Valentine Date Ideas Without Breaking The Bank

This Valentine’s Day, we're going to show you that don’t have to break the bank to create memories and have a good time. The memories will last a lot longer than the gourmet chocolate and expensive roses. Keep that in mind as you are planning your Valentine’s Day date and other dates throughout the year!

 

Be a tourist in your own city.

Find what tourist attractions are in your city and spend the night acting like tourists, which includes taking cheesy pictures! Here is a great website for those living in the greater Boston area http://www.cityofboston.gov/visitors/thingstodo.asp. 

The Open Road

Just get in the car with your sweetheart and drive! You might spend a little on gas, but you’ll create some lasting memories as you travel to a town you have never visited or a famous landmark. You could also revisit the special places around town where you’ve created fun memories and take pictures together.

Night at the Museum

Two tickets to a local museum usually aren’t too expensive. Learn a little about art or history—and each other! Combine this idea with your home-cooked dinner and a movie or game night, and you’ll have a full day of fun. This website has different museums! http://www.museumsofboston.org/index.php

Try a new sport together.
 
If you’ve never snowboarded, hit the slopes! It will be so much fun to learn something together and try something new! 

Go see a play.

Whether at your local community theater, high school or a big production, there is plenty of entertainment available

Have a coupon date

 Only eat or do activities you have coupons for. Try Yipit ,  http://yipit.com/boston/ . This website filters all the coupon sites into one , so instead of going to 3 daily deal sites you would just have to visit one!

Go bowling. To make things a little more difficult, try different styles like only using your opposite hand, "granny" style, eyes closed, etc.

Make indoor s'mores and read campfire stories. If you don't have a gas stove, you could light candles to cook your marshmallows over!

Take some lessons. Try taking a lesson for a couples dance, pottery or a cooking class!

Restaurant hop. Go to a different restaurant for each course of the meal. Make three stops for an appetizer, main course and dessert. Take turns picking where to go!

Have a spa night. Since your husband/significant other probably isn't into manicures or pedicures, you could try massages, bubble baths, etc. You can buy some white towels and robes to make it really official.

Breakin' records. Read through the Guinness Book of World Records together, and find something the two of you could potentially achieve as a couple and then do it together as a cheap date.

Write a bucket list. Make a list of things you want to do before you die and go do one to cross it off the list!

House hunting. Tour some homes and plan out your dream home!

Restaurant at home. Find recipes from some of your favorite recipes online, create a menu

and have a lovely meal at home!

Go to the arcade. Get some quarters and head to your nearest arcade! Play some games and buy prizes with the tickets you win. 

Indulge in a Spa Day at Home

I'm sure that a luxurious day at the spa sounds like heaven.  It's just the money that we have to shell out for a day at the spa that keeps us from indulging.  Well now with these tips you can have a luxurious spa day at home!  We are going to share with you some of our favorite beauty treatments that you can do to yourself at home with items that are probably already sitting in your cabinets now.

1. Nothing rouses you in the morning quite like the smell of coffee, so go ahead -- slather some on. A skin-softening body scrub made from coffee grounds is the perfect way to get rid of dry winter skin.

All you need is:
2 cups coarsely ground coffee

1/2 cup raw sugar or sea salt
2-3 Tblsp massage oil, or olive oil

Here's what you do:
Mix all ingredients together. Apply in hot shower after your skin is evenly moistened and your pores are open. Using wide, circular motions, rub the coffee mixture onto your skin with strong, even pressure. Rinse off, pat skin dry, and apply a thin layer of your favorite body lotion.  Your skin will feel baby soft!

2.  The cold, dry winter air can really do a number on your face as well.  We have a great all natural mask you can make in your kitchen that will rehydrate your skin and give your face a beautiful refreshed glow.

All you need is:
cold  cream
yogurt
honey
aloe vera gel
avocado

Here's what you do:
You can mix together all of the ingredients above in a blender until they are smooth.  Then brush it onto your face with a foundation brush.  Let it sit for 15-20 minutes, then rinse.  Follow with your moisturizer and your skin will feel and look hydrated and refreshed.




3.  Have over styling or over processing left your hair feeling dry and dull?  We have the perfect hair mask for you!

All you need is:
1 Avocado
1 Egg

Here's what you do:
Mash 1 avocado and 1 egg yolk. Apply to the hair especially in the ends. Wrap your head with towel and leave for 15-20 minutes. Wash your hair with cool water. Lightly shampoo and conditioner.  This mask will leave hair hydrated, shiny and bouncy!


4.  Bananas exfoliate like crazy and give new life to a dull complexion. They also moisturize, and are great for all types of skin.  Try this easy banana exfoliating mask.

All you need is:
1/2 banana
1 Tblsp Oats (not instant)
1 Tsp Yogurt

Here's what you do:
Use a blender to grind the oats. Add the banana and yogurt and blend into a paste. Dampen your face with warm water and massage in the scrub. Leaver on for one to three minutes. Rinse off with warm water. You can also use the scrub on your neck and your chest. This scrub with make all skin types glow.

5.  This time of year it is very common to become prone to chapped lips.  Follow these instructions to make a great exfoliation for your lips.

All you need is:
1 Tsp Honey
2 Tsp Sugar

Here's what you do:
Sugar being one of the best natural exfoliants and honey with all its moisturizing ability, can be mixed together to make a wonderful lip scrub. Mix a spoonful of honey with two spoonfuls of sugar. Apply it on your lips and let it sit for about 10 minutes.
Wipe off with a wet cloth using very gentle, circular motions.  Lips will feel silky and smooth.

Now you have all the tips you need to be spa beautiful on a budget!  You'll never look into your kitchen cabinets the same way again.