20 Enjoyable Cheap Date Night Ideas You'll Love

These 20 fun cheap date night ideas will help you have a great time without ruining your budget! Each date costs $20 or less and many of the date ideas are even totally free. Yay!

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For years, we struggled to have dates, especially once we had children. Between our busy schedules, tight budget and lack of babysitters , it was just incredibly hard to do with any sort of consistency. Learn more

Often it would go months between dates and we were doing well if we got 3 or 4 in each year. It was a big source of frustration for both of us!

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When we moved a year ago, we finally decided to get serious about making date nights more of a regular thing ! So we put our heads together and came up with a plan. Learn more

Explore your City | Go on a Walk

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Game Night

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Hang out at a Coffee Shop

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20 Enjoyable Cheap Date Night Ideas You'll Love

These 20 fun cheap date night ideas will help you have a great time without ruining your budget! Each date costs $20 or less and many of the date ideas are even totally free. Yay!

Often it would go months between dates and we were doing well if we got 3 or 4 in each year. It was a big source of frustration for both of us!

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Game Night

Hang out at a Coffee Shop

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