to some great ideas for frugal Valentine’s Day celebrations. A couple of these links are already posted here in this article but a few of them are new. [...]
Matt, January 19th, 2010
Some good ideas here, thanks. I like the dinner in idea as we cook often.
What do you think of Loved water?
http://www.aquamantra.com/iamloved/
Wanted: Cheap Valentine’s Day Ideas (For Singles) / Money Watch, January 25th, 2010
[...] not immune from this here at Money Watch either, check out a previous post featuring more than 1o0 cheap Valentine’s day ideas from last year, and for more ideas, check out these hundreds of ideas for a frugal [...]
8 Expensive Valentine’s Day Ideas / Money Watch, February 9th, 2010
[...] been getting quite a bit of traffic to our post on cheap Valentine’s ideas recently, you bunch of [...]
