Inexpensive, Fabulous Dates

Would you like to know how to have inexpensive, fabulous dates? If you are single and living on a budget, your greatest asset is your imagination. You can turn a simple low-cost evening into an adventure that someone will never forget.

Here are some memorable dates that won't break the bank and will leave your dates impressed with your creativity:

Real estate open houses

Looking at houses for sale is a fabulous inexpensive date. Every Sunday, the local newspapers list the open houses that are available for viewing. Go over the listings with your date and decide which ones you want to see. Your choices may be affected by distance, price range, or style of house. Since it's all free, make the most of the day and see what you want. Plan your route and time table. Enhance the day by taking notes on what you liked and what you didn't. Followup with coffee and a discussion of the days observations. Note to realtors: I have had many clients who wound up buying a house this way.

Local wildlife

Great inexpensive dates, when you are single and living on a budget, are nature activities. What is your area of the country known for? What time of year is it available for visiting or seeing? Call your local wildlife society and find out when the miracles of the wild are at their peak. Do you have swamp, flowers, cacti, butterflies, marshes, aquatic birds, canaries, deer, bears, woodpeckers, eagles, flowering trees, snow peaks, whales, rainbows, or wild strawberries? There is something in your local world that is unique to the region and you can plan a free date around it.

Local dairy farms

Visiting a dairy farm is a fabulous inexpensive date. For those of you raised on a farm, you are probably wondering what the big deal is here. But for those of you out there who have never seen a cow milked, you are in for a fascinating day. Dairy farms today are often modern marvels of efficiency. The larger the farm, the greater the technology. This date is as educational as it is truly fun. Look in the phone book, call ahead to find a friendly farm, and plan a great date.

Furniture showrooms

Looking at furniture showrooms is free as well as not tied to a time frame. You can go any time of day. Visit your favorite department store with your date, browse through the showroom settings, discuss what decor you like best, and enjoy a stroll through the park or a cup of hot chocolate afterwards as you continue your conversation.

Inexpensive dates can be the most fabulous dates you will ever have. They save you money, they challenge you to use your ingenuity, and they definitely open up new avenues for communication and thought as you get to know the person you are with better. Have fun!

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