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The following is a review that I chose to do in conjunction with MyBlogSpark, Wanchai Ferry, and Macaroni Grill. I received both a Wanchai Ferry/Macaroni Grill Date Night Gift Pack to keep and one to give away on my blog. No monies were exchanged and no review or editing of this post were done by MyBlogSpark, Wanchai Ferry, Macaroni Grill or any PR companies. I always give you my honest opinions in any Royal Review post, that’s a Royal Guarantee!
We love to take self portraits. This is from a hiking date ~3 years ago! |
In our pursuit of paying off every penny of debt we owe, many extras have fallen to the wayside. I honestly can’t remember when the King of Free and I last went to a movie. It’s definitely been more than two years. And of course, the King of Free hasn’t eaten at a restaurant all year long. With the two biggest date night activities out of the realm of possibility for our budget, it can be challenging spending intentional time with one another. Plus, we rarely can afford to get a sitter anyway. Yet, we’ve found creative ways to spend time with each other and connect. Here are a few of our favorite our thrifty date nights:
- Renting a Redbox. We love those handy one dollar rental stations. And I always check out Inside Redbox for codes that can make your rental free.
- Taking long walks. Sounds super cheesy but we love to walk and *sigh* hold hands. All we need is a beach, now. 🙂
- Playing Wii, board games, and cards. It doesn’t get much simpler than a hand Phase 10, some Lego Star Wars, or a round of Monopoly. We’ve been known to take the money we would have spent on eating out or going to a movie and use it to purchase a game that we can play over and over again.
- Making dinner together. Cooking together is a lot of fun plus it gives us plenty of time to talk (communication is essential when you’re paying of debt and in order to have a happy marriage!) and enjoy a non-stressful evening.
- One Wanchai Ferry Dry Dinner Kit
- One Macaroni Grill Dry Dinner Kit
- A $25 Visa Gift Card To Put Any Extra Special Touches on Your Frugal Date Night
1. Leave a comment with your favorite frugal date night idea!
2. Become a Money Saving Lord or Lady in the Court of the Queen of Free on Facebook and “Like” Macaroni Grill too. Then change your status to “Frugal date nights are easy with the Queen of Free, Macaroni Grill, and Wanchai Ferry. http://bit.ly/icDUMH” Finally, come back here and leave an additional comment saying you did all of the above.
3. Follow the Queen of Free and Macaroni Grill on Twitter. Tweet “Frugal date nights are easy with @thequeenoffree, @macaronigrill, and Wanchai Ferry! http://bit.ly/icDUMH” Finally, come back here and leave an additional comment saying you did all of the above.
Comments will close at 10 PM Friday, December 3rd. Good luck and happy dating!
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