Got a Date but Can’t Afford the Bill?

Don’t go into Dating Despair - The Fab and Frugal Diva has Come to the Rescue

Are you in a funk with dating despair? Have a hot person in mind for a fabulous night, but you can’t afford the dinning tab? Don’t despair! Sometimes, eating out can be less expensive than eating in. There are several methods to dinning on a dime that will help you out of your dating funk.

• Have a lunch date, instead of a dinner date. Eating at a restaurant during lunch can be a lot less expensive for the same items than during the dinner hour. Most restaurants use "lunch specials" to draw in customers during a normally slow lunch period.

Some of the finest restaurants have early bird specials that will cost you 2/3 less than ordering during prime time. Many restaurants offer salad or soup, an entrée that includes two vegetables, desert and soda, coffee or tea for one small price. Look for combination meals, rather than ordering al la carte. Having a date for lunch also leaves you more time to invest with your hottie or an earlier time to ditch if they turn out to be a dud.

• Use www.restaurant.com to save 60% at some of your favorite restaurants. For only $10, you purchase a gift certificate worth $25! That $15 savings can buy you a lot of bonus points with your date later on!

• Be prepared. Make your reservations for your meals using www.opentable.com. When you walk into restaurant with your date, your date will think you are smokin’ because you already have a reservation and a table waiting. In addition to being prepared, by using www.opentable.com’s services, you can earn valuable reward points that you can use for future dates!

• Buy the two-for-one coupon books from a school and help them make money while you save! Or go to http://www.entertainment.com to purchase them there. Right now, they have a sale on that also includes free shipping. These coupon books are a dream value for saving money.

Two for one dinners and entertainment. The $10 - $20 you pay for them will return to you with only a few coupons. If you think your date will consider you cheap for using them, think again. Most people love other people who know how to handle their money, but still have a fabulous meal! Additionally, if you buy an online membership instead of a book, you only pay $4.95 a month nationwide and you can cancel anytime! Print the valuable coupons off your computer from home or while you are traveling. Excellent!

• When planning something other than dining (and in another article I will give you the Fab and Frugal way to have fun with very little money), why not go to www.upromise.com and spend money the smart way. By using www.upromise.com, you can earn valuable rewards to use for college tuition as well as many other things such as paying your student loans down. Now there’s a great idea!

These fun and fabulous frugal money saving ideas are a great way to being a wonderful dating relationship! Bon Appetite!

Jaci Rae is known as The Queen of More Green. For more advice and money saving tips, please go too: www.thequeenofgreen.com or www.pennymeals.com