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15 Cheap Date Ideas

1. Movie Night

Danica Keele

Mar 04, 2018

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Being a college student means being broke 95% of the time. Dating in college means trying to come up with a date idea that won't break the bank. Because it's not the easiest thing to do sometimes, I've made a list of 15 cheap dates to help out all the struggle college students who want to take themselves, significant other, or best friends out.

1. Movie night

You can buy a frozen pizza from Wal-Mart for $5 and find a movie on TV or Netflix and eat pizza and watch movies. You could add as many snacks and movies to your heart's wanting.

2. Binge watch TV shows

Find a show you both love or want to watch and spend a whole day watching it.

3. Go to a dog park

Who doesn't love dogs? Who doesn't love playing with dogs? Who doesn't love watching dogs play with other dogs?

4. Go for a hike

I live in East Tennessee and there are a ton of hiking trails less than an hour away. Some have a fee to enter but most don't. Pick one and go.

5. Picnic

Make a couple of PB&Js and find a park.

6. Walk in the park

After your picnic, walk around the park and enjoy the weather. Maybe you'll see some dogs along the way.

7. Milkshakes

You can't go wrong with milkshakes. Starting 3/5, Sonic brings back their half-price shakes after 8 and I can't wait.

8. Go get some fast food

A lot of fast food places now have a $5 box deal which is where you can basically get a whole bunch of food for $5!

9. Stargaze

With the weather warming up, grab a blanket, a spot with little light, and just look at the stars.

10. Combine date #8 and #9

I asked my boyfriend what his favorite cheap date is and this is what he said.

11. Walk around target

I do this often and I never buy anything but I love to look at the dollar, seasonal, outdoor, and home section.

12. People watch

Be commenters.

13. Drive around the real nice neighborhoods and look at houses

There is just something about this that I just love.

14. Just talk

Find out each other's passions and what they wanted to be when they grow up with they were younger and all the little things that make them who they are.

15. Spend time together

You don't have to do anything great, just take an hour or two and just spend time together.

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15 Cheap Date Ideas

1. Movie Night

1. Movie night

2. Binge watch TV shows

3. Go to a dog park

4. Go for a hike

5. Picnic

6. Walk in the park

7. Milkshakes

8. Go get some fast food

9. Stargaze

10. Combine date #8 and #9

11. Walk around target

12. People watch

13. Drive around the real nice neighborhoods and look at houses

14. Just talk

15. Spend time together

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The Best Lines from the Fab Four

And in the end, the love you take is equal to the love you make

The sun is up, the sky is blue, it's beautiful and so are you

Love is old, love is new, love is all, love is you

There's nowhere you can be that isn't where you're meant to be

Life is very short, and there's no time for fussing and fighting, my friend

He say, "I know you, you know me", One thing I can tell you is you got to be free

Oh please, say to me, You'll let me be your man. And please say to me, You'll let me hold your hand

It was twenty years ago today, Sgt. Pepper taught the band to play. They've been going in and out of style, but they're guaranteed to raise a smile

Living is easy with eyes closed, misunderstanding all you see

Can you hear me? When it rains and shine, it's just a state of mind

Little darling, it's been long cold lonely winter. Little darling, it feels like years since it' s been here. Here comes the sun, Here comes the sun, and I say it's alright

We danced through the night and we held each other tight, and before too long I fell in love with her. Now, I'll never dance with another when I saw her standing there

I love you, I love you, I love you, that's all I want to say

You say you want a revolution. Well you know, we all want to change the world

All the lonely people, where do they all come from. All the lonely people, where do they all belong

Oh, I get by with a little help from my friends

Hey Jude, don't make it bad. Take a sad song and make it better

Yesterday, all my troubles seemed so far away. Now it looks as though they're here to stay. Oh, I believe in yesterday

And when the brokenhearted people, living in the world agree, there will be an answer, let it be.

And anytime you feel the pain, Hey Jude, refrain. Don't carry the world upon your shoulders

I'll give you all I got to give if you say you'll love me too. I may not have a lot to give but what I got I'll give to you. I don't care too much for money. Money can't buy me love

All you need is love, love is all you need

Whisper words of wisdom, let it be

Blackbird singing in the dead of night, Take these broken wings and learn to fly. All your life, You were only waiting for this moment to arise

Though I know I'll never lose affection, for people and things that went before. I know I'll often stop and think about them. In my life, I love you more

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1. The importance of traditions.

2. How to be thankful for family and friends.

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4. What the word "community" really means.

5. That it isn't about the destination, but the journey.

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7. To trust people, until you have a reason not to.

8. To be welcoming and accepting of everyone.

9. How to be my own, individual person.

10. How to work for what I want.

11. How to be great at giving directions.

12. How to be humble.

13. To be well-rounded.

14. How to be great at conflict resolution.

15. The beauty of getting outside and exploring.

16. To be prepared for anything.

17. That you don't always have to do it alone.

18. How to be creative.

19. To brush off gossip.

I have never been so thankful to know you.

Dealing with the inevitable realities of college life.

Don't freak out

Email the professor

Attend the first class

Keep attending class

Have a backup plan

Remember that everything works out at the end

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