Celebrate Valentine on a Budget
You don’t need to spend a lot of money to celebrate Valentine’s Day, just spend the special day with someone who is very extra special to you. Even if the budget is tight, there are many ways to do it without worrying about how you can afford it.1. Home-cooked candle-lit dinner: It doesn’t take much money to put together a nice meal for two. First, decide on the menu, then shop at the local grocery. Go home and cook it up together. After enjoying dinner, over a glass of champagne or sparkling wine in the romantic candlelight, get close up and personal and cook up some serious Valentine’s Day togetherness.2. Movie night on the couch: Get one or two DVDs of the most romantic movies you can find. It can star lovers from as far back as Scarlett and Rhett, Napoleon and Josephine or Bogie and Bacall, or as recent as Brad and Angelina or Beyonce and Jay-Z. Watch it all curled up together on the upholstery, and unwind only for moments to switch disks, sip drinks, munch sandwiches and crunch potato chips.3. Picnic in the park: Put together the edible ingredients in a picnic basket and enjoy the outdoors together with a tasty lunch. If the weather is cold, bundle up close together and admire the winter scenery. If the world around you turns white, become little kids again. Throw snowballs and make snow angels. If the temperature becomes really, really too cold, go home and spread your blanket for a warm, romantic picnic next to a roaring fireplace.4. All-day bed marathon: It won’t cost very much if you decide to spend all of Valentine’s Day dining and doing other fun things in bed together. Spend the time watching TV programs and DVDs. Cuddle together and listen to romantic music and do whatever else fits your fancy. Drag yourselves out of bed only long enough to take turns preparing meals for each other and serving them with loving care.For example, she's in charge of preparing breakfast. When noon arrives, he gets up to make lunch. Then, as February darkness falls, she puts together a great dinner. If you require that the preparation tasks must be equal, he has the duty to create a just-before-midnight snack to top off the day’s celebration.Valentine's Day is for lovers who care much more for each other than they do for the money they don't have enough of. If you need to celebrate the day on a scanty budget, don’t let your limited cash keep you from showing unlimited love.
