Practically Free Date Ideas

ByKendra Stamy Updated on Faith & Family, Frugal Living
50 frugal or practically free date night ideas. Ideas for spending time with your SO without spending a lot of money!

Date nights are a rarity around here. #1 because life, #2 because babies, and #3 because money. So when Kelly mentioned sharing 50 practically free date ideas with us I loved the idea and asked her to send it on over!

I don’t know about you, but I’m all about free or practically free, and I do enjoy date nights. 🙂

Please welcome guest blogger Kelly, from Kelly Cox at Home.

50 frugal or practically free date night ideas. Ideas for spending time with your SO without spending a lot of money!

Life is busy!  If I was not intentional, days, weeks and months could fly by without my husband and I enjoying a date night.  (This so wouldn’t work for me!)  I’m completely crazy about my husband and my desire is to love and respect him well.

As a couple, we try to consistently spend time together.  Despite busy schedules, home life, church work and more, we think it’s important to have date nights.

I encourage couples to take time out of “life” to enjoy each other.  My husband and I have a blast no matter what we do and sometimes don’t even leave the house!  In other words, we enjoy date nights out and in.  The goal is to just be together regardless of where and how.

I’ve heard lots of excuses from couples why date nights just don’t work for them.  Check out a few of these excuses and my rebuttals below!

Date Night Excuses:

  • No child care
  • Not enough time
  • Too tired
  • Can’t afford the date

Date Night Rebuttals:

  • Swamp child care with another couple when it comes to date nights. (FREE)
  • Your spouse is your number 1 relationship besides God. Be intentional and make it happen.
  • Take a quick nap together first.
  • Dates can be low-cost or FREE! (Ideas below)

Money is usually the number 1 issue that I hear excuse wise.  I can relate.  However, don’t lose heart because time with your spouse is essential and it is possible.  My husband and I live on a pretty strict budget because we have several financial goals we are working toward.

We typically pick low-cost or free dates to enjoy as a couple.  You can too!

Check out my list of 50 practically free date ideas that you can do with your spouse.  My hope and prayer is that you’ll find several date night ideas that will bless you and your husband with flexibility when it comes to planning time together.

50 frugal or practically free date ideas. Ideas for spending time with your SO without spending a lot of money!

50 Frugal or  Practically Free Date Ideas:

  1. Picnic in the park, a field or your backyard
  2. Go for a hike
  3. Attend free, local events like parades, concerts and festivals
  4. Read a book together or your Bible
  5. Go for a scenic drive
  6. Take turns cooking a meal for each other
  7. Go out for coffee
  8. Play cards or board games
  9. Watch the first movie you saw together
  10. Make and then fly a kite together
  11. Put a puzzle together
  12. Volunteer together
  13. Go ice skating or roller skating
  14. Watch a movie marathon
  15. Do a house project together
  16. Visit model homes for decorating ideas
  17. Go to the local farmer’s market
  18. Have a devotional time together
  19. Play 20 questions
  20. Appetizer night at home
  21. Bowling
  22. Strawberry or apple picking
  23. Drive around and look at Christmas lights
  24. Build a snowman then enjoy hot cocoa snuggled up on the couch
  25. Cook a new cuisine together
  26. Play Frisbee golf
  27. Go for a run or walk
  28. Play Truth or Dare
  29. Make sushi at home
  30. Do something touristy in your hometown
  31. Go fishing
  32. Sit by a fire pit and roast marshmallows
  33. Watch the movie War Room and create a prayer strategy for your home
  34. Go to the gym
  35. Take a “how to” class as a couple
  36. Have a camp out
  37. Spend a day at the beach or in the mountains
  38. Retrace your first date
  39. Plant a garden
  40. Attend a sporting event
  41. Miniature golf
  42. Go swimming
  43. Enjoy a day at the lake
  44. Have a fondue night at home
  45. Visit a historical district
  46. Plan a day trip, pack your lunch, don’t make plans and explore
  47. Get all dressed up and go our just for dessert and coffee
  48. Color, paint or do an art project together
  49. Attend a free, church marriage conference
  50. Go for a bike ride

 

50 frugal or practically free date ideas. Ideas for spending time with your SO without spending a lot of money!

 

Be intentional, carve out time for date nights and enjoy those precious moments together.  Your marriage is worth the effort it takes and you CAN afford time together especially when dates can be practically free!
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Kelly is a Christ follower, blessed wife, mom to-be and a lover of all things home.  She blogs over at www.KellyCoxAtHome.com about her journey at home and passion for debt-free living.

She hopes to encourage others in that goal, while sharing tips on how to manage and enjoy all things that make up HOME!  Follow along with Kelly on Facebook, Pinterest and Twitter.