Lets go over how much I spend on dating, and cover some of the best frugal date ideas that you can do to save money - enjoy! Add me on Instagram: GPStephan
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First, we’ll start with the cheapest date idea out there: The Free Event
Every single location out there has free events several times a week that you can just show up to. In Los Angeles, they have free concerts on the Pier. They have art walks. They have free museum days. They have free carnivals. They have food truck meet ups. The options here are literally never ending.
Second: Go to a cafe and people watch $
Yes, this means actually going and spending money on coffee…which I cringe at a little bit because I HATE spending money on coffee…but lets be real, when you calculate the cost per hour in terms of experience, doing this is really inexpensive.
Third, a personal favorite date idea of mine is to skip the dinner, skip the drinks, and literally just go straight for dessert.
Here’s my thinking: on a first date, it’s JUST about getting to know the other person…and going all out for dinner and drinks is an expensive way to find out if it’s a good match. So instead, just go straight for dessert…first of all, it’s a fun unique idea. Second of all, everyone loves dessert. Third, it can be a memorable, fun experience. And fourth, it’s way cheaper than dinner.
Fourth, if you want to go for the typical dinner date - you can still do that, on a budget, by going to one of those really good hole-in-the-wall-spots.
Here’s the thing: those hole in the wall spaces are usually REALLY REALLY good, there’s usually a REALLY cool story behind how you found that spot in the first place…and, obviously, they’re typically inexpensive.
And finally, if you ARE going to go all out with a dinner and drinks…at least do me a favor and do it on a budget, and that would be on a happy hour.
Ongoing Date Ideas:
Go for a hike!
You have some great conversation, you get some exercise, and you enjoy each others company. The cost for that is $0
JUST COOK FOOD AT HOME!
Plus, it’s fun just to cook food with someone else…it becomes much more like a fun experience than it does just a routine of sitting down and eating dinner at some restaurant. And it’s also more personal and enjoyable because you cooked it yourself.
Build something from IKEA.
Ideally, this should cost you NOTHING extra because you’d just be buying normal stuff from IKEA anyway…and, if anything, now you SAVE money because you can enlist the help of your significant other to help you build it for free.
And fourth, if you want a fun frugal date idea that you can also spin off as being romantic - go for a picnic.
This is a perfect blend between going to a restaurant…but also cooking at home…for the price of cooking at home. Plus, picnics are fun and it doesn’t seem like people ever do them anymore.
And finally, if you’re going to go out to a restaurant and want that whole experience…you might want to look into splitting a meal.
JUST MAKE SURE, if you do this, that both of you can agree on what to get - and make sure you have a similar taste in foods.
And beyond that, anything else you could do for “dates” is pretty much just up your imagination…go check out some car shows for free, pick a really good show on Netflix to binge watch, go make fun of crazy threads on Reddit, go check out antique shops or farmers markets…you don’t need to absolutely shun spending money, but you can still have such amazing experiences without totally making yourself go broke!
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My ENTIRE Camera and Recording Equipment:
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First, we’ll start with the cheapest date idea out there: The Free Event
Every single location out there has free events several times a week that you can just show up to. In Los Angeles, they have free concerts on the Pier. They have art walks. They have free museum days. They have free carnivals. They have food truck meet ups. The options here are literally never ending.
Second: Go to a cafe and people watch $
Yes, this means actually going and spending money on coffee…which I cringe at a little bit because I HATE spending money on coffee…but lets be real, when you calculate the cost per hour in terms of experience, doing this is really inexpensive.
Third, a personal favorite date idea of mine is to skip the dinner, skip the drinks, and literally just go straight for dessert.
Here’s my thinking: on a first date, it’s JUST about getting to know the other person…and going all out for dinner and drinks is an expensive way to find out if it’s a good match. So instead, just go straight for dessert…first of all, it’s a fun unique idea. Second of all, everyone loves dessert. Third, it can be a memorable, fun experience. And fourth, it’s way cheaper than dinner.
Fourth, if you want to go for the typical dinner date - you can still do that, on a budget, by going to one of those really good hole-in-the-wall-spots.
Here’s the thing: those hole in the wall spaces are usually REALLY REALLY good, there’s usually a REALLY cool story behind how you found that spot in the first place…and, obviously, they’re typically inexpensive.
And finally, if you ARE going to go all out with a dinner and drinks…at least do me a favor and do it on a budget, and that would be on a happy hour.
Ongoing Date Ideas:
Go for a hike!
You have some great conversation, you get some exercise, and you enjoy each others company. The cost for that is $0
JUST COOK FOOD AT HOME!
Plus, it’s fun just to cook food with someone else…it becomes much more like a fun experience than it does just a routine of sitting down and eating dinner at some restaurant. And it’s also more personal and enjoyable because you cooked it yourself.
Build something from IKEA.
Ideally, this should cost you NOTHING extra because you’d just be buying normal stuff from IKEA anyway…and, if anything, now you SAVE money because you can enlist the help of your significant other to help you build it for free.
And fourth, if you want a fun frugal date idea that you can also spin off as being romantic - go for a picnic.
This is a perfect blend between going to a restaurant…but also cooking at home…for the price of cooking at home. Plus, picnics are fun and it doesn’t seem like people ever do them anymore.
And finally, if you’re going to go out to a restaurant and want that whole experience…you might want to look into splitting a meal.
JUST MAKE SURE, if you do this, that both of you can agree on what to get - and make sure you have a similar taste in foods.
And beyond that, anything else you could do for “dates” is pretty much just up your imagination…go check out some car shows for free, pick a really good show on Netflix to binge watch, go make fun of crazy threads on Reddit, go check out antique shops or farmers markets…you don’t need to absolutely shun spending money, but you can still have such amazing experiences without totally making yourself go broke!
For business or one-on-one real estate investing/real estate agent consulting inquiries, you can reach me at GrahamStephanBusiness @gmail.com
Also, Groupon
best cheap date idea from experience: 5$ sticker puzzle book from amazon. Lasts you 3-4 dates so <2$😎
splitting a meal is a huge turn off……its incredibly cheap. if a guy let me split a meal i would just pay it all and never talk to him ever again…..doesn't matter how long we talked or how much of a connection we had. Its a deal breaker. don't get me wrong i like graham and i love the ideal of frugality. but for a guy to split a meal with a girl is intolerable for me…… In my opinion if a guy really likes a girl, he wouldn't let her split…..Its the male instinct to provide protection for the female, materially and physically. This is something that lies within our nature and it applies to all cultures and history at all time. None of the guys I know split bill with their girls.
I wonder what Dave Ramsey would feel if you tell him you named your cat after him 😅
ohhh man i love this!!! i gotta show this to my boss who blew through $300,000 in the last few months on his brand new gf and is breaking the bank to keep his business going xD
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PD: Doesn't apply to Venezuela 🙁
Graham if you end up going out to dinner on a date, would you pick up the tab for the both of you? Or split the bill 50/50? Let me know. Genuinely curious…
Ramsey 😍😍😍
Superficial american girls all want a $100 date
Since my partner is American and I’m Canadian, he could take me to a Walmart far away from where he lives and I would be amazed since every walmart is pretty different. Add in its in a different country and I’m impressed for $0.
How I know this works: First time I went to an American Walmart, I was so amazed. 😂 Might tell him to take me to a Walmart when the border opens up since I been stuck staring at the same walmarts in my country for a while. I’ll be shocked again at all the cool stuff there.
I now need to look at the local walmart when I go to a new place because I will be impressed by how different it is.
Also Ramsey be like: Loooook at me!
I died when he said “Everyone loves a good churro” 😂 trueeeee!
First date with a prospect, Let's watch a movie, the price in my country for a ticket $5 ($17 for a couple package with soda and popcorn)…
Rarely go to restaurant, I cook better, since men rarely go to the kitchen in my country, so women are curious…
Free event, EvenBrite is my best friend guys
Going on a hike for a date is the best way to save money. After about 500 feet of hiking, I'm wheezing, they're disgusted, and we both go home. Can't spend money without a girlfriend. Checkmate, ladies.
I used to think that spending money on dates will make it good. Actually it’s not. It doesn’t matter where you go because it’s really all about the company.
My girl hates coffee and drinking. I hit the jackpot.
Me and my girlfriend love going on a hike every Saturday morning at 7:00 AM. Not only is it healthy but it also gives us a lot of time to talk about our weeks! Favorite time of the week.
My girlfriend doesn't understand English. But when the cat shows up, she started watching this video with me. When cat's left, she's left too 😀
(Yes I'm watching the video about cheap dates just in front of my girlfriend)
calls her on 25c icecoffie
Go spend coffee one time then put your own coffee in the cup (if you have a date with another girl same store) and show up on the date with your coffee already
Its very hard or for me has been finding a girls who lives frugally and saves for investing and future like me even my family its different then me, but if there's a single girl in LA area who's down to hang out hmu hehe 🤪 frugally lol 😆
Liked for Ramesses.
Thanks George, I haven’t had a Big Mac in a long time George.
Anyone get the reference? 😂
I remember hearing a story where a guy met a girl when he was renting a Lamborghini, and the story ended with him buying the Lamborghini because he was desperate lol
I like the pairing of "beer budget" and "champagne taste" haha. Very nice.
I once had a girlfriend where I only took her to dates that had a groupon deals.
She is now my wife and we are happily married for 4 years and counting! 🙂
"Lowkey" 🤩🤩😭😭
Just putting this out there for the ladies, save the dinner at home situation for a ways in rather than at the beginning of dating. You need to know this person isn't someone who will harm you, become obsessive or stalkery, etc. before you go to his home or bring him into yours. This guy here is great and would never think of that, but you should because they aren't all like this guy. LOL Be safe out there.
Every thumbnail has a shocked face expression 😲