My hubby loves being frugal on VD day. He says VD came about because the card co0mpanies needed a holiday in Feb!!LOL We use the same red candles for dinner for the last 5 yrs, I light them, he says looks good now blow them out. We have recycled one card for 10 yrs. Each year we say I love you and put the current year on it.
This all doesn't bother me because he always gets me something nice for Christmas or my birthday.
Thanks for the giveaway.
My husband's B-day is Feb 10 and with V-Day just 4 days later, I have had to be pretty clever about getting the most bang for my buck. I find the best way to do this is to make gifts. I have made him a scrapbook of all our v-Days and birthdays together and using Shutterfly to create gifts is always cheaper if you look for codes online.
This is for you single guys, specifically if your girlfriend has a cat.
Maybe bring HER a single flower, and a card (your best judgment, up to you). But bring the CAT a small square of sod, with green grass growing a couple of inches tall. Start by finding some nice aluminum foil container, or better yet, a ceramic dish with some oriental bamboo texture or somesuch on the outside -- then snag a chunk of sod that fits.
I didn't have any "sneaky" plans when I started doing this for the cat belonging to my now-beloved-wife, it just seemed like a good idea -- but my wife still comments about how that one little touch made such an impression, made me stand out from the crowd.
We make our own homemade fondue for Valentine's Day dessert--we cut up strawberries, bananas, & marshmallows to dip in chocolate with a touch of grand marnier
One way to save is to make a nice "coupon book" with coupons for back rubs or doing the dishes, etc. and putting this in a card. We do this for each other as stocking stuffers sometimes - but for V-Day, we don't do much, if anything. Maybe just a small bar of chocolate. We're not so much into V-Day.
if you plan ahead to schedule time and some babysitting hours if needed , you can turn valentines into a week to be looked forward to every year, you have romantic wink wink time everyday for a week ,you each write little request notes in advance and neither will know what day you will get what, too much pressure if you limit yourself to one night with proper planning there is no stress or not enough time, will be a week that keeps you smiling all year , and one you will look forward to next year
I make dinner in. I make a special meal that would cost twice or three times as much as it would in a restaurant. We also have a spending limit of $10 for a gift. You can get very cvreative with $10.
1. Pull out the cookie cutters and make heart-shaped cookies.
2. Cut your lunch sandwiches into hearts.
3. Make heart-shaped cupcakes by placing a marble inside each muffin tin on the outside of the paper cupcake cup.
4. The gift certificate idea might be just the ticket for you if you’re short on cash but high on love this Valentine’s Day. You could offer to run errands for your loved one, make a nice dinner, clean the house, repair the car or give a massage.
5. How about a Love Scavenger Hunt? - Using a package of inexpensive Valentines from the drug store or grocery store — or, for that matter, any kind of paper — you could write out dozens of reasons why you love your mate. Leave the messages all over the house, in both noticeable and hidden-away places. This is a gift that could keep on giving for weeks or months to come.
**My favorite is the one you mentioned here, I used to love mixed tapes, I know they are called 'playlists' now, but they were just so awesome, especially when the person took the time to decorate the outside of the tape box and write down all the track titles and run times so you could 'skip' ahead! :-)
I may be wrong, but the packaging looks like a standard CD mailer. Amazon may have chosen that envelope due to advantages in shipping costs or because of preexisting handling procedures at the post office.
My frugal V-day tip would be to go handmade! I'm all about Do It Yourself. You can have your kids make handmade valentines to give away in school. Use glue and construction paper markers and fun embellishments like glitter, lace, and ribbon. You can even attach a candy to each handmade card to "sweet" the deal.
If you're single, spend your V-day indoors. Make a quiet at home dinner, pop in a favorite DVD, take a hot bath and afterwards put on your favorite pajamas.
If you've got a sweetie, make eachother Valentines day cards. Using white posterboard, maybe include a cute poem inside and photos of you two together. Make dinner together, instead of going to a restaurant. Cooking together can be very romantic! Give eachother a massage, and after the kids go to sleep, have some grown up alone time.
When I was a kid, my mom made Valentine's Day very special for me by making me pink heart-shaped pancakes for breakfast, and she served them on red paper doilies. One year she made me a huge heart-shaped chocolate chip cookie (like the ones you can get at stores, but she made it all herself).
Of course, now that I'm older and live away from home that doesn't happen anymore, but I still remember it as a sweet part of my childhood.
Now, my boyfriend and I don't celebrate V-Day... our anniversary is a week later, which lets him cash in on the 75% off heart-shaped boxes of chocolates ;)
hmm...I'm guessing you're the same Guest that commented on my previous post. I have already said previously that not everyone can be professional writers. Wise Bread is also a site that pays writers by pageviews received by articles, and I think a lot of things here are worth reading. People have the freedom to write and read whatever they want on the web, and if you're insulted by it you don't have to participate. It doesn't hurt to figure out what works for you.
I definitely like the showering together idea, I usually give my hubby coupons for different things that he likes.
Great giveaway, Thanks for the chance!
Do something the day before Valentine's day. That way, your partner will be very surprised. Gifts/plans that happen unexpectedly are always better than expected gifts/plans.
For our family celebration, we'll bake a Valentine cake...without having to purchase & use a heart shaped cake pan. I hate to spend $ on a special shaped pan...plus it takes up more space. I will mix up 1 cake mix (purchased on sale & with a coupon) and pour it into 2 basic cake pans: 1 square & 1 round cake pan. After they are done baking & have cooled a little...take them out of the pans to finish cooling. When cooled, cut the circle in 1/2...turn the square, so it looks like a diamond. Then place the 1/2 circle on the upper part of the diamond, with the straight side/cut side of the circle matching up on the diamond. Frost with frosting purchased on sale & with a coupon =) the children love the treat of eating by candlelight...so, we may eat our cake by candelight =)
My husband and I have been together for 8 years now and not once have we gone the traditional route which is just fine with me. I do not believe in spending all sorts of money on each other for one day out of the year because some one else thinks I should. We stay home and have a nice dinner which my husband cooks and we always make sure that we have some time alone with each other. My husband and I try to treat each day of our relationship like V day in that we tell each other that we love one another and try to never forget how lucky we are.
We usually have a nice quiet dinner at home. Sometimes I'll cook and sometimes we order out. My husband says it's up to me. We both don't like to go out because of the crowds.
My hubby loves being frugal on VD day. He says VD came about because the card co0mpanies needed a holiday in Feb!!LOL We use the same red candles for dinner for the last 5 yrs, I light them, he says looks good now blow them out. We have recycled one card for 10 yrs. Each year we say I love you and put the current year on it.
This all doesn't bother me because he always gets me something nice for Christmas or my birthday.
Thanks for the giveaway.
I bake cut out Valentine's Day cookies for friends and family. It is fun and inexpensive!
36-condom variety pack at Amazon only $3.75
You'll be set for the next 36 Valentine's days.
This year I am cooking dinner instead of going out. It will save a lot of money.
My husband's B-day is Feb 10 and with V-Day just 4 days later, I have had to be pretty clever about getting the most bang for my buck. I find the best way to do this is to make gifts. I have made him a scrapbook of all our v-Days and birthdays together and using Shutterfly to create gifts is always cheaper if you look for codes online.
This is for you single guys, specifically if your girlfriend has a cat.
Maybe bring HER a single flower, and a card (your best judgment, up to you). But bring the CAT a small square of sod, with green grass growing a couple of inches tall. Start by finding some nice aluminum foil container, or better yet, a ceramic dish with some oriental bamboo texture or somesuch on the outside -- then snag a chunk of sod that fits.
I didn't have any "sneaky" plans when I started doing this for the cat belonging to my now-beloved-wife, it just seemed like a good idea -- but my wife still comments about how that one little touch made such an impression, made me stand out from the crowd.
We make our own homemade fondue for Valentine's Day dessert--we cut up strawberries, bananas, & marshmallows to dip in chocolate with a touch of grand marnier
One way to save is to make a nice "coupon book" with coupons for back rubs or doing the dishes, etc. and putting this in a card. We do this for each other as stocking stuffers sometimes - but for V-Day, we don't do much, if anything. Maybe just a small bar of chocolate. We're not so much into V-Day.
if you plan ahead to schedule time and some babysitting hours if needed , you can turn valentines into a week to be looked forward to every year, you have romantic wink wink time everyday for a week ,you each write little request notes in advance and neither will know what day you will get what, too much pressure if you limit yourself to one night with proper planning there is no stress or not enough time, will be a week that keeps you smiling all year , and one you will look forward to next year
I make dinner in. I make a special meal that would cost twice or three times as much as it would in a restaurant. We also have a spending limit of $10 for a gift. You can get very cvreative with $10.
1. Pull out the cookie cutters and make heart-shaped cookies.
2. Cut your lunch sandwiches into hearts.
3. Make heart-shaped cupcakes by placing a marble inside each muffin tin on the outside of the paper cupcake cup.
4. The gift certificate idea might be just the ticket for you if you’re short on cash but high on love this Valentine’s Day. You could offer to run errands for your loved one, make a nice dinner, clean the house, repair the car or give a massage.
5. How about a Love Scavenger Hunt? - Using a package of inexpensive Valentines from the drug store or grocery store — or, for that matter, any kind of paper — you could write out dozens of reasons why you love your mate. Leave the messages all over the house, in both noticeable and hidden-away places. This is a gift that could keep on giving for weeks or months to come.
**My favorite is the one you mentioned here, I used to love mixed tapes, I know they are called 'playlists' now, but they were just so awesome, especially when the person took the time to decorate the outside of the tape box and write down all the track titles and run times so you could 'skip' ahead! :-)
I skip the Valentine's Day Cards and make home made candy for V-Day.
I may be wrong, but the packaging looks like a standard CD mailer. Amazon may have chosen that envelope due to advantages in shipping costs or because of preexisting handling procedures at the post office.
My frugal V-day tip would be to go handmade! I'm all about Do It Yourself. You can have your kids make handmade valentines to give away in school. Use glue and construction paper markers and fun embellishments like glitter, lace, and ribbon. You can even attach a candy to each handmade card to "sweet" the deal.
If you're single, spend your V-day indoors. Make a quiet at home dinner, pop in a favorite DVD, take a hot bath and afterwards put on your favorite pajamas.
If you've got a sweetie, make eachother Valentines day cards. Using white posterboard, maybe include a cute poem inside and photos of you two together. Make dinner together, instead of going to a restaurant. Cooking together can be very romantic! Give eachother a massage, and after the kids go to sleep, have some grown up alone time.
When I was a kid, my mom made Valentine's Day very special for me by making me pink heart-shaped pancakes for breakfast, and she served them on red paper doilies. One year she made me a huge heart-shaped chocolate chip cookie (like the ones you can get at stores, but she made it all herself).
Of course, now that I'm older and live away from home that doesn't happen anymore, but I still remember it as a sweet part of my childhood.
Now, my boyfriend and I don't celebrate V-Day... our anniversary is a week later, which lets him cash in on the 75% off heart-shaped boxes of chocolates ;)
a trip to bk and a box of chocolates
I will cook for her and let her dine with the chef. Please accept my entry. Thank you.
hmm...I'm guessing you're the same Guest that commented on my previous post. I have already said previously that not everyone can be professional writers. Wise Bread is also a site that pays writers by pageviews received by articles, and I think a lot of things here are worth reading. People have the freedom to write and read whatever they want on the web, and if you're insulted by it you don't have to participate. It doesn't hurt to figure out what works for you.
I definitely like the showering together idea, I usually give my hubby coupons for different things that he likes.
Great giveaway, Thanks for the chance!
Do something the day before Valentine's day. That way, your partner will be very surprised. Gifts/plans that happen unexpectedly are always better than expected gifts/plans.
For our family celebration, we'll bake a Valentine cake...without having to purchase & use a heart shaped cake pan. I hate to spend $ on a special shaped pan...plus it takes up more space. I will mix up 1 cake mix (purchased on sale & with a coupon) and pour it into 2 basic cake pans: 1 square & 1 round cake pan. After they are done baking & have cooled a little...take them out of the pans to finish cooling. When cooled, cut the circle in 1/2...turn the square, so it looks like a diamond. Then place the 1/2 circle on the upper part of the diamond, with the straight side/cut side of the circle matching up on the diamond. Frost with frosting purchased on sale & with a coupon =) the children love the treat of eating by candlelight...so, we may eat our cake by candelight =)
My husband and I have been together for 8 years now and not once have we gone the traditional route which is just fine with me. I do not believe in spending all sorts of money on each other for one day out of the year because some one else thinks I should. We stay home and have a nice dinner which my husband cooks and we always make sure that we have some time alone with each other. My husband and I try to treat each day of our relationship like V day in that we tell each other that we love one another and try to never forget how lucky we are.
I always save money on V-day by making my girlfriend a present and cooking at home rather than eating out.
just a nice homemade meal with the faves ! no fancy dinners out !
We usually have a nice quiet dinner at home. Sometimes I'll cook and sometimes we order out. My husband says it's up to me. We both don't like to go out because of the crowds.